Students ask Questions... I try and get them answers!
QUESTION: (asked in class)
Are Pharma-Plus/Rexall Coupons accepted at WalMart (like the Loblaw's coupons are)?
ANSWER:
Yes. WalMart accepts coupons from Pharma-Plus/Rexall.
However, they are basically a price match because WalMart is unable to get the money back from the vendor, as they are store-specific.
The coupon (example: coupon zone) is deducted (can use a calculator at the check out if necessary) from the item total.
IF you have a price match in a flyer (example Foodland flyer) plus a Loblaw's coupon zone coupon, you can use both. The cashier is to calculate the flyer price MINUS the coupon zone (example) value, and enter that into the calculation on your receipt. There is no special button for this on the computer/cash register. It will show up on your receipt that the item was purchased for "this" cost, and no mention of a coupon tendered, (if the cashier understands this procedure).
Are Pharma-Plus/Rexall Coupons accepted at WalMart (like the Loblaw's coupons are)?
ANSWER:
Yes. WalMart accepts coupons from Pharma-Plus/Rexall.
However, they are basically a price match because WalMart is unable to get the money back from the vendor, as they are store-specific.
The coupon (example: coupon zone) is deducted (can use a calculator at the check out if necessary) from the item total.
IF you have a price match in a flyer (example Foodland flyer) plus a Loblaw's coupon zone coupon, you can use both. The cashier is to calculate the flyer price MINUS the coupon zone (example) value, and enter that into the calculation on your receipt. There is no special button for this on the computer/cash register. It will show up on your receipt that the item was purchased for "this" cost, and no mention of a coupon tendered, (if the cashier understands this procedure).
Can I Price-Match An Ad with a "Percent Off" Sale?
QUESTION: (emailed after student attended class)
Hi Tracy, My mother and I went to Walmart to do some shopping and at the same time we also did some price matching. We had a flyer for Zellers which had vitamins on sale for 50% off when we presented this to the cashier at Walmart they would not accept it saying they do not give 50% off on any products I kind of caused a scene but in the end they would not give it to us. Have you ever run into this type of situation? and if so what was the outcome?
ANSWER: In the event that a flyer advertises a price which is a percentage off for a sale, the item is not able to be price matched at the store you are price matching too (in this case Walmart).
This is for the most part, because the cost may differ from store to store. Example, Walmart could retail the item for $9.95 and Zellers could retail it for $14.99, with the 50% off, it would be $7.50, Walmart would have to give you a greater than 50% discount for the product, because it would not be a match to the original price, it would make them sell their product for $4.98, no where near the sale price that Zellers has. This basically makes the store with the sale price, the store you "have to" shop at if you want that discount because they know, you can't price match anywhere.
Another example of this type of "sale with no price match possible" would be: Sobey's recent multi- week "sale" which was a membership drive for their Club Sobey's. I don't know if you noticed their flyer (not this week, but in the weeks previous), they were advertising $1.00 members save... in tiny print... it looked like the cost of the item was (example) $1.00... in fact, ONLY if you were a member would you save the $1.00 and thus, you could not price match with their flyer.
I called the corporate office about it and said I didn't like their flyer. LOL... it's true, I didn't!
This also applies to the "buy 2 for $3.00" (example) at No Frills. No Frills will price match, but will not price match a multiple item. (I have had no problem at Walmart when purchasing a multiple as a price match, as in the example).
Hi Tracy, My mother and I went to Walmart to do some shopping and at the same time we also did some price matching. We had a flyer for Zellers which had vitamins on sale for 50% off when we presented this to the cashier at Walmart they would not accept it saying they do not give 50% off on any products I kind of caused a scene but in the end they would not give it to us. Have you ever run into this type of situation? and if so what was the outcome?
ANSWER: In the event that a flyer advertises a price which is a percentage off for a sale, the item is not able to be price matched at the store you are price matching too (in this case Walmart).
This is for the most part, because the cost may differ from store to store. Example, Walmart could retail the item for $9.95 and Zellers could retail it for $14.99, with the 50% off, it would be $7.50, Walmart would have to give you a greater than 50% discount for the product, because it would not be a match to the original price, it would make them sell their product for $4.98, no where near the sale price that Zellers has. This basically makes the store with the sale price, the store you "have to" shop at if you want that discount because they know, you can't price match anywhere.
