Combining manufacturer coupons and store coupons

by Jody Connolly (Benjaminna) | More from this Blogger

28 Aug 2006 10:10 AM

A manufacturer coupon is issued from the manufacturer. The majority of these come from the Sunday newspaper inserts, home mailings; Internet printed coupons and blinkies. You are able to identify a manufacturer coupon because the words 'manufacturer coupon' will be printed on the coupon. A manufacturer coupon will also have a double, divided bar code.

A store coupon is issued by a particular store for use at that specific store. Often you can find these in their weekly ads. Some stores also have them available to print out online. You can identify these coupons because they will say 'store coupon' somewhere on the coupon and have the store name on them. In addition, these coupons have a shorter bar code than the manufacturer coupon.

Now that we have clarified what the difference is between a store coupon and a manufacturer coupon, you should know that most stores will let you use both their store coupons and manufacturer coupons, together, on one product. Think of store coupons like a sale, only a coupon is needed to get the sale price. For example: If your store has a coupon in their weekly ad for Gatorade at $.99, and you also have a manufacturer coupon for $.50 off Gatorade, you could use the two together to buy one Gatorade for $.49.

There are, however, exceptions to this rule. Some coupons are store and manufacturer coupons combined. These kind of coupons have a store logo on them, or say 'redeemable only at XYZ' stores. However, they also say "manufacturer coupon" on them and have a bar code like the bar code of a manufacturer coupon. Although these kinds of coupons are labeled store-specific coupons, they are manufacturer coupons, and more than likely you will not be able to use this kind of coupon with another manufacturer coupon.

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