[akitalover]

I found some $1/1 sensodyne blinkies at cvs that i gave to my dad to use. When he tried to use them at walmart, they told him they dont accept them bc they are not MQs. Is that correct?

[OctoSquishy]

Not correct at all. Wal-Mart will accept competitor's coupons as a price match. They take the amount of the coupon off of the actual amount, as a price match. You can actually use a competitor's coupon along WITH a manufactorer's coupon If this happens again ask to speak to a manager, and if they still tell you the same, let them know you will be reporting them to corporate. I had to that at a local walmart :\

[couponconvert]

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. I think the policy says they will accept competitor coupons with a specific price, but not $/$ coupons. So if you have a cvs coupon that says $1/1 sensodyne, they will not take that. If you have a cvs coupon that says Sensodyne $1, that is acceptable.

[akitalover]

I thought blinkies were MQ?? I'm kinda confused now.

It doesn't say on the coupon that it is a MQ or a store coupon. but it does say on the back:

"Retailer: GSK will reimburse you the face value of this coupon plus .12 Handling Fee if submitted in compliance with our Redemption Policy..."

So wouldn't that make the blinkie a MQ, therefore WM should accept it?

Thanks for both of your responses!

[FREEBIELVR]

they are manuf coups, not cvs coupons..walmart is incorrect

[akitalover]

Originally Posted by FREEBIELVR

they are manuf coups, not cvs coupons..walmart is incorrect

That is what I thought. Guess I'll buy it for my Dad so he doesn't have to deal with the hassle of WM and coupons!

[Jacksonsmommy]

I believe they are MQs since they have a remit address, but walmart coupon policy states:
Must have “Manufacturer Coupon” printed on them

Therefor they have the right to refuse the coupon since it does not state it is a MQ on the coupon.

[akitalover]

Originally Posted by Jacksonsmommy

I believe they are MQs since they have a remit address, but walmart coupon policy states:
Must have “Manufacturer Coupon” printed on them

Therefor they have the right to refuse the coupon since it does not state it is a MQ on the coupon.

OH! I did not know that! Well, I'll try my walmart then. Maybe they will accept it there.

[Cadnil]

My WM accepts blinkies, except when they don't. There's no rhyme or reason to their refusal. I've had the same cashier reject/accept them on different days.

[akitalover]

Originally Posted by Cadnil

My WM accepts blinkies, except when they don't. There's no rhyme or reason to their refusal. I've had the same cashier reject/accept them on different days.

[OctoSquishy]

Originally Posted by couponconvert

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. I think the policy says they will accept competitor coupons with a specific price, but not $/$ coupons. So if you have a cvs coupon that says $1/1 sensodyne, they will not take that. If you have a cvs coupon that says Sensodyne $1, that is acceptable.

Not true according to all 3 walmart's that I have within a 50 mile radius of me.
For example, I printed out the Target Coupon for $1/any 1 Glade , and I took it to my wal-mart that had the glade spray for .98 cents. They price-matched it to make it free. They can't give you overage since they just price-match competitor's coupons, but they can and will at least price match. At least at the wal-mart's that I have nearby me.

[Goddessoflubbock]

Originally Posted by couponconvert

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. I think the policy says they will accept competitor coupons with a specific price, but not $/$ coupons. So if you have a cvs coupon that says $1/1 sensodyne, they will not take that. If you have a cvs coupon that says Sensodyne $1, that is acceptable.

That ^ is precisely what policy says. But the same ppl who point fingers when someone else uses a coupon incorrectly will go in with cents off coupons from other stores demanding they be accepted. Which will likely lead to the demise of PM overall.

Disclaimer: the above is not directed at any particular person, but rather at the slew of them who feel breaking WM policy is ok if it benefits them.

[joshmamabear]

Originally Posted by couponconvert

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. I think the policy says they will accept competitor coupons with a specific price, but not $/$ coupons. So if you have a cvs coupon that says $1/1 sensodyne, they will not take that. If you have a cvs coupon that says Sensodyne $1, that is acceptable.

^^ this is correct per official policy. you can see this on the right side, middle part of the policy on pdf mentioning competitors coupons NOT accepted.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...Vv1ebFq_kSLU-w

while I understand there are WMs who allow use of competitor's coupons like WAG IVCs and Target web and inserts coupons for $/cents off a product as ad match, it clearly goes AGAINST policy. However, with all of WMs inconsistencies in following official policy, it has always been YMMV.

[joshmamabear]

Originally Posted by OctoSquishy

Not true according to all 3 walmart's that I have within a 50 mile radius of me.
For example, I printed out the Target Coupon for $1/any 1 Glade , and I took it to my wal-mart that had the glade spray for .98 cents. They price-matched it to make it free. They can't give you overage since they just price-match competitor's coupons, but they can and will at least price match. At least at the wal-mart's that I have nearby me.

I know it is not you who made this policy @ your store but I'm leery about what happens to cashiers who do this on their own w/o asking upper management on matching outright FREE using a competitor's coupon?

any cashier who will not call a CSM or AM to make sure they are doing it right might end up fired. UNLESS they are 100% sure (meaning they have a memo received about such policy) their store follows a different policy than the official coupon policy of WM, I don't know of any cashier that would input a price of 0.00 marked as ad match EVEN if they keep the Target web/inserts coupon as proof.

From what I've read most WMs who do AFTER RR/ECB/UP ad match, DO NOT match those FREE after RRs/ECB/UPs, so why would they make Target web/inserts store coupons an exception?

[nmatson]

I tried using a blinkie I got at another store for dog treats at Walmart, and it beeped. They could not accept it because it did not say "Manufacturer Coupon". So I didn't buy the dog treats!