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Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
71. The store probably profits just as much on manufacturer's coupons as it does cash
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 09:05 AM
Nov 2012

I'd be willing to bet that the manager just didn't want to deal with hundreds of coupons on a regular basis. Have you ever seen the extreme couponer show? There can be hundreds of items and hundreds of coupons, registers locking up from overload, and calls to to district headquarters. The process can take hours.

It doesn't justify the manger's actions and it was especially stupid of her considering there was a camera rolling, but I can see how if you catch the wrong person on the wrong day something like that could happen.

Couponer attacked by store manager [View all] proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 OP
Managers believe they are in line for rewards xfundy Nov 2012 #1
Assault is taking it to the extreme proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #2
and coupons are redeemed by the "acceptor" ay face value + a percentage SoCalDem Nov 2012 #25
Actually, it was a she FrodosPet Nov 2012 #77
Uff da! Somewhat an overreaction. MineralMan Nov 2012 #3
I have resigned myself to having a case of really bad checkout line karma :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #13
I've learned quite a bit about Teen Mom Nevernose Nov 2012 #17
I sort of feel bad for the Manager Dems50State Nov 2012 #4
Agree. Express should No Coupons. No Checks. alphafemale Nov 2012 #5
Weird. I almost exclusively use cash, especially dollar coins. It's just easier. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #10
Easier for me to swipe. You see where you spent every cent that way. alphafemale Nov 2012 #20
Money is one of the most prevalent carriers of germs. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #21
Paper money is very absorbent. alphafemale Nov 2012 #24
It also carries pathogens. There's no greater carrier of them. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #28
Yeah, people are just dropping like flies. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #45
"That Nam grass will do stuff to your face and shit." HopeHoops Nov 2012 #73
With you on this. It sure makes the end of the month 'balance' a lot simpler. wandy Nov 2012 #39
ours are like that..cash/debit only..n/t SoCalDem Nov 2012 #26
Dollar General.. sendero Nov 2012 #56
Those extreme coupon folks are nutty proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #6
I've never understood the whole extreme couponing concept... Darth_Kitten Nov 2012 #7
One example Incitatus Nov 2012 #14
What they don't tell you. proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #19
So? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #46
So you aren't getting a whole cart of groceries for nothing. proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #75
Agreed -- it's like a hoarder mentality with a lot of those folks obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #31
I'll use the coupons they dispense on the aisle. alphafemale Nov 2012 #41
Gee it is just awful to have a job and - shudder- have to do it. CBGLuthier Nov 2012 #9
It is not so much the work, but the time Dems50State Nov 2012 #15
In the 70's when I was couponing, I would go to the manager BEFORE I shopped SoCalDem Nov 2012 #29
I have one horror story of a african american lady using false coupons Dems50State Nov 2012 #38
I don't believe a word of this. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #57
Me either obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #66
"4 carts go through the line nothing but smalls." Do you suggest people be LIMITED? Get a grip. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #48
Since when is annoyance a good reason to physically attack a person? surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #12
I do not know if we have the whole story Dems50State Nov 2012 #16
Excuse me, but what about the CRIME of "assault and battery" do you not get? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #49
None of what you have said justifies assault. proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #74
I really feel the express lane should start adding a convienence fee 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #18
me too, and even more after seeing the video Enrique Nov 2012 #22
Oh yes and this is the type that keeps sending the kids back to exchange items and their wandy Nov 2012 #40
"how much they can get away with coupons"???? WTH is THIS supposed to mean? Oh, and you're "in a WinkyDink Nov 2012 #43
"Just waxing my Mercedes in Gemantown. Poor people? Read about them" Edweird Nov 2012 #8
Yeah, that old money is much classier. tabasco Nov 2012 #35
Whatever. Germantown sucks. Or at least it used to. Edweird Nov 2012 #42
What's really sad is that you save more by getting store brands than using coupons. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #11
This is a huge over-generalization. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #44
Just as an experiment, take ALL of the coupons from a circular and do the math in the store. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #72
I am amazed by some of the comments here! Sadiedog Nov 2012 #23
+1 Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #27
Who justified that young woman being attacked? obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #32
You missed "I sort of feel bad for the Manager"? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #54
I also feel bad for the manager obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #65
Hmmm, I feel bad for the woman who was assaulted! Sadiedog Nov 2012 #76
Same here! nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #37
THANK YOU. Like it's a green badge of courage NOT to use coupons. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #53
The only problem with "common courtesy" is... KansDem Nov 2012 #59
Cupon question. .. rrneck Nov 2012 #30
They ahve to do the coupons after ringing everything up obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #33
Ah. There y'see, now I'm learning. Thanks!. rrneck Nov 2012 #34
hahaha obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #36
This is what the Republicans have done tufnel Nov 2012 #47
the profits of that store ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2012 #50
That's even sadder tufnel Nov 2012 #51
and you can seriously read into a post ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2012 #52
That's EXACTLY what you said tufnel Nov 2012 #55
you're post is full of shit ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2012 #58
The fact tufnel Nov 2012 #61
ah... called on your garbage ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2012 #63
What? tufnel Nov 2012 #64
perhaps that's what you're doing instead of actually reading... ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2012 #67
Right tufnel Nov 2012 #68
wow... thanks... i see you even better now ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2012 #69
Not sure how you don't recognize the parallel tufnel Nov 2012 #70
The store probably profits just as much on manufacturer's coupons as it does cash Tobin S. Nov 2012 #71
coupons at a dollar store?? ibegurpard Nov 2012 #60
you can save ... even at a dollar store. ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2012 #62
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