Harris Teeter ~ Question: will it douple or triple if....

[pjmom]

Newbe....and got a question. while getting everything ready for triple couponing I saw some of the coupons I printed from the internet on the top say no doubling or tripling, however the barcode starts with a 5. Will these double or triple automatically when the cashier scans them?

Thanks

[carisal]

coupons that say do not double will double or triple automatically UNLESS they are over-ridden by your cashier. usually I have not had cashiers that will override them except once at publix(doubles) and once at HT during triples.

[cpnmaniac44]

Originally Posted by pjmom Newbe....and got a question. while getting everything ready for triple couponing I saw some of the coupons I printed from the internet on the top say no doubling or tripling, however the barcode starts with a 5. Will these double or triple automatically when the cashier scans them? Thanks

yes they should scan.
I guess you know that Harris Teeter has a limit of 2 internet coupons per visit or per day, at least that is what they told me.
My printer was not co-operating at the time and the colors were off. They accepted my single internet coupon, but suggested I print the page and do not clip the coupon, take the whole page. With the info at the top and bottom of the page, it will be very clear that it is a legitimate internet coupon.
As we use coupons we should strive to have things ready and organized so that everything goes smooth at the register. Sometimes a clerk, or a coupon that won't scan, etc. will interrupt this smooth trip through the checkout. I prefer that my clerks have no need to call over a manager.

If you go to triples with a pile of internet coupons you may attract more attention than you want, and it will be alot easier for management and staff to remember your face next time.

I had a Bi-Lo manager that was new and watched me every time I would enter the store. The very first time we met was at a register and I had 10 items and 10 coupons, which is Bi-Lo's limit, the right coupon for the right item and not expired. This manager could not stop wondering where I got so many like coupons. They read the front and back of the coupon. Finally they got transferred or replaced. Any law for me or you to buy 10 Sunday papers to get 10 coupons? This manager did not understand that such a thing is possible, I guess.

[mxmom99]

Originally Posted by pjmom Newbe....and got a question. while getting everything ready for triple couponing I saw some of the coupons I printed from the internet on the top say no doubling or tripling, however the barcode starts with a 5. Will these double or triple automatically when the cashier scans them? Thanks

this will completely depend on your cashier. it will automatically double/triple unless they see it says not to and override it (to not double/triple). count on it NOT doubling/tripling in your total so that if it does its a nice surprise!

[caednkat]

Originally Posted by pjmom Newbe....and got a question. while getting everything ready for triple couponing I saw some of the coupons I printed from the internet on the top say no doubling or tripling, however the barcode starts with a 5. Will these double or triple automatically when the cashier scans them? Thanks

For the last 3 triple events (and all the time in between) we have had every coupon that said Do Not Double or Triple scanned in at face value.

That is at both stores in our town. It's made triples and most other coupon related deals at our Harris Teeter not worth messing with.

:(

[cpnmaniac44]

Originally Posted by caednkat For the last 3 triple events (and all the time in between) we have had every coupon that said Do Not Double or Triple scanned in at face value. That is at both stores in our town. It's made triples and most other coupon related deals at our Harris Teeter not worth messing with. :(

I have never had a coupon not double or triple unless it beeped and the clerk or manager used a magnifying glass on it. If it beeped it was a 9 and should have beeped. Or there have been rare occassions when perfectly good 5 coupons have beeped.

They must think that "do not double" is put there for all store chains including theirs. It would be totally illogical to think it was put there so they could refuse to double or triple it during a promotion. I've always been told it is put there for the store's that do not double.

Your experiences and mine are both totally opposite, so it apprears to be clerk specific, store specific, etc. event.
I will go read their coupon rules again but I've never known "do not double" to be part of their rules. It seems some stores want to have promotions but then they want to limit things. We have stores that have good B1G1 free sales, but only 2 items for free.
Other stores have limits on internet coupons per day. Other stores have limits of 4 like coupons.

It seems they want the advertising benefits of promotions and at the same time lower their expenses. I know one store, when the shelves are empty on Thursday of a 7 day promotion, they stay empty until the following Tuesday midnight. And they reserve the right to do this.
Some sales, if you don't go early you'll have to go the rain check route for the sale price. That does not help though, since rainchecks can not make up for the triples you missed because they did not restock the shelves. And there is a chance they had the items in the back store room and just held them back until the sale was over.

We all just have to play by their rules which can be inconsistent from store to store and chain to chain.

[caednkat]

Oh we know it's store specific. Our two Harris Teeter's used to be great. Sometime over the summer they started following their coupon policy to the letter. It happened first in one store so we would just go to the other store. Now it's both stores.

The coupons will still double/triple when they are scanned but both our Harris Teeter's have their cashiers checking each coupon before scanning it now. If the coupon says DND on it then they punch in a code before they scan it. Then the coupon doesn't double or triple.

Stinks for us, but their coupon policy does say that they will not double or triple coupons that say they aren't supposed to double or triple so you can't really argue it.

We just sit back and pout and watch all of y'all get in on Triples without us. lol All the good coupons this time around are DND coupons.

DH(katncaed) tried to get be two of the cartons of Progresso broth yesterday and the manager came over to double check that the cashier punch in the code to make sure the coupons didn't triple because they knew the coupons on the broth say DND across the top.

[cpnmaniac44]

Originally Posted by caednkat Oh we know it's store specific. Our two Harris Teeter's used to be great. Sometime over the summer they started following their coupon policy to the letter. It happened first in one store so we would just go to the other store. Now it's both stores. The coupons will still double/triple when they are scanned but both our Harris Teeter's have their cashiers checking each coupon before scanning it now. If the coupon says DND on it then they punch in a code before they scan it. Then the coupon doesn't double or triple. Stinks for us, but their coupon policy does say that they will not double or triple coupons that say they aren't supposed to double or triple so you can't really argue it. We just sit back and pout and watch all of y'all get in on Triples without us. lol All the good coupons this time around are DND coupons. DH(katncaed) tried to get be two of the cartons of Progresso broth yesterday and the manager came over to double check that the cashier punch in the code to make sure the coupons didn't triple because they knew the coupons on the broth say DND across the top.

Are the number of coupons that say "do not double" INCREASING?
It's got to be the manufacturer's unless the stores are requesting it on some types of items.

Why have doubles and triples if you are not prepared to double and triple all coupons that are on the correct product and have not expired?

Do the managers-clerks at your store know WHY "do not double" is on those coupons you had?

[MissTiff]

Mine doubles/triples all coupons that start w/ a 5.

[rmlyonsfamily]

I'm in the Winston area. I've only encountered one HT here that manually enters the ones noted to not double, all the other HT's scan them and as long as it starts with at 5 it multiplies. I argued with the 1 HT, but got nowhere. So I had them delete out every one of the items affected and took those coupons to the other HT that would do it.