Vons is going the Ralphs way!

[akaym]

Originally Posted by cjfrugal guess I'll shop more at Costco and 99cent stores. 99.99% of the cashiers at Hows will not double a coupon that says DND, not subject to doubling and so on

I was just mentioning that to DH that we may have to renew our membership to Costco or Sam's :frown:

I over spend at the the .99c :shrug7:

I may just continue to shop at Smart & Final :shrug7: Pavillions will most likely be the same in their policy. :frown:

I do find great deals a HOWs once in a while & I like that they will take at least 3 of the same Qs But none will double any of the DND. THEY READ everything!

[akaym]

Originally Posted by seedlady if you have a trader joes nearby, check them out. i started shopping there more during the strike, and i still go to it. they have high quality food, short lines, and they do accept coupons, if they happen to carry a name brand item. also, remember, vons has pulled this before. they may give !

WHICH TJs do you shop at that takes Qs?

[simisaver]

Ok, so I called the numbers listed above, I spoke to Brian's office. I was told for all media inquires to call Daymond Rice at 626-821-7897, so I called. Of course I got his voice mail, the voice mail said "if you are media on a dead line to email him at daymond.rice@safeway.com"

So now I will be emailing him,and writing an article for ICNN regarding this.

[katasia]

Oh my god! That is so upsetting! How are we supposed to survive? The economy sucks, food prices are getting higher, I'm sure we haven't even felt the full effects of the floods in the Midwest yet, and now this! Grrr! I am writing alot of letters.

[bessiemae]

This is not good. The only reason that I would continue to shop at Von's would be for the United Airlines mileage. I guess we need to start keeping track of deals at Hows, even though they are very picky, double is double.

[bzbex]

Emailed Daymond. Will still be faxing Brian. Anyone else have an email, address or fax number to share?

[simisaver]

I am writing a post for Ireport on CNN regarding this. I have a question, what is the proper term? couponer? or what would be the word for a person who uses coupons?

[jennifer6183]

For those of you in Santa Barbara area.... Scolari's doubles up to 3 "like" Q's.... (like Vons current policy)

[lmk123]

Holy Schmoly! I'm driving up to Santa Barbara!!!

[simisaver]

This was the response I got:

The grocery business is highly competitive and we frequently refine our promotions based on the market. To that point, beginning August 20, our double coupon policy will be slightly modified. If a coupon is less than or equal to $.50, its value will be doubled, as usual. If a coupon is more than $.50, but is $1.00 or less, its value will be capped at $1.00. All coupons more than $1.00 will be redeemed at their face value.

Regards,
Daymond Rice
Director, Public Affairs & Government Relations
Vons, a Safeway Company