[Coupon Chat Only]

gazzaman22 wrote: »

My understanding of this is that the coupon that you are using and product(on offer or not) can be combined to buy said product but you cant use ...say 2 different coupons in conjunction

An example i refer to if i have confused ppl.
There was a pigsback coupon and a todayfm coupon both for €2 off persil, My belief is that you cannot buy a persil and use both coupons!

I'm open to correction....

stirliz wrote: »

if you have noticed maybe. Lots of products that are on offer in store show just the normal price on receipt.
So, they are not on offer on store receipt

stirliz wrote: »

I know that, but normally it is the way that first is shown full price and then the offer is deducted on your receipt too.

snubbleste wrote: »

Manufacturers attract customers by marketing incentives such as bogof, coupons, collect tokens, free gift etc. I don't think any manufacturer would be happy that they are marketing their products in a store through a discount and then a coupon being used in addition to this.

Tirabaralla wrote: »

First of all, I apologize for massive multi-quote


And...waht a face
Anyway, thank you! After your pertinent notes I was a bit worried lol
Kinda relieved



Me too, and yes I needed it badly...plus, my face is not that wide, see how stratched thos Johnson's bubble bath bottles are? Eh?







I think the understanding in this is slightly different and I am sorry but I think is wrong to suppose that they just don't enforce a rule:
I think that manfufacturer offer is different from store offer, manufacturer coupon is different from store coupon (discount). The manufacturer protects himself by printing "not to be used in conjunction..." etc it means not to be used with any other offer for same product or same range that they may have issued or will issue.
Couponing IS matching, very rarely it makes sense otherwise. (I just found out I should be calling it "stacking" lol)
The coupon we use is fully refounded by manufacturer, the discount in shop is decided by the shop, when you use your coupon you spend as much "money" as another buyer does, for what the shop in concerned.
Obviously any shop could decide to have a coupon policy where they state they won't accept coupons conjucted with their offers (maybe not a great trading strategy) but in general manufacturer coupon and shop discount are two different things.

snubbleste wrote: »

"Not vaild with any other offer or promotion" explanation required.

And the stores do ignore that condition, but sometimes they don't and examples have been posted in the old couponing thread.

Sure, I'll write to Pigsback any ask them to remove those requirements from their coupon small print, save me some printer ink.

hairyairyfairy wrote: »

http://www.nca.ie/nca/groceries

as per National Consumer Agency website



Use coupons wisely
Coupons can save you money - but don't buy products you don't need just because you have a coupon.
You can find coupons on the back of receipts from most of the major supermarkets and on various websites.
Watch out for special offers and two-for-one deals on products you regularly use, and stock up when your items are on special offer.

vicwatson wrote: »

I agree 100%

The coupon should be invalid if there is another offer or promotion on the product and you try to use the coupon.

The fact that staff take them and don't care is not the point, the fact remains that that part of the terms and conditions means they are not valid if there is another offer or promotion on that particular good.

In reality what happens is that the checkout assistant could not be a*sed checking to see if the product is on offer or not, with so many products for sale and offers changing they don't have a clue what's on offer or not, once the coupon passes the beep test then away with you.

But if someone does check it, and they know what's on offer, I think they would be within their rights not to accept the coupon.

hairyairyfairy wrote: »

how will i ever fit the bloody persil in the freezer???

vicwatson wrote: »

Not a heated discussion, though I know you are joking, it's just really to get to the bottom of the position one might find themselves in at the supermarket next time, potentially an embarrasing situation

imfml wrote: »

Perhaps we should get organised, and as a group all email one or two companies per week and ask for coupons. If we all emailed the same company/ies on the same weeks, & they receive 100+ emails or so in a week, they would take notice, and perhaps issue a coupon for a month or so for Boarders!?

An idea might be to start with Irish companies, making products which no coupons exist for, e.g. C&C or TK for fizzy drinks, or Shellfish De La Mer for seafood. Just an idea, any thoughts?

Access wrote: »

If we were to do this... would we be better off to use some sort of email letter template that we could all use and just insert our name at the bottom? ...or should we just send off an email in our own words?

Why Do Companies Print Coupons?

If you've ever watched the TV show Extreme Couponing or read about a customer who got $200 worth of groceries for next to nothing, you've probably wondered what's in it for the manufacturers and stores who offer these coupons. Are they actually making money in the process, or are customers getting away with legalized robbery?
The truth is that coupons create a win-win situation for both companies and consumers. Manufacturers and stores are benefiting from coupons. If they weren't, they wouldn't issue them or accept them. To find out how they benefit, let's examine some of the reasons why companies offer coupons.

To Get Consumers' Attention
According to the Food Marketing Institute, the average supermarket carried 38,718 items in 2010. Out of thousands of products, companies need a way to steer consumers toward their product instead of a competitor's, and a coupon can help an item stand out. If you have a coupon for a specific brand of paper towels, for example, it will probably be the first brand you'll check the price on among the ten different brands in the paper towel aisle.

To Advertise a New Product
Consumers need to be enticed to take a chance on a new product, especially price-sensitive, coupon-using shoppers. A company could advertise its new product by offering free samples, but instead of spending money both on the product itself and on getting the product into consumers' homes, it could offer a tempting, high-value coupon and actually make a sale. If the consumer likes the new product enough, they may buy it at full price in the future when introductory coupons are no longer available.

To Buy Loyalty
Numerous factors go into getting and retaining customers: merely offering a bargain price or a superior product isn't always enough. When a store or manufacturer provides a coupon, the discount generates goodwill and brand/store loyalty. Think about how you feel when you get a coupon from your favorite store in the mail, doesn't it make you feel like the company values your business and wants to keep you as a customer?

To Get Repeat Business
Some promotions require consumers to use a reward on their next visit to the store. Such coupons draw customers into the store once to buy something and get a coupon, and again to buy something else and use the coupon.
For example, a recent Albertsons' grocery store promotion gave customers a coupon for $10 off their next visit when they purchased $100 in qualifying gift cards. Even if the customer did the bare minimum and walked out with $10 in free groceries on the follow-up visit, that customer might be more likely to come back in the future after having gained some familiarity with the store when they did their coupon shopping. Other customers will spend beyond the coupon limit, so the store might profit from the promotion right away. Also, the promotion notified customers that Albertsons is a place where they can buy gift cards, which means that the store might gain business the next time that customer wants to purchase a gift card.

To Target Their Marketing Efforts
To get the best discounts at most major grocery store chains, customers must sign up for a store loyalty card and have the cashier scan it each time they make a purchase. In exchange for giving customers lower prices, companies get detailed information about the card user's buying behavior. What days and times does he or she visit the store? How much does he or she spend per trip? How often does he or she shop? What does he or she buy? Does he or she only buy things that are on sale? Does he or she always use coupons?
Companies can use this valuable information in their decisions about what products to carry, what prices to set, what to put on sale, how much of a discount to offer and more. This information also helps companies with targeted marketing efforts.
"Retailers are able to market to us much less expensively when they offer promotional programs that entice us to share our personal information with them," says Stephanie Nelson, founder of CouponMom.com.
When companies know what you buy thanks to store loyalty cards, they can save money on marketing costs while sending you offers you're more likely to use. Instead of sending a coupon for diapers to every household in a nearby zip code, the store can send diaper coupons only to customers who have purchased diapers in the past.