Please Read If you are posting scanned images of coupons.

[trucks12trucks]

If anyone wishes to start a thread sharing pictures/scanned images of coupons they have found to share with other members It would be really appreciated ( a must) that you insert "VOID" across the coupon image. If you are unsure how to go about editing the image to write VOID please PM me and I would be happy to do the job for you.
Thanks!

I'll try and put up a easy Paint tutorial which can help out people in inserting the VOID text on the image.


Thanks FP!

A very simple version in MS Paint, you should probably put void on the front of coupon version too

[c_mcarthur]

good idea, i noticed sometimes when people scan coupons they can be easily copied and printed out, then taken to a retailer, they accept it, get in trouble and tighten their coupon policies making it harder for us to use real actual coupons

[ckmullin]

reason for this? are you staff getting pressured?

[FallenPixels]

No problem, I usually remember to put void or my username on them anyway

[trucks12trucks]

reason for this? are you staff getting pressured?

I dont see a reason for this procedure to not exist. You will still be able to see and read the coupon text so its not a huge inconvenience.


This is just a request. I realize It should have been implemented a long time ago but better late then never.

[darlenegrigg]

Good idea!

[Natalka]

I think it should be a 'must', not just a suggestion...

[AmberLab]

I think it should be a 'must', not just a suggestion...

So do I.

[freefreed]

I have posted several coupons over the last few months.. my question to this, and not that I object is... All my images are posted in GIF format... which makes them really blurry, so the fine print is not readable... (I have really silly software)... is this good, or should I still be figuring out how to right VOID across them?

[tjthemanto]

good idea, i noticed sometimes when people scan coupons they can be easily copied and printed out, then taken to a retailer, they accept it, get in trouble and tighten their coupon policies making it harder for us to use real actual coupons

But usually when people scan their coupons .. only the front page is scanned .. they don't bother scanning the back page ..so its not that easy to just print it & pull of a scam .

Anyways most of these coupons are easily available in store & online like save.ca , brandsaver.ca , websaver.ca etc ... so the people who really want to scam can easily get these coupons & then scan them or print them if they want to commit a fraud .

[mcminsen]

Thanks for your help, trucks!

I like clarity and this could go a long way to clearing away some of the fog. How about these images (below)? If you're willing to sacrifice () one copy of a coupon and just write VOID across it with a big marker. Or... just put a post-it over it.

I presume this will be sufficient to render the image unusable just in case anyone thought they could print the image and use it at a store.

But what about the logos and other copyrighted parts of the image?

[Silk]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Natalka
I think it should be a 'must', not just a suggestion...

So do I.

Me too. Let's do everything we can to prevent coupon abuse because it affects all of us who use coupons.

Silk

[lekate]

But usually when people scan their coupons .. only the front page is scanned .. they don't bother scanning the back page ..so its not that easy to just print it & pull of a scam .

Anyways most of these coupons are easily available in store & online like save.ca , brandsaver.ca , websaver.ca etc ... so the people who really want to scam can easily get these coupons & then scan them or print them if they want to commit a fraud .

There was an issue with scanned photos of coupons a few years ago (the Maple Leaf ones, I think it was 2008). I don't know how or where it started, but so many people got pissy because these "printed" coupons weren't actually supposed to be printables. And many retailers stopped taking printed coupons after this.

[Patty Smyth]

OMG MC don't write on them just use MS digital image and put void in a text box over it.

[SmackUTwice]

After Eight coups...... are those new?! lol