Back in April, several trade publications reported that Walgreens had finally announced a rollout date for the end of its Register Rewards program. (Here’s one from Retail Info Systems News: Walgreens Plans Q3 Launch for New Customer Loyalty Program) Walgreens’ Bonus Points program has been in the works for nearly two years, and last year […]
Augusta Chronicle: ‘Extreme Couponing’ courts controversy
The Augusta Chronicle has a story today that discusses the coupon fraud and counterfeiting on TLC’s “Extreme Couponing:” The first season premiered April 6, 2011, and featured two episodes. After the first episode, many couponers like myself were up in arms. The episode showed a lady using coupons in what appeared to be a fraudulent […]
Hershey withdraws coupon offer due to widespread counterfeiting
The Hershey Company announced today that they are withdrawing a legitimate coupon offer due to widespread counterfeiting. Earlier this year, Hershey issued a limited number of $4.00 coupons for their products directly to a select number of consumers. The coupons were sent out only one or two at a time. But, according to a statement […]
TLC’s Extreme Couponing “does not plan any changes” for new season
Today’s Chicago Tribune has an article discussing the counterfeit coupon usage on Extreme Couponing, with a statement from Matt Sharp, executive producer of the show: This minority of aggressive coupon users has been thrust into the spotlight by the TLC reality show Extreme Couponing, where a shopper may redeem hundreds of coupons on one shopping […]
Where Walmart gets it wrong: The comparison-shopping challenge
The Sunday Chicago Tribune has an interesting ad (Sec. 1, Page 7 – or click to zoom) comparing an identical shopping list at Walmart and at Jewel. They compare identical items’ prices at both stores, then note that the Walmart list is $14.43 cheaper than Jewel. In a big, red circle, the ad notes “SHE […]
Harvard Business Review: Unused coupons still pay off
The current issue of Harvard Business Review has an interesting article about the effectiveness of coupon campaigns for shoppers who don’t actually use the coupons: In 2010, U.S. consumers redeemed 3.3 billion coupons, cutting roughly $3.7 billion from purchase prices. That’s a lot, particularly since only about 1% of all coupons are ever used. Conventional […]
Former inmate arrested for counterfeiting coupons
From WMBF NBC: A Georgia man has been charged with five counts of felony forgery. Marvin Hallock got the idea for counterfeiting coupons from another inmate while he was in prison. Investigators say when he got out, an inmate sold him a computer disk to make phony coupons, and he went into business. Dougherty County […]
TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” returns May 28th… teamed up with the ASPCA
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) has announced that it’s teaming up with TLC’s Extreme Couponing for the new season of the show, which premieres May 28th. Today, I received an email Olivia Melikhov, Social Media Manager of the ASPCA announcing it has teamed up with Extreme Couponing, and asking […]
Summer shorts savings at Sears Outlet: 6 pairs of shorts for $3.33 each… plus FREE jeans!
THIS is why I’m such a big fan of Sears Outlet. Any time I can go buy clothing for myself in the price range that I usually pay for my kids’ clothing… it’s a good day. As you may know, Sears Outlet stores regularly have Free Clothing Tuesdays, and this being Tuesday, the offer of […]
Tampa Tribune: “The High-Stakes Game of Saving”
Today’s Tampa Tribune has a story about the coupon industry reacting to coupon fraud and misuse: …grocers, product makers and coupon publishers gear up a full-fledged anti-corruption drive just as American families are couponing more than ever. New bar code technologies and anti-fraud software systems are starting to appear in stores, all meant to patch […]
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