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SECTION t - PAGE § - PLAINDEALER -WEDNESDAY. MAY it. 1984 Double coupon days are a bargain, but have their limits, too By Jum Fuller Dear June: Two of my favorite stores offered to double the value of manufacturers' coupons. I had two coupons, each offering a free, trial-sue bottle of Jhirmack shampoo or conditioner, or 59 cents off any larger size. Unfortunately, neither store carried the trial sixes of either product. So, I selected a larger size and ex­ pected the cashier to double the coupon and deduct $1.18 from the purchase price. To my surprise, the cashier said she could not double the value of the coupon because it was a "free product" coupon. She said the stores' double coupon rules had a restriction against free product coupons. The same thing happened at the second supermarket. What do you think about this? Should these stores have doubled the 59-cent value marked on each coupon? - Nancy Andrus, Wichita Falls, Texas. Dear Nancy: Most super markets consider free, trial-size coupons to be free product coupons, even if they contain a cents-off value for a larger size. When stores offer a double coupon promotion, their in­ tention is really to give you the bonus of the second discount for the typical cents-off coupons you find in newspapers or magazines. I have spoken to many supermarket managers who would like to offer their customers double coupons, but they aren't sure how to go about it. Here are some tips I have asked them to consider: -Try it for one day. Do it on the slowest day of the week so it is an incentive for people to shop early. Try offering it to senior citizens who may have a special need for the extra discount. -Try limiting the value of the coupons you will double. For instance, you can state that your store will double the value of Springs, Tenn: "The regular price of Wrangler jeans at our local T.G. ItY. store is $14.88, but they recently had them on sale for only 88.87. They were also offering triple coupons, and I had two $2 Wrangler coupons! It was unbelievable. I got those jeans for only $2.87 a pair - and I didn't have to wrangle (or the bargain." Gina and other readers whose smart shopping experiences coupons which have a face value /appear in my column receive a up to 50 cents Be Wise! Trust your independent family optometrist with your vision care... He works directly for you. A message from the Illinois Optometric Association sponsored by Metroptic. Inc McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Health Service System Mental Health Crisis Line for McHonry County 1-800-892-8900 Toll Frts 24 Hour Emorgoncy Number Professional Staff will answer your call Coupon Clipper Before readers get mad at this advice, let me tell you why I offer it. I believe it is better that a store have a good experience with double coupons, and con­ tinue to offer them periodically, than take a beating and forever swear them off. Double coupons can be a good promotion for both the store and consumers if it .is understood and handled properly. SMART SHOPPER AWARD The Smart Shopper Award goes to Gina Rhea of Estill free copy of the refunding magazine, "The National Supermarket Shopper." Write to me in care of this paper. * Here's a refund form to write for: A 82 -to- $5 refund. SOUP STARTER-STEW STARTER Free Meat Certificate, P.O. Box 7730, Mt. Prospect, n. 80056-7730. Certificate requests must be received by June 30,1984. While waiting for the form, save four Universal Product Code sym­ bols from packages of any flavor of Soup-Stew Starter, plus the price sticker from the meat package for a $2 refund, or eight Universal Product Code sym­ bols and the price sticker from a meat package for a $5 refund. Her is this week's list of refund offers. Start looking for the required refund forms, which you can obtain at the supermarket, in newspaper and magazine, advertisements and from trading with friends. Meanwhile, start collecting the needed proofs of purchase as Whether it Comes From The Attic B wmw mmm ffi/i mmm t/i'w- a ....Or The Basement, Classifieds Can Sell It! McHenry *•»<•.* reiu ym m Since 1875 amdealer Classified Reader Ads 344-4800 'ispjay Ads J detailed below. Remember, some offers are not available in all areas of the coun­ try. Today's refund offers have a value of $21.20. MEAT, POULTRY. SEAFOOD, OTHER MAIN DISHES (File No. 8) These offers require refund forms. ARMOUR Dinner Classics $1.50 refund. Send the required refund form and three Universal Product Code symbols from any vairety of Dinner Classics from Armour-Frozen Dinners. Ex­ pires March 31, 1985. , BANQUET- Buffet Coupons Offer. Recieve four 50-cent coupons good on Banquet Buffet Suppers. Send the required refund form and the Universal Product Code symbols from three Banquet Buffet Suppers (any flavor). Expires Sept. 30, 1984. LA CHOY Dragon Kite Offer. Send the required refund form and the entire ingredient panel plus the Universal Product Code symbol from three LaCho? products as follows: one proof of purchase from any LaChov Canned or Frozen dinner or entree and two proofs of pur­ chase from any other LaChoy Canned or Frozen products. Expires July 31, 1984. OSCAR MAYER Refund Offer. Receive a $1 refund and 20-cent coupon good on any Oscar Mayer cold cut item. Send the required refund form and six labels from any Oscar .Mayer Cold Cuts. Expires Oct. 31, 1984. WILSON Super Sunday m $1 Refund. < Send the required refund form and four proof of purchase Wilson seals with the words "proof of purchase" from the packages of Wilson products, or the proof of pur­ chase slip from inside the canned ham. Expires July 31, 1984. Bonus! These offers don't require forms: CHEF BOYARDEE Sports Bag, American Home Foods, P.O. Box 1421, Delran, NJ 08075. Receive a free sports bag; a retail value of $12.50. Send 20 ^Universal Product Code sym­ bols from Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta Products (15 ounce size or larger), plus $1 for postage and handling for each bag ordered. There is no limit on this offer. Home burglaries reported Two area burglaries were investigated Friday night by McHenry County sheriff's police. According to the sheriff's department, two watches and $10 in currency were stolen in a burglary at the Sam Renguso residence, 6912 Hiawatha, Wonder Lake, police said. The residence of Richard Dale, 20217 Lembke Road, Harvard, was broken into and items stolen included an antique clock, two cameras, two pairs of binoculars, two jewelry cases containing assorted jewelry, a calculator, a watch, a cooler and several packages of frozen meat from a freezer. 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