Taking peelies from something you don't buy?

[niftyneon99]

I'll take it if I can use it, and if I can't use it I'll take a couple for someone else who might need it

[spadesbouncer]

Well, i will take no more than 3 no matter what it is.. Even buy one get one free.. and only if they have alot on the other packs..

Here is my favorite peelie... AND i don't hav e to feel bad about it...

Pepperidge farms cookies... Peelie said buy 2 get 1 free..

SO what do i do?? I buy 4 get 2 free and each bag had a peelie on it.. So i used 2 and had 4 more and never had to take a thing...That is my kind of peelie.. You can't get in trouble because you are not stealing and you are buying each one..

But no i will not take the all of them.. and tearpads are the same way..

[queenofthehivemomof5]

1. No its not illegal. The monetary value of a coupon is 1/100th of a cent so you would need to take 100 peelies to even make a $1
2. If you are in doubt, just ask. I am always amazed at folks who worry about this stuff being wrong. 9 out of 10 times if you ask the store...they don't give a flying rip. LOL So if you are worried that you are going to be taken to jail for peeling off a peelie, ask them if its OK. I have asked at all my local stores and all but one said it was OK. And the one store that it was not OK at, I dont peel them, no biggy.

3. There is peelie etiquite though. Don't take them all in one fell swoop. Take a few leave some for others. If you see the same peelies there next week take a few more. Don't damage the packaging when you peel them off. Just use common cents.

4. Peelies are just coupons, peices of paper, just because they are stuck to a product does not mean that you need to purchase that products. I don't know how many times there has been a peelie on a product that was for the wrong product or the wrong size or what have you

[6months]

I never feel bad about taking a peelie or three. I also will "front" at least one from the back so that the next shopper who comes along can see the coupon. I have tons of good luck shopping and also good coupon luck. I am a lucky person all around.

I never take an entire tearpad or all of anything.

I chatted with our SmartSource rep one day (actually, whenever I see her) and she told me that noone cares if you take coupons to use later, she even went so far as to encourage it as long as they are used. The more that are used, the better SS looks. She, btw, had not only blinkies in her basket, but also hangtags and I don't know what else.

[meen]

i do take peelies very occasionally after debating within myself that it is not bad if i take one or two and i'm not ripping the whole set.

sometimes i won't if someone else comes there and sees me standing and staring at the product. may be they would think i'm waiting there to steal something lol. it's a momentarily decision for me. if i feel ok that time i'll take if not no

[brixtonrileightaylor]

I did this today and felt SO guilty, I ended up putting the stuff in my cart like I was going to purchase it then put it back like I just decided not to. I took some blinkies from Albertsons today *felt bad about that too* but they wre for 2 free potpies when you purchased 10 banquet dinners and I knew another store had them on sale for only 68 cents.

[sam]

I broke my "only 4 rule" yesterday...I took all the $2 off Sorrento Sticksters. I'm sorry, but I just couldn't help myself and with the Publix coupon out now it makes them only 50 cents a pack. My kiddos love cheese and those things are convenient but not cheap!!

[BBgirl]

OK guys do be mad at me OK? Do you take peelies off product in the store you are not buying? Like on Sunday I found buy 2 get 1 free Kellogs cereal on Kellogs cereal. Should I have taken some even though I wasn't buying cereal or are they for the people overpaying for cereal now to save later? And if so how many do you take 1, 2, 3, or as many as you will use? Just wondering what's OK and what's not? Can you use peelies on that same purchase? Ya' know let peel it off nad hand it the cashier?

[BrandyMcK]

well i think it's rude because the other customers could of saved some money = ( but if you are buying it then yeah go ahead and use it that's what it's for...

[Ginya]

I am very new here, but very surprised at the fact that people take whole tear pads, lots of peelies, etc. That means I might not get any. How would you feel if the person just ahead of you at the cereal (or whatever) took all, and you got none? I know many are wasted, but taking more than a few from a tear pad or blinkie and off products I am not buying just seems unfair at best. If I feel secretive about something, or don't want my child to know I am doing it, have to wonder if that is an indication I should not be doing it.

Ginya:shrug7: