This should be none of their business!!!

[3timesoccermom]

I was looking for a coupon and browsing a coupon clipping site (featured on this site under resources) and encountered a lot of coupons with the following statement:

"Limit of 4 like coupons in same shopping trip"


That makes me so mad!!!! If it's not already bad enough that so many stores now limit how many coupons you can use and how, now this?

This seems like nothing but a penalty for using THEIR coupon on THEIR products.

Furthermore, just like there is often confusion with the purchase/transaction wording on some couopns, now I can see this being a trouble-maker for the same reason.

Due to space restraints I am not a big stockpiler - but I still can not understand why they would want to dictate to the customer how many of THEIR product we can buy at one time.

[pjfrn]

I totally agree

[pjfrn]

Just checked out the stock of the company that limits four alike coupons. Stock selling at 62.15 and paid a dividend of .4818 per share. Not bad. Someone in the corporate office feels that he or she needs a little more padding in his or her pocket and putting limits with coupons thay can make us pay full price but I say NEVER to full price. Little do they know we are probably the reason that their stock is doing well. We sure do move their merchandise in the stores.

[Kulis]

I agree with you, too. I don't buy coupons often, but sometimes a friend and I combine orders.
btw, my main grocery stores limit to four like coupons per transaction.

[uncommon]

I can actually understand the manufacturer wanting to limit. What I don't understand is the stores placing limits - they get reimbursed for every coupon so it should all be the same to them.

The manufacturers are the ones who have to pay out, so it kind of makes sense. Of course, they could just issue fewer coupons if they are worried about too many being used...

[sbp]

P&G has been adding that blurbage to their coupons since the 9/26 inserts, and as much as a PITA that it is for us couponers, it IS their business. The coupons help move THEIR product, so they get to have the final say in all of the fine print on the coupon.

Do I like it? In some cases it doesn't bother me because I don't use alot of P&G coupons. In other cases, of course I wish it wasn't on there. From a mod at HCW viewpoint, I absolutely don't like it, because we now have to watch out for people posting about using more than the 4 alloted per trip since it's HCW's policy to not allow discussion about coupons that go against their written terms.

Does it mean I'm going to stop buying the P&G products that we do use? Nope!! It just means that I may have to make a few extra shopping trips to get what I need.

Am I glad they didn't decide to just go to 'one coupon per household' on all of their coupons? Heck yeah!!

[3timesoccermom]

uncommon - can you explain what you mean? As far as I know there is NO difference in what they pay out when Jane buys 4 of the product or when Jill buys 40.

I use very few of their products anyway but will make darn sure I use fewer - none if possible. I resent being told by a manufacturer how many of their product I can buy in a trip when my purchasing their product benefits them in the long run. I think it's stupid and inconsiderate of them to not take into account the needs of the consumers and how they could be inconveniencing them by this.

I can actually understand the manufacturer wanting to limit. What I don't understand is the stores placing limits - they get reimbursed for every coupon so it should all be the same to them.

The manufacturers are the ones who have to pay out, so it kind of makes sense. Of course, they could just issue fewer coupons if they are worried about too many being used...

sbp - I realize that. But as the title of the thread implies, I don't think it should. What difference does it make if someone is purchasing more than another? It sounds like their real issue is shelf-clearing.

P&G has been adding that blurbage to their coupons since the 9/26 inserts, and as much as a PITA that it is for us couponers, it IS their business. The coupons help move THEIR product, so they get to have the final say in all of the fine print on the coupon.

Do I like it? In some cases it doesn't bother me because I don't use alot of P&G coupons. In other cases, of course I wish it wasn't on there. From a mod at HCW viewpoint, I absolutely don't like it, because we now have to watch out for people posting about using more than the 4 alloted per trip since it's HCW's policy to not allow discussion about coupons that go against their written terms.

Does it mean I'm going to stop buying the P&G products that we do use? Nope!! It just means that I may have to make a few extra shopping trips to get what I need.

Am I glad they didn't decide to just go to 'one coupon per household' on all of their coupons? Heck yeah!!

[434Teresa]

I dont like the new P&G 4 like coupon thing either! I have a big family and often need more than 4 of one item at a time even if its not to stcokpile. I really think it sucks but what I do is just pay twice for I refuse to pay full price on much anymore so if I cant use a coupon and I have one to use well I wont buy the item unless I REALLY REALLY need it.

I dont think they mean to limit how many of the product we buy as they do the number of coupons we use for whatever reason but by doing this they do limit how of the product we buy or they do for anyway..

[clippyclippy]

I have to disagree, and say that it is absolutely their right and their business to limit coupons if they want to.
If they were saying you could only buy 4 of something, I'd have a big problem with that.
But limiting how many coupons (that they are giving you) you can use at once is just a simple business move, nothing to do with telling you how much you can buy, just how much of a discount they will give.

The manufacturers could actually turn this around and say "It's none of your business if we want to limit coupons used in a transaction!"

Just like you can't print limitless internet coupons, and you also can't copy coupons from printed sources - there are many limits already in place.

The insert coupons are a little more difficult to control, because there are so many put out, but so few people use them.
The mfr. wants their coupons out there so that lots of people will use them. Not so that a just a few people will use lots.

One reason that I can think of - If you buy 45 razors and get them free, you've made sure you don't have to pay for them for a good long time.
If you are limited to using 4 razor coupons, you might run out and have to buy without a coupon fairly soon. Wouldn't the mfr prefer that?

Another way of looking at it is that it is actually helpful to us couponers to see the mfrs specific limitations/intent of use spelled out on a coupon.
I've had cashiers, even store managers () tell me "one per purchase" means only one coupon in a transaction. Now I can show them even more clearly the difference between "one per purchase", "one per transaction" and "one per household" and our latest one, "4 per transaction".

As much as I like having 45 razors stocked up, I want to make sure that the relationship between couponers and manufacturers stays good for both sides so that we can continue to keep getting the great deals.

[3timesoccermom]

Yes, I realize it is their right, I feel it shouldn't be but thanks for your input.

I can definitely see how the "trip" in the wording will be argued and interpreted in different ways.

I hope so many people are put off by this that it makes a noticeable dent in their sales.