a question about a coupon as well as HT's customer survey.

[clippyclippy]

Had you reached your 20 coupon limit? If so, the coupons would no longer double. You mentioned you had shopped at another store earlier...

I really don't believe it's possible for the scanners to see anything except what's in the code, and the old codes don't have that information in them.
Scanners can't read words.
If you hadn't used the coupons, there must have been a glitch of some sort.
That's all I can figure.

[ryansmommie]

Does the coupon have both barcodes on it? It's possible that one store read the new barcode and the other store read the old barcode.

Michelle

[cpnmaniac44]

Had you reached your 20 coupon limit? If so, the coupons would no longer double. You mentioned you had shopped at another store earlier...

I really don't believe it's possible for the scanners to see anything except what's in the code, and the old codes don't have that information in them.
Scanners can't read words.
If you hadn't used the coupons, there must have been a glitch of some sort.
That's all I can figure.

I only used 4 coupons that whole day.
The UPC code starts with a 5, then the two bar codes.

I've seen the new ones that have no numbers at all.
I've seen the ones that won't scan at Target, and they have to cover up one side of the code or the other and scan the rest.

This coupon looks like any normal coupon, not something new as far as UPC code. Unless it is a 5 and won't double. But, it doubled at one HT and not the next. We'll see if it doubles at another store chain.
I believe it will. If the cashier at the 2nd HT did over ride the doubling, then I was asleep at the wheel. I watch them carefully, and count "beeps" to make sure all coupons were scanned.

Unless, the raincheck affected it in some way (??)

My receipt shows that each item was rung up at the regular price. Then the cashier went to CS and then came back and manually entered the discounts one at a time, for the sale price. So, the scanner should have clearly seen all items.

As new codes emerge we can all start watching more closely at the register so we can get a handle on which codes that have no numbers, will, or will not, double.

Does anyone know why the new codes at all?
Just change the 5 to a 9, if the doubling is what they are trying to stop.
It's gotten to the point that the stores now think that the words "do not double" are put there for them, the store. It clearly is not for that purpose. The manufacturer should not care if a coupon doubles or not, because they only re-imburse the face value.

[clippyclippy]

I only used 4 coupons that whole day.
The UPC code starts with a 5, then the two bar codes.

I've seen the new ones that have no numbers at all.
I've seen the ones that won't scan at Target, and they have to cover up one side of the code or the other and scan the rest.

This coupon looks like any normal coupon, not something new as far as UPC code. Unless it is a 5 and won't double. But, it doubled at one HT and not the next. We'll see if it doubles at another store chain.
I believe it will. If the cashier at the 2nd HT did over ride the doubling, then I was asleep at the wheel. I watch them carefully, and count "beeps" to make sure all coupons were scanned.

Unless, the raincheck affected it in some way (??)

My receipt shows that each item was rung up at the regular price. Then the cashier went to CS and then came back and manually entered the discounts one at a time, for the sale price. So, the scanner should have clearly seen all items.

As new codes emerge we can all start watching more closely at the register so we can get a handle on which codes that have no numbers, will, or will not, double.

Does anyone know why the new codes at all?
Just change the 5 to a 9, if the doubling is what they are trying to stop.
It's gotten to the point that the stores now think that the words "do not double" are put there for them, the store. It clearly is not for that purpose. The manufacturer should not care if a coupon doubles or not, because they only re-imburse the face value.

Sounds like it was a fluke then.

Why new codes? The manufacturer can put a ton of information into the code and it isn't decipherable by humans.
Expiration date - right now they don't have capability to reject expired coupons. New code would beep if it's one day expired.
Regional information - they could possibly put in restrictions on geographical use
so that they can have more targeted marketing.
Doubling - what we've already seen. And they do care whether a coupon doubles or not, because either they want to see what price people are willing to buy, or they want to keep up the value of their product. If people get used to getting something for free, it cheapens it. The "I'll only buy it if it's free or cheap" mentality.
More specific product info - to prevent high value tooth whitening coupons from being used on Tide or whatever.
And whatever else they might imagine.

[$Saving!]

Does anyone know why the new codes at all?

It isn't just about the doubling aspect at all. The new bar code will allow the software to read the stipulations attached to the coupon thoroughly - such as, the # and size of the product required to be purchased, the expiration date, doubling or tripling limit, could even contain regional use information if they so desire.

What will happen is instead of the cashier having to dig out products that have been bagged and check, the prompt on the screen will tell them why the coupon cannot be accepted based on the system software updates (the number of purchase requirements, stipulations) a store activates for their system to read at scanning.

Most of the stores have the software already, they will need to activate with aspects of the read they want for their stores. In the case of large chains, that is usually done on the corporate level, not the store level.

I'm not certain, but I also suspect that it will tie in with their (the store) inventory so that coupons redeemed do not exceed inventory.

It is all for the purposes of reducing fraudulent coupon use (applying one coupon for a product or size of product the coupon was not intended for etc). The added bonus is that checkout will be quicker because the computer software does the work instead of the cashiers.

[cpnmaniac44]

The coupon scanned fine at another store chain.


So, the HT is one state had a more updated scanner than
the HT is the other state.

Or, I was asleep when the cashier over-rode the doubling on each coupon.


That is one of the golden rules of couponing.....pay attention...!!...
or you may have 10 coupons and only 8 get scanned, etc.