Cadbury Surprise

[Kalmel]

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http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/for/3263094934.html

Well at least that person made some kind of effort.
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[Natalka]

It's been interesting to read all of the varying opinions. It appears that purchasing a lot of Cadbury bars to give to a food bank is acceptable but purchasing the same number of Cadbury bars to sell is not. Why?

If someone is able to provide a little extra income for his/her family, via kijiji, in order to make ends meet, rather than having to be on the receiving end of a food bank's donations, isn't that a good thing?

I love being part of the SC community where we share deals and coupons but, let's be honest, many of us stretch the rules, at times, whether that's for our own families or in order to donate to charities:

(above bolding was mine; please speak for yourself only....)

(1) Have you ever taken more coupons from a tear-pad than you need in order to trade them?

Nope.

(2) Have you ever asked for a gift card in exchange for your coupons? (How is that different from selling them on ebay or kijiji?)

Nope.

(3) Have you ever intentionally purchased an item simply because you would receive overage?

Nope.

(4) Have you purchased, for whatever the reason, an insane quantity of something because of the points you would receive? (How many Cadbury bars did YOU purchase or redeem for?)

Nope.
We bought four bars.

(5) How many variations of your name or address do you have available when there's a profitable Mail In Rebate offer?

One.

(6) . . . and the list goes on

... oh, do tell... I love surveys!

Let's not be quite so quick to point a finger at others.

I agree with your last sentence, that's why I didn't appreciate the generalization you made which I bolded above.

[thriftygranny]

Good job Natalka, I am glad someone responded to this. I thought about it but I did get 24 bars between my 3 daughters and I felt that was maybe too much.

[MommyMelanie2007]

I messaged SDM about this promo as it seems too good to be true that people are redeeming points for 100's of bars and getting back more points then they used. And they said its legit. I was kind of worried after the fiasco in May where they were taking points back when you got bonus points during a 20x event

[Kalmel]

Why half my comment was deleted??? i dont see what was so terrible saying the chocolat basket was better than putting them on a couch??? Heck, if it only takes this to have comments removed, i can point out some comments way way and way worse than mine.

[FallenPixels]

Any comments I seen referring to the couch were removed due to complaints

[FallenPixels]

I have edited several comments in this thread, no matter what you think of a person selling items, please refrain from rude comments about people's homes, weight etc

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[FallenPixels]

Natalka, she said many not all of us stretch the rules

[Kalmel]

Any comments I seen referring to the couch were removed due to complaints

Fair enough. Thank-you for explaining the reason why.

[Chantel]

Some people are posting on SDMs facebook page about the kijiji ads and people buying for resale. This will never ever freaking happen again.

I don't know what would possess somebody to report to a company via facebook that other people are selling them. GJ whoever you are, make SURE they never offer a promo like this again!

[FallenPixels]

This has happened so many times before I have lost count, the neutrogena lip balms were on kijiji etc, when the P&G coupon was around, the shave cream was on kijiji
The fact is, there are a limited number of people who know how to 'work' the system, sure we look for it because we do know, but think back to before you joined SC or other like sites - would you have known?

[Tweetybird999]

Interesting discussion really. Buyer beware. Some re-sellers are legit, others aren't. Nothing new here. I mean legit as in bought a product then didn't need it so listed it for sale.

[Poirot]

I was in the Sylvan Lake Shoppers Drug Mart this morning and there was a sign in front of the Cadbury bars that and other Kraft products 8000 bonus points was a mistake.

[FallenPixels]

Post it on their FB wall as they are looking into them

[thriftygranny]

I was in the Sylvan Lake Shoppers Drug Mart this morning and there was a sign in front of the Cadbury bars that and other Kraft products 8000 bonus points was a mistake.

Well there is the answer to all of you that felt you could justify taking huge amounts and making money on Shoppers drug mart. Once again you have ruined it for everyone else that is just interested in saving a bit of money and living a frugal lifestyle.

Who looses in this?The companies that offer great deals for one. The people that wanted to buy a few chocolate bars and make some points. All couponers because these great offers will be fewer and fewer.

Couponing in this area has become very dismal due to couponing in excess. Tear pads are gone within hours of being put up, shelves cleared regularly and cashiers that were once friendly are scrutinizing every coupon at the til. My favourite store is now not stocking coupons because they are trying to deter the lady who comes in regularly and takes the whole tear pad to sell on EBay

I don't believe in the above practices because it is wrong to benefit from them.It is scammy and unethical and yes I know there will be a lot of backlash from that comment but ethically it is wrong.I sympathise with the families that are fighting to make ends meet.I was there myself as a 20 year old with 2 babies,personally I worked full time at a low paying job and a part time job for 7 years until I got ahead.Believe me if you think that taking advantage of buying 300 candy bars will get your family on their feet financially will change your situation, you are dreaming. Your situation has to change and only you can do that.

As far as the ones that pat themselves on the back for donating items obtained by this promotion your time would be better spent giving the receiving agencies and hour of your time and a small donation once in while when a great sale comes around.