If you shop at the Walgreens on 10th and Ustick you will notice a new sign that went up yesterday 5/9
Attention Customers!!
Due to an increase of Coupon Shopping. We are implementing certain limits on register rewards and coupon items.
We are limiting each register reward to four per item per day.
We are limiting buy one get free coupons with buy one get one free ad price. To a buy four get four. Which is a total of eight per day.
All other items will be subject to the limit set on the ad.
This is for this location only.
Thank You, Management
So what do I think about this new rule? You may be shocked that I support it 100%, now let me explain why. Remember last week when we talked about being able to find items in stock, and which store are ok to stock up at. Well not everyone follows these rules. Walgreens is not a warehouse, instead they are more of a quick stop in go store, and are limited to the quantities they can order and receive. What is happening is, a few coupon shoppers are lining up at the doors Sunday Morning and totally clearing the store out of every Register Reward item, or hot promo within the first few hours of being open. Yes a few shoppers were able to score BIG, but the store is then left ALL week with frustrated shoppers unable to find the deals they came for.
Personally I feel allowing you to get 4 of each Register Reward item, each day is VERY generous. For example you can get 4 toothpaste, 4 shampoo, 4 Razors… etc. Walgreens has great deal every week, so before long you will have more coupon items than you know what to do with. This will also allow you to find the fabulous deals they offer in stock, and allow for a more pleasant shopping experience. Plus this store will now be able to serve or bless the lives of a whole community not just a few shoppers.
I am lucky to have a coupon friendly Walgreens right down the street from me, and I feel this new limit really is a blessing. Since I do not shop on Sundays, I am looking forward to being able to coupon shop and find the items I am looking for in stock. I understand that they are setting limits not to be harsh on coupon shoppers, instead to allow more of you to be able to shop there….. and soon you too will understand why this is one of my favorite stores to coupon shop at.
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Hi there! I am just learning the coupon thing so it is very frustrating when you go in the store just to try and get one or two and there is nothing there. I do not like it that those people come in and clear off the shelf and was just telling my walgreens that today. They are wonderful people there and are so willing to help! Our Walgreen’s just started the new policy of no more than 4 products unless you have a buy one get free, then you can walk out with 8 but said they are limiting the register rewards to one per item per day. I was so ECSTATIC to hear that as I have been trying to get some things free or cheap just like everyone else. One of the ladies told me that a few ladies walked out of the store a couple weeks ago giggling that they had cleared off the shelves. She said it took her everything to contain herself and not call them selfish. Thank you Walgreens for doing this!!!!!
Here’s an idea that could be spread like wildfire: start identifying the rude shoppers with the term “coupon abuser.” If you find someone in a store doing just that, inform them of their behavior, how it appears to others, and what it means for those honest couponers out there. If they don’t listen, or worse, are disrespectful, I know I have no problem hollaring in the store and making a scene. Maybe if their behavior is pointed out as bad/rude, they will begin to see it that way too? I know my children often cannot identify their own poor behavior choices. Maybe coupon abusers just don’t see it either. *shrug*
As for those that buy in bulk to donate, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can shop to donate and still be respectful. I know a gentleman that uses coupons and the good sales to increase his personal and home inventory. He is a courteous coupon shopper and a conscientious rotator of his stock. When his hygine products (or other items) get within a short time before they expire or his baskets are full, he will take most of that inventory and donate it to a food bank, the Salvation Army, or a women’s shelter. Then he works on building his inventory again. It’s a good plan. And it’s not rude to others. Personally though, if I have enough, I quit buying it until I get low again. Even if it’s on sale, I don’t need it, I already have it.
I don’t go to my Walgreens very often now, it seems like they are out of all the sale items in one or two days. This new policy is good. I want to save money…not MAKE MONEY.
Why doesn’t Wag’s just order more of the RR and sale items and have them in stock, seems like an easy fix to me!
my wags has a limit of one of each RR product per customer per day. SO, stricter than yours…but so far I like that I can go on Thursday and find stuff…oh, and I was told they lift the limit on Saturday (last day of sale). I almost gave up on wags!
I went to Walgreen’s after church. The same thing happened to me they already sold out of all the great deals. I was very dissapointed. That was about the third time that had happened. I talked with the cashier and she said that women are lined up outside the doors before they open at 8am. One lady had bought 40 of the same item. She said she thinks they sell items on ebay. Also she said one lady is always buying all the register rewards deals, then she comes back later in the week and returns her items for cash. What!!! Can she really be doing that?
