Sep 10, 2013, 10:33 am
Last edit by: Alcibiades
Blue Monday thanks to Cerberus
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xx/xx/15 - xx/xx/15 Promotion
Participating items must be purchased in a single transaction. Limit one(1) offer per transaction
These coupons often do not scan properly(coming up -0.01 along with a 0.01) and require override. Override is always required at SCO.
If the coupon off your next order does not print out, you can request it online here.
When redeeming the coupon, the following items are excluded in the calculation of the minimum spend requirement:
-Fluid dairy such as Milk, Half & Half, etc
-Blunts, alcohol, and smokes
-Gift cards, Lottery tickets, MoneyGram, etc
=======================
xx/xx/15 - xx/xx/15 Promotion
Participating items must be purchased in a single transaction. Limit one(1) offer per transaction
These coupons often do not scan properly(coming up -0.01 along with a 0.01) and require override. Override is always required at SCO.
If the coupon off your next order does not print out, you can request it online here.
When redeeming the coupon, the following items are excluded in the calculation of the minimum spend requirement:
-Fluid dairy such as Milk, Half & Half, etc
-Blunts, alcohol, and smokes
-Gift cards, Lottery tickets, MoneyGram, etc
Safeway/Vons master thread(up to 2017)
Mar 17, 2014, 7:43 pm
#751
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 60
Tried buying AMEX GC today at Safeway - no gas rewards.
Mar 17, 2014, 7:56 pm
#752
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 163
i don't have anybody i can pay with evolve and, as far as i know, about the only way to get on amazon's radar for shutdown is always changing your payment by using debit cards. i do not recommend an army of $50 cards for AP.
further, using debit cards to do spend that could be done on a cc WITH points, is not efficient. sure. if you're using a 5% card and have nowhere else to liquidate- but there is always someplace to liquidate that doesn't gut other cc spend. well, except very small denomination cards like $50. they can be done, but too time/gas/energy/patience consuming. there's also a limit to how many reasonable prices you can find at safeway to get the full value out of the coupons- which expire in 2 weeks. i find the better deals are usually on junk food. i ate horribly when i was struggling to spend all those $10 coupons multiple times last year!
i try to draw the line at $200's, but will do $100's if there are no $200's (recent OM deal) or if the math gets terrible doing 200's.
further, using debit cards to do spend that could be done on a cc WITH points, is not efficient. sure. if you're using a 5% card and have nowhere else to liquidate- but there is always someplace to liquidate that doesn't gut other cc spend. well, except very small denomination cards like $50. they can be done, but too time/gas/energy/patience consuming. there's also a limit to how many reasonable prices you can find at safeway to get the full value out of the coupons- which expire in 2 weeks. i find the better deals are usually on junk food. i ate horribly when i was struggling to spend all those $10 coupons multiple times last year!
i try to draw the line at $200's, but will do $100's if there are no $200's (recent OM deal) or if the math gets terrible doing 200's.
Mar 19, 2014, 6:10 am
#753
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Dallas, Texas
Posts: 56
AMEX GC
Tried buying an AMEX GC at Tom Thumb in N Dallas area. The only AMEX GC on the shelf were variables, all other slots were empty. I thought it was weird but I wanted a varible anyway so I took it to the cashier to check out. Not only did I not get fuel point but my AMEX giftcard did not activate after I paid. Had to go to customer service and he said that all the AMEX GC were supposed to be pulled and made a cashier go pull the remaining variables from the shelf. He activated a Visa GC and gave it to me. So no AMEX GC at my TT right now and no fuel points.
Oh, and obviously no coupons printed out.
Oh, and obviously no coupons printed out.
Mar 19, 2014, 11:20 am
#754
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
It might be separate from your activation issue (sometimes cards don't activate at checkout), but you need to wait ~30 minutes before AMEX GCs are fully activated. I can confirm as I've forgotten about this limitation when trying to dump them immediately.
