Walmart has a coupon policy, but doesn’t do a very good job of educating its employees about it. That, or the employees don’t do a very good job of remembering how it’s supposed to work. Shelly has been at war with her local Walmart since January over four air fresheners and a relatively small amount of money, but it’s the principle. [More]
Toys R Us Mystery Deal Not So Mysterious, More Frustrating
By July 22, 2011
Caty wasn’t trying to scam Toys ‘R’ Us out of fifty bucks. She saw an interesting promotion in the store’s newspaper circular that required scanning a QR code in the ad and seeing what the “mystery deal” might be. She scanned the code, saw that it gave her a sweet deal on a game bundle, and headed over to the store. There she found empty shelves and employees who claimed that the deal had been a “mistake” and Caty had failed to follow a rule that wasn’t on the newspaper circular. [More]
'Extreme Couponing' Is Back On TLC, And We Can't Look Away
By April 6, 2011
Consumerist readers are divided on the subject of hardcore couponing: some are dedicated practitioners, and everyone else seems to think that couponers disrupt commerce and are poisoning their families with transfats, high fructose corn syrup, and greed. Last year, TLC made a one-off documentary, Extreme Couponing, that was such a hit that it is now becoming a reality series in its own right. Should you watch? [More]
Sorry, You Can't Have The Order You Paid For
By March 9, 2011
Henry saved time and money by using an online coupon code to place a furniture order from his local Office Depot for in-store pickup. Well, he thought he was saving money. According to the store employee he dealt with, he “hacked” the ordering system by using a coupon, and could only receive his order by paying an extra $25 to have it delivered. Nice. [More]
