Albertsons Western Region Ad Hi-Lites 11/4 - 11/10

[lyc]

Phin, I don't know if the blinkie for Viva is still up. I think I got them from Vons.

Originally Posted by phinphana Thanks lyc for pt info. I only have 3 0.60/1 viva . Are the blinkies for viva still up? I looked at my blinkies binder I don't have any...I remember seeing but din't take any since I thought they are too expensive that I would never buy them but now I am regret. Phin

[ocean_brez]

Well I just got back from picking up a few 8 hour sale items and combining this with the Buy $30, get $15 OYNO promo. And... my $15 ( 3 x $5 ) in catalinas DID NOT print. C.S. tried to tell me that it was due to my coupon usage and stated that this had happened to several other customers today as well as in the last few promos that they have had. I politely told them I didn't think it was due to coupon usage as I always use coupons to lower my OOP with all of their promos, and that I haven't had problems in the past (well I have dealt with printer jams, empty paper rolls and they ran out of ink once, but I still got my cats afterwards).

I informed them that something(s) was probably not programmed correctly in the system, but they still insisted that the cats are more than likely not printing due to coupon usage. Even so, they agreed that coupons are the same as cash and that my qualifying purchases was over $30+, so they took me to another register and forced my cats to print by ringing up one of my Lipton Teas a bunch of times.

Interestingly enough, even though the ad states "Limit 1 offer per customer", the Manager rang up $90+ worth (this was what the screen showed after my Preferred Card was swiped) of the Lipton Tea and it spit out 9 x $5 catalinas. 3 of these she gave to me for my part of the promo and the other 6 she kept to be used at C.S. just in case someone else had the same problem. So, and she confirmed this, multiple deals can be done in the same transaction, they are just not advertising it. Can we say WOW!!!

[phinphana]

good for you ocean brez I am now want to know which products that not programmed right.

hmmmm.

Phin

[icanhascoupons]

Originally Posted by ocean_brez Well I just got back from picking up a few 8 hour sale items and combining this with the Buy $30, get $15 OYNO promo. And... my $15 ( 3 x $5 ) in catalinas DID NOT print. C.S. tried to tell me that it was due to my coupon usage and stated that this had happened to several other customers today as well as in the last few promos that they have had. I politely told them I didn't think it was due to coupon usage as I always use coupons to lower my OOP with all of their promos, and that I haven't had problems in the past (well I have dealt with printer jams, empty paper rolls and they ran out of ink once, but I still got my cats afterwards).

The same thing happened to me for the first time since I can remember a couple of weeks ago. The newbie cashier was saying that it said "too many coupons" and that you can't use more than one of the same coupon, which is totally ridiculous. I hope this doesn't become common around here ><;;

[ocean_brez]

Originally Posted by phinphana good for you ocean brez I am now want to know which products that not programmed right. hmmmm. Phin

I'm there with you. I was going to do a second transaction today to see if my cats would roll, but after the cats didn't print on my first transaction, I was baffled.

[ocean_brez]

Originally Posted by icanhascoupons The same thing happened to me for the first time since I can remember a couple of weeks ago. The newbie cashier was saying that it said "too many coupons" and that you can't use more than one of the same coupon, which is totally ridiculous. I hope this doesn't become common around here ><;;

I refuse to believe that our coupon usage has anything to do with why the catalina deals don't always work like they should. With that said, some of our members here have successfully gotten their catalinas even with using coupons, so it has to be that certain items are not/have not been programmed in correctly.

[ocean_brez]

Ya know... I am wondering if someone were to try this, and used zero coupons, and the catalinas still didn't print, what excuse Albertsons would give as to why your cats didn't print???

45 x 67¢ Green Giant Canned Vegetables
= $30.15
Earn $15 OYNO
= $15.15 for 45 cans of canned vegetables
= $.3366666 per can!!! Not bad if you ask me!

[desertmama10]

Originally Posted by phinphana good for you ocean brez I am now want to know which products that not programmed right. hmmmm. Phin

Here is what I bought today for the $15 off $30 promo and it did work with coupons.

2 Wishbone salad dressings (2 0.75 Qs)
1 Lipton Tea (no Q)
2 Progresso Bread Crumbs (1.00 off 2 Q)
2 Yoplait Delights (2 1.00 Qs)
2 Skippy Peanut Butters (1.00 off 2 Q)
2 Chex Mix (2 0.50 Qs)
2 Breyers Ice Creams (1.00 off 2 Q)
2 Lipton Onion Soups (no Q)

total 31.65 - 7.5Q = 24.15. (I realize now I did not need the extra lipton soup to get over $30 but I was thinking on the fly since they did not have an item I originally wanted and trying to keep my 21 mo old son happy.) I did have other items I needed to buy so my total oop was over $30. HTH someone.

[ocean_brez]

Originally Posted by desertmama10 Here is what I bought today for the $15 off $30 promo and it did work with coupons. 2 Wishbone salad dressings (2 0.75 Qs) 1 Lipton Tea (no Q) 2 Progresso Bread Crumbs (1.00 off 2 Q) 2 Yoplait Delights (2 1.00 Qs) 2 Skippy Peanut Butters (1.00 off 2 Q) 2 Chex Mix (2 0.50 Qs) 2 Breyers Ice Creams (1.00 off 2 Q) 2 Lipton Onion Soups (no Q) total 31.65 - 7.5Q = 24.15. (I realize now I did not need the extra lipton soup to get over $30 but I was thinking on the fly since they did not have an item I originally wanted and trying to keep my 21 mo old son happy.) I did have other items I needed to buy so my total oop was over $30. HTH someone.

Thanks for the break down on your shopping trip today desertmama10! I am glad to hear that you got your catalinas and better yet, that your coupons didn't play any factor in getting them to successfully print.

Out of curiosity, what Lipton Tea and dressings did you buy so that maybe we can start to narrow down what isn't working/programmed right.? I bought the following and something(s) messed up my cats:

2 Lipton 100% Natural Tea 100ct.
1 Lipton 100% Natural Green Tea 40ct.
2 Progresso Bread Crumbs Italian Style 24oz
2 Wish-Bone Ranch Salad Dressings
3 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt Strawberry
3 Yoplait Yo Plus Yogurt Strawberry

[Mmjon]

Aye! I'm in Vegas, and after reading all the problems from here and other blogs I'm nervous to try this deal out. One of the blogs I read said that no one has had any luck with this sale when aiming for $30 before coupons. My ad says min. purchase requirement excludes manufacturer and store coupons. So hopefully my math will turn out and I'll just be spending a little more OOP than I had hoped.