An old high school friend just contacted me with the idea of starting a monthly meeting of local couponers to exchange extra coupons we do not use. I love this idea and will let you know how it goes.
As for this past weekend's coupon/reward adventure, my one lesson to pass along is to CHECK YOUR RECEIPT AFTER EACH TRANSACTION! I was shopping the ExtraBucks deals at CVS. They had a Proctor & Gamble deal where after you spent a certain amount on PG products, you got $10 EB that you could apply to other purchases. There was also one for Pepsi/Mars products for $10 EBs. In the case of BOTH DEALS for some reason the register did not record the correct totals for those products and showed on the receipt that I still needed to purchase more items to get the deal, while if you compared the circular and the receipt, I had clearly met the requirements with the types/sizes/amount of products. Luckily the store wasn't busy and and the cashier was lovely. In the case of THREE transactions she had to call over the manager and override the register to make it print out my coupons for $10 EBs that I need to pay for my items in the fourth transaction. She was extremely nice and understanding as was the manager. YEA CVS!!!
P.S. - Although my CVS store was not very busy, I made sure to let other customers with smaller transactions go ahead of me before each of my transactions. Please practice this courtesy if whatever store you are at has limited registers open. Taking up a register for long periods of time while you get your coupons/deals straight is frustrating for others who may complain to management. This can cause stores to change coupon/deal rules. Don't be the obnoxious couponer. I guess coupon/deal manners may be a good blog for the near future.
