If you shop at the Rite Aid in the Boise, Idaho area you are going to notice a difference in this next weeks sale, and this might spread Rite Aid cooperation wide.
There will now be limits of 4 deals per item, per sale, unless the ad has a different limit, such as two. This retailer is having the same issues that Walgreens has been having, click here to read about that.
So what do you think about this turn of events? Here are some of my thoughts on this.
With the growing interest in coupons and the supply of the great items disappearing off the shelf even before the sale is 24 hours old, I think it is a great idea. Too many regular sale seekers are missing out on the deals because not everyone chooses to hit the store first thing Sunday morning. Read here about what stores are best for stocking up at. The employees of these stores are then left with trying to give the best customer service over the next 6 days of the sale to not only the couponing community but the average consumer. I as a coupon-using consumer want this store to be successful, remain available, coupon friendly, and not unduly burdened with rain checks that are left unclaimed (this creates a back stock). If imposing limits assists them in doing this, then I will happily follow the rules.
So now having said this. How do you feel about this issue. Will you embrace this?
I know I can still get a great stock pile on 4 deals per item per week, it just might take a little longer and I am okay with that. What I will like about this limitation is that when I find time to get into the store, I have a better chance of actually getting deals and NOT having a binder full of rain checks rather than a full stock pile.
Ingard
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LOVE IT!! Was actually able to go to walgreens tonight and get one of everything I wanted instead of the shelves being empty.
I think we can thank TLC Extreme Couponing for alot of this happening. Here in So Calif shelves are cleared too and everyone is wanting to do what they do on that show but what they do on those shows is not what most of us do. I use one or two coupons for like items, not 30 coupons for the same product. So all in all I think that this kind of thing would help people like me that just want one thing to go with my coupon.
Great idea, hope more stores follow, it is very frustrating for those of us who do not live in town to spend $4.oo a gallon for gas and then find the shelves wiped out by “greedy” couponers.
I LOVE THIS! I haven’t bought anything at Rite Aid for over 2 months, and it certainly isn’t because I didn’t try. Its horrific, they never have anything, and I know the store managers are just as frustrated as I am.
I think this is a great policy. I’m tired of the shelves being cleared out on Monday morning. A modest stockpile that provides for your family for 3-4 months is great . More than that really is a hoard unless you donate it. You can still get a great stock pile with these new regulations you just will have a harder time “extreme couponing”.
It is okay by me to have a limit on purchases. I mean how many of one thing does one need, unless you are the Duggars! Which is a totally different story of craziness if you ask me!
The Rite Aid in Ontario has been doing this for a while. I think it is pretty OK except that there still is not enough. Even with the limits the store does not get in enough supply for the sales. I still am constantly getting rain checks and never getting them filled. I don’t shop on Sunday. On Monday when I go in the store usually has it’s shelves cleared. I don’t know what would be a good solution for this problem is, but I hope it works better for Boise than it has for Ontario.
I am SO happy to hear this. I live in Mountain Home, 45 minutes from Boise. I can’t go to Boise on Sunday, and by the time I get over there to do my shopping, everything is gone. I have couponed for 3 or 4 years and only recently has it become impossible to find any deals after Sunday. I hope other stores take note.
I agree with with all of you, however if a person wants more of an item they will leave and come right back. Our Walgreens have put limits on items but I find the shelves still empty an hour after the store has opened. One weekend they had Clean and Clear on sale at Walgreens, my daughers love the soap. I went to all 3 Walgreens with no luck. So I went to Walmart and they matched the B1G1 free by charging me $2.50 a bottle. I am new at couponing and really enjoy the savings thus far. It is very frustrating but people are rude and don’t care about others!
Love the idea. I feel that if I don’t go on Sunday I might as well forget going. We have one lady in our town that clears the shelves and then turns around and sells them in a garage sale. Having an ongoing garage sale is actually against city ordinance. I’m sure she is doing it because she needs the money, but it keeps other from getting a good deal. We live in a small town.
I think it’s a great idea! I have couponed for a while..long before this Extreme Couponing craze. I was told this morning by other couponers that I need to be more aggressive after looking at my almost empty cart. The store was out of most of what I went for…and guess what was in their carts…..tons and tons of what I had gone there for. Limits should only frustrate those who clear the shelves for the rest of us getting a few of things it’s no problem.
