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)
Sep 24, 2014, 6:31 pm
#1216
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: a hotel room, somewhere...
Posts: 962
in reality: yes and no. if you want to make a stink, you can show the mgr the T&C and you're right. further, the T&C and marketing only say $15 off next purchase- them adding 15 off 25 is blatant false advertising. but here's the problem...
yeah, you could fight all this and, me personally, i know i'd 'win'. but, in doing so, i'd lose by drawing more attention to myself and by making it a 1 time thing. i can't buy more cards and claim the same issues- once i know the terms they're applying, right or wrong, i can no longer say i didn't know prior to purchase.
i still may press it at the one store that is the worst MS black hole near me (no credit card for any gift cards as per store director), as the false advertising bothers me. attention there can't hurt me. anyplace where i can actually buy the cards though, it's counter productive, so i don't rock the boat at those stores- ever.
Sep 24, 2014, 8:35 pm
#1217
Moderator: Manufactured Spending
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 6,580
Oh yes it can. Staff at different stores can and do communicate with each other.
Sep 25, 2014, 6:35 am
#1219
Join Date: May 2007
Location: DFW
Programs: WN A+, AA, HYATT DIAMOND, SPG
Posts: 1,125
I'm guessing that'll work just fine. But will the next catalina coupon print? Seems as though I remember the catalina not printing when one of the promo coupons was used in the transaction.
Sep 25, 2014, 7:42 am
#1220
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 394
I did this yesterday at my local Randall's at customer service desk. Coupon didn't print so they gave me a $15 store card. The good news is this store used to be cash only but just changed. The better news unlike their competitor, they didn't record my DL. The best news would be if they relaxed the RL's being cash only. For me 2 out of 3 is fine. Looks like they will be getting more of my discretionary spending.
Sep 25, 2014, 8:48 am
#1221
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 352
In Phoenix, the minimum isn't disclosed in the ad, nor in the advertisement on the gift card display. I do agree it's misleading if the ad doesn't state a minimum and then the coupon imposes one.
Sep 25, 2014, 6:24 pm
#1222
Join Date: May 2007
Location: DFW
Programs: WN A+, AA, HYATT DIAMOND, SPG
Posts: 1,125
Tried to use coupon when buying 2 GCs. Wouldn't work. Also, tried when adding 13.10+ to the purchase (making more than 25.00 incl. the GC fees of 11.90). This also failed. Looks like one has to spend 25.00 in groceries to get the discount.
The catalina did print another coupon even though I was also using one on that transaction. Been some question in the past so that's why I include that data point here.
The catalina did print another coupon even though I was also using one on that transaction. Been some question in the past so that's why I include that data point here.
Sep 25, 2014, 9:16 pm
#1223
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Heaven
Posts: 552
Yeap groceries only .... scans automatically as long as you have more than $25 worth in your cart.
Sep 26, 2014, 12:50 pm
#1224
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: LIT/MEM
Programs: UA Gold;DL GM
Posts: 248
In Dallas last weekend, went to Tom Thumb store manager as the T & C clearly did NOT mention a $25 minimum spend. He was very gracious and apologetic as the Catalina clearly stipulated the $25 min. He agreed to waive the minimum and let me use the three earned coupons as individual $15 off coupons, no minimum spend. So it is obviously YMMV.
Sep 26, 2014, 1:08 pm
#1225
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 908
I bought 2 vgc again yesterday, but the coupon didn't print out. It printed out the day before.
Sep 26, 2014, 4:01 pm
#1228
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 394
He didn't get a coupon so I suggested he get another reward card.
It still doesn't hurt to have more than one reward card especially since there is no real verification involved. Especially at their main competitor that randomly asks for them when purchasing money orders.
Sep 26, 2014, 4:25 pm
#1229
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 27
Hello, Im new too the forum. I have been lurking for awile. Anyways I have a noob question. I went to my local Vons today and bought a $50 visa GC with my Amex PRG. I then tried to use it to by a Postal Money order for $150, $50 from the card and $100 CASH. Needed t get one anyways, so wanted to test it out. So it was declined. I called and they said you cant use it to buy money orders. This card is by Metabank, but its not the vanilla visa gift card. So can I load a BB with this? What about like a 7-11?
Sep 26, 2014, 5:02 pm
#1230
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,833
First of all, welcome to Flyertalk!
Yes, you can load your Bluebird with the Metabank Visa gift card.
Yes, you can load your Bluebird with the Metabank Visa gift card.