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Thrifty Foods Coupon Policy

May 25, 2011 By Simply Frugal Leave a Comment

Thrifty Foods

Here is the coupon and price matching policy from Thrifty Foods:

Coupon Criteria:

Thrifty Foods accepts all manufacturer coupons with the following criteria:

  • The coupon is not for a specific retailer
  • The coupon is presented at the time of purchase
  • The clearing house has a Canadian Address
  • The coupon is not expired
  • The coupon is for the item being purchased
  • Only one coupon per item (can be included with an in-store coupon)

Thrifty Foods honours all in-store coupons with the following criteria:

  • The coupon is not expired
  • The coupon is presented at the time of purchase
  • The coupon is for the item being purchased
  • Only one coupon per item (can be included with a manufacturer coupon)

Thrifty Foods honours all Internet coupons with the following criteria:

  • The coupon is not for a specific Retailer
  • The coupon is presented at the time of purchase
  • The Clearing House has a Canadian Address
  • The coupon has an expiry date and is not expired
  • The coupon is for the item being purchased
  • Only one coupon per item (can be included with an in-store coupon)
  • The coupon has a bar code
  • The value of the coupon is less than 25% of the retail price

Price Matching:

We do not price match or refund the difference on items that are purchased on a different sale week, as we run competitive ads with our direct competition every week.

Due to this fact, we have better prices than they have on certain items on a specific week, and their specials might be better than our price, if we were not on special.

Some stores also have instore specials that only apply to thatparticular store location.

These prices are not matched or the difference returned at another store location either, as these in store prices are for that location alone.

 

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Metro Coupon Policy

May 25, 2011 By Simply Frugal 3 Comments

Metro

Metro has emailed me their coupon and price matching policy.  Here what they say:

Thank you for your email.

  • We accept one valid coupon per item purchased.
  • Our stores do not price match products.
  • We accept coupons issued by our Company and printed from our Company website http://www.metro.ca/
  • Unfortuneately, due to fraudulent activity with internet coupons, we do not accept coupons that are printed from any other websites, either on-line coupons or e-coupons.
  • We accept manufacturer coupons issued by Save.ca and Websaver.ca.  These coupons are ordered from the website and mailed to the Customer’s home.  These coupons are not printed from the internet.

Regards,

Metro  Customer Care

They only mentioned Save.ca and Websaver.ca as acceptable third party manufaturer coupons. I’m going to safely assume that Brandsaver.ca, GoCoupons.ca and coupons mailed to you directly from companies are also accepted.

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London Drugs Coupon Policy

May 24, 2011 By Simply Frugal Leave a Comment

London Drugs

London Drugs has emailed me with their coupon and price matching policies! Here you go:

Coupon stacking at London Drugs

It is the responsibility of the retailers to follow the offer and restrictions printed on the coupons in order to have the coupon redeemed.  If there are no restrictions on the coupon or the restrictions are confusing, then the coupon can be used with other offers or “stacked”.  There are a few key restrictions to be aware of:

  • The amount of the coupon.  This is the maximum amount that coupon can be redeemed for
  • Expiry date has not been exceeded
  • Is redeemable in Canada(has a Canadian Clearing House mailing address)
  • The product named on the coupon has been purchased
  • The size and/or flavour of the item, as stated on the coupon, have been purchased
  • The required number of items has been purchased
  • If a coupon states it cannot be used or combined with any other coupon offer, then that coupon cannot be used with other coupons.
  • Only one coupon per purchase.   This means only one of this exact type of coupons can be used. (multiple coupons can be used as long as they are all different)
  • Taxes:  see question below tax wording

London Drugs staff take pride in providing a superior shopping experience everyday – and it may be necessary to book an appointment for dedicated time to allow for proper processing of each coupon in the transaction.   For this reason, it may be smart to contact your chosen store in advance for an appointment.

