VENT: Not allowed to use coupons the RIGHT way!

[leeahansen88]

as an ex shoprite employee you CAN and i repeat CAN stack the coupons. just as you planned too i have seen and processed many transactions this way,the SM (store manager) was probably not sure as the company is going through a period where they are having issues with many counterfiet (spell check) coupons and even fake printed ads.

[barbpatter]

I only ran into a problem 1 time, and in retrospect I am grateful for it! It got me 4 free boxes of cereal.

The buy 2 get 1 free coupon does not state anywhere on it that it cannot be used with other coupons. It does not say I have to buy the 2 items at full price, if that was the case then hypothetically you would have to wait until they weren't on sale, right?

As for the yogurt....200 in one trip is pretty extreme. That said....I have 7 people living in my house and if each one of them has 1 yogurt a day that would be 49 yogurts a week or 196 a month. Not that I would buy a months worth in one trip, lol. There are always deals for yogurt so no urgency there. I guess the bottom line is whether or not you need something depends on how large your family is and how often they consume that something.

The way I always look at the coupon (and how it has ALWAYS worked for me) is to read the coupon to see which item the coupon is applied to. For instance, get item free, when you buy something else. I feel that the 'something else' is not attached to the coupon, so you can use another coupon on it. BOGO is different, the coupon is attached to both items. Such as buy marinade, get free meat. I use a marinade coupon too! This always works for me.

As for the yogurt, the coupon deals are always there, but if I had that many coupons I would buy them and donate them somewhere. Manufacturers put out SO many coupons (not more than the company can afford to cash!) and shoppers use such a small percentage of those printed. The manufacturer is not going to even notice a 200 free yogurt purchase.