Competition is supposed to be good for consumers. The more that retailers have to work to get our business, the better the deals we’re likely to get. But executives at one grocery chain are suggesting the opposite – with so many big-box stores, drug stores and dollar stores getting into the grocery game, the deals at your local supermarket might[Read More…]
A spelling mistake on a product label is bad enough. But on a back-to-school item? It’s hard to teach kids the importance of accuracy, when the maker of their hand sanitizer can’t even get their own label right. So Vi-Jon, the maker of Germ-X, is issuing a mea culpa in the form of a coupon. Sharp-eyed parents and horrified teachers[Read More…]
They call them “loyalty” cards, but many of us have stacks of them weighing down our wallets and keychains, from nearly every store we shop at. So does being “loyal” to all, mean we’re really loyal to none? That’s what one of the country’s largest supermarket chains is struggling to figure out. Food Lion introduced its MVP Rewards Card nearly[Read More…]
Here we go again – right on the heels of the well-publicized lawsuit against Walmart (read: “Couponer Sues Walmart For 21-Cent Overcharge”), another big-box retailer is facing a possible class-action suit for allegedly improperly charging tax on items that were bought using coupons. And this time, the plaintiffs may have a good shot at winning. Then again, because of inconsistencies[Read More…]
Have you checked out the new online “Product Movers Coupon Book” yet? The site launched last week without fanfare, but once a few coupon bloggers discovered it, word spread like wildfire earlier this week. But what is this new printable coupon site, and can we expect new coupons to show up there any time soon? If the format or name[Read More…]
It certainly seems like double coupons are an endangered species lately. This year alone, four Kroger regions, plus Kroger-owned Dillons and Gerbes, as well as non-Kroger stores Meijer and Marsh, have announced that they’re doing away with doubles. Most believe it’s only a matter of time before other Kroger regions follow suit (read: “Kroger Confirms: All Doubles May Be Doomed”).[Read More…]
You should find two coupon inserts this weekend – one each from SmartSource and RedPlum. Here’s a preview of all the coupons you can expect. A reminder, you may be able to find some of these coupons available as printable versions in the SmartSource or RedPlum section of our Printable Coupons page. If you don’t see what you’re looking for,[Read More…]
Faced with increased competition from dollar stores, drug stores, big-box chains and warehouse clubs, many grocery stores are protecting themselves in part by tightening up their coupon policies. So now, some of the very warehouse clubs they compete against, are making it a whole lot easier to use coupons there. The new August Costco coupon book that takes effect today[Read More…]
Self-checkout stations have always been polarizing. Shoppers either love them, or hate them. They’re considered either a convenience, or an excuse to offer customer “no service”. Various stores either seem to be installing them, or tearing them out. Now you can count Hy-Vee among those that are coming down on the side of doing away with them. The Iowa-based grocery[Read More…]
Perhaps we should make a fill-in-the-blank article: _____ has announced it will discontinue double coupons, effective on _____. Today, you can fill in those blanks with “Dillons” and “August 21st.” Proving that even Kroger subsidiaries are not immune to the parent company’s recent aversion to double coupons, the Kroger-owned, Kansas-based chain Dillons, along with its subsidiary Gerbes, announced today that[Read More…]
