Originally Posted by no1jan
I am a big coupon shopper, but they are making so many that you have to buy 2 for 50 cents. That is ridiculous! ...
Also, I have my husband read the expiration dates especially the dairy items. When they have a sale, the expiration date is usually the following Monday or Tuesday.
Yeah, they've been doing the "must buy 2" or 4 or 6 (yogurt coupons want you to buy 6) for years now. It must be a reaction against coupon doubling but it locks me out of using a lot of coupons, because I just don't use things up fast enough.
I read expiration dates, too. You know, if the date is too soon, you can always ask at customer service for a rain check so you can buy at the sale price after they restock. Or just wait until later in the week, when most of the old stock has been sold.
I do this with produce sales, too. They will have a great sale and crummy produce. I'll ask for a rain check if the veggies or fruit aren't in a condition I'd pay for, and they do usually give the rain check. Then, the week after the sale, you see beautiful, perfect, fresh produce at some pipe dream price, and I buy it using my rain check.