We suggest that you work with the stores to do coupon stacking purchases outside of peak hours for better service to all our customers.     You will find most coupon stacking education sites expressly recommend working with the store staff to ensure the transaction does not impact lineups.

We have a right as a retailer to limit quantities, especially if we suspect the product is being purchased for resale.  We require any customer with the intention of purchasing large amount of products, work with the store to pre-order product in advance.  Advise the customer that should we continually be driven to out of stocks, it could jeopardize our ability to continue with coupon stacking.

1.    Will London Drugs price match products and then accept stacks of coupons?

Yes.   When purchasing identical products, our price match policy is distinct from the coupon policy.

2.    Does LD allow the total of all the coupons stacked to exceed the value of the product?

No, the coupons total value cannot exceed the value of the product. For example, if the customer presents 3 coupons that are $2.50each ($7.50) and the product is $6.00, the last coupon would be processed through the as $1.00 (not to exceed $6.00).

3.     When an item is Buy 1, Get 1 free can coupons be used for the purchased item and additional coupons used on the free item?

No.   The coupons can only be used on the first item as there must be a purchase in order to use coupons.  As an offer already exists to get the second item free, no further coupons are required or can be accepted.

4.    Are there times when a customer coupon stacking privilege can be revoked at London Drugs?

Yes.   If we are aware that a customer is buying large quantities of products frequently for re-sale, this should not be allowed.    London Drugs is a retailer, not a wholesaler.   Coupons are not intended to be used for large scale frequent wholesaling practices.   The store manager will revoke coupon staking privileges for anyone buying product frequently for resale.

5.     Internet coupons printed at home are becoming more popular.   The coupon sometimes is smudged or illegible, will you still accept them?

Generally no.   We must be able to read and follow the eligibility and restrictions set out by the coupon.  If we can not verify the restrictions, or are uncertain of the coupons validity, then it cannot be accepted.

6.      Will you accept a U.S. coupon or coupons in US funds if it was issued in the US?

No.  We can only accept valid Canadian based coupons. The only exception would be a US coupon that indicates it is valid in Canada. The coupon must still have a Canadian Clearing House mailing address.

Our coupon policy is in place to help extend savings to our customers.

London Drugs has a responsibility to follow the directions clearly stated on coupons.  We pride ourselves on offering a superior shopping experience everyday and we hope to keep our coupon stacking policy as long as it’s not abused.

HAPPY SHOPPING.

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Zellers Coupon Policy

May 24, 2011 By Simply Frugal 5 Comments

Zellers

The other day, I asked the Simply Frugal Facebook fans what grocery stores they normally shop at.  I wanted to know because I’ve had some requests for coupon policies.  I emailed many of those stores to get their coupon policy as well as their price matching policy.  I hope you enjoy this feature.  I’ll be adding each new coupon policy as I receive them in my email.  You may want to print off the stores that interest you the most so you have them on hand when you encounter a “tough” cashier!

Zellers has emailed me back already with their full coupon and price matching policies.  Here is it:

Our coupon policy is as follows:

HBC will accept manufacturer’s coupons provided that they contain a barcode and the terms and conditions are fully legible.

The value of the coupon must not exceed the current retail price of the item being purchased. If the coupon states that it is only one per purchase, then you may only use one coupon per purchase.

If the coupon indicates, one per item, then you may use more than one coupon per purchase but only one per item.

We will also accept on-line manufacturer’s coupons but only those from the vendor’s website.

Our price match policy is as follows:

If you find a lower, current local Canadian retail store advertised price on any item HBC has in stock, bring in the advertisement and we will gladly match their price! Price match available with proof of current local advertised retail price or in stock identical items.  “Percentage off offers”, clearance offers, coupons, rebates, internet pricing or misprints do not apply. We reserve the right to limit quantities.

Should you need any further assistance you may also contact us at the Bay Customer Service help line at 1-800-521-2364 or Zellers Customer Service help line at 1-888-226-2225 Monday through Saturday 8am to Midnight EST, Sunday 10am to 9pm EST.

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