No more rainchecks at Publix???!!!

[mathairnatri]

While this information is correct - and as far as I know, every state is included, ... so it would appear this policy would cover all 50 states.

Rainchecks

Nope CA is out. But how do you prove sufficient quantity? hummm. If they run out the first day of the sale every week....... And here the like coupon max is topped at 3 and other places are only 2 so no one is going in Sunday Morn and clearing em out with 50 coupons. I have written Walgreens already but adding the "taking my money to Walmart" might help :)

Consumers - Rain Checks - California Dept. of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Department of Consumer Affairs Fact Sheet - California Department Of Consumer Affairs

[disabledvetswife]

Nope CA is out. But how do you prove sufficient quantity? hummm. If they run out the first day of the sale every week....... And here the like coupon max is topped at 3 and other places are only 2 so no one is going in Sunday Morn and clearing em out with 50 coupons. I have written Walgreens already but adding the "taking my money to Walmart" might help :)

Consumers - Rain Checks - California Dept. of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Department of Consumer Affairs Fact Sheet - California Department Of Consumer Affairs

Federal law trumps state law and there is a Federal Law required FOOD stores to issue rainchecks or subsitutions:

The law

The federal Retail Food Store Rule requires grocers to provide rain checks on advertised items or to substitute an equivalent product. But stores can get around that by demonstrating they ordered sufficient quantities to meet reasonably anticipated demand, or by including a statement in their advertising that quantities are limited or that the sale is available only in certain stores.

Don't think it pertains to WM or Wags, even though they sell food, but Publix is a grocery store.

Again, according to OPs post, their store is going to offer substitutions. I know it stinks, but they appear to be within the law.

As for proving sufficient stock, they have to give ordering sheets to the FTC investigating the complaint.

[Gertie2u]

CVS here offers some substitutions, but will write a rain check if you prefer. All of the grocery stores write rain checks, though they now limit quantity on the rain checks. They used to leave the quantity open unless the ad stated a limit. Also, CVS here has recently added expires 30 days from date of issue to their rain checks. Walgreens has all kinds of limitations on their rain checks. You can only have a rain check for 2, unless there is a stated limit of one in the ad. If they are out and the great deal required a register reward, you are out of luck. They won't give you a rain check for that like CVS does. Also, if the deal requires an in ad coupon which expires before they restock, you can't get the deal even with the rain check. I think the best about rain checks around here is Target. Recently they did not restock an item until the day after my Target coupons expired but still accepted them making the item free for me when they did receive new stock of the item. I didn't even have to ask. An employee saw me looking at the item in dismay and told me not to worry, I could still use my coupon to get the great deal. When I got to the register, I planned to ask. The clerk beat me to it. When she saw me loading the items onto the belt, she offered up that I could still use the coupons if I had them with me.

[susysnshn]

I haven't asked for a lot of rainchecks, but I recently did one at CVS for the shimmer razor. It finally came in, my coupon had expired, and I was wondering why I was paying $3 for a refillable razor. But since I asked . . . I sort of forgot it was only free with the coupon.

I have one right now for Keri lotion at Walgreen's. They wrote it for 99 cents, which would have been the price minus RR but without a coupon. It would have been free if I had been able to use my coupon, but I took the raincheck, anyway. I know these are hard to get for RR items, and I was grateful for the manager for giving it. (That said, I went 3X that week to check his stock every time he told me a truck was coming and he even promised he would "save" my two so he knew I would have been upset.

I would prefer substitutions if I kept a coupon binder by me constantly and could check if I had one. I am more of a casual couponer so that is a little harder.

I think rainchecks should be required, complete with the rewards advertised.