[Jennrn]

I live in Northern VA. I went to Safeway today to use $1 off Life cereal, on sale for $1.88. They said they don't take IP! I was so upset, I asked for the manager. He said they need to get an OK from corporate. So I went to another store where I have used IP before and he said the manager said no. I talked to an asst. manager who helped me and it scanned through. I emailed Safeway about these 2 stores and how gas & groceries are going up in price. I wrote how both Safeway and the customer benefits from coupons. I hope they respond back. Anyone have this problem?

[skyesmom]

It's YMMV about IP's. Safeway's corporate policy is to accept them, but not all stores go with that. I have 2 Tom Thumb's (owned by Safeway) in my town and one accepts IP's and the other doesn't.

[mandiedq]

My Dominicks (Safeway store) does NOT accept them. The competing grocery store in town does take them, and expired coupons, too!

[Marygod1234]

you guys should print the safeway home page and show them where it says printable coupons .. I got the same story last year from a new manager I said "how odd that safeway/vons has a printable coupon section on their website yet you refuse to accept them." doesnt that seem like a bait and switch? You give the links and options to print coupons for use in the safeway store then dont accept them.." He took them and he has ever since...

[bellasmama]

Mine in Silver Spring, MD doesn't take them either. They basically said it was up to each store and they don't. So I have gone back to the commissary!

[Ice]

I was at Shoppers Food Warehouse today and the girl went to a manager and they would not take the IP coupons I printed for cereal either. Oh well...I don't normally shop there anyway but the General Mills deal on cereal $1.00 a box for 10 and I used coupons out of the paper to get 10 boxes of cereal for 5.00...My sister has 4 kids so she is going to enjoy them.

Good luck with Safeway...

[lattegirl]

My Safeway down the street did this to me last year- I informed them that I would not be shopping there anymore since there was another one I went by often that I knew took the IPs. The old store has since changed their mind and now does take them. I think some times it is just the manager making a decision based on an experience he may have with someone abusing the system. Hopefully your store will change it's mind also.

[Jennrn]

Originally Posted by Ice

I was at Shoppers Food Warehouse today and the girl went to a manager and they would not take the IP coupons I printed for cereal either. Oh well...I don't normally shop there anyway but the General Mills deal on cereal $1.00 a box for 10 and I used coupons out of the paper to get 10 boxes of cereal for 5.00...My sister has 4 kids so she is going to enjoy them.

Good luck with Safeway...

I just went to Shoppers today and I had 4 $1 butterball turkey bacon and they wouldn't take them. They said that they only take IP up to 99 cents. I emailed them and they emailed me back. They said there is a lot of fraudulent coupons going around and they don't get reimbursed for them.

[skyesmom]

New IP Policy says they will not accept them if it deducts more than 50% of the value of the item. Had them email me a copy of the current policy.