Christmas shopping should be fun, not an exercise is futility.
The BF and I decided that we wanted to get his father the Keurig coffee maker for Christmas. I noticed the last time we were over for Sunday dinner that his Mr. Coffee was looking a bit tired and let's be honest, it's a pain to make a pot for just one person.
Enter the Bed Bath & Beyond circular that arrived in the mailbox yesterday. To my surprise there was a 20% off coupon on the back and the very coffee maker we were looking for on the front.
Nirvana you'd say? Well, not so fast.
I always read the fine print on these types of coupons for fear that I'll get to the register and find out they want my first born along with payment.
The coupon has 20% in gigantic red font followed by:
This discount cannot be applied to All-Clad, Alessi, Arthur Court, Brookstone, DKNY, kate spade, Kosta Boda, Le Creuset, Llardo, Nambe, Monique Lhuillier, Nautica, Orrefors, Riedel, Shun, Swarovski, T-Tech, Vera Wang, Victorinox Luggage, Vitamix, Waterford, Wusthof, or Zwilling. And don't forget Argington, Baby Jogger, BEABA, BOB, Bugaboo, Bumblebee, ERGObaby, Mountain Buggy, Oeuf, Orbit Baby, Peg Perego, Plan Toys, Svan, Teutonia, Under Armour, Uppa Baby, baby furniture, diapers, wipes, formula, baby food or portrait studio services.
So basically, everything is the store except the frigging coffee maker!
Honestly?
This just pisses me off.
Why have a coupon at all? Just put the damn coffee maker on sale and call it a day.
I loathe shady attempts to get me into stores. It makes me want to shop there less.
Anybody else?
5 comments:
That's a weird coupon. I have about 100 BB&B coupons. FYI - they still take them even if they're expired AND you can use one per item in a single transaction. Meaning if you buy 5 things, you can use 5 coupons, 1 per item. It's awesome. Just keep that in mind and save them all.
I think that's the reason I don't really pay attention to ads or coupons. I'm sure I could save money every once in a while, but I really resent the underhanded tactics. For instance, coupons you get at the grocery store? They're always for a brand you didn't buy. Y'know, if I'd wanted that brand, I'd have bought it in the first place.Annoying.
I no longer step foot in Bloodbath & Beyond. The one here in our town has a massive display of nasty cinnamon pinecones plus the door that make me gag even when I walk by the outside. If I were to step inside, I'd be faced with a labyrinthine store layout that sucks to navigate.
That is a shady deal... i went to BB&B the other day looking for those cake pop makers and there was a sign saying they were on sale in the store, but none actually there. i asked someone and they said they dont even sell them anymore. take down the freaking sign then!
Wow. I never read the Bed Bath & Beyond coupon small print before. I have never had a problem using mine. And like Joshua said, they happily take them even if they have expired. I think I would just go and try to use the coupon on the coffee maker anyway--who knows, they might accept it no matter what the small print says, right?
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