Another example of this type of "sale with no price match possible" would be: Sobey's recent multi- week "sale" which was a membership drive for their Club Sobey's. I don't know if you noticed their flyer (not this week, but in the weeks previous), they were advertising $1.00 members save... in tiny print... it looked like the cost of the item was (example) $1.00... in fact, ONLY if you were a member would you save the $1.00 and thus, you could not price match with their flyer.
I called the corporate office about it and said I didn't like their flyer. LOL... it's true, I didn't!
This also applies to the "buy 2 for $3.00" (example) at No Frills. No Frills will price match, but will not price match a multiple item. (I have had no problem at Walmart when purchasing a multiple as a price match, as in the example).
Smart Source Printable: use them everywhere?
QUESTION: (emailed after student attended class)
For the coupons printed from smartsource.ca do u have any problems using them at any stores?
ANSWER: There should be NO reason at all, the stores refuse them.
However, if you run into difficulty, have this letter printed and take it with you: (click on the following:) Letter to Retailer
For the coupons printed from smartsource.ca do u have any problems using them at any stores?
ANSWER: There should be NO reason at all, the stores refuse them.
However, if you run into difficulty, have this letter printed and take it with you: (click on the following:) Letter to Retailer
Stacking Coupons? Rexall Coupons?
QUESTION:
Hey Tracy,
I had a question, on SC (CLICK HERE, to read the posting if you like), there is a thing about the Dove 1.50 coupons being stackable? I still dont understand this stackable thing, I have a few of them I got from SDM the other day on the back though they say 1 coupon per purchase ...is that not one per item then? I have never stacked and don't understand it!
My sister, the other day used 1 coupon and it was good for as many items she got like 24 body wash with 1 coupon from Rexal for free ???? I have never seen this ????? Am I totally missing something???....LOL
ANSWER:
Hi, You're not missing anything!
Here's the low down...It sounds like your sister used a Rexall coupon... on those coupons, it's basically a sale price on a piece of paper that looks like a coupon, (you can use it a Walmart, but it's basically a price match situation).
The "coupon" for Rexall specify's that you can buy as many of that item as you'd like and use just the one "coupon" to get that price, (why they call it a coupon and not just make a sale of it, is beyond me!... just to confuse people I guess!!)
The Dove coupon... if it's a manufacturer's coupon that uses the words "one coupon per purchase" means that you can buy only ONE Dove with EACH coupon.
Purchase = Item
Transaction = the sale which could be one or more items (basically: the exchange of money for the goods (or bartering if it's goods/services for something of agreeable value)
A Transaction may contain one or several purchases (items).
Example: I had a transaction of 10 items. The cashier bagged up my purchases and I found 10 items in my bag when I got home. (the words are pretty interchangeable)
So, if you have 10 coupons for Dove and 10 Dove products, you are good to ring in your transaction together.
The exception, is that a coupon says "one per transaction" that is when you would ring in ONE Dove by itself. Then another Dove is paid for separately.
Now about stacking:
There is very little about stacking in your duo-tang that was handed out in class, because I didn't want people to get confused with it, because we can't use it here (generally) and I wanted to keep the basics simple.
Here's the way it goes:
From Manitoba to B.C. there is a store called London Drugs (we can only hope that one will come to Ontario!)... at LD you can use multiple coupons for the same item! There are specifications for this like: the UPC/code has to be different and there can't be restrictive wording (specifying no stacking, etc).
In Ontario we are limited to very little stacking, if at all. The wording on the coupons is generally not permissible of this practice. However, the rare circumstance has happened that it does get through the checkout.
Here's how that works:
I have a coupon for a buy three products and get one free (B3GO)... I also have a coupon for each of the three items to make them even a better price. I use the 4 coupons to purchase the 4 items (one being free anyhow).
Example:
I have a coupon for: Buy 3 Lipton soup products get 1 free
Lipton Soup is on sale for $1.00 a package.
I pick up 4 packages... as specified on the coupon (need to purchase 3 to get one 1 free)
For each Lipton soup, I have a 50 cent coupon... =$1.50 in coupons (3 coupons)
I am buying 3 (with coupons!) and one is free = 4 products
Total for all 4 items together should be: $1.50!
However:
Some cashiers may not accept the 50 cent coupons WITH the B3G1 coupon.
So, you would be paying for 3 products (in the example you'd pay $3.00) and get one free.
