Important remindiner RE: Fine Print on coupons must be disclosed.

[bugface711]

Hello to all of our awesome traders here at HCW

Just a quick reminder...

When making coupon trades PLEASE make sure to disclose fine print. If coupons say limit one per customer, one per transaction, have a store logo, say redeem only at or any other fine print this is important information.

Expiration dates are also important.

We know that you cannot put everything in trade posts, but it is a good idea to add in this info so time is not wasted setting up a trade that the other party cannot use because of fine print or an expiration date that is too close.

If you are trading FOR coupons, always ask for the expiration date if it is not in the trade post, and if there is any fine print.

An example right now would be similac coupons. These say limit one per transaction. This information needs to be shared. Many members would love to trade for 100 of these, but may not be able to do 100 transactions before they expire.

~ thanks for reading

[AndreaCA]

I recently came across some coupons that say:

Coupon void if altered, copied, sold, purchased, transferred, exchanged or where prohibited or restricted by law.

I'm new to couponing and have never noticed this before. This message came on Nestle frozen ice-cream products.

Then, on Barnstar or Comfort Coop Eggs coupons, there is this message:

Consumer: Coupon void if altered, copied, sold or transferred to any group, firm or person prior to redemption. Any other use constitutes fraud.

Thoughts, comments? Is it ethical to stick these coupons in a potluck?

Thanks!

By the way, these came from an in-store booklet of coupons from Save-Mart and Lucky stores. It's $13 in coupons for dairy and refrigerated foods in celebration of June Dairy month.

[AndreaCA]

any thoughts?

[motherofmolly]

any thoughts?

ethically you are fine. most or all coupons have that disclaimer...it has been discussed before that the "transfer" isnt really for us moms and dads dabbling in exchanging coupons.