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QUESTION: Do you use coupons? If so, where do you get them?
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The Water Cooler – Do You Use Coupons?
Yes. I get them from wherever I could ( Sunday newspaper, Retailmenot, coupon cabin ).
I miss the 90s where grocery stores (Vons, Safeway, ect) offered double coupon so people get merchandise almost for free.
Rarely. If we see item(s) we use in a store on sale that’s great.
Rarely, … we do Costco shuffle ’bout every three weeks.
Wife does some with crafts suppliers.
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Yes, even before I worked at Macy’a I was a customer and had a Macy’s card, and usually had a 20 percent coupon. As an employee I can still use my coupons and then I get my employee discount. I love CVS coupons, because you can use combine them. I never clipped coupons when that was a thing. I might have used one here and there one item, but never had the patience or time to sit there can clip them out of the paper and then figure out where they could be used. I shop a lot at Trader Joe’s and Grocery Outlet. I like Trader Joe’s because their prizes are consistent, as is Grocery Outlet’s.
Yes, CVSs are the best coupon around i agree with u
Yes, that’s the way to keep prices somewhat reasonable during Bidenflation. I use them every where I can. Some come by mail. Raley’s has a bug in their system with self check where you dispose of the coupon into a slot after you’ve used it. It used to work but now you have to flag an employee to clear the screen that comes up. I tried not disposing of the coupon since once used it can’t be used again but it wouldn’t let me proceed . Some of the employees are disgusted that the company has yet to fix the problem.
Not often. I’m not sure why stores even have coupons they should just lower the prices store wide.
Coupons are a sales technique to get you in the store even if it’s something you regularly buy (loyalty reward). The hope is that you buy some other things on the visit. Seems to usually work in their favor.
That is correct, so are sales. I remember when I worked in handbags at Stanford Macy’s, women would often say I wasn’t going to buy that Michael Kors or Coach handbag, but I got such a good deal on my dress, bedding etc. , that I will treat myself. However, that is mostly women, in my experience men are more likely to just go in and buy what the came to the store for and that’s that. Women look around and are more likely to impulse buy, especially if they get a good deal.
I keep forgetting the Ace $5 off coupon. They should give you the 5 off when you put in your credit card and give them your phone number.
Sometimes…. the big ticket ones
That is Trader Joe’s business model. As someone that have worked retail for a long time, I can tell you most customers love coupons. Macy’s use to have (still do, but not as much) something called everyday value, when they prize ended in 98 cent, it was everyday value, and you couldn’t use the coupon. Illustration a Calvin Klein dress might be $99.98 at everyday value. A regular Calvin Klein dress might sell for anywhere from $120.00 to $140.00 and then with Macy’s card the customer could use a 20% or 25% coupon, which means they prize is about the same or less for the everyday value. Even when I explain to the customer and point out that they will be paying the same or less, many won’t buy the Everyday Value, because they can’t use the coupon. Several years back J.C. Penny got a new CEO, he lowered prices on everything, and no coupons, it didn’t work. So the stores have coupons because it is what most customers want. It is also an incentive to have a store credit card, or sign up for some kind of rewards program. At Safeway and CVS I just give them my phone number and then the savings come off automatically at the end of the purchase, much easier than clipping coupons. One more thing, I work at Macy;s Stanford Palo Alto for years, that is a very affluent area, but majority of our customers wanted to buy the items where they could use their coupons, and often got upset when they couldn’t, even when I pointed out there were much difference between Everyday Value and using the coupons.
Once in a while, but I don’t really go looking for them.
I keep my coupons in the fridge So they don’t expire.
Nice
Thats where mine are that I keep forgetting.
No. I have done it in the past, but not anymore because I don’t get a newspaper anymore, and I have opted out of receiving junk mail. Years ago, I always found coupons for restaurants where I could buy one meal, and get the second one free. We would go out to eat once or twice a week and always paid for one meal. One of my favorites was a Pakistan restaurant on Contra Costa Blvd in Pleasant Hill, they had coupons every two weeks. A lot of Mexican, and Chinese restaurants used to have coupons too, and there was a seafood restaurant that had a coupon once a month.
Dawg…please do tell. I know a mail carrier and he said I can’t opt out of junk mail. It’s such a waste. Sounds like I need education here.
All you have to do is get on Google and type in, “how to opt out of junk mail.” I used stopjunkmail.org, and dmachoice.org. I also downloaded the form from Valassis Direct Mail, filled it out and mailed it to them. If I remember correctly, it cost me $2.00 to opt out, and it’s good for ten years. To opt out of the Pennysaver I used Harte Hanks Direct Marketing.
Hope this helps.
Thank you kindly Sir. I’m on it now.
Yes. Some are admittedly e-coupons, like those at Safeway. Kohl’s, Bed, Bath and Beyond (took me a long time to remember the real name of this store, because we call it the other colorful yet less polite name) and Ace, and I am sure others. Before the e-coupons, we used to get the Sunday rag, just for the coupons.
Costco and Sam’s Club send out booklets about current sales. I mark whatever I think I want before I shop. Being Costco/Sam’s Club I usually have to check to make sure I’m out of or actually need whatever is on sale. That’s close to coupons I get.