I’m all for the limits per day. Last Saturday, I was at Rite Aid and there was a crazy couponer with her binder purchasing 15 Purex and 5 Tylenol Precise. She then began questioning why they didn’t have any more Tylenol Precise in stock and that how she was told a new shipment came in. She had a raincheck for 21 of them! I just couldn’t believe it and felt bad for the cashier because there was a long line developing. By the way, I also had a raincheck for 2 and didn’t purchase any because the shelf was empty.
I think it’s a great idea Often I spend my time organizing my list and then my gas to drive to the store just to find out a group of door buster ladies bought the whole stock (as I am sure all can relate). At least I know ahead of time I might be able to get at least 4. Currently, my local store limits to one with some of the popular items the store knows will be a big hit. That seems a little extreme when often with RiteAid sales and UP rewards, one needs to spend a certain amount of money. I think a limit of 4 (unless otherwise noted) is reasonable!
I am glad they are beginning to do this. I feel bad for the employees at my favorite store, especially with the influx of new couponers. They try to keeps the shelves stocked and the customers happy, hopefully this will help out some.
There are those also who for religious reasons choose not to shop on Sunday and go Monday morning instead, only to find the shelves cleared. I sometimes go Monday morning before my husband goes to work, just because it is easier to shop without my children. I think it is a good idea to limit it, x number of item, per customer per day. Many times if I want a bunch and didn’t special order, I go to more than one store so I don’t wipe out a store. I think it is a great idea to limit the supply.
Love Love Love this. I think when I go to Rite aid this week I will be thanking them for doing this. I had stopped even looking the last couple of weeks because by the time I got there mon. the shelves were cleared and it was a waste of time.
I’ve noticed in my local Walgreens in Oregon that they are putting limits on sale stuff. Below each sale tag is a large tag that states only two per person etc. I think its a great idea and I hope the other stores do the same. It takes a lot of time to get my stuff ready and my 3yr old and 2 yr old to get to the store and shop. It bothers me when I get there only to find half of the shelves cleared out! Great idea, LOVE IT!!
I don’t live in Idaho, but this would be great here in Utah. Too many people clear the shelves before anyone else can get the deal. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS CHANGE IN UTAH.
I am all for limits but also for the store actually having some items in stock for the sale. Nothing worse than asking the store staff about an item on sale and finding out they are a “small” store so they never have more than 2 or 3 of an item that is on sale buy 2 to get an UP reward or RR.
I love this! I coupon to help my family and those in need in my community. I went to a flea market yesterday and saw at least 4 tables that were filled with free deals using coupons! They were selling the items at regular price or a little marked down. I really had a hard time dealing with that. I don’t believe in clearing the shelves (unless there is one item left
, but to clear the shelves to then re-sell the items for a profit doesn’t seem right, especially when most couponers only need 1 or 2 items, and like you mentioned about the non couponer consumer. Thanks for sharing this!
I love this idea. Their are two local ladies who always wipe out Rite Aid. So happy day for everyone else!!
I think is great. When I went to Rite Aid yesterday to get the Purex it was sold out but I did ask for a rain check and the cashier told me there was a limit of 2 which was find with me. I only needed 1.
WOOHOO!
I agree with you Ingard. I am usually busy and can not get to the stores until Monday. By that time everything is gone. I know that when I do see a good deal and there are only 4 items left I will only take two that way someone else can still get a good deal. Yes, it would help me out if I took all four but really?? That is just being stingy and selfish. I was not put here to be that way. Now maybe we can all get good deals.
That is great news!Im so excited
This is great! Especially for things like this week’s Purex sale that are 1.98 at cvs and I’m sure plenty of people will be using their $1 off coupons on them making them super cheap. If they didn’t have any restrictions, I wouldn’t be able to get detergent for my family and have to miss out on it just bc someone is trying to make their stockpile even larger and I don’t even have a stockpile yet. We actually need detergent and then there are those who have loads of bottles of it that they don’t have to think twice about.
I’m all for this change too. I wish not only Rite Aid but other stores as well would place limits. It will make it more fair for everyone.
I love it also :0
I love it! I’ll actually be able to get some of the sale items!
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