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…]
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…]
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…]
For decades now, ATMs have made it easy for us to get a hold of our money. Now they can help us save money, too. A new breed of in-store automatic teller machines are offering coupons that you can use right there in the store where you plan to shop. The Australian grocery chain Coles is pioneering the concept, in[Read More…]
Have you ever heard of the Brand Coupon Network? Probably not. Ever heard of Coupon Network? If you’re a printable coupon fan, you most likely have. And that’s the basis of a lawsuit that accuses Coupon Network of stealing the similarly-sounding company’s name, idea and business. And the Brand Coupon Network wants it all back. The Brand Coupon Network is[Read More…]
Add another store to the list of those that are doing away with double coupons – and this time, for a change, it’s not Kroger. Instead, it’s Michigan-based Meijer, which has quietly announced that it will discontinue doubling coupons in all of its nearly 200 stores in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, effective August 26th. “It’s true that we[Read More…]
(Update: All three defendants were ultimately sentenced to 50 hours each of community service and ordered to pay restitution. Dalton’s sum was $614.92, Bailey’s was $626.95 and Heath, the cashier, was ordered to pay back a total of $2,267.97.) Some enterprising coupon counterfeiters have apparently learned that it doesn’t matter if your coupons look real – if you get a[Read More…]
Hope you enjoyed it these past few years, because “extreme couponing” is apparently dead. At least that’s according to a couple of new reports, which say marketers have managed to turn “extreme couponing” into just plain “couponing” again. Well, it was fun while it lasted. The pair of mid-year coupon reports, from NCH Marketing and Inmar, show that manufacturers have[Read More…]
