Zellers: 50% off one item, limit one per customer (Dec 26-31)

[SmartConsumer]

Nice now we know whay we have problems with coupons.

LOL, it was just a joke,

[Carmelac]

10 from one store? All with 50% off coupons? Yes, no wonder they retracted the coupon!

[heidibaby]

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[redhdlois]

For people stating that it is still a great deal on regular items...you are missing the point!!!

[peterman]

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[peterman]

Nice now we know whay we have problems with coupons.

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[croman7]

LOL, it was just a joke,

LOL! i was going to ask if you were being a smarta$$ example of what people shouldnt do... thankfully you were kidding. cuz i'd be mega jealous! :p i didnt get one. wanted it soooo bad!

[craftythumbs]

I called and complained.I was told they would call me back. Strange. She then called me back and said that they had put up the wrong coupon! Arg! I told her that I don't believe that they did a misprint, they should have been honest with their customers and said that they lost money on the promotion and had to stop it...not because of a printing error. She then told me to go to the store and talk to the manager. I asked her Why? Aren't you the head office, aren't you the one who decides and issues the coupons, what good will it do to go complain to my local manager? She didn't have an answer...and appologized.
I told her I knew it wasn't her fault but it's just pretty low that they expect us to believe that they made a printing error. A printing error would have come out on the first day not 3 days later.

[smf008]

That's very funny correction to think of it. They should really just list exclusions like small appliances etc. Because otherwise, it is an incentive for customers to NOT buy things that is on the flyer this week because it's not like you can take a sale item (say 25% off) and ask to pay the regular price and get the 50% off. Totally BAD planning and full of opportunties for some people to take advantage of them.

So the circle goes - poor planning -> gettng taken advantage by a very select few -> stupid decisons -> hurts the rest of the good customers

Way to go Zellers!

By the way, there must be provincial laws that stipulates you cannot retract such things once its printed and stamped. Anyone familiar with these?

[redhdlois]

I was able to pickup the last 10 KitchenAid Stand Mixers from my store. Selling them for just over what I paid. Pm me.

ignore the troll post....

[leda]

Nice now we know whay we have problems with coupons.

Those people should be the ones who have to deal with the police for coupon fraud. No, not the one who was joking, lol.

I think a lot of people abused this coupon, and a lot of people didn't. The bottom line is, most people are ticked off about being lied to. Those that can't believe all the "hate" comments, must not mine having customers being fed bs. Zellers should eat crow and admit their mistake instead of thinking that we may believe that a misprint was pulled after several days. They should have made it so that the coupon could not be copied or saved, and could only be printed once by each fan on their facebook. Or put out only so many, each with a unique bar code. Companies should know by now that if they put a coupon out there like these, there are going to be people, that ruin it for the good people (like myself) who used the coupon once. I don't care if someone used it twice at two different Zellers, or two different days...whatever....but people who printed off tons of them ruined it for the rest. Also, cashiers who made mistakes such as giving customers 50% off their whole purchase and not just one item. But that's not the customers fault.

[gradin123]

Saw this posted else where, meh





What's with all the Zellers hate?

Go search through threads on US sites about Target and coupons. Yes Target, your saviour from the hell that is Zellers. You will find numerous complaints about Target not honouring coupons and changing the terms of coupons after issuing them.

Anyone with an ounce of common-sense will realize that this coupon is a crazy deal of a coupon. Zellers made a mistake and this is their way of correcting it. They honoured this deal for at least 3 days, which is more than can be said of other retailers in Canada, regarding advertised discounting errors.

As for how they fixed it, if this was Target or Walmart or any other retailer, they would've probably removed and invalidated the coupons right away and outright. At least Zellers had honoured the full terms of the coupon and is now changing it to still allow regular price items instead of nothing.

I think people will find out that once Target takes over from Zellers that not much will change. The prices will stay about the same.

I hope they allow coupon stacking of manufacturer and Target coupons like they do in the States though.

[Splitskull]

So is this correction posted in stores or something? Do all cashier know about it?

Unless the Zellers is somewhere in the woods, is pretty much Yes and Yes to your questions

[stacymarie]

For people stating that it is still a great deal on regular items...you are missing the point!!!

I am not missing the point at all. I see why people are upset but to me it is not worth it. It's a coupon. I am not out of pocket anything. I am great full that I still have the opportunity to use it on things my family really needs...life goes on

[krysta lynne]

this is awful i was totally hoping to get some new cookware. (finding some on sale and using coupon)