Dillons: Help me understand

[mamato3_10]

I got 3 colgate toothpast coupons for 75 cents of each. Dillions has an add for 10 for $10 on toothpast. So if i understand the coupon doubles up to a dollar so free right. Can i only get the 3 boxes of toothpast or do i got to buy 10 things?
Also how do you guys go and buy or get 3 or more of 1 item? The coupons i see always say 1 coupon per purchase or something like that. The colgate coupon says 1 coupon per purchase so will i be able to use all 3? The reason i ask is i went to the Family Dollar and got 2 bottles of Wisk was using 2 $3 off coupons the guy only let me get 1 so how do you do it?

[Jisanne]

Unless the ad specifically says that you have to buy all 10 of the same item to get the sale price, then you don't have to buy 10 of that item.

If you only have 3 coupons, that's fine. Most stores in my area will only take 3 of the same coupon per transaction, but that is a store policy.

Example: I went to my local kroger's last night with 3 coupons for kraft dressing (0.55/1). Those dressings were on sale 2/$4. My bf thought I had to get them in pairs to get that price. But the tag didn't say that was the case. I walked out with the three bottles of dressing which only cost me 0.90 cents each after my coupons doubled. Now I think that was a steal. :)

1 coupon per purchase means 1 coupon per item. EAch individual tube of toothpaste counts as 1 purchase of that item. Unless your store interrupts it differently like your FAmily Dollar did. In that case, using your wisk example, you split your items into two transactions and use 1 coupon on each transaction. Again, some stores won't let you do this either. It takes time to learn each stores quirks and to find the good cashiers that know what they are doing.

So go ahead and get your 3 tubes of toothpaste, your coupons will double to $1.50 (0.75x2) off each item, and since they are $1 each, you get them for free. Most stores don't give overages anymore, far as I know. At least none of the ones in my area do.

Keep at it. I know its confusing at first. I've been doing this for over a year and I still consider myself a beginner when compared to some people here.

[shyelf]

Hi,

I have never shopped at either of the stores you mentioned so I don't know their specific coupon policies. I can tell you that each store can be different even if they are the same chain with a posted coupon policy.

For instance locally we have 5 shoprites were as they all will accept coupons, most limit you to 4 like coupons per transaction that will double, some will limit on coupons that don't double others will take 20 of the same identical coupons if they are over $1. ( as those never double). So the short answer here is that the policies can vary store to store or manager to manager.

If the sale is 10 for $10 around here you can buy 1,2 3 etc and not buy 10 total as long as there isn't a disclaimer in the ad saying Must Buy 10. Do check the small print on the ad if it doesn't say that your probably fine for buying in smaller quantities at the listed price.

[mamato3_10]

Thanks a bunch ive been telling hubby that it will take us a yr before we really get good lol. But we have got 3 bottles of Gain Dish soap for free so far and 2 bottles of Wisk Laundry detergent for $1.90 each so were happy lol.

[434Teresa]

Family Dollar is the worst on coupons!!! mine use to tell me that I could only use two coupons per store visit, I would go out and back in but they told me that I could not do that either. So one day I had like 10 $3 snuggle coupons which i was told I could only use two(knew they would)so I made her call the dist manger so I could talk to her and she was like as long as you are buying 10 and the coupons dont say one per trandaction you can use all 10 of your coupons, so that fixed that.....I dont go in there much I try to just price match at walmart if they carry the size that family dollar has in the sales ad...I have 3 year old twins to drag in and with me so the less stops the better for me.

1 coupon per purchase means only one coupon can be used on each item you buy. So if you have 3 coupons then you have to get 3 of that item to use all 3 coupons.

Sorry I dont have a Dillions here so I dont know there rules but you could call and ask or ask when you get there.

Yes it will take some time to really get good with the coupon rules and so on but if you keep it up you and your hubby will get lots of stuff for pennies on the dollar soon.

You can watch coupon stuff on youtube that will help you some also. I dont know if there is any for Dillions but there is for walgreens, cvs,kroger,walmart and so.

[MelInKansas]

The rules for Dillons are: coupons double but the max of the amount coupon+double is $1. So your $0.75 coupon will give you $1 off, and you can buy as many as you have coupons for. They have never made me split them up. Usually a 10 for $10 means $1 per item, you don't have to buy any special quantity. Usually 2 for $4 or 2 for $5 is the same thing. I think they would like you to buy however many, but you don't have to.

[CW&M Mom]

I've never ever had Dillons make me separate my purchases either.

one per purchase means you can use one coupon per each item purchased. so if you have 20 toothpaste tubes..you can have 20 coupons for it... (as long as they are for one each)...they put that in there because they dont' want you to be able to redeem 2 toothpaste coupons for one tube of tooth paste.

and family dollar for me never has an issue of doing it either. I did 5 wisks...with $3.00 coupons for each...all in one transaction and they were tickled pink with my OOP LOL. sometime managers just suck...and I've had to more than once for various stores get upper manangement or corporate involved to remind them to let me do it the way the manufacture intended. Colgate doesn't give a hoot if you buy 20 in one transaction vs 1 as long as your using the coupon legitimately.

as for one per transaction...I don't see it often on coupons...unless they are completely free (often mailer ones say it) and the target IP say it. Oh and wine tags often say it.

HTH