[alexand278]

They finally put this up on their website. Hopefully, they will post copies and train the cashiers.
Safeway coupon policy link
There is also a picture of a coupon with the different sections they look at labeled, but I couldn't get it to copy onto my post.
Here it is copied:

Safeway's Printable Coupon Acceptance Policy

Effective September 2008, all Safeway owned stores accept legitimate, printable manufacturer’s and in-store coupons (“Printable Coupons”) pursuant to this policy. We recently engaged Coupons, Inc. to offer Printable Coupons on Safeway - Ingredients for Life and the websites of other Safeway owned companies. Help us make your shopping experience a pleasant one and prevent the abuse of this program by keeping in mind the following rules applicable to Printable Coupons.


We can only accept Printable Coupons if they scan properly at the register. Printable Coupons are delivered using special software, designed to print a properly rendered barcode and limit the number printed.


It is not an industry practice and we will not accept Printable Coupons for "FREE product" (i.e., no purchase required). Buy-one-get-one-free coupons and other varieties that have a purchase requirement are acceptable.


We will not accept Printable Coupons for more than 50% of a product's value. For example, a $2 off coupon will be acceptable for a product that sells for $5 or more, but a $2 off Printable Coupon for a product that sells for $2.25 will not be accepted. If there are exceptions, we are usually provided an advance notice by the applicable manufacturer upon which we will pass the appropriate savings, if any, onto you.


Printable Coupons will be rejected if they appear to be distorted or blurry, or are altered in any way or copied. You should always print them directly from the website or email that is offering it. Printable Coupons will never appear on your computer screen or sent as a graphic, PDF or Word document.


Printable Coupons are non-transferable, and should not be copied, scanned, sold, traded, or otherwise distributed to others. They have unique serial numbers printed on them and follow an industry-standard format.


For more information about using Printable Coupons and to check for validity please visit the Coupon Resource Center online at Coupon Resource Center.

[luvadeal]

Thank you

[charmi]

Does that mean there is no limit on the number of IP coupons redeemable during one transaction?

[alexand278]

That's what it seems to imply...I wish the SW that is Q unfriendly would read their own policy!

[TERRIANN]

Looks like Safeway needs to update their IP policy-

We will not accept Printable Coupons for more than 50% of a product's value.

I shop at 2 different Safeways and they do accept these all the time.

we will not accept Printable Coupons for "FREE product"

There is a coupon on Safeway.com for a free basket of strawberries right now!

[saishap]

Originally Posted by TERRIANN

Looks like Safeway needs to update their IP policy-

we will not accept Printable Coupons for "FREE product"

There is a coupon on Safeway.com for a free basket of strawberries right now!

I wonder if it's not because it's a SW coupon versus a Manufacturer coupon, and actually it's not completely free since there is a mini of $10 purchase in produce. But that's my own point of view, don't know if I'm right

[charlie54933]

Now this is brilliant. My Randalls refuses to take IP's. I changed the link from safeway to randalls and in the exact same spot on the randalls website, it's got the exact same policy. Printing and taking tomorrow with my IP's, thank you very much!

[sleepy832]

My safeway manager (a very nice man) just told me they receieved a NEW IP policy yesterday. In this policy it states no IP's for free items (which the above already states) and now they will not accept more that 3 IP's for a like item. He said he could print it out for me so I could have it but I didn't think that was necessary.

The store cashiers didn't even know about it yet! Maybe a new one is headed down the tubes?