I think this is great too. I think if you are wanting to get a large amount of items than call the Walgreens and order them in before the sale ends. That is what I did with my store since I will be ordering a very large amount. They were so nice and helpful and didn’t think anything of the large amounts I am getting. That way I get what I want/need and they don’t get cleared out of their items. This way there is plenty for all especially when you only want 1 of an item than it is there in stock!
I love this new policy! Walgreens is notorious for not having their shelves stocked, so this will hopefully stop the shelf clearers from coming into my stores before I get there! I love it!!! Hopefully they implement it across the board.
I think this is great, my store does not have this up but I wish it did! I popped into Walgreens EARLY Sunday morning to get a pack of diapers and figured I would get 2 of the Clean and Clear body wash’s while there. They were already sold out…. of that and pretty much every other good deal. The area I live in has never been out of anything that I can recall before the Extreme Couponing show came out so now I am missing out on lots of items that I just want one or 2 of. They did however have a note posted above the Clean and Clear when I stopped in today to pick up my prescription that said they are now out of stock and will get more in Wed. and no rain checks will be issued until Friday.
I wish more stores would the policy. Went to Fred Meyers to buy the $1.99 laundry soap – the $1 coupon. Of course they were sold out. Manager said he didn’t know there was a coupon out for it. I also think the extreme coupon show on TLC only hurt everyday couponers. Why? because the manufacters see this and say wow this coupon was not made for people to do that. They were design to draw new customers to their product. No manufacters will make it harder to use like on certain size, section ones, no doubling. The extreme coupons make me sick so see their stockpile full of items they could never use before the expire. Or like the lady who got hundreds of cat treat and didn’t even have a cat. I will never watch that show again. It is so against the little couponer. If you agree with me you should never watch and tell you friends.
One of the clerks talked to me about it last Sat. morning as she amazingly helped me to do my coupons and we talked about you and your coupon teachings…I told her I too thought it was a great idea. We are all trying to save some money and last week I went in five times to use a few coupons and everything was gone. So when I went Sat. morning I thankfully found items and now have a best buddy to help me there to coupon. the clerk said that couponers come in on Sunday mornings at 8 am and that by 8:30 their shelves are cleared…no item is worth me getting there that early. the clerk said they felt this policy was only fair so everyone could get a chance to buy and use coupons on sale items. so to me, kuddos to walgreens!
omg i love it finally i got into the whole couponing thing do to me being laid off and 5children i dont want to stockpile i just wanna have enough stuff so that every other week i don’t hear hey mom forgot to tell u we are out of shampoo or something else.i can say hey go in the closet and get it but no.were i live outside of caldwell everything is gone right away everywhere.Myself and friends have started made a pack to not clear shelves cause really who needs 85 bottles of mustard or dog or cat food if u dont have animals.thank u walgreens i love it.
My favorite Walgreens did this about a month ago after someone came in and did 15 of the Gum eez things that were free and then did 15 of the Almay transations at one time. Now the limit is 3 transactions. I support it 100% as it is so frustrating to work so hard to get my coupons together and then not be able to get anything that I want.
horray! My husband works at Wags in Idaho Falls and gets so much grief from people that they don’t have the things they need. There are 4 walgreens in this town, and it’s usually the same 5 people who will take everything going store to store becuase they are not policed by the managers, and making it so everyone else cannot benefit. It’s even rare that I use coupons and my husbands discount to get stuff because we don’t need it. The only time I use both deal is when diapers go on sale, and those cause a massive fight between people!
Hi All, I am a couponer and an employee of the 10th and Ustick location. In regards to the Clean and Clear body wash, we didn’t even have any. I was looking to purchase some also and ‘knowing’ what is going on sale on Sunday, I was ‘scoping’ everything out and those shelves were bare.
I do appreciate the support in our store with the limiting; it is so frustrating to have to pass the news along to customers at 8:20am on Sunday that we are out of stock on whatever that weeks requested item is.
Hope to see you all pass through our store.
I like the rules, I always go for 1 or 2 things not 20 etc! And everything is always gone! Seeing people with 20+ of the same items in their cart makes me hurl, sometimes I’ll ask, “hey can I have just one??” true story..
I noticed our Walgreens here in Greenville Tx is setting limits of 2 from Sun-Fri. On Sat there are no limits. It would be nice if they limited Sat also as I saw a man clearing out the toothbrushes Sat.
