I visited Rite Aid today and was pleasantly surprised to still find all of the items I wanted to purchase in stock. Understandably, when you shop a sale midweek, without the benefit of ordering stock in advance, you have to expect that sometimes, items you want will be sold out. This was one positive aspect of my trip. I got everything I came for.
The second
positive thing about today's trip was that I earned $ .33 cents profit
purchasing my items. The Bayer Advanced 20 ct was on sale for $2.99 with a $1rr
(limit 2). I used (3) $2/1 manufacturer coupon on the Bayer Advanced from last
Sunday's paper. And, I used (1) $1/1 adperk coupon for Bayer Advanced, which I
printed here. This made the purchase
of two of the Bayer aspirins free and the third Bayer was a $1 money maker. ♥
The Febreze
Noticeables were also free. The sale price is 2/$5 and I used (2) $3/1 coupons
from the PG insert. I wish I could say that I was pleased about everthing in my
experience today. Which brings me to the down side of today's shopping…
I wonder how
difficult it would be to add a more comprehensive coupon handling unit to Rite
Aid's employee training/orientation. It is invariable that when I want to use a
coupon with a greater value than the sale item's purchase price, it is ALWAYS a
hassle. When this is going to happen (like today; my coupons would have
totalled $6 and the Febreze items would have only cost me $5), I bring to the
clerk's attention that they are going to need to modify the coupon amount to
the sale price of the item. This is necessary because some clerks will simply scan
in the full value of the coupon and thus, give me more "credit" than
I should have. To sit by and allow this to happen is akin to stealing to me.
So, I choose not to do it and damage my Christian conscience. Today's response
of, "We can't use a coupon valued at more than the cost of the item!"
was typical. I gently explained all that needed to happen was to modify the
value of the coupon. Sounds simple enough, doesn't it? One kind assistant
manager could not figure out how to do this. It took a second assistant manager
to explain the practice of modifying the coupon amount and completing the
transaction. It all worked out, but really, it seems that some additional
training is necessary! It would be better for other Customers who have to wait
in line while manager after manager are called to remedy problems. It would be
better for the Customer who is attempting to use the coupons offered by the
manufacturer and/or retail stores.
I wonder if
anything can be done to assist in the training of employees other than our
continuing to do so, one transaction at a time.
Sonja ♥
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