Walgreens Why are certain topics not discussable on here?

[BBgirl]

THANK YOU!! This is why I stay with this site. I know they have good deals LEGITIMATELY. My cashiers don't look at my stuff so close as others because they know I do legit deals. I'm honest. They know that and they trust me. I get good enough deals that I don't need to cheat.
I'm glad the mods here who are not paid for all their work stay on top of all the deals and let us know whats, what. THANKS ALL MODS

Originally Posted by cbgo We can't talk about certain things because the mission of HCW is not "to help people use coupons." It is to help people use coupons legitimately. There are other sites that are all about using coupons without any regard to whether or not they are legit deals. I am at HCW rather than the other sites because I care about being able to walk into any store with my head held high and being able to sleep at night. I like knowing that if a deal is posted here that it is 100% legit. I have great cashiers for the most part and really could not live with myself if I did a non legit deal that got one of them written up or fired. As others have said, the mods have been super helpful to me when I have had questions about whether a deal that I have found is legit or not. Also, since the P&G RRs have special wording on them, I think that they do it on purpose. I can't begin to understand that purpose, but don't think that it is an accident.

[moneysaver3]

I absolutely applaud and support HCW and their stance on this.

However, I also think P&G is being stupid by paying for and promoting a coupon that can only be used on their competitor's product. Still, stupid or not, I will abide by their requirement.

Amy

[ekoury]

My take on this one - I want to be able to do my deals as legit as possible. That way, if a cashier ever has a question as to why I use this coupon on this item, I can defend my position knowing I am right and not feeling like I want to fall through the gound and disappear from his/her view because the coupon is not being used 100% legit. I do not know if the OP is new to to the couponing thing, but there are so many people who use coupons wrong on purpose that it make everyone with a coupon look bad.

There are plenty of deals out there where you can use your coupons legitimately and not worry about being put on the spot by a cashier for misuse of the coupons. The last thing you want is to be arrested for potential coupon fraud, which has happened before (I mean really happen, heard a story.)

[BringontheWonder]

Proctor & Gamble is a global corporation with operations in 80 countries around the world and billions of dollars in sales. Their products are sold in 180 countries worldwide. I feel quite certain they know what they're doing and would prefer you continue to pay full price for their products, especially if you bought one of their items to get the RR when you would not have purchased it in the first place. Sounds pretty savvy to me. They've already got your money, so it's not stupid at all. Unfortunate for those of us who would like to roll RRs as easily as we roll ECBs, yes. Stupid, no.

[MrsPinecone]

Originally Posted by sbp I have to disagree with this. The manufacturer is the one footing the bill so they have every right to say what their coupon can be used on and what it can't be used for. It's the same right they exercise to say whether this coupon can be used on any size product of XYZ or if the coupon excludes trial size. And I also am offended by this comment as well. HCW is and always has been from day one, very firm in the stance that any discussions about anything that goes against store or coupon policy is not allowed. That doesn't make us 'religious' about couponing, it makes us honest. There are enough deals to be gotten legitimately, there's no need to cheat the system in order to get deals. There's plenty of couponers that feel the same way that I feel and that's why we're here rather than at any of the other sites out there.

I completely agree with SBP.

HCW is about legitimate deals, not ways to screw the system. I can go shopping and not worry that I'm going to "get caught" doing something inappropriate.

The more people follow the mfr's rules, the less you have to worry about being one of those who posts in HUTC that you are being treated like a criminal for using coupons. They treat you that way because there ARE so many who try to cheat.

[collegekidsaves]

Originally Posted by jillynoodle if i am unsure just dont post about it.

I disagree with this. I think the best thing here would be to ask. If you're unless what qualifies as a Huggies Bath & Body product, ask. There's no shame in asking a question, and that's the way we all learn.


For me, the bottom line is that I won't walk into the store, pick up a bottle of Dawn, and walk out without paying for it. That's wrong. However, walking into the store, grabbing a small bottle of normal Dawn and using a $1.50 Pure Essentials coupon on it to get it free is also wrong. It doesn't matter if the coupon doesn't beep, or the cashier pushes it through. I wouldn't be using the coupon as specified by the manufacturer, and I wouldn't be okay with that. If it's between misusing a coupon to get free dish soap, or using it right and having to pay some OOP, I'll pay the OOP.

[jennifermevans]

If it's between misusing a coupon to get free dish soap, or using it right and having to pay some OOP, I'll pay the OOP.

I couldn't agree more! I have noticed that if something does get rung up wrong, to my advantage, it always comes back to me....coupon karma, baby, it's real!

[hottm]

I bought a Vaseline Lotion and used 2 $6 Gillette coupons to pay for it and some other items. I did not use my $7 Vaseline Lotion coupon or any other coupons to pay for this. STILL, it did not print out a new $7 Vaseline Coupon. What did I do wrong?

[joemarcie]

Thanks to all who contribute legitimate, honest information here. I appreciate the reliability of the information posted here.

[mollysmom]

Originally Posted by hottm I bought a Vaseline Lotion and used 2 $6 Gillette coupons to pay for it and some other items. I did not use my $7 Vaseline Lotion coupon or any other coupons to pay for this. STILL, it did not print out a new $7 Vaseline Coupon. What did I do wrong?

It should have printed. Must have been a catalina glitch. You can send in a form to catalina and get your RR. However this is a pain and I usually try to resolve the issue before I leave the store. Did you ?? the cashier about it. Sometimes the machine is not working or is "offline " for awhile. Sorry this happened it's frustrating.