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Krista S. said:
Thanks for the photos and inspiration! I am totally going back for free taco shells - wahoo! I also had trouble with the Rancher’s Reserve beef coupon. I purchased two beef stew meats ($3.75 and $3.78). The guy in produce was ringing up and pushed one of the coupons through after I noticed it beeped and would not take the money off. He could not get the second one to go through so I said no problem and asked him to take off the second packet of beef. (I was going to make my stew with only 1 lb. beef if I needed to at $1.75!) I handed the meat back to him and he said that it was fine and pushed the second one through.
I read the fine print over and over (standing in the meat section!) to see if there was ANY limit to the use of the coupon and there was NONE! It simply limited it to one coupon per package of meat, which is the same for any coupon - one item per coupon.
I didn’t try it again today since the Safeway I went to today had slightly larger packets of beef and I was looking at only purchasing in the 1 lb. increments to get the most use out of the coupon. I will try again before the coupon expires though because it makes for some very inexpensive beef.
Have a great day and thanks for listening to me now!
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Kari Reply:
February 5th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
I had 2 coupons from the SAFEWAY book and they didn’t work at Safeway… but the cashier said “we have been having problems with these not working” and she manually pushed them thru. 2 of the meat ones. I too read and re read and re read the coupon (cuz the albies was $2 off of $10 and this is plainly just $2 off…)
I bought the same meat!
kari
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# 4 February 2011 at 2:09 pm
A Different Krista S said:
Safeway ALWAYS hassles me on coupons. I hardly ever shop there anymore because I feel like a criminal even when following their coupon policy. Thankfully there are a lot of other stores in my area that are much more coupon friendly so I’m still able to save a ton.
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# 4 February 2011 at 2:27 pm
Charlene Austin said:
You know what I would do? I would complain to the company who’s putting out those coupons and tell them that the retailers are making it hard for customers to use them. It’s not like it’s Safeway’s money so what’s it to them?!!
I’d also be straight up and tell that crappy Safeway employee that couponing is a huge industry and you have no intention on quitting just because she seems to take “personal” issue with it. If you mention her “personal opinion” has no bearing on your couponing she might actually realize she just needs to do her job and shut the front door! If she can’t show you company policy then it’s a waste of your time and you should not be forced to listen to that. Ohh that makes me so mad for you!
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# 4 February 2011 at 2:51 pm
Tracy said:
That’s a bummer deal about the meat coupon… I’ve had issues with almost all of my coupons out of the football book, but only in Dallas! West Salem Safeway has been great. My friend used 5 of the meat coupons at once just yesterday there. I scored 12 free containers of Skippy peanut butter, a bunch of free or almost free Campbell’s Chunky soup and select harvest soup, and some free Ronzoni Garden Delights pasta!
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# 4 February 2011 at 3:05 pm
Cary said:
Hey Kelleigh: slightly unrelated but what is a good price on Kashi? I haven’t always bought it but it seems like a better choice for my kids then some of what is out there for cheap or free but I don’t know what prices to look for on it. Thanks!
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Kelleigh Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Ah, that’s a good question. I’ve gotten it for FREE (http://kelleighratzlaff.com/life/the-great-cereal-stock-up-of-2010-round-one/), but I’ve paid for it, too (http://kelleighratzlaff.com/life/shopped-a-little-today/). I don’t remember what I have paid in the past, but I would probably pay $1 a box, because I LOVE it! I actually wrote to Kashi to tell them how much I loved it and they send me coupons!! YAY!
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Cary Reply:
February 9th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Thanks Kelleigh! I will be on the lookout for Kashi deals!
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# 4 February 2011 at 9:03 pm
amber said:
I know what you are talking about hehe (blushing myself)
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# 4 February 2011 at 10:33 pm
Sonja said:
HeHe Kaliegh my husband and I were hovering around in Rite-aid last Sunday deciding whether to purchase the ahem, free items. We decided we didn’t need the items that bad. I’m not completely weird about that stuff but seriously, what will the cashier think when you’re buying it in bulk? hehe! Anywho you should consider addressing the Safeway employees rude behavior. The employees are there to provide customer service not make personal attacks and if they cannot do that then they need additional training!
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# 5 February 2011 at 1:43 pm

Cristie said:
I agree with everyone else…go back with the meat coupon! I watched a cashier with a group of coupons from the lady ahead of me, and she was near swearing with the coupon booklet coupons. As I was talking to the cashier, she said that it’s been a real hassle since they’re set up to take that penny off and THEN take the cents of the coupon off; certain coupons (house branded ones) don’t make it through all the way and only take the penny off! My Safeway with the experienced checkers) will just push it through without a hassle if you watch it closely.
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# 6 February 2011 at 9:34 am
Jamie said:
All my Football coupons have beeped, but they have been pushing them through. Haven’t tried the meat one yet.
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# 6 February 2011 at 10:39 am
Mishelle said:
Great blog, I just found it! Will definitely make it a regular read
You should absolutely say something about the Safeway lady’s comments. That’s not OK, especially since you’re following the rules. I had a clerk at another local store hassle me once; I had a free Tillamook cheese coupon that came directly from Tillamook. He said it was fake (I can’t remember what he actually said to me, but it something like that), he refused to take it, and refused to call a manager over after I told him it wasnt’ fake and explained how I got it. He didn’t believe me, he was SUPER rude, and started talking really loudly about my trying to rip them off so everybody behind me could hear! I was *mortified*!!
I was so upset over it, that I sent their corporate office an email, and I had a call from the store manager within a couple days! He told me to come back, ask for him personally, and bring the coupon so he could personally enter it into their system as being valid, and he offered me a free brick of cheese - no coupon required.
I ended up going to Haggen instead, and they took my coupon no problem, so clearly it wasn’t fake! Let Safeway know what happened, so hopefully you won’t go through it again.
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# 6 February 2011 at 12:12 pm
Katie said:
I agree 100% with everyone else. You should call corporate, and report what happened and how you were treated. These “people” continue to work and have jobs, and treat people as such. Without you calling and letting corporate or her manager know, they will never know and assume she is doing a great job. I have really strong feelings about being treated that way by anyone. I am a customer, with, or without coupons. No one deserves to be talked to like that, EVER! Especially by someone that is getting paid to work in a customer service position. If she doesn’t like people, or dealing with them in a appropriate manner, she should go drive truck or something!! Oh, and I have used the meat coupon several times, sometimes 2 together, and it has beeped EVERY SINGLE TIME. They always read, ask a manager, but always put it through since it is obvious it should work.
Love your blog and your great deals!
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# 6 February 2011 at 3:07 pm
Gina said:
Um…is it the (whispering) KY Yours & Mine? LOL Girl, you’re married. Don’t blush!!! And I’d totally call Safeway to complain!
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