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    Cannot believe I had let my DD's supply of shaving cream dwindle down to the last can! Luckily P & G insert had the $1.00 off coupons and I snagged 2 of them, then printed off 2 of the ones from Smart Source for $1.00 off ANY Gillette shaving cream
    ( side bar rant...why were the Mens Gillette coupons $1.00 off but the ladies Gillette coupons were only .50 off? ) I printed the mens ones! hee hee, they said ANY Gillette cream

    So at NF they were $3.19 a can ( regular price ....ugh! ) but with the $1.00 off each can, AND a PC Plus offer of 800 points per every $4.00 spent on these products I felt o.k. about it. The cashier was a bit hesitant to honour the 4 coupons, she kept saying
    " there is a LIMIT of 1 per purchase " and I quietly and gently pointed out that each can had a coupon and each can WAS a purchase, but she allowed the line to build up to the point of aggravation on the part of the people waiting behind me.

    Finally she let me have all 4 and I left thanking her. Then outside I noticed a shopper who seemed to be shuffling coupons and had her book/list in hand and seemed organized. I asked if she used coupons, she said yes and I asked her if she had ever encountered the problem I just had ( I told her about it )

    Well shocker!! She tells me I was committing FRAUD! She said in Canada it is the law that you can only buy ONE item and use 1 coupon. Plus each store decides how they want to accept/interpret these, not us. Then I asked what would be the difference if I had gone out with 1 can, then came back in to get the rest , all in different transactions.....she said THAT is fraud! Also she said if I had adult kids for instance living in my home and they had come with me to make some of the purchases THAT is also FRAUD! Well I just let her speak , she said she was a marketing specialist or something??
    So I decided to ask her is she knew or followed sc and she says. yeah I've been on there. So I said maybe I'll run this scenario of what happened at NF by them to see what their opinion is on it, and she said THEY should all know that it is fraud.

    lol!! That conversation made me feel worse than the back and forth with the cashier.

    sigh.....now what??
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    ONE COUPON PER PURCHASE MEANS YOU CAN USE 1 COUPON PER EACH ITEM YOU ARE BUYING!!!!

    One coupon per purchase simply means the manufacturer's don't want you to use TWO coupons on one item your purchasing.

    Definitely NOT Fraud

    Great savings by the way.

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    I had that happen one time for Van Houtte Coffee...with the 3$ printed coupon because they where thee same upc code.... knew I was right but the cashier said fraud and pass only one coupon....So frustrating
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    Whatttt? A marketing specialist and doesn't know the difference between per purchase" and "per transaction"? It is definitely not fraud but it is really sad that cashiers and some people don't understand how to interpret the coupons.

    And about selling these products to others..... I believe we can't sell products to public unless we are authorized dealers or retailers but whatever you do in your house with your kids and what deal you cut with your family is not other's business.

    Just an example...! I buy 6 chocolates. 3 for me and 3 for my Shrek hubby. He eats his 3 bars in one sitting and preys on my bars. So I cut a deal with him. I ask him to give me $3 or so and he can have my chocolate bars too. Now this is a sale, unauthorized sale but it is between family members. Who are these Companies/retailers to challenge us with what we do in our house with our family members? Lol.

    It's nice that you were able to get 4 cans and use your coupons. I can't imagine not using coupons for hygiene or household cleaning products. They are expensive!

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    I agree 1 coupon per purchase (each can is a purchase)-so if you had 4 items each is a purchase and 4 coupons Is fine-in my eyes
    -and I have couponed for many years
    -nice deal by the way walkonby
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    I always thought that the 'one per purchase' stipulation was to enforce that fact that we cannot stack coupons like they do in the US. But I agree with all of you - I don't see how using 1 coupon per purchase several times is fraud. However the store management has final say in terms of what they accept, or the limits when it comes to coupons.
    If what this person says is accurate, then we are all criminals lol
    Maybe we can swap our stash behind bars

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    I have encountered that at the cashier before, and always thought it meant one coupon per product. For instance, if you had a B1G1 coupon, you can't use an additional $ off coupon on the first, full-price item, because the B1G1 coupon covers two products. When I speak with the cashier, they always put it through, or call the CS manager who gives the ok. I would imagine that if it was really fraud, it would be a no all the time, across the board, not a "negotiable" yes.

    DH, who writes coupons for his company, says one coupon per purchase means "one coupon per transaction". BUT, he is in a business that doesn't sell small purchases like toiletries or food. For example, people typically don't buy two furnaces, or two outdoor patios at once. He doesn't understand grocery shopping.

    Anyways, stores I go to that get all my coupons are perfectly fine with accepting four like coupons if I purchase four products. I'm sure if companies didn't reimburse them, they would end that super fast! In SC history, we've seen companies change wording on coupons many times to prevent people using coupons in ways the coupons weren't meant to be used. I don't think any company would let this go if most people using the coupon were using it fraudulently. That wouldn't make sense.

    There are many different "marketing specialists" for many different kinds of businesses. It doesn't mean grocery and household items are her specialty. Please don't take her words to heart unless she showed you a business card that says she works for P&G.
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    lol @ d.ot

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    WOB, it was fine.

    As sweetsparrow says, I've always looked at is as one coupon per product - being the purchase.

    However, here there are so many places that only allow one coupon for same item, no multiples, so that's all I do here, it's not worth the bother otherwise. So I would have bought one shaving cream with one coupon on one visit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Natalka View Post
    WOB, it was fine.

    As sweetsparrow says, I've always looked at is as one coupon per product - being the purchase.

