Wow, that is ridiculous! I do not like A&P very much. Ever since I began couponing there, I almost always encountered problems. I think most are caused because of a combination of employees' unfamiliarity with coupon policies and managements' reluctance to see people save money.
Anyway, a few hints that I have learned (the hard way,  ):
-They do not accept IPs except for Kraft ones because of the Big Red Giveaway.
-Sale items are usually limited to 4/each variety. Sometimes the register will allow you to get more.
-Do not go shopping at night. They are terribly understaffed during their night hours, which causes the cashiers to be exceptionally irratable (especially with couponers).
From their website:
We reserve the right to limit the sale of any advertised item to 1 per shopping family.
From AFC:
Stores honoring double coupons can accept up to four coupons for four individually purchased items (example; if a customer purchases five cans of Maxwell House coffee and has five coupons, the cashier can double four manufacturers coupons and take a fifth coupon at face value).
Anyway, couponing at A&P can be a bit difficult but sometimes is very much worth it. As for your situation, I would first begin by explaining how offended and hurt you were by the manager's attitutude. In any business, the customer shoud always be listened to first. Secondy, you should explain the if the coupons were not supposed to be tripled, the register should have recognized that on its own. You are not responsible for controlling what happens to a coupon once it is entered into their system!
Anyway, I wish you luck! Let us know how it goes!
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