Smartsource.ca vs. Smartsource coupon inserts

[c_mcarthur]

Has anyone else noticed this?
I've noticed recently that smartsource.ca has a different value on their coupons that are also in the coupon inserts.
For example
In the most recent smartsource coupon insert
front page
$1 off Loreal Paris Hair Expertise product
$2 off Superior Preference hair colour




Online at smartsource.ca
$2 off Loreal paris Hair Expertise product
$4 off Superior Preference Hair colour



Online is double the value!!
So I guess its worth it to print the coupons instead

[torontogal12]

hmmmm. Maybe that's to encourage people to go to the website? Printing is not worth it for me, no stores in the area take printables except SDM

[momof5boys]

Not worth the ink to print coupons for me....I'll stick to the inserts. Besides, stores here don't take kindly to printables.

[Bargain Seeker]

Really dislike printables.

[newwestcouponer]

Fantastic for those with stacking capabilities though!

[maple188]

Fantastic for those with stacking capabilities though!

I love them as I can use them to stack. I have been very lucky and not yet found a store that won't take printed ones.

[julesm14]

My printer is down, but when I have used printables it has been at either sdm or walmart with no problems.

[kris10]

i think everyone does that...look at p and g for example when they do not exclude trial sizes sometimes on their online coupons. Probably right, to get people to go to website PLUS i am thinking if they came in inserts,more people probably read the paper then go on computers....

i know computers are popular these days but it is a bit of a pain in the you know what to go on the computer for everything. EVERYTHING you have to go on the computer for nowadays and half the time i am sure people couldn't be bothered and that is probably why they do it i figure,lol.

The printing things (since many stores don't take them)everyone has mentioned makes sense to... that way the companies are putting out promotions but not a million people will use them so they still save some money out of it. JMO.

[Supermercer]

Some couponers can find 100 inserts while smartsource.ca limits the number of prints. You need a lot of different computers to print off large quantities from smartsource.ca. It's safer to put the larger values online to avoid extreme couponing.