Couponer Tip/Info

So, while I was in at Safeway last night I got to talking with a couple of the supervisors. I had went up to them to thank them again for being so good to me when I come in with all my coupons. It is really good that we try to make it a point to recognize a store when they treat us so well, so we can all continue to coupon with a little more ease and they can continue to accept them with a little more ease. So, we are all happy. :) Do you do this? I really try to make it a point to do this every once in a while. It REALLY helps! A couple of things that we had talked about was just that. I had said that I really wanted to thank them for being so good to me when I come in with all of my coupons and that I REALLY appreciated it. Later in the conversation they had said "thank you. It is really nice to hear that you recognize that and that you said something, 'cause a lot of the times all we hear is about the bad stuff that we do. So, it is really nice to hear nice things too." So, I just thought I would share that little tidbit with you.

Okay, so one of the other things we talked about was their "new" coupon policy. They are REALLY excited about it, for us couponers. They did confirm that they will take a RR from Walgreens. I was kind of unsure about this since Walgreens is a pharmacy/department store, but yes they confirmed that "as long as it says manufacturer coupon on it, it is NOT expired, and it scans, we CAN take it." Wahoo!! I'm excited about this one.

Okay, so one of the other things we talked about was "doubling of coupons." This is what they said. "We can now double coupons." I say, "how?" They say, "if you buy a candybar for $1 and you have TWO manufacturer coupons for $0.50, you CAN USE them both." I said "no way." They say, "yes, you can. We are doing it and the Seattle region is now doing it too. We have been given the okay." They say, "the only thing we can't do is give you money back. So, you buy that candybar for $1 and you have a manufacturer coupon for $0.60 and another manufacturer coupon for $0.50, that will not work because I am giving you money back." I didn't ask about adjusting them down. I'm sure they probably can. I am also not too sure about using two paper "manufacturer" coupons for one item. I just feel really weird about that, but I guess if I stop and think about it, this coincides well with the E-coupons.

THANKS SAFEWAY!

Just thought I would share the information I was given last night. Yeah for us couponers!

Thanks!

Cheryl