I wanted to take a minute to update this post. If there is ever any question on a readers post about the coupons that they used I always ask the reader first and give them a chance to talk to me about it. I also get about 3 readers deals a day and don’t post 60% of them for coupon misuse. About 90% of the time it is unintentional.
People are extremely quick to comment and accuse people of wrongdoing. Many times it is the commenters that were wrong or are in a different area with different regional coupons and they don’t realize that. I think it is only fair to give the person a chance, who took the time to send a picture and write up a post which is a time consuming ordeal either explain what coupons they had or even realize it might have not been the correct one.
It is also extremely discouraging for readers to send in deals knowing other readers are going to be extremely critical of them, from the color of their kitchen to the products they are feeding their families.
With that being said, yes the reader did use the wrong coupons. She is a new couponer and was very excited about her trip. After chatting she was heartbroken and embarrassed to find out she possibly used the wrong coupons on 2 products and considered not couponing anymore. That is NOT the answer at all! I am guessing everyone of us has accidentally at some point in our coupon career used the wrong coupon. I know that I have. I have even posted the deal I did and had 200 people quickly yell and scream at me. For most of you, you have the luxury of making a mistake in private.
I applaude the readers excitement for couponing and wanting to coupon the correct way. Ironically, those 2 coupons are probably the most misused coupons that are out right now. Well, except for the $5/2 Clariol coupon from Sunday.
Thank you for sending in your trip and for taking criticism in such a gracious way.
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Thank you for submitting your readers trip post! I love to see what people are finding in their stores!
“Ok, so after perusing your glorious site I went to my local Walmart here in Boise, Idaho. I price matched 7 up ten 2 liter bottles to a Kmart ad and got some other items from your lists.”
Here’s how it went:
Transaction
18 2 ltr bottles of 7Up Ten products @ $1.38 ea (Walmart price)
2 13oz Enfamil Prosobee $4.98 ea
2 BirdsEye ready fresh $1.00 ea
2 Reach double pk $1.97 ea
2 Flashy toothbrushes $1.88 (can’t remember name!!!)
2 Rayovac AA 4 packs $0.97
6 Beechnut Baby food jars $0.46 ea
4 Yakisoba noodles $0.72 ea
That would have been $56.81 w tax
Missing from the picture are the 2 pkgs of flashy toothbrushes because my nephew got to the bags before me when he saw the lights going off!
I used:
75/1 coupons for the soda, which they then doubled all 18 coupons!
4 50/1 Yakisoba’s
2 $2/1 Reach
1$2/2 flashy Toothbrushes
2 $5/1 Enfamil
2 $1/1 Rayovac
2 $1/1 Birdseye
And I had 2 $1/3 Beechnut but it wouldn’t scan.
So with tax my total was………..$2.76!!!!!
All of these coupons were printed from your site, with the exception of the soda.
Thank you for all you do!!