    However, here there are so many places that only allow one coupon for same item, no multiples, so that's all I do here, it's not worth the bother otherwise. So I would have bought one shaving cream with one coupon on one visit.
    I would have bought just the 1 can to avoid confrontation, BUT as you know the PC Plus offers are only good once, and I did not want to miss out on getting my 800 points per every $4.00 spent. In the end I earned 2,400 points on the 4 cans ( $2.40 ), and with the 4 x $1.00 coupons used, then taxes added ( grrr!! ) I still paid $2.00 per can OOP .
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    Quote Originally Posted by mandy403 View Post
    ONE COUPON PER PURCHASE MEANS YOU CAN USE 1 COUPON PER EACH ITEM YOU ARE BUYING!!!!

    One coupon per purchase simply means the manufacturer's don't want you to use TWO coupons on one item your purchasing.

    Definitely NOT Fraud

    Great savings by the way.
    Quote Originally Posted by cath007 View Post
    I had that happen one time for Van Houtte Coffee...with the 3$ printed coupon because they where thee same upc code.... knew I was right but the cashier said fraud and pass only one coupon....So frustrating
    Quote Originally Posted by amira84 View Post
    Whatttt? A marketing specialist and doesn't know the difference between per purchase" and "per transaction"? It is definitely not fraud but it is really sad that cashiers and some people don't understand how to interpret the coupons.

    And about selling these products to others..... I believe we can't sell products to public unless we are authorized dealers or retailers but whatever you do in your house with your kids and what deal you cut with your family is not other's business.

    Just an example...! I buy 6 chocolates. 3 for me and 3 for my Shrek hubby. He eats his 3 bars in one sitting and preys on my bars. So I cut a deal with him. I ask him to give me $3 or so and he can have my chocolate bars too. Now this is a sale, unauthorized sale but it is between family members. Who are these Companies/retailers to challenge us with what we do in our house with our family members? Lol.

    It's nice that you were able to get 4 cans and use your coupons. I can't imagine not using coupons for hygiene or household cleaning products. They are expensive!
    Quote Originally Posted by coupon girl View Post
    I agree 1 coupon per purchase (each can is a purchase)-so if you had 4 items each is a purchase and 4 coupons Is fine-in my eyes
    -and I have couponed for many years
    -nice deal by the way walkonby
    Quote Originally Posted by d.ot View Post
    I always thought that the 'one per purchase' stipulation was to enforce that fact that we cannot stack coupons like they do in the US. But I agree with all of you - I don't see how using 1 coupon per purchase several times is fraud. However the store management has final say in terms of what they accept, or the limits when it comes to coupons.
    If what this person says is accurate, then we are all criminals lol
    Maybe we can swap our stash behind bars
    Quote Originally Posted by sweet sparrow View Post
    I have encountered that at the cashier before, and always thought it meant one coupon per product. For instance, if you had a B1G1 coupon, you can't use an additional $ off coupon on the first, full-price item, because the B1G1 coupon covers two products. When I speak with the cashier, they always put it through, or call the CS manager who gives the ok. I would imagine that if it was really fraud, it would be a no all the time, across the board, not a "negotiable" yes.

    DH, who writes coupons for his company, says one coupon per purchase means "one coupon per transaction". BUT, he is in a business that doesn't sell small purchases like toiletries or food. For example, people typically don't buy two furnaces, or two outdoor patios at once. He doesn't understand grocery shopping.

    Anyways, stores I go to that get all my coupons are perfectly fine with accepting four like coupons if I purchase four products. I'm sure if companies didn't reimburse them, they would end that super fast! In SC history, we've seen companies change wording on coupons many times to prevent people using coupons in ways the coupons weren't meant to be used. I don't think any company would let this go if most people using the coupon were using it fraudulently. That wouldn't make sense.

    There are many different "marketing specialists" for many different kinds of businesses. It doesn't mean grocery and household items are her specialty. Please don't take her words to heart unless she showed you a business card that says she works for P&G.
    thanks ladies!! I knew I was right, but the cashier seemed so sure and I almost gave in!! As far as that marketing specialist was concerned , really it was my own fault for approaching a busy shopper on her way into the store for an opinion or support.
    Won't make that mistake again, lol In the meantime d.ot and I will be trading our fraudulently obtained goods in a soon to be released secret location.....hee hee
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    Oh @ walkonby ' and d.ot's trading locations.

    And this reminds me of our coupons trading. Is it legal to trade/sell coupons? If yes, OK. But if not, aren't all of us who trade coupons are committing fraud?
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    Arr I HATE when people misuse the term 'fraud' without eventually knowing what it really means!

    One one purchase means that you cannot use two SAME coupon on ONE product. You can still stack with DIFFERENT coupon if store allows. I remember once Energizer forgot to put that term in one the coupon and some used two same coupons on one purchase and stores were able to get the money back from Energizer [Lets yell INSIDER report].

    I used to buy coupons on ebay but it has been more than 3 months since I have not bought any and I am proud to say that. The reason for this was the sudden increase in price. I was ok with saving 50% but now I see many asking $10 for $20 worth of coupons. For ebay, it is the 'time spent on collecting' that is being sold rather than the coupon itself. I don't know but it def. does not cost 1 hour [lets make $10 equivalent to 1 hour] to collect points. I have juggle school, work and part-time couponing on the same time without jeopardizing any i.e. still managing to get top in university [ok may I being little egoistic here :p ]

    I really think couponing on ebay should be banned just like on Listia [though I was bit sad but thats ok].

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    Not a very good marketing specialist if she keeps accusing everyone in the world of fraud LOL. You keep on living your life and following the rules on the coupon and you're good
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    i find food basics around here are really bad for that. cashiers arent trained on one coupon per purchase vs one coupon per customer/transaction. i am learning, just to have them call over their manager as soon as they start to argue over it.
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