COMMISSARY need help with this one, please

[HotNursingMama25]

Okay, sorry! For whatever reason I was reading (although you typed it correctly!) that you had 3 of the $3/3.

In that case, you certainly should have been able to do this. I got confused. It does happen easily! :) Yes, it should have worked out fine, since you were getting $1 off of each of 6 boxes and then getting 3 free boxes on each of the two you paid for. It might have confused the teenager because the Q was grouped in 3 instead of 2. That's what threw me off. I'm sorry I misunderstood. :)

~T

[mommyto3angels]

Oh, no do not be sorry! You acctually cleared it out for me, since you said it does not say anywhere you have to pay full price for the item the FREE Q is requiring to purchase in order to get it FREE.
My comment was mostly for Madayena, since it bothered me, when she said: what I was trying to do is "cheating the system". She still did not cleared that out for me. Using 1 Q per purchase = cheating the system?:shrug7:

[Madayena]

I bought 3 boxes Honey nut chex $1.89 each, 3 boxes honey nut cheerios 12.oz $1.89 each I had 2 $3/3 any GM cereal Q, and than I bought 3 17.oz honey nut cherrios $3.93 each and I had 3Q for buy any 2 GM cereal get one box FREE up to $4.
The guy tells me I can not use 3/3 Q because I already have the 3 FREE coupons......If I would have time I would have demonstrated visualy, with the boxes. (Iam buying this 2 boxes and getting this one FREE, and than I am buying these 2 boxes and getting this one FREE..)
I also bought 2 chinet plates and I had 1/1 Q for each one and had a Q for FREE turkey hot dogs when you buy 2 chinet plates. So I said it is like that. the FREE Q is for the hot dogs not the plates.....

So you had:
3 Xcereal- tried to use 3/3 AND B2G1
3 Ycereal- tried to use use 3/3 AND B2G1
3 Zcereal- B2G1(this one is fine)


I say again:

I think because you're using the B2G1 coupon, you're not supposed to use coupons on those 3 boxes, other than the b2g1 free coupon of course. It's kind of cheating the system if you do, because they manufacturer did not intend for you to combine coupons and they're losing out on more $ then they intended on.

It IS a YMMV thing though, if they allow it, then that's cool for you. But I'm still pretty sure the manufacturer wouldn't like it. I didn't even think about what someone mentioned earlier, that you're getting a dollar off the free box, but that's another thing the manufacturer probably wouldn't like.

[PMFan]

OP bought NINE total boxes so did NOT attempt to get $1 off the free box(es).

then AFAIK, this scenario is ok; however, is still YMMV and I would not argue beyond explaining it like this and if cashier/mgr does not agree, I would defer to their opinion.

cereal 1
cereal 2
cereal 3
- $3/3 (applies to cereal 1-3)
cereal 4
cereal 5
cereal 6
- $3/3 (applies to cereal 4-6)
cereal 7
- B2G1 (for buying cereal 1 & 2; the $3/3 did not apply to this box)
cereal 8
- B2G1 (for buying cereal 3 & 4; the $3/3 did not apply to this box)
cereal 9
- B2G1 (for buying cereal 5 & 6; the $3/3 did not apply to this box)

So you had:
3 Xcereal- tried to use 3/3 AND B2G1
3 Ycereal- tried to use use 3/3 AND B2G1
3 Zcereal- B2G1(this one is fine)


I say again:



It IS a YMMV thing though, if they allow it, then that's cool for you. But I'm still pretty sure the manufacturer wouldn't like it. I didn't even think about what someone mentioned earlier, that you're getting a dollar off the free box, but that's another thing the manufacturer probably wouldn't like.

[HotNursingMama25]

Yes, this is the math that I finally came to, although it took a while.

And while I DID initially say it would be like getting a $1 off the free box, I only said that when I thought she had 3 of the $3/3 qs, and not 2 $3/3 like she actually had.

[Madayena]

Hmm.. guess if you reorder the use on coupons on the cereal then it looks to be ok.
I apologize to OP, I'm horrible at puzzles

[HotNursingMama25]

I thought the same as you at first, Madayena! I was totally confused. Thanks, PMFan, for typing out the scenario. :)

[mommyto3angels]

THANK YOU PM and ladies for clearing it up for me, I just knew it did not sound right to me.
I am writing to the manager now, since I had crazy week and did not have any time to do it.
again thanx, and Madayena, appologies accepted:smile77: