CVS shopping trip April 19, 2009

Took a little break from CVS as the deals in the last couple weeks weren't all that great but I started up again on 4/19/09. I didn't get the free glucose monitor because someone who might have really needed it might have went up there and I didnt want to be taking the last one. All it did though was reduce the percent of my total sale that I would have saved had I bought it and got the purchase price back in ECB's...

It was a short list but still a good deal. I threw a deoderant body spray in there to push my total over $20 so I could use my $4 off $20 email coupon I got from CVS. There was a coupon in the store for the bayer so I made out on that. Plus they had the ACT rinse mislabeled price wise and the cashier threw the receipt back at me and gave me attitude when I questioned it and said "The price is marked wrong" rather nastily and started to walk off so it was only then that I strongly demanded they honor the price they had it labeled as. I was unaware it was labeled wrong when I picked it up. Not my problem though.

• 2 ACT Rinses (18 oz each)
• 2 Crest Pro Health toothpastes (4.2 oz each)
• 1 Edge Infused shaving gel
• 1 Bayer crystal release (something like that) 4 ct
• 1 Blade (Scorpion scent) body spray (1 oz)

2 coupons ($0.50 each) off crest pro health + $1.00 off coupon for the bayer aspirin + $4 off $20 CVS Coupon -$12.98 in ECB's spent (got $12.89 in ECB's Back) - $2.40 in mispriced ACT rinse

Total out of pocket with tax included......$1.46

Toys R Us Internet Coupon Policy

Finally they wrote back. Here is what they sent to me. I had to send them multiple emails though to get a straight answer out of them. Their response is pretty much ridiculous concerning this however----telling me they don't get reimbursed for them. Something about THAT statement reeks of BS...but here is what they sent me--misspellings and all:

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Response (Derreck Wilson) - 04/20/2009 11:22 AM

Thank you for contacting Toysrus. In regards to your questions, Toysrus/Babiesrus will accept any of our own coupons, either received via mail or e-mail. For third party coupons, we will take manufacture coupons that are approved between our company and the manufacture. These are usually mailed directly from the manufacture, for example we take formula coupons form Nestle that look like a check for customers who turn in a rebate form.

In general, coupons printed from web sites, that house multiple coupons that can be printed in mass quantity, are not accepted due to the fact that we do not get reimbursed for those coupons. This also includes web sites that take our coupons and posted them for mass print with out our permission. If you have any further questions about this issue, pleasecall 1-800-toysrus.

Again, I thank you for contacting Toysrus.

Sincerely,
Toysrus Guest Relations

Official Coupon Policies

Here are some official coupon policies I have located. Go to each site and print them out and have them in your coupon arsenal. They cannot argue official company policy.

Walmart

Giant Eagle

Target (Emailed them about it---will post when they reply).

BJ's Wholesale Club

CVS (Emailed them about it--will post when they reply). My local CVS has accepted every coupon I have given them though---printed off the Internet or cut from the circulars.

Kroger (Emailed them about it--will post when they reply). I don't shop there myself but I want to have that information for those of you who do.

********UPDATE ON KROGER'S POLICY********

I figured it would be best to direct you to another post on Kroger's Coupon Policy. It was sent to me in an email which I just now received. This is the policy they gave me. I hope this helps to clarify things.

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Toys R Us (Emailed them also---will post when they reply).

UPDATE 4/22/09 : They finally sent me an answer on this. Read about their policy concerning Internet coupon usage here. What is really bad about this is the amount of time it took for them to send me their answer (an entire month!!)...and the answer doesn't even sound correct. What store DOESN'T get reimbursed by the manufacturer when a customer submits an Internet coupon to them legitimately? Apparently Toys R US!!

Any others I find I will post for you!!

CVS and printable coupons

There seems to be some confusion whether or not CVS accepts them. My local CVS has accepted every printable coupon I have presented.

To be sure your Internet printed coupon is honored you should make sure of the following:

1. Print it in COLOR
2. Use the highest setting on your printer for maximum print quality
3. Make sure it has a scannable bar code on it

From what I have been reading, on a number of sites no less, is that CVS takes Internet coupons with a scannable bar code at the discretion of the store manager. So apparently it is up to the store on an individual basis according to their manager. I am going to write CVS and see if they will provide me a copy of their official corporate coupon policy. I will update this post once they write me back.

Again though, my local CVS has accepted every coupon I have presented--even if it was printed off my computer. I have heard other people say they have had problems getting them to accept them at different stores so it might be the case where printed coupons are accepted at one store and not at the other. I will let you know when I get my response from corporate.

If you haven't already done so, you should definitely have a copy of the coupon policy of any store you plan to use coupons in. It will help in the case of a dispute. Remember that if it is stated in their corporate policy that they accept printed coupons then they HAVE to accept the coupons. Don't let them snowball you. Be nice about it but keep asking to talk to a supervisor if you run into problems until you win. If they still give you problems then write the company. I will post in other posts the addresses where you can obtain the official coupon policies of Giant Eagle, Walmart, Target and any others that I find.