will paper coupons be a thing of the past?

littlejo · #1 (**permalink**) 12-28-2007, 06:30 PM

Shifting Coupons, From Clip and Save to Point and Click - New York Times

wildwood · #2 (**permalink**) 12-28-2007, 06:48 PM

Well it's still a paper coupon. One that you have to search out, print with your own paper and ink, and then hope the store will accept it. I use coupons all the time, but online coupons come with their own host of problems, not the least of which is that my MAC does not work on several of the sites. And one of the objects of coupons is to get you to try something new. I'm certainly not going to go looking for coupons for things I don't already use. When they come in the paper, I have to browse through them all and often I see items I never knew existed. Sometimes I clip, sometimes I don't, but online I would never even see them.

littlejo · #3 (**permalink**) 12-28-2007, 07:15 PM

but there is very few places around here that takes the net printed coupons anymore. to much room for fraud. I kinda like clipping out coupons. gives me a chance to park my butt and relax. lol

valorian · #4 (**permalink**) 12-28-2007, 08:35 PM

Yeah Blockbuster had a "coupon" posted a few weeks ago that had counterfit across it, same with ShopRite just last week with a coupon for Juicy Juice

dnj51 · #5 (**permalink**) 12-29-2007, 09:19 AM

The thing is - the possibilities for mis-use are huge! Already my super Wal-Mart calls over a manager every time I use an online coupon. Usually there is a limit of 2 printings for a coupon - The people that find ways to print out many more (or make copies) are going to ruin it for the rest of us.

But I do agree with littlejo - I like to "park my butt" and cut out coupons - it's really relaxing for me.

ethena · #6 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008, 12:00 PM

I like printing coupons because they're free and readily available - but most places won't take them! My Rite Aids, Targets and Walgreens are very strict about them - even the ones printed from their own site. One of the CVS I visited this weekend was starting to limit the number of printables in one order

IMO on-line coupons have a long way to go before they phase out circulars. Think of the hit newspaper companies would take as well!

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