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
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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
Safeway/Vons master thread(up to 2017)
Apr 15, 2014, 12:57 pm
#826
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
A $10 Vons coupon that expires in 2 weeks is not worth $10. But the coupon's value will increase if it can be used to pay the $5.95 fee for the next MC gift card... but I'm not willing to try that. I'm sure that'll mean calling the manager over.
Apr 15, 2014, 11:03 pm
#827
Moderator: Manufactured Spending
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 6,580
There is a hassle factor in liquidating $100 cards separately, however. They are also USBank MC so they may give you trouble at WM.
Apr 15, 2014, 11:38 pm
#828
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Seattle
Programs: United Airlines Premier, Starwood Gold Preferred Guest, Hyatt Gold Passport, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 356
I normally find Vons to be about 10-20% more expensive than cheaper grocery stores. This reduces the value of the coupon to $8-9, which is still a good value. It may be even better if you use Just4U. Sometimes I use these coupons as an excuse to splurge and buy something expensive that I normally wouldn't.
There is a hassle factor in liquidating $100 cards separately, however. They are also USBank MC so they may give you trouble at WM.
There is a hassle factor in liquidating $100 cards separately, however. They are also USBank MC so they may give you trouble at WM.
Apr 22, 2014, 12:21 pm
#829
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: CRP
Programs: UA 1K and 1MM, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 300
So is this still valid today?
Apr 22, 2014, 1:37 pm
#830
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Programs: UA AA MR UR
Posts: 37
Yes. I just stocked up on coupons for the next two weeks.
Apr 22, 2014, 1:55 pm
#831
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
Just a tip since this is the last day. Go to self checkout with a $100 and a variable (I pick a univision since those generate fuel points, but you could also grab a no fee paypower). The coupon prints as soon as you scan the $100. Then scan the variable. If they say cash only for the variable tell them to cancel the order and you will buy your gift cards elsewhere. Worst case you get a $10 coupon for walking in to test what stores / cashiers are variable friendly.
Apr 22, 2014, 2:17 pm
#832
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
Just a tip since this is the last day. Go to self checkout with a $100 and a variable (I pick a univision since those generate fuel points, but you could also grab a no fee paypower). The coupon prints as soon as you scan the $100. Then scan the variable. If they say cash only for the variable tell them to cancel the order and you will buy your gift cards elsewhere. Worst case you get a $10 coupon for walking in to test what stores / cashiers are variable friendly.
Also, is the no fee paypower card from Just4U?
Apr 22, 2014, 7:29 pm
#833
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 100
Starting tomorrow, there is apparently going to be $10 when buying a $100 American Express GC.
Apr 22, 2014, 7:42 pm
#834
Moderator: Manufactured Spending
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 6,580
Just a tip since this is the last day. Go to self checkout with a $100 and a variable (I pick a univision since those generate fuel points, but you could also grab a no fee paypower). The coupon prints as soon as you scan the $100. Then scan the variable. If they say cash only for the variable tell them to cancel the order and you will buy your gift cards elsewhere. Worst case you get a $10 coupon for walking in to test what stores / cashiers are variable friendly.
Apr 22, 2014, 7:47 pm
#835
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
There's no point in doing this... unless $100 AMEX gift card gets gas points. I know the variable AMEX gets gas points if purchased with a regular item, but I don't know about the fixed $100 card.
Apr 22, 2014, 9:03 pm
#836
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 38
You're right, there's no point, especially for people with CCs that pay 5% at grocery stores. You're barely eking out a 9% profit margin.
Apr 22, 2014, 9:51 pm
#837
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: AA PLT 2MM
Posts: 2,026
It's more accurately stated as paying $0.65 (and 1 quarter cent) for a $10 coupon with a 2 week expiry date for Vons. Sure, a good deal if you're doing a lot of grocery shopping (sans all the good stuff like tobacco and booze), but, I'd hardly call that $10 coupon as '$10 cash'.
Apr 22, 2014, 11:09 pm
#838
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
Nobody said that it is a money-loser, but with a 5% card like I have, I'd rather just get $500 Visa gift card or even the variable AMEX, which at least gets gas points.
Apr 22, 2014, 11:53 pm
#839
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
The terms of this coupon were 1 per customer. If anyone here got more than 1 was it unethical? Oh the horror! You are always free to hand them back the coupon, lol. If you want to wax poetic about ethics where do you draw the line? You might as well pontificate about whether debit PIN cash out is unethical. After all, the terms say PIN use is not intended for cash back. But 99.99% here have used a work around to bypass. Or whether MS with a CC is unethical. After all the T&C for most CC rewards programs have verbiage excluding purchase of cash equivalents. You might as well say say the entire MS forum "sounds rather unethcial", lol. For me the coupon was incentive to test which Safeway stores and cashiers are variable friendly. 
Last edited by HikerT; Apr 23, 2014 at 12:02 am
Apr 23, 2014, 1:13 am
#840
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: SFO/ORD
Posts: 212
The terms of this coupon were 1 per customer. If anyone here got more than 1 was it unethical? Oh the horror! You are always free to hand them back the coupon, lol. If you want to wax poetic about ethics where do you draw the line? You might as well pontificate about whether debit PIN cash out is unethical. After all, the terms say PIN use is not intended for cash back. But 99.99% here have used a work around to bypass. Or whether MS with a CC is unethical. After all the T&C for most CC rewards programs have verbiage excluding purchase of cash equivalents. You might as well say say the entire MS forum "sounds rather unethcial", lol. For me the coupon was incentive to test which Safeway stores and cashiers are variable friendly.