Originally Posted by emsgranny
I finall tried this at our JoAnns in Jefferson City - unfortunately its just not true - at least not at this store - I had a 40% Hobby Lobby, 40% JoAnns 40% Michaels plus a michaels for 20% off entire purchase including sales items.
They wouldnt take the 20% but would give me a 15% (why I am not sure) the only 40% they wanted to give me was theirs - they said unless it specifies that fabric or item (the other store has to carry same fabric according to them) Of course they did end up giving me one of them but kept all my coupons!!!
All this was explained to me, when I took my items back the next day because I had bought some red tag items that rang up at the normal price not the 50% off they were on sale for - also they had charged me full price on an end of bolt fabric. When I mentioned that they didnt give me all three coupons they said they should have only honored the one from them - I told them its false advertising (I didnt make any friends that day lol) I returned the piece of regular priced fabric that I felt should have had the 40% off and she wanted to know why - well I said (while picking up one of their flyers off the desk) why would I pay full price today when I can come in on saturday and get 50% off!!! Told her she wouldnt have to do it if she honored the 40% (didnt want to have to go in again for awhile) but she refused.,
When I got home I called a nearby store - 35 miles away - and explained to them what I had - they said they would honor the coupons as stated in their advertisements - we shall see - I may go in tonite since my coupons expire tonite.
I appreciate you letting me vent - has anyone else had this problem before?
Yep. All the above, except not with competators coupons. But being charged full price, for fabrics, and even some remnants! They try to make you feel stupid, ans always explain it away in some unsatisfactory mannor.
Now I check receipts as soon as I get in the car, cuz it's too far to drive to go back. but you are correct, they will sooner trake the item back than give you tomorrow's discount on your already cut piece of fabric.
I once left an 18 yard piece of fabric, cuz it turned out the coupon was for the lext day.
The cutting lady had wadded it up so bad, I wasn't even sure it was all there anyway, and when I asked her to re measure she refused. Then I mentioned just cuz it's 50% off shouldn't mean I get 50% of the service, and she asked to see the coupon, and told me it was for tomorrow. That's when I said, oh, ok, you can keep it then.
The next day I drive to a bigger store that had a fancy measure off the bolt thingy. It rolled the measured fabric onto another bolt, so I got to take my 18 yrds home on a bolt, instead of wadded up in a bag.