Dillons ~ Question Dillons: Question about Ecoupon policy

candacerachelle · 08-20-2010, 09:55:51 AM

Hello! I've been lurking for a few weeks. I *just* got the hang of matching up coupons, ecoupons, catalinas, and mega events only to read on one of my favorite blogs that we are not supposed to use ecoupons and paper coupons together any more. While I can see why this would be an issue (I had been wondering who was footing that bill) I was wondering when it takes effect? It may seem harsh but I quit working and halved our household income so if I can stock up while both are still working, I would like to try it. Has anyone had it not accept paper coupons if you used an ecoupon yet? I'm in the Springfield, Mo area and would love to hear more about this possible change in policy. (I had assumed it was inevitable but was hoping for a few more months... I just started couponing in June.)

Thanks ladies! You are always so helpful!!
Candace

brownie16 · 08-20-2010, 02:53:49 PM

I will continue to use ecoupons along w/ paper coupons as long as the computer takes it off or I'm told of a store policy otherwise. No Dillons in Spfld. have had an issue yet, to my knowledge.

ligera · 08-21-2010, 07:39:04 AM

I just noticed in my Dillon's eCoupons under "active coupons" that the .60/2 Old El Paso has a lot more fine print than the other offers and at the bottom says "CONSUMER: No other coupon can be used with this offer". Maybe certain manufacturers are adding this, I hope they don't all start slipping in this restriction.

MelInKansas · 08-21-2010, 03:23:30 PM

I think this has always been the policy, or the intended policy, but because of the computer system they can't get it to distinguish that. I know all manufacturer (paper) coupons say "limit one per purchase" or basically are to imply that only one manufacturer coupon can be used on an item. And I believe manufacturers are the ones paying for the e-Coupons also. But it must have something to do with the way the computer system works. When I first started using e-Coupons I just thought I would try it and lo and behold, it worked! But then there have been a number of times that my e-Coupon has not come off when it was supposed to. Blogs I have read said that you can contact them and they might try to give you a credit, but that may not work either. So it just seems like those are a little extra bonus and you can't really count on them working or not.

For you bloggers out there - I would be careful because if you are advertising that people can use e-Coupons on top of manufacturer coupons and the more people start doing it, I think they will clamp down on it a lot more quickly. For one thing, I think doing that might actually be fraud. I have thought about warning some of the blogs I read that they probably shouldn't be promoting that. Other training/couponing info sites have just said "well you're not supposed to do this..."

loulou3305 · 09-12-2010, 11:31:25 AM

i went to dillons today with ecoupons on my card and paper coupons. the ecoupons all over-rode my paper coupons so none of my paper q's worked, but they still kept them all!

i didn't realize it until i had already left the store.

i was somewhat annoyed b/c the tide paper q was for $1.50 and the tide ecoupon was for $1 so i would have preferred to use the 1.5 off - or really they should have given me my coupons back.

hillgal3 · 09-12-2010, 01:01:15 PM

Originally Posted by loulou3305

i went to dillons today with ecoupons on my card and paper coupons. the ecoupons all over-rode my paper coupons so none of my paper q's worked, but they still kept them all!

i didn't realize it until i had already left the store.

i was somewhat annoyed b/c the tide paper q was for $1.50 and the tide ecoupon was for $1 so i would have preferred to use the 1.5 off - or really they should have given me my coupons back.

Yikes! What Dillons was this? I was planning on combining those too, especially since the new Dillons coupon policy states we CAN combine both e and paper coupons. I have noticed more specific wording on the Shortcuts coupons, so have NOT been stacking those recently. However, most of the loadable coupons on the Dillons site have no such specifications.

loulou3305 · 09-12-2010, 03:01:51 PM

Originally Posted by hillgal3

Yikes! What Dillons was this? I was planning on combining those too, especially since the new Dillons coupon policy states we CAN combine both e and paper coupons. I have noticed more specific wording on the Shortcuts coupons, so have NOT been stacking those recently. However, most of the loadable coupons on the Dillons site have no such specifications.

it was the one in pittsburg, ks.

i'm so confused, i thought that it wasn't allowed anymore? - or never was from the beginning.

i did not see any of my paper q's listed on the receipt - i had the tide, bounty and era coupons - both paper and ecoupon. maybe the cashier never ran them?

MelInKansas · 09-14-2010, 08:39:55 PM

I was able to use the Charmin and Bounty e-coupons and paper coupons this past weekend. But those didn't have the "fine print." I guess Dillon's policy states you can, but I wonder if the ones with "fine print" somehow override that anyway.