It's only illegal insofar as you're worried about disaffiliation (whatever that is).

I dunno - do they sell those little chemical-pack hand-warmy things?

What a PATHETIC company. They would save more paper if they just showed what it *was* good for. Very unconsumerish.

Sports Authority is still around?

...wouldn't people get tipped off by the SIZE of the coupon?

Immediate Disaffiliation?

Did this post just get me kicked out of my church?

I actually got lucky and bought a weighted dip belt a few months with one of these coupons. I believe Altus was the brand.

Of course, neither they nor Dick's had then in the store, so I had to order it online so the shipping wiped out the coupon.

Typical store coupon. Rare are coupons where can get a discount for anything.

If you like golf, I see Adams isn't listed. You can get an awesome set of irons (a3 or a3 OS) for 200 bucks off. I don't think you'll find a deal for these anywhere else like that.

disaffiliation.

disaffiliate - to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.

So, they won't have anything to do with you? The coupon? What?

disaffiliation...isn't that one of the stages in the Kubler-Ross' "stages of grief"

pretty harsh terms & conditions sporta authority

select table games,

Whose selection is that? How will I know which ones are included? I know the pimple-faced guy behind the counter won't care.

Illegal posting? What makes it illegal? And since this was posted under a fair-use news/reporting reason, does that mean it is a legal posting and the coupon will not be disaffiliated? Or just not immediately?

Yes you can get 20% off an overpriced pair of socks and pay probably about $6 shipping to boot, thus approximately tripling what they would cost you if you ran down to the local target.

Wow..that's absolutely pathetic. I know I'm certainly disaffiliated over the whole thing.

Check out [www.retailmenot.com] for all sorts of online coupon codes that might actually be good for something (or not!).

in another words...Cliff Bars are 20%.

Didn't see Adidas on there... Or Reebok. Still, pretty damn lame if you ask me.

It's like those coupons Macy's used to send out. They would arrive in the morning mail and by the time you read everything that you could not use the coupon for it was evening and the stores were closing.

@DeltaPurser: Taylormade is and adidas owns them so wtf?

This coupon? The only way to break the bonds of Scientology.

I know of a craft store that does something similar to this. They routinely offer 20% off coupons & in the fine print it is for only items that are regularly priced. Problem is... you cant easily tell which ones are regularly priced.

@forgottenpassword: Or like Michael's, where they have coupons for 40% off all regular priced items, and then put the whole store on sale for the week.

@MissPeacock:

LOL! THAT is the exact store chain I was referring to! LOL!

i've seen some crummy coupons, but so far this one takes the cake....................

Do they have some sort of store brand this would be good on. And how are they going to prove that joe shmoe customer is the one who posted it on the web?

I've gotten a coupon like this from ShoeBuy. Except you don't find out that the discount isn't valid on a particular brand until you go to check out.

@HOP: Not only that, but cake is one of the things restricted by the coupon.

@Bourque77: You said it best: WTF?!?!?!?!

There are a couple of stores that use this same coupon scheme. Nothing already on sale or discounted in any manner is allowed, most of the name brands said store carries are usually excluded as are any big ticket items.

I also notice that since Bed Bath & Beyond has been doing the 20% perpetual coupons everything there is about 20% more than elsewhere.

I have been burned by so many coupons where you think you have interpreted the fine print appropriately then at the register you find out otherwise and have to decide if your going to buy the items without the discount or walk. Most people go ahead and buy the item anyway because they have already committed themselves that far they go ahead or they feel socially engineered into buying it cause they are at the register holding up the line.

I think the true intent of these coupons are to get people to the store knowing that they will most likely impulse buy something not on sale or try to use the coupon, fail and buy the item anyway.

Respect mah Authoratae!

Wow! Thanks for the coupon! 20% of New Balance!!!! (not listed on the coupon)

"I think the true intent of these coupons are to get people to the store knowing that they will most likely impulse buy something not on sale or try to use the coupon, fail and buy the item anyway."

Yeah, and that's like... um, FRAUD, now isn't it?

The offer "20% off any single item" is directly contradicted by the many exceptions to to the point of becoming a "bait and switch" offer. The phrase "ANY single item" should be not used when the bulk of the items offered for sale are excluded by the microscopic fine print.

And Sports Authority is going to get nasty letters about trademark infringement from the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the Chicago Transit Authority, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and South Park's Cartman ("respect ma authoritah!")

Went shopping Friday for some mother-effing khakis. Both Old Navy and JC Penney cash register associates directed my attention to a survey offer. ON offers 10% off next purchase if you do survey. You do survey, get a word, write it on your receipt, and that can be used as a 10% off coupon for anything. JCP offers 15% off. Did JCP survey and got printable coupon just like about, 15% off except EVERYTHING listed in fine print, and the JCP coupon was only good for 4 weeks vs. the ON coupon good forever.

Needless to say I was pretty disappointed in JCP for so wasting my time.

Don't even bother with JCP. It is such a joke. The clothing is crap and the customer service is a joke.

I would be interested to see if anyone has tried to use this coupon on one of those brands. This sort of disclaimer is probably in place because the 20% is in serious violation of SA's reseller agreement dealing with minimum advertised prices. In other words, they have to tell you it doesn't work, but it actually would.

Typical Macy's coupon

New Era is not listed, so you could get some MLB hats. Wilson is not listed so you could get some baseball gloves. Majestic Athletic is not listed so you could pick up some nice Baseball jerseys. This coupon ain't half bad.

@thirdbase-- haha, they still send out those coupons!

@grrrrrrr-- RetailMeNot is a really good site for online shopping! Consumers can also leave feedback as to whether the promotion is still active, before you go and enter all your credit card information and get stuck because you can't enter the coupon code. Everyone should look into RetailMeNot.com! =)

@lovelygirl: Hmm, that's a good point.

It seemed like a good idea at the time I came across it.

Oh well.

looks like someone made a real shitty hire with the clown who wrote that. or who ever hired his boss who may have approved it for that matter.

i'm in school but work part-time at dicks.... if you just ask (nicely) you'll get $10 off a $50 purchase anytime.

Perhaps they should have saved some print and listed only what the coupon applies to.
Would save me a ton of time.

I think they should have just posted it in the store to save paper and us the headache of translating all that fine print. I bet the tactic was to get customers in the store to buy stuff they really want only find out there is no discount, but just buy the items anyway

The coupon says "online only", so you won't be caught out at the store. Unless you can't read.

@thelushie, yeah, JCP makes sure that the name brand clothes in their store is sub-par to the exact same name brand clothes in all the other department stores, and specifically trains each and every associate to give the same level of reprehensible customer service since it is impossible that a case(s) of bad service could be isolated incidents.... in case you didn't get it I was being sarcastic, I've had nothing but good experiences shopping there.

@acasto: I am happy you have had great experiences shopping there. I have had great experiences at Macys but I know people who won't set foot in the place. I have been in JCP in four different cities and it has been consistent bad. Of course I am not going to go into every one in every city as I just don't have the time. Besides there are sales at Nordstroms and Saks to hit. I think it makes a difference that I have worked in both places and having worked retail (you know, done thier job) I know what to expect in customer service. JCP is nonexistent. They have cashiers which to me doesn't mean customer service. Macys is marginal. I have one person in one store that I do love going to. BTW, what city do you shop in. Maybe if I am in the area I will check out the JCP that you shop at. (and I am not being sarcastic...that would be a waste of my time.)

Hope you wear adidas!

@Grrrrrrrrr: That was an awesome link. I just bought a game from Gamestop for 25% off at their online store.

Asics, Adidas, Puma, Spalding and Reebok aren't on here.