Kroger Master Thread
Mar 29, 2014, 10:58 pm
#1
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Kroger Master Thread
Offer valid:April 9-April 22,2014
Self check out machine just spit out this info back to me tonight...
Says Limit one coupon per transaction per day but who is counting....may work with the variable loads as well and nice timing with the 4x fuel points promo thats running right now if you are into the fixed value ones.
This was in Ohio...
Self check out machine just spit out this info back to me tonight...
Says Limit one coupon per transaction per day but who is counting....may work with the variable loads as well and nice timing with the 4x fuel points promo thats running right now if you are into the fixed value ones.
This was in Ohio...
Mar 29, 2014, 11:12 pm
#2
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Offer valid:April 9-April 22,2014
Self check out machine just spit out this info back to me tonight...
Says Limit one coupon per transaction per day but who is counting....may work with the variable loads as well and nice timing with the 4x fuel points promo thats running right now if you are into the fixed value ones.
This was in Ohio...
Self check out machine just spit out this info back to me tonight...
Says Limit one coupon per transaction per day but who is counting....may work with the variable loads as well and nice timing with the 4x fuel points promo thats running right now if you are into the fixed value ones.
This was in Ohio...
Mar 29, 2014, 11:21 pm
#3
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Thanks for the HU. They did this last fall and my wife and I got banned from buying GC's at the Kroger nearest our house. Still 2 others in town that I frequent. Now to decide how hard to push it because I do not want to get shut out of anymore stores in town...hahaha.
?I always wonder if this will happen to me since they scan my DL every time I buy VGC...
Mar 29, 2014, 11:42 pm
#4
Join Date: Nov 2013
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I got one today in Utah at Smiths(Kroger owned)
Mar 30, 2014, 12:13 am
#5
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Any idea when the $5 coupon will expire?
Mar 30, 2014, 12:18 am
#6
Join Date: Apr 2007
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I second this request - both the amount and the method. I'm always wary of them scanning my DL, and I feel like it's going to be happening more often with the demise of beans at CVS. I don't want to cause any problems at what is actually my primary grocery store.
Last edited by bobert24; Mar 30, 2014 at 8:39 pm
Mar 30, 2014, 1:32 am
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Mar 30, 2014, 7:37 am
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Option 1: buy 2 variable VGC & load $500 each, net costs: 5.95*2-5=6.9
Option 2: buy 2 fixed VGC of $100, get 800 feul points, net costs: 5.95*2-5-0.8*15=-5.1
2 is better
Option 2: buy 2 fixed VGC of $100, get 800 feul points, net costs: 5.95*2-5-0.8*15=-5.1
2 is better
Mar 30, 2014, 11:22 am
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Add spend benefits (e.g. 5% at grocery) and time invested (5x factor) and option 1 is better. To equalize spend you need to check out 5x as many times. Include time for the cashier to enter your DL 5x as many times and time to cash out 5x as many VGCs. Not to mention 5x potential for fraud alert for swiping your CC 5x as many times. And then the time to dump 5x as many $5 coupons. There are better options to generate fuel points from a time invested standpoint IMHO.
Mar 30, 2014, 11:30 am
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. No problems with other stores, still buying but have not went crazy and space it out now
Mar 30, 2014, 11:45 am
#12
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Its been awhile, but it was definitely the DL scan....the stores get a printout showing who bought how much apparently. I think we bought around 40-50k in about 1 week before shutdown at that store. No problems with other stores, still buying but have not went crazy and space it out now
. No problems with other stores, still buying but have not went crazy and space it out nowOf course, I'm nowhere near your level anyway. That's pretty impressive.
Mar 30, 2014, 11:45 am
#13
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Its been awhile, but it was definitely the DL scan....the stores get a printout showing who bought how much apparently. I think we bought around 40-50k in about 1 week before shutdown at that store. No problems with other stores, still buying but have not went crazy and space it out now
. No problems with other stores, still buying but have not went crazy and space it out now
Mar 30, 2014, 12:02 pm
#14
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,857
If you're buying the variable VGCs, there's no reason to scan your Kroger card. You don't get any rewards. His ban seems to have come from their DL scans.
Mar 30, 2014, 7:28 pm
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Offer valid:April 9-April 22,2014
Self check out machine just spit out this info back to me tonight...
Says Limit one coupon per transaction per day but who is counting....may work with the variable loads as well and nice timing with the 4x fuel points promo thats running right now if you are into the fixed value ones.
This was in Ohio...
Self check out machine just spit out this info back to me tonight...
Says Limit one coupon per transaction per day but who is counting....may work with the variable loads as well and nice timing with the 4x fuel points promo thats running right now if you are into the fixed value ones.
This was in Ohio...