The total would be $3.00 for 4 items.
Hey Tracy,
I had a question, on SC (CLICK HERE, to read the posting if you like), there is a thing about the Dove 1.50 coupons being stackable? I still dont understand this stackable thing, I have a few of them I got from SDM the other day on the back though they say 1 coupon per purchase ...is that not one per item then? I have never stacked and don't understand it!
My sister, the other day used 1 coupon and it was good for as many items she got like 24 body wash with 1 coupon from Rexal for free ???? I have never seen this ????? Am I totally missing something???....LOL
ANSWER:
Hi, You're not missing anything!
Here's the low down...It sounds like your sister used a Rexall coupon... on those coupons, it's basically a sale price on a piece of paper that looks like a coupon, (you can use it a Walmart, but it's basically a price match situation).
The "coupon" for Rexall specify's that you can buy as many of that item as you'd like and use just the one "coupon" to get that price, (why they call it a coupon and not just make a sale of it, is beyond me!... just to confuse people I guess!!)
The Dove coupon... if it's a manufacturer's coupon that uses the words "one coupon per purchase" means that you can buy only ONE Dove with EACH coupon.
Purchase = Item
Transaction = the sale which could be one or more items (basically: the exchange of money for the goods (or bartering if it's goods/services for something of agreeable value)
A Transaction may contain one or several purchases (items).
Example: I had a transaction of 10 items. The cashier bagged up my purchases and I found 10 items in my bag when I got home. (the words are pretty interchangeable)
So, if you have 10 coupons for Dove and 10 Dove products, you are good to ring in your transaction together.
The exception, is that a coupon says "one per transaction" that is when you would ring in ONE Dove by itself. Then another Dove is paid for separately.
Now about stacking:
There is very little about stacking in your duo-tang that was handed out in class, because I didn't want people to get confused with it, because we can't use it here (generally) and I wanted to keep the basics simple.
Here's the way it goes:
From Manitoba to B.C. there is a store called London Drugs (we can only hope that one will come to Ontario!)... at LD you can use multiple coupons for the same item! There are specifications for this like: the UPC/code has to be different and there can't be restrictive wording (specifying no stacking, etc).
In Ontario we are limited to very little stacking, if at all. The wording on the coupons is generally not permissible of this practice. However, the rare circumstance has happened that it does get through the checkout.
Here's how that works:
I have a coupon for a buy three products and get one free (B3GO)... I also have a coupon for each of the three items to make them even a better price. I use the 4 coupons to purchase the 4 items (one being free anyhow).
Example:
I have a coupon for: Buy 3 Lipton soup products get 1 free
Lipton Soup is on sale for $1.00 a package.
I pick up 4 packages... as specified on the coupon (need to purchase 3 to get one 1 free)
For each Lipton soup, I have a 50 cent coupon... =$1.50 in coupons (3 coupons)
I am buying 3 (with coupons!) and one is free = 4 products
Total for all 4 items together should be: $1.50!
However:
Some cashiers may not accept the 50 cent coupons WITH the B3G1 coupon.
So, you would be paying for 3 products (in the example you'd pay $3.00) and get one free.
The total would be $3.00 for 4 items.
Is It a Coupon or Is it Price Matching?
QUESTION:
My sister just started couponing she was at walmart the girl in front of her told her about the rexal coupon thing so she went there ( it was the last day for it) got the coupon and went back to walmart and got the 24 body washes.....free! but if its price matching how did that work
ANSWER:
The coupons from Rexal (and also from the "coupon zone" at Zehrs) are not coupons which Walmart can send to a vendor to get money back for. Basically, Walmart reduces the cost of your item to match the coupon, but no coupon is really tendered (taken and redeemed with a vendor).
Here's how it "should" work: CLICK HERE for the policy/procedure of this type of coupon.
My sister just started couponing she was at walmart the girl in front of her told her about the rexal coupon thing so she went there ( it was the last day for it) got the coupon and went back to walmart and got the 24 body washes.....free! but if its price matching how did that work
ANSWER:
The coupons from Rexal (and also from the "coupon zone" at Zehrs) are not coupons which Walmart can send to a vendor to get money back for. Basically, Walmart reduces the cost of your item to match the coupon, but no coupon is really tendered (taken and redeemed with a vendor).
Here's how it "should" work: CLICK HERE for the policy/procedure of this type of coupon.