Comments on: Update on School Years Eve Coupons

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:19:38 +0000

Thank you so much for verifying this for all of us!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:50:00 +0000

Woo hoo! I just got eight free packages of Sharpie highlighters at CVS and Walgreen’s! Thanks!

By: Sherri

Sherri — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:53:34 +0000

I went to CVS tonight to purchase the Sharpies and it beeped when they scanned my coupon. They said I couldn’t use it because the Sharpies were $0.99 and the coupon was for $1.00. I asked the clerk if he could just adjust the coupon to $0.99 but he wouldn’t do it. Is this a normal practice at CVS?

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:56:33 +0000

Hi modern Day Mom,

I think I would go with what the rep from Cookie Mag said. I think like Lea Ann explain there’s a lot of disconnect between brand and marketing teams. Since the coupon is no longer available anyways is a bit of a moot point.

Mercedes

By: Modern Day Mom

Modern Day Mom — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:26:41 +0000

Mercedes,

Now I’m confused! Cookie says the Bagel Bite coupon is not valid and claims they’ve confirmed this information with the manufacturer; however, I received the following email from Heinz Consumer Affairs @ 10:41am this morning regarding the Bagel Bite coupon:

August 11, 2009

Dear Laura,

Thank you for your recent email asking about the Bagel Bites coupon offer you saw online. It is a valid coupon.

Coupons for our products are made available to consumers in several ways. They may be offered on the package or label. Occasionally, retail stores offer specials and coupons on our products. Additionally, throughout the year, we offer coupons for our products in magazines, newspaper inserts, or direct mailings to households across the country. We encourage you to watch for these special offers.

We hope our products will remain favorites in your household. As a way of thanking you for your continued patronage, we are sending coupons to you through the regular postal mail. These should arrive within the next 2 weeks. In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at 1-800-255-5750 – our regular offices hours are 8:30 am until 6:00 pm (Eastern time), Monday through Friday.

Heinz Consumer Resource Center
Heinzconsumeraffairs@us.hjheinz.com

When contacting us, please refer to the following reference number: 003055036A

HEINZ/cl

PS – For more than a century, American families have been creating memories while enjoying Heinz® Ketchup. We invite you to share your memorable family experiences with us by entering the Heinz Wholesome Memories Contest. Simply submit a photo and brief story describing how Heinz Ketchup has inspired a memorable moment with your family. For each memory we receive, Heinz® Ketchup will make a donation to the National Gardening Association to help families across the country cultivate new memories through gardening. Our goal is to collect 57,000 memories. Please visit our website for details at http://www.HeinzKetchup.com.

The consumer rep could be mistaken; however, given the nature of the incidence, I’m more apt to believe the rep instead of Cookie!

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:43:43 +0000

Hi kim,

Yes, you should not use the Bagel Bites coupon as the store may not get reimbursed.

Mercedes

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:31:03 +0000

Does this mean that the coupon for the Bagel Bites is invalid? Should I not use it?

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:35:55 +0000

Rochelle – the sharpie highlighters are on sale at CVS this week for .99 cents. With the $1/1 coupon, it makes them free!

By: Modern Day Mom

Modern Day Mom — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:19:44 +0000

Woohoo! Now I can buy Sharpies! Glad to see that Cookie took a positive reaction to the issue. Thank you for your thoughtful, responsible, and positive posts. I’ve read many other blogs whose owners and readers took offense to the suggestion that some of those coupons were potentially invalid. It was disheartening, but hopefully an eye-opener to those readers who assumed that the coupons were valid simply because a well-known source posted them. Always better to do your own research!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:56:45 +0000

Thanks so much for following up on this coupon. I am going to link back to this post for my readers. I appreciate your checking on it for us! – love the blog!

By: Rochelle Wilkerson

Rochelle Wilkerson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:26:37 +0000

Could someone please explain to me the details on the free sharpies?

Thanks

Rochelle

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:13:42 +0000

thank you for the update… all I really wanted was the Sharpie highlighters, but didn’t get them yet because of the possible problem. Now I’m going tomorrow to get them – or a rain check if they’re out!! Thanks again!! I feel better knowing!

By: mary b

mary b — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:51:35 +0000

Thanks for clearing up the confusion and keeping everyone on their toes.
Ooh I see there is a coupon code for MomAgenda on there, too!

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Follow Up on School Year’s Eve PDF Coupons | The Thrifty Mama — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:36:02 +0000

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By: MaryEllen@TheDealScoop

MaryEllen@TheDealScoop — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:32:51 +0000

Thanks for the update, Mercedes! So good to see bloggers making sure everything is ethical and legal.

By: Nicole @ Being Frugal Is Fabulous

Nicole @ Being Frugal Is Fabulous — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:20:48 +0000

Thank you so much for clearing up this confusion! I am always leary of pdf coupons.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:35:48 +0000

I’ve been holding off on using these coupons because I just didn’t feel good about it. Thank you so much for your concern about the issue. It helps me trust your blog and the deals you post even more!

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By: Leah Rockwell

Leah Rockwell — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:03:04 +0000

Yay!! I’m glad I can use the Sharpie coupon now!!