COMMISSARY Deals: Please Use THIS Format

[PMFan]

UPDATE:
ok, i've come to the relization that the format used for RA and Walgreens is not good for the commissary deals.

when i c&p all the deals to future months i sort them alphabetically and the format below works best.

item / item price (if sale price, end date & reg price if known) / coupon value / coupon source / coupon exp dt

EXAMPLES:
reynolds parchment paper 30SF 1.69 (reg 2.07) thru 10/31 - 175/1 or 125/1 IP

Bounty Paper Towels 1.19 thru 10/8 - 1/1 homemailer x12/31/08

Taking lead from rite aid and walgreens forums...

Everything posted in red is required if applicable to the deal in order to be c&p to the OP. Everything in black is optional but helpful !

Product name, Overage/FREE/GDA
Price: Item price if sale include (reg price) and sale thru date
MQs: Coupon; Coupon SOURCE; Exp Date
Other: any applicable rebate offers

EXAMPLES:
KY Jelly 2oz, Overage
1.83 reg price
3/1 5/11V x12/31
3/1 3/9V x9/30

Deli Creations, GDA
1.50 (reg 2.00) sale end date unk
1/1 peelie x12/31/08

Nabisco 8oz cookie, FREE
1.00 (reg 1.59) sale thru 9/10
1/1 nabisco tearpad x9/30
b3g1free coupons from all you x9/30

Please give me feedback on this.

[lmcconne]

I find the information very helpful. However, I worry it would discourage participation. For example, if I happened to notice a good deal but did not remember to get the "thru date" or "reg. price", would I then not submit the information because it would be lacking the full format requirements...unless we're going to make that optional.

[PMFan]

yes, those items you mentioned are in black which are optional.
you can post deals in any format; however, only deals in this format w/ coupon exp date will be c&p to OP and future monthly deals threads.
thanks

Originally Posted by lmcconne I find the information very helpful. However, I worry it would discourage participation. For example, if I happened to notice a good deal but did not remember to get the "thru date" or "reg. price", would I then not submit the information because it would be lacking the full format requirements...unless we're going to make that optional.

[QuiX]

I think its a great idea, but I can't promise to get all that info. I just wanted to help others find deals, so I suppose I can just post what information I do have. :)

[PMFan]

it's just a suggested format and is voluntary.

deal posts in any format are welcome !!!!

Originally Posted by QuiX I think its a great idea, but I can't promise to get all that info. I just wanted to help others find deals, so I suppose I can just post what information I do have. :)

[hrborn]

I think it's a good idea to do something like this; otherwise, we get a lot of extra posts: what Q? Where do I find it? etc.

I am GUILTY of just quickly typing a deal and not doing any research on Qs. However, if I just take a few more minutes to add that then I am saving time for the mod, for others, and making this a more useful forum. So I will work on that.

[PMFan]

ok, i've come to the relization that this format is not good for the commissary deals.

when i c&p all the deals to future months i like to sort them alphabetically and this format does not lend itself easily.

so the preferrred format is one continuous line

item / item price (if sale price, end date & reg price if known) / coupon value / coupon source / coupon exp dt

EXAMPLES:
reynolds parchment paper 30SF 1.69 (reg 2.07) thru 10/31 - 175/1 or 125/1 IP

Bounty Paper Towels 1.19 thru 10/8 - 1/1 homemailer x12/31/08