I wish mine would do something like this. With the kids activities, my schooling, trying to get back in shape, keeping my toddler busy, and trying to find deals to build,my stockpile, I have a hard time getting to Walgreens before the shelf clearers do their thing. It’s so annoying, but I still try to keep my patience.
I went to my Walgreens early Monday morning thinking that with Mother’s Day I would be safe but yet again this week they were out of the products I was trying to get. Our income has been cut in half and we use coupons as a way to help during this difficult time. It is so nice to see people who care about others. I often talk to the cashiers at my local stores and it seems the same gentleman tends to clear out our Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS it is extremely frustrating. I am so thankful for the blogs that have taught me so much in so little time – Thank you. Please keep up the good work.
I wish they would adopt that here as well, it does get frustrating to go shopping at the beginning of the week (I could understand if I waited till Saturday when the sale ends)& the items are completely gone—rain checks don’t always work too well either, I waited since Jan to get an item back in and now my coupons are expired!! Plus I have to keep checking back for them! Even with setting limit of 4 I still think they will be cleared out–how much stock can they possibly have to replenish with!!
I shop the Same walgreens at 10th and Ustick. I went there at 11:30 am on Sunday to get my Clean and Clear Body wash and the shelves were already cleared!!! The casheir told me that i was sadly due to only a few ladies!
I totally support this policy. I love my coupons and I love a deal but it should be fair to the whole community. This policy is VERY generous…maybe even too generous. I support placing limits – it could be worse, much worse.
I’m so glad. Our couponing group adopted a list of common courtesy “ethics” for shopping. My local Walgreens has become ransacked, looks awful and the cashiers and management are getting really cranky with relentless coupon’ers. I encourage our group to be respectful and play fair, and to NOT clear a shelf..just because you can. There’s too many obsessive/compulsive couponing shoppers out there that are going to make us all look badly. Our local Walmart has had it with couponers that order stock loads and calling the management daily to check on shelf stock,then coming in and clearing it out. The Walmart management has become suspicious and complain to the rest of us. I wish they could figure something out like this as well.
AMEN!!! I can’t get up on Sunday morning and go wait on the sidewalk so when I go in on Monday or Tuesday of my Walgreens, they are out of everything! I told my mom today this will make me quit couponing. Its so annoying. I don’t need 500 body washes. I need 2..I have 2 coupons!! Geez people! So frustrating. The only time I will take more than just a couple, if its a Market with a huge stock(I don’t clear shelves) or a place like Walmart or Target, I might 4-6, but not if that is all they have left. I will take 1 or 2. The stupid Extreme Couponer show is pisses me off with people buying WAAAY more than the need. Can we say, “Hoarders???”
I hope our Walgreens adopts this as well! For awhile I had no problem scoring some great register reward deals but lately it’s been impossible and I have four WAGS nearby that I can check and always seem to miss out!
I am also happy about this. I would be thrilled to get just one freebie, I don’t have to have a truckload. I think this will benefit everyone and hopefully allow more people to share in the deals. It is disheartening to go to the store and all the goodies be all gone.
ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY 100% AGREE!! That stupid show on TLC is hurting the long-time, ethical, coupon-etiquette-following couponers who have been doing this for a while and who are really out to help our families by saving money. I must admit, the TLC show gets me very angry!!!! First, they should not be called extreme couponers, those idiots should be called Hoarders! Second, why clear shelves to donate?!!! Why?!! The people who benefit from that are people who already receive government assistance or some type of subsidized income!!!! Leave the couponing deals for people who actually WORK hard for their money are trying to support a family by getting good deals!!! Rrrrr!!! I could go on forever!!!! Lastly, since this increase in “Coupon Shopping” I have been unable to get any deals… AT ALL!!! for the past two weeks… every Walgreens in a 50 mile radius (about
have been cleared of EVERY deal!!!! And sometimes the cashiers have told me that its been one person clearing the shelves! How rude!!!
Hallelujah! Well, for those of you near that Wags. I just wish it would be a store wide policy. I live in SE Idaho. And I have been to four Walgreens in one day and not been able to find what I was looking for. Like you, I don’t shop on Sunday, and even if I go Monday when they open, they will be completely out. It would be awesome if they would implement this here.
Curtain deals, huh? LOL
I am all for limits, but it should be across the chain if that is the route they want to take.
Totally agree! I have quit shopping at Walgreen’s and Rite Aid in boise. Total waste of time! I have also had checkers tell me that the same 1 or 2 women show up Sunday morning and clean out the stores! I wish they would consider others! I don’t want large amounts but would like to have ONE once in awhile! Personally I think these women should be grounded for a few months they need a time out!