Mar 19, 2014, 1:37 pm
#756
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
If the receipt indicated it didn't activate then it didn't (and won't). It's certainly possible the card was defective. Safeway terminals are dumb in the sense they don't do any checks until *after* payment has been made. You can mistakenly load $950 to a $500 max reloadit or load the same paypower or univision card twice and it won't complain until after the receipt prints. Manager intervention is required for a refund - it's often game over for buying with CC in the future.
Mar 19, 2014, 10:02 pm
#757
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Dallas, Texas
Posts: 56
I wish. The activation receipt said "not activated" on the Amex purchase. The cashier walked me over to customer service where a manager took the Amex and activated the visa. I only left with the visa so I don't know if the Amex eventually activated or not. Already unloaded the visa.
I'm going to try a different store tomorrow. Hopefully it was just a glitch.
I'm going to try a different store tomorrow. Hopefully it was just a glitch.
Mar 23, 2014, 11:04 pm
#758
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
$10 off next purchase when you buy $100+ MC is back. Starts on the 26th. My store already had the displays up in advance. Didn't have time to read the fine print to see if variables are excluded.
Mar 24, 2014, 2:29 pm
#759
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 131
thanks for the heads up, anybody cares to post the complete ad?
Mar 24, 2014, 7:58 pm
#760
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
Here is picture (click here). Says variables are excluded. We'll see...
Mar 24, 2014, 8:19 pm
#761
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 131
thanks HikerT, if variables work, that would beat PP.
Last edited by Johnnycomeslater; Mar 24, 2014 at 11:36 pm
Mar 26, 2014, 8:56 am
#762
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: DFW
Posts: 683
Bought a $500 variable load MC at Tom Thumb (DFW Safeway) this morning. No $10 off next purchase coupon printed. I did not see a sign for the promotion though so maybe it's regional.
Mar 26, 2014, 9:10 am
#763
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: a hotel room, somewhere...
Posts: 962
Anyone have $200 MC GC's in their area? Randalls only 100's
unfortunately, Randalls only has $100 MC GC's. They have $200 Visa, but not MC. After OM, i never want to see another $100 GC again- pita/time consuming. i'm limited as to how many 2 week expiry $10 off coupons i can use as well.
do the safeway's in Nor CA carry $200 MC's? fyi: this is running until 4/22 i think the sign said...
Mar 26, 2014, 10:57 am
#764
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Hilton Diamond, CC, Hyatt & IHG
Posts: 121
Shame about the coupon not printing for the variables. BTW, In the past they have always been system-wide- Randalls in IAH has the sign up, so i'm sure TT is also.
unfortunately, Randalls only has $100 MC GC's. They have $200 Visa, but not MC. After OM, i never want to see another $100 GC again- pita/time consuming. i'm limited as to how many 2 week expiry $10 off coupons i can use as well.
do the safeway's in Nor CA carry $200 MC's? fyi: this is running until 4/22 i think the sign said...
unfortunately, Randalls only has $100 MC GC's. They have $200 Visa, but not MC. After OM, i never want to see another $100 GC again- pita/time consuming. i'm limited as to how many 2 week expiry $10 off coupons i can use as well.
do the safeway's in Nor CA carry $200 MC's? fyi: this is running until 4/22 i think the sign said...
Mar 26, 2014, 11:16 am
#765
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: AA PLT 2MM
Posts: 2,026
Never seen $200 MC GC's at Vons, only Visa, if even available at all.
At any rate, if variables are not working, then, yet another weak promotion... I guess they figure that with the huge volume sold during the late November promotion (which allowed for variable loads) that they can be a bit more stingy now and folks will still flock for the deal. Sure, I might buy 1 or 2 as I need if I 'know' I'm going to buy something for $10... but, I'm not going to end up with a stack of 200 or so coupons that I'm struggling to use this go around.
At any rate, if variables are not working, then, yet another weak promotion... I guess they figure that with the huge volume sold during the late November promotion (which allowed for variable loads) that they can be a bit more stingy now and folks will still flock for the deal. Sure, I might buy 1 or 2 as I need if I 'know' I'm going to buy something for $10... but, I'm not going to end up with a stack of 200 or so coupons that I'm struggling to use this go around.