Originally Posted by
Sierra
The last several times I went to Joann's to redeem coupons there was little fabric that was not on sale (and obvious why because it was faded and bland fabrics only). I asked a person putting back fabric if there was any NOT on sale and she said only some on the middle of the back wall! After spending about 20 to 30 minutes looking throughout the store for things I might want, and finding more than half of everything (it seemed) on sale I left without anything. After this happened 3 times I have pretty much stopped going to Joann's. Last week I wanted rotary blades and asked DH if he would pick them up. He went to several stores and Joann's was priced the highest, coming down to close to the other stores' prices only with the coupon. At our local store, anyway, the coupons are useless. We don't like the gimmick of what they are doing. They've made it into a sham.
I agree Sierra. When you have a 50% off, coupon, you find something you would like to use it on, but you can't because it is already on sale for 20% off (or similar) and you can't use your coupon on an item that is already on sale. (But their sale price isn't as good as your 50% coupon). So you spend more time looking around til you find an item that is NOT on sale already. And I sometimes find myself buying something I really didn't need just so I could take advantage of using my 50% coupon. Does that ever happen to anyone else?? Last time I went in there, all I could find to use the coupon on was a bottle of glue, not on sale, (that was the only thing I could use) and wasn't worth all the time it took me to shop there. They know how to get you in there and keep you shopping in there. Get you in the store with your coupon, and keep you there longer than you would normally be there. It just agrivates me. Last time I went in there for over an hour to find an item, and find out I can't use my coupon on it. I left and said I don't care if I ever go back into that store again. !!!!!!!