Privacy issues are a slippery slope with Facebook as it is, but would you give up even more privacy to be recognized when you walk into a business, even if it meant you were rewarded with coupons? Facebook’s Facedeals has debuted at several businesses in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a facial-recognition system that utilizes a […]
Dish Network CEO takes a page from JC Penney’s CEO, insults customer base
This isn’t necessarily coupon-related, but it’s certainly customer-service related..! Last month, on July 1st, Dish Network dropped several channels from its subscription service, including the popular AMC network. For fans of hit shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, this decision has not been well-received. But no worries, Dish subscribers… CEO Charles […]
Target registers limiting to four like manufacturer coupons per transaction
I went to Target today and picked up a bunch of RoseArt school supplies. As I had five coupons from this past weekend, I picked up a variety of school glue, crayons, and markers for my sons’ school supply lists. When the cashier scanned my fifth RoseArt coupon, the register returned a message that too […]
JC Penney “to eliminate the cash route” in 2013, moving checkout process to iPad
Today, two news stories reveal even more information about JC Penney’s plans and upcoming changes, which include eliminating the option to pay with cash, and the checkout process moving to iPads. From Mobile Commerce Daily: During the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, Ron Johnson, CEO of JCPenney said that the company is planning to focus on […]
Counterfeiter “Coupon Guy” pleads guilty, faces thirty years in jail
Here’s another counterfeit coupon case that has been building since last year. A 22-year-old college student wrote an ebook called “How To Make Coupons,” which included detailed instructions on how to create barcodes that would scan and work, as well as offering advice on what kinds of coupons to make, how to design them, and […]
Supervalu replaces CEO Craig Herkert with Wayne C. Sales
If you’ve been following the story of Supervalu’s downturn (which is the parent company of our Jewel-Osco,) this news could bring a welcome change. Today, Supervalu announced that former CEO Craig Herkert will be replaced immediately by Wayne C. Sales.
From Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120730005680/en/Wayne-C.-Sales-SUPERVALU-President-Chief-Executive
Walgreens and Dominick’s news from around the blogs…
A couple other Chicagoland-area coupon blogs recently posted some updates on goings-on at Walgreens and Dominick’s that may interest you. First, Chris over at Deranged.me has a Walgreens update: I’ve gotten more information on the Walgreens rewards card that will be rolling out the end of August/beginning of September… Here’s a brief recap from a […]
Women in Phoenix counterfeit coupon ring plead “Not Guilty”
Phoenix’s AZFamily.com news reports that the three women involved in the Phoenix counterfeit coupon ring have all pled “Not Guilty” in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning: Three women accused of running an international counterfeit coupon operation have pleaded not guilty. Robin Ramirez, 40, was the ringleader of the illegal enterprise, according to police. She […]
Walmart, Target speak out against credit-card swipe fees
Consumerist.com has a story today about Walmart speaking out over the deregulation of credit card swipe fees, which will allow retailers to charge shoppers more for paying with a Visa or Mastercard: Earlier this month, when the Visa and MasterCard announced a massive settlement in the legal battle over credit card swipe fees, it looked […]
Ethics question: How would you use this coupon?
If you’re one of my regular readers, you know that couponing ethically is extremely important to me — to the point where I receive a good deal of “hate” mail for stressing the ethics of what we do. But what happens when a coupon’s restrictions seem to contradict one another? Here’s a scan of a […]
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