I too have found that the coupons are rather difficult to use in that the items wanted are usually the ones on sale, for less than the coupon amount, so this is frustrating. One good thing is that we have both a Hancock's and Joann's here, and they do take each other's coupons, so this is a plus. And true, it seems the coupon a person wants to use is the one that is not good until another day. I suppose it is some sort of marketing ploy to keep people coming back to the store more than once, thinking you will buy extra items when you return.