Thanks for this! Last night I was planning my Target trip last night (and organising my coupons) and I had actually thrown out two Bountifuls coupons – which I promptly dug out of the trash.
I'm over in Katy and man my Target is filled with crazy check-out people. They must have gone to Coupon School or something (in conjunction, perhaps, with the posting of their corporate policy) and they were unbelievable. You would have thought I was trying to steal something from them.
Firstly the lady scrutinized my coupons BEFORE ringing everything thru – she told me she'd get in trouble if she didn't read every detail of every coupon (she'd read it 7 times if I had 7 of the same coupon). She then called the Manager, a 21-year-old girl who kept giving me dirty looks, over to scrutinize them with her. I tried to be patient and actually explained what I was trying to do – very legitimately – with the Glade Candles, and they finally rang them up.
She then tried to ring an item, then the coupon, and didn't even realize when she rang the Special K crackers, then the Kashi cereal coupon (surprise surprise, it didn't register, but she put it in the pile anyway). In the end – 20 minutes later – everything was rung up and every coupon was accounted for. Unbelievable.
I don't actually have a problem with them double-checking the coupons to make sure they are legit (I understand a lot of people "dirty" coupon) but seriously – let me help you! She wouldn't even give the pile of coupons back to me so I could let her ring something, then I'd hand her the corresponding coupons, but when I suggested it she just growled "NO" to me. Unreal.
IF I go back, I'm going to strategically place everything on the counter and will hand the coupon, then let them scrutinize, scan the product then scan the coupon. Hopefully it will be less frustrating (and faster) for everyone concerned.
The Taskers says
Thanks for this! Last night I was planning my Target trip last night (and organising my coupons) and I had actually thrown out two Bountifuls coupons – which I promptly dug out of the trash.
I'm over in Katy and man my Target is filled with crazy check-out people. They must have gone to Coupon School or something (in conjunction, perhaps, with the posting of their corporate policy) and they were unbelievable. You would have thought I was trying to steal something from them.
Firstly the lady scrutinized my coupons BEFORE ringing everything thru – she told me she'd get in trouble if she didn't read every detail of every coupon (she'd read it 7 times if I had 7 of the same coupon). She then called the Manager, a 21-year-old girl who kept giving me dirty looks, over to scrutinize them with her. I tried to be patient and actually explained what I was trying to do – very legitimately – with the Glade Candles, and they finally rang them up.
She then tried to ring an item, then the coupon, and didn't even realize when she rang the Special K crackers, then the Kashi cereal coupon (surprise surprise, it didn't register, but she put it in the pile anyway). In the end – 20 minutes later – everything was rung up and every coupon was accounted for. Unbelievable.
I don't actually have a problem with them double-checking the coupons to make sure they are legit (I understand a lot of people "dirty" coupon) but seriously – let me help you! She wouldn't even give the pile of coupons back to me so I could let her ring something, then I'd hand her the corresponding coupons, but when I suggested it she just growled "NO" to me. Unreal.
IF I go back, I'm going to strategically place everything on the counter and will hand the coupon, then let them scrutinize, scan the product then scan the coupon. Hopefully it will be less frustrating (and faster) for everyone concerned.