FALL-WINTER 2023 Shopping Fun and Frustrations!!!!

I'm beyond annoyed with Target.
I've been getting some interesting offers, and have a GC that DH got as a gift from work
But when I tried various scenarios, and test in online cart, they don't work

The last one was Swiffer power mop pads (DH will do floors with these), they have $10GC wyb 3 and I have offer $10 off $40 household that shows them qualifying.
14.49x 3 is over $40.
But the cart does't take anything off. I went back and read everything, they should work for store pick up (which I selected for testing). I don't know how to test for offers that are in-store only

I finally figured out that most dQs don't work on shipped items.
And on one offer, it said something about other Circle offers not working, so % off on specific items & digital MQs wouldn't apply? That kills most deals.

I get a headache after a couple of hours and just quit. DH can order the d@mned things on Amazon!!

We all got them.
Are you in norcal? You mentioned Safeway.
If so, check Vons and see if you got them there, too. You'll get $2 off per dept.
I did not
I also had a problem trying to use all 4 in a single transaction. Recommend splitting them up if possible.

The best I could do for yogurt is NOT load the weekly .99 dQ for Fage. It's on extended sale 1.25, .25 AC

SW thread is here

I do not find digital coupons easier as they often don't work and then what? Most cashiers know nothing about digital coupons and don't seem to want to deal with them.

It's gotten so bad at our local store that when I load digital coupons to my loyalty card I then print out a record of which coupons are loaded so I can show the customer service and get my coupon value given to me. Just another line to wait in. Ugh!

I haven't been in Target in probably more than two years now. They became the most customer unfriendly place I've been to as a couponer, and I say that knowing CVS, Walgreens and some others I've been to are a pita.

Oh, and not all SW accounts got the 4 $1 qs. I finally checked my personal account and my son's, and neither got them. https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...lies/frown.gif

I worked in customer service in the corporate world and 'there's nothing I can do' was not in my vocabulary. Also, I usually went above and beyond to 'fix' whatever was wrong, even if it was an error by the client. I recently wrote a letter to the CEO of Delta Airlines because of the way they handled an error that was 100% created by Delta but ultimately did not send it as I felt it would have gone nowhere. To make a really long story (one that went on for several days) short, our son booked a Delta vacation using some mileage points from my husband who is also his dad. Both are frequent flyers and were extremely active before covid. This is allowed per Delta's policy and all seemed to go well at first. A few days later when our son was in his Delta account for something unrelated to his vacation trip, he realized his vacation had been cancelled with no explanation or notification to him or his dad. Turns out that Delta, for a reason never acknowledged, red flagged both of their accounts as being fraudulent. Delta reps had no clue why this happened, no idea how long their accounts would stay red flagged, and stated even though Delta did this there was no way for them to 'fix' it. With my background, I stated this was totally unacceptable. Yet when requesting and ultimately demanding to speak to someone 'higher up' were told there was no one else that will talk with outside folks, only talk to the Delta phone agents who were acting as a go between for us and the higher ups. It was a total mess. After several days and many hours on the phone, I was the one who finally came up with a couple of solutions. One I suggested was that our son and his dad go to the Delta counter at the local airport with picture ID's to prove who they really are. Another was that they send pictures of themselves together holding their picture ID's showing who they really are, that they know each other, and are not using the points fraudulently nor without each other's knowledge and consent. This is what Delta finally agreed to doing but still would not acknowledge that it was actually my idea. They kept repeating how happy they were to be able to take care of this problem. Good grief! And this only worked because my husband and myself are currently living in the same city as our son. When we lived cross country the two would not have been able to take picture together. Not sure what would have happened then. It was just a total mess.

What did you attempt to buy? I got Garnier Pure Clean today and the $3/2 dq came off with no problem. Still no paper boosters for me though 😥.

What did you attempt to buy? I got Garnier Pure Clean today and the $3/2 dq came off with no problem. Still no paper boosters for me though.

why is it at wags, when you place an online order and allow subs, they cancel it saying oos.
i ordered crest toothpaste and needed a min spend for a coupon, they canceled the crest, cant tell me there was no other crest to sub it with.
now, my order fell below the spend req, and i will not pick it up.

I've gone to GO more SINCE Covid.
I have to look around, but $5 for a grass fed steak (10oz) or groiund beef 93% lean (and they TASTE better than SW's ON or Sprouts grass fed) keeps me going back.
I can usually find one or 2 very cheap and useable items.
But it does take more time, and each store is individually owned. I only go to one, and perhaps lucked out on the owners.

I don't live in Nor Cal. I used to live in So Cal. Unbelievable but lots of our regular prices are higher than Nor Cal. Superking was my go to for produce, meat and cheese after they put one in near So Coast Plaza.

No freebies, no $5 off $5 and no JFU this week for me. I did get the $2 starbucks back again. I don't drink coffee but my hubby does and uses that and nope, never had freshpass. They just give me that coupon nearly every week. Even dogs get bones every once in a while I guess. LOL

Your thought made me giggle. Glad to hear of you doing so well with your shopping on foot.

I dont know if this is it or not but some people really dislike waiting through commercials. I have to remind my husband of the significant price difference every other time or so that we watch something on Hulu.