I think it’s great. I’m one of those that believe the TLC show is actually hurting those of us who are ETHICAL couponers. I started just this year and have had great success in starting a good storage system (I hate the word stockpile). The manager of my local Rite Aid limits many items to 2, if not already stated in the sale, so that he can serve more. I’m fine with that. Two at a time means I can add to my storage. (I hate the word “stockpile”. My 3 young adults have all their needs met. My girls have a years supply of feminine products, which is something we bought ‘as needed’ in the past. I’ve started teaching how to coupon in my area and I believe it’s important that we all learn to be considerate. I’m fine with the 4-like coupon thing. My family’s needs are always with that policy. It’s about saving – not about let’s see how much we can get.
I will tell you exactly why they did this. Because the clean and clear body wash would have been free with the coupon. I was the first one in the door the morning of the sale and they were out. I went to a second one on Eagle and they were also out. I asked the clerk about it. She said someone came in the night before and bought them all. I asked how someone could bye them the day before the sale and get the sale price and she was not sure. (1) buying out the entire stock of two stores will just make all of us playing by the rules mad, (2) their register never should have gave them the deal the day before but I guess it did.
Hurray for this Walgreens!! I am new at couponing and I have quit trying to shop at Walgreens in our area because the shelves are always wiped clean on the first day of sale!!
I like it as well.. I am a Sunday morning shopper and @ my wags this past sunday they only had 6 clean and clear bodywashes. 3 of the 6 were not even included in the sale. i am in maintance mode on personal care items so i picked up 2. the cashier told me that they were not expecting anymore to come in till the end of the week. wags is a quick stop shop and to think that they are prepared for what is happening in the treasure valley w/couponers is unrealistic. i get my rainchecks if items are gone and hope for the best.
I LOVE IT!!! i hope southern california falls into suit!!!
I agree with this policy too. My local Walgreens suggested I take a look at http://www.iheartwags.com and if I see something I think I might need alot of, I can pre-order it. I thought that was really nice.
Couldn’t agree more..Two stores I visited the last 2 days were out of stock on a few of the ‘sale’ items i was looking for, I didn’t ask an associate as I was limited on time(it takes me a while to shop as I haven’t quite got the organization part down. Small income and small apartment doesn’t allow me to stock up too much but would like to get a little ahead when I can. 4 is a good number to over stock on, if they want more, go a few miles out of your way and find another store. Fairly new to couponing effectively, saw the TV show Extreme Couponing and disagree with what they show. Makes us couponers that are trying to get ahead a little, or make ends meat in this economy look real bad in my opinion. (To the point I find a way to make that point when I am cashing out, especially when there are customers behind me) Thanks for posting, let’s get the word out that we are not all that greedy, just a select few…
I think that the Extreme Couponing show has a lot to do limits being placed on product. Personally, I am glad they are doing this. The show portrays couponers as crazy hoarders and I have noticed since it began that all of my Walgreens are wiped out of every deal by early Sunday morning. I also got confirmation from one of the managers that the same lady comes in, clears the shelves and tries to order more every week.
4 is amazing!! They limit us in Idaho Falls to 1 RR if it makes the item free and have been known to post limits on other good deals. I agree that it is a good thing but am way jealous that you can have 4 to our 1!
I think this new policy is great. I am still new to this coupon thing and when I plan my trip and know exactly what I need to buy to get RR then I go into the store and there is nothing, it makes me so mad. I think a lot of these new coupon people are watching Extreme Couponing and doing it there way and not thinking of others or the rules. They are going to ruin it for everyone if those do not slow down and go by the rules!!!
My Walgreen’s limits you to ONE rr item per person, per day- so this would be a welcome improvement and I think very fair!
Amen! Praise the lord!! Here in wa the ad states limit of 3! I follow that rule!! It was clear to me when the episode of extreme couponing that lady bought 160 mustards because she had coupons….didn’t say anything about donating them and her son even stated he did not like mustard. Who needs that many in a lifetime? She even state “clear the shelf” that’s when I realized I was NOT an extreme couponer! I get enough to supply my family and god willing extra to donate….there is nothing wrong with stockpiling, don’t get me wrong but have a conscious for others too…
That is good to hear, it is much more fair. I would be totally ashamed of myself if I were to clear shelves like that, but these limits have to be placed because of the people who evidently have no shame. It is obvious that the RR deals and freebies don’t exist so that a few people can get unlimited amounts leaving everyone else unable to find even one.
