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Here's another free game for iPhone/iPod Touch owners to pass the time this weekend: Wild West Pinball. If you're a Blackberry owner, Bplay has a 30% off sale going on right now—enter JULY in the code box at checkout. [IntoMobile]
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coupons
Kroger Won't Accept Coupons From ...Kroger?
John printed out some coupons from grocery store Kroger's Web site. That's not where he went wrong, though. John had the audacity to try to exchange them for discounts. On Kroger brand products. At Kroger. Experienced coupon users can guess what happens next. More » -
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Amazon Releases June '09 Coupon Codes
Amazon.com has released the latest batch of special coupon codes and Probargainhunter has the roundup. This month, they seem to all be for groceries. More » -
unacceptable food
The Extra Fiber In Quaker Natural Granola: Chunks Of Wood
James' seven-year-old daughter was happily noshing on her Quaker Natural Granola when she came across this chunk of wood. Quaker was quick to send James a coupon so he could buy more woody granola from Costco, but then offered a refund when reminded that the bulk warehouse doesn't accept manufacturer's coupons.
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coupons
Sears Pays $10 In Coupons For Your Email Address
Max wants to know why he hasn't received the $10 gift certificate that the cashier at Sears promised him for turning over an email address to receive marketing messages. We contacted Sears and found out what's actually going on. More » -
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2-Foot-Long CVS Receipt Doubles As Party Streamer
Matt sent Consumerist an e-mail with the subject line, "Why is my receipt two feet long?" See, he shopped at CVS, purchased one item, used the self-checkout machine, and walked away with a receipt longer than my dog. This is a massive waste of paper, especially when you multiply it by the number of CVS stores and the number of purchases at each one, but it isn't completely pointless. More » -
fake offers
Fast Food Restaurants: Stop With The "Free" Promotions Already
Dear Quiznos, KFC, Arby's, and any other food chain that wants to offer freebies without first securing full buy-in from your franchisees: please stop it. Either the coupons are honored or they're not; there is no try. More » -
Mars didn't really think through their "free chocolate" offer and the server stampede it would inevitably cause. If you had rotten luck this morning but still insist on getting a free candy bar coupon via snail mail in six weeks, try the site now; I just did and was able to get a coupon without any delay (less than 2 minutes total time on the site). [realchocolate.com]
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El Pollo Loco Says It Will Honor Your Broken KFC Coupons On Mother's Day
Bill just emailed us with a link to this tweet from the El Pollo Loco rep on Twitter. Might be worth a shot if you were turned away by your local KFC yesterday and you think a free chicken meal is the perfect way to say "I love you" in motherese. -
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KFC On Oprah: Everybody Gets A Chicken! Everybody Gets A Chicken!
Oprah is promoting KFC's grilled chicken, and has hooked the entire Internet up with a coupon for a free grilled chicken meal.
The coupon can only be downloaded until 10:59 PM Eastern time tomorrow, so hurry. It can be used any day from now until May 15—except May 10, Mother's Day. Because what kind of cheap bastard uses a free meal coupon to take their mother out to dinner on Mother's Day?
The Oprah Winfrey Show/Kentucky Grilled Chicken Two-Piece Meal Coupon [Oprah.com]
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8Coupons.com Lets You Send Local Coupons To Your Phone
Online coupons still haven't caught on, really, but 8coupons.com may be worth checking out if you want to give it a try in your own city. Instead of implementing some high-concept location aware thing, they let you browse the site for coupons that interest you. When you find one, you send it to your phone via text message. Obviously, if you hold your phone number dear to your heart, don't bother; if you're the brave type who doesn't mind risking the personal data exposure, you might want to give it a shot.
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mysteries
Customer Wants To Know What Happened To CVS Extra Care Coupons
Any readers here who work for CVS? Maya wants to know what's going on with the Extra Care coupons that are printed at the bottom of each receipt. Lately the clerks at her local CVS stores have been tearing something off the bottom of the receipt before giving it to her, and the coupons are no longer there. Coincidence? More » -
frugality
Amazing Coupon Queen Saves 97% On Grocery Bill
Sure, I use coupons, and I'm decent at it, but for me watching this video of the "Coupon Queen" is like a little kid enrolled in her first karate class watching an expert ninja. More » -
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Macy's Makes Fun Of Coupons With Its Latest Coupon
Did you know the asterisk in the Macy*s logo is actually part of a clever branding campaign to associate the brand with fine print? It must be true, because no other department store has such a love of fine print on coupons—and such an apparent hatred of actual coupons. Their latest masterpiece in exclusions won't cover electronics, wigs, mattresses, shoes, watches, about a million clothing brands, and more. What does it cover? Probably a shoehorn from the Notions for Men department.
(Thanks to Michelle!)
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coupons
Why Do Some Stores Act Stupid About Coupons?
Some stores—like A&P Supermarkets and Bed Bath & Beyond, for example—seem to have a sort of antagonism against coupon users. (For that matter, some of our commenters do too, but they are wrong.) Steve Gosset notes on his "Reality Bites Back" blog that the shortsighted coupon policies at these two stores only ended up costing them more fees, or even a sale.
"Coupon Nazis Strike Again at Checkout Counter" [Reality Bites Back]
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Dell Charges Customer $300 More Than He Authorized
Matt is having some trouble getting Dell to sort out its billing mistake with his new TV purchase. It's an interesting story because for the most part, Dell employees or outsourced CSRs are trying to be helpful to Matt, but nothing has actually been accomplished yet over email, chat, or the telephone. Matt wants his $300 back, and Dell wants Matt to just return the TV set if he won't pay the non-discounted price. We think he may have a case here for disputing the overcharged amount. More » -
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Domino's Accidentally Gives Away 11,000 Pizzas in Bailout Promotion
This morning, Rick Broida posted a great deal from ubiquitous pizza chain Domino's at his Cheapskate blog on CNET. Customers could get a free one-topping pizza (carryout only) by ordering online and using the coupon code "BAILOUT."
The problem: It never was intended to be a real promotion. More »
