Coupon Doubling policies in Raleigh/Durham area (NC)

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Coupon Doubling Policies in the Raleigh, NC Area

The following stores will double coupons everyday of the week in the Triangle area of NC (Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Clayton, Garner, Wake Forest)

Harris Teeter Harris Teeter will double the face value of a manufacturer coupon up to 99 cents. There is no minimum purchase required before they will double the coupons.

HT will double up to 20 coupons per sale. Coupons with a face value of $1.00 or more do not count towards the 20 coupon total since they do not double. You can use as many $1.00 or more coupons as you like.

They will double up to 3 multiples. For instance, if I have 5 identical coupons for Daisy Sour Cream and buy 5 of the sour creams, they will double 3 of the coupons and the other 2 will be at face value.

BOGO’s: Harris Teeter has a “fake” BOGO policy. When they advertise a product on sale BOGO, the 2 items will ring up at half price for each item. They will actually allow you to get just one and it will ring up at half price. This is great when you only want one of a product.

Lowe’s Foods Lowe’s will double the face value of a manufacturer coupon up to 99 cents. There is no minimum purchase required before they will double the coupons.

Lowe’s Foods will double up to 20 coupons per sale. Coupons with a face value of $1.00 or more do not count towards the 20 coupon total since they do not double. You can use as many $1.00 or more coupons as you like.

They will double up to 4 multiples. For instance, if I have 5 identical coupons for Daisy Sour Cream and buy 5 of the sour creams, they will double 4 of the coupons and the other 1 will be at face value.

BOGO’s: Lowe’s Foods has a “fake” BOGO policy. When they advertise a product on sale BOGO, the 2 items will ring up at half price for each item. They will actually allow you to get just one and it will ring up at half price. This is great when you only want one of a product.


Kroger Kroger will double the face value of a manufacturer coupon up to 50 cents. There is no minimum purchase required before they will double the coupons. There are no limits on the number of multiples you can use.

Kroger has a true BOGO policy and requires that you buy 2 items to get the buy one get one free price.



BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) Policies

Lowe’s Foods – Lowe’s BOGO policy is not a true BOGO. When they offer BOGO deals, they charge ½ price for each item. If you only want to buy one item, you will only be charged ½ price.

Harris Teeter – Harris Teeter’s BOGO policy is not a true BOGO. When they offer BOGO deals, they charge ½ price for each item. If you only want to buy one item, you will only be charged ½ price.

Kroger - They have a true BOGO policy. You buy one item at full price and the second item is free.

Food Lion – Food Lion’s BOGO policy is not a true BOGO. When they offer BOGO deals, they charge ½ price for each item. If you only want to buy one item, you will only be charged ½ price.

Wal-Mart- They have a true BOGO policy. You buy one item at full price and the second item is free.

CVS – They have a true BOGO policy. You buy one item at full price and the second item is free. Their policy is to accept a coupon for each item, including the “free” one.

Walgreens- They have a true BOGO policy. You buy one item at full price and the second item is free.

Eckerds - They have a true BOGO policy. You buy one item at full price and the second item is free. Update: Eckerds (now Rite Aid) may be doing 1/2 price on one BOGO item.

Price Scan Guarantee: Harris Teeter, Lowe’s Foods, Kroger, Walmart and Food Lion all offer a Price Scan Guarantee. If you pay a higher price than the price it should be, you can go to the customer service desk and they will give you back the total you paid for the item and you get to keep the item for free! If you bought more than one of the incorrectly priced items, you will get the difference you overpaid back for the remaining items. Don’t leave the store without checking your receipt for errors!

Internet Coupon Policies: Due to recent widespread internet coupon fraud, many grocery stores are scrutinizing any coupons printed from personal computers. Harris Teeter is currently only allowing 2 internet coupons per manufacturer and Lowe’s Foods is allowing only internet coupons that scan with no difficulty. Many Krogers will not accept any internet coupons at all. Your mileage may vary at an given store. Some stores will accept more than the policy allows and some will not want to take any internet coupons. If you feel the company is nto following their corporate policy, call corporate from the store for verification.

As a general rule, if you receive a printable coupon via e-mail from an individual (not a manufacturer) or see a coupon on an internet chat room that you did not print directly from a manufacturer’s or other legit site, there is a good chance that it is fraudulent. Most internet coupons for FREE product are not legit. Usually high dollar coupons like $5 off any Tide are also fraudulent. When a printable coupon does not expire for many months ahead (6 months to a year), it is often illegally created, as well. When using internet coupons stick to coupons you print directly from manufacturer’s websites or those found at sites such as www.smartsource.com, www.boodle.com and www.coupons.com.



Information updated 9/10/07
Smart Spending Resources, 2007

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Updated Walmart Policy: In April 2008 Walmart stopped offering a Price Scan Guarantee. They will now just adjust incorrect prices to the correct amount. They no longer offer the $3 if your item rings up incorrectly.

Faye

[pinkterrier Profile]

I see that the date on the original post is 2007...does Kroger still allow an unlimited number of the same coupon? What are the current limits on acceptance of IPs at HT, Lowes, Kroger and FL?

Thanks much!
Mary

[zionandsheol Profile]

Ok so Kroger will double up to 50 cents BUT can you combine the cellfire coupon plus your printed or clipped coupon?

[nancy514 Profile]

Will any of the stores in our area double ip coupons.

[jimm1909 Profile]

Ok so Kroger will double up to 50 cents BUT can you combine the cellfire coupon plus your printed or clipped coupon?

I am wondering this too? Anyone know?

Thanks in advance,

-Jim

[sprchk Profile]

Ok so Kroger will double up to 50 cents BUT can you combine the cellfire coupon plus your printed or clipped coupon?

I am wondering this too? Anyone know?

Thanks in advance,

-Jim

I have successfully done this many times. No problems or beeps.

[jerzzey Profile]

Will any of the stores in our area double ip coupons.

Ya i have also same issue...

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