I wish our Walgreen’s would do that too. 12th and Greenhurst in Nampa. Every time I try to go and get some good deals the shelves are CLEARED. I just wish everyone would respect the unwritten “Don’t take it all” rule.
Thanks Rashelle! In the four months since I started to use coupons, I’ve not once ran into this at Walgreens believe it or not! Good to know and thanks for the clarification.
I am excited to see this implemented. This is the same Walgreen’s that I go to and every deal that I have tried to get in the last three weeks has been gone. I went to your class in Nampa a couple weeks ago and the thing that impressed me most was when you asked the audience to keep their community in mind.
It does affect a whole community when a handful of people go overboard with their personal couponing.
I feed a family of five and recently on a shopping trip I encountered another thrifty shopper with 3 carts full of Propel water, and at least 50 boxes of cereal. I commented that she must be feeding an army with the amount goods that she was purchasing. The shopper then informed me that she was a single person that just wanted to get a good deal like on TV. I was unable to get the cereal or any of the propel water on the deal not only at that store but others as well.
I would just hope other thrifty shoppers would keep in mind that there are others in there community that would like to save money and get what they need for their families as well.
Thank you Thrifty Mom for all that you do! Without such a user friendly website it would take a guy like me hours to figure out all the great deals.
I am actually glad they are finally setting limits. It’s awful when you can’t go shopping on a Sunday, only to go Monday and not find a darn thing. I usually only want one or two of a certain item anyhow… and it’s frustrating when it’s all gone. Kudos to WAG for setting limits… and it says per day anyhow… so you can still return later in the week to get some. I haven’t seen my WAG’s do this yet (i’m in northern Wyoming), but if/when they do i’ll support them. They are super coupon friendly and hopefully this will keep them that way!
Sheri
Yes, coupons that are 5o cents off 2 ot 1/3 will count as 2 coupons (or 3) in most cases. Its just how the registers are programed with the coupon. Not all coupons will do this but most do, so I always grab a couple fillers and it solves the problem.
Maybe some of you can help me out with this…..I was at one of my local WAGS today and purchased 24 items, for which I had 13 coupons. When I got to the end of the transaction the computer would not allow me to use the (3) RR I had towards the remaining balance. The cashier told me because most of my coupons were each for 2 items ($.50/2), therefore it counted as 2 coupons and the total number of coupons then equaled my items, thus not letting me use the RR. Because I had my kids with me, I didn’t fight it and just left. Walgreens policy on their website does not specifically state this example ($.50/2, $1/3, etc.) Has anyone else had this problem?
I wish our walgreens would do this. Unless you get there early Sunday morning, everything is gone. I miss out on all the deals. But I think even with a limit of four, you will still have people going back everyday to get more. I think a limit combined with an increase in items would be the best fix. I think if walgreens advertises a sale, the should make sure to provide enough product to meet the demand. It just ends up with frustrated customers. I personally rarely go to walgreens because of this.
PS-Love the blog! Keep it up.
I love it! I was just talking to the manager at the store on Fairview by Winco in Boise on Sunday. I was getting a rain check for the body wash deal, telling him I wish there were limits. He told me us couponers should police ourselves! That we should put pressure on people who do this through blogs and such. I told him there is, and some people just don’t care. I wish the stores in Boise would take note and follow suit.
I like it. I work at a Walgreens in Noth Idaho and our store manager is working with the 4 other stores in the area and they are coming up with a new coupon policy for our stores( within corp guideline) so that all 5 stores are the same. We are going to limit RR items also and the hot deals like the clean and clear. I don’t know what the limits will be yet. And they are going to limit you to 1 or 2 transactions in a row, after that, they need to go to the end of the line. We have some customers who will do 5 or 6 in a row and not care about others in line.
I wish my Walgreen’s did this! We have lots and lots of “product hoggers” that leave the shelves bare!!
Wait, I get it now! *embarrassed*
The Walgreens I like shoppping at in Twin Falls does not have a sign up that says this but they have them on the idividual items. I do not have a problem with this at all.
“Due to an increase of Coupon Shopping. We are implementing curtain limits on register rewards and coupon items.” Should say certain! I know you didn’t write it, you just copied what they did. Makes me laugh! That said, I would love if my Walgreen’s would set limits! I only want 1 razor and they were gone yesterday. The deals come around so often, there’s no need to buy all of them.
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