Sears $5 coupon

[rsanter]

the item was not 6 cents the total out of pocket after coupon was 6 cents.

I do think the next coupon will be worded a bit differently...

while I would agree we are taking a bit of advantage of this, I think in the long run sears will not be hurt. the advirtising value sears has gotten is worth its weight in gold and the number of us that have taken advantage is much smaller than the number of people that they send coupons to that do not use them.
on another note, my giving coupons to friends has generated decent sales for them as well. some of things friends have bought from the added prompt of the $5 has been: top box, drop light, small tool set, air nailer, wrench set, cordless drill.
sometimes all it takes is that extra $5 to prompt the $50 purchase.

sorry to the sears sale people about the lack of comision buy I have bought alot of stuff at sears over the years and will still buy alot as long as long as they treat me fairly. some of the people there have gotten to know me and I generaly get decent service. when it comes to larger purchases I will say I tend to go to select people as they have given the best sercice in the past so I wish to reward them for that.
one guy has sold us 2 sets of washer/dryer and then sold a set to my parents and a couple of friends. so for the sales person, I can tell you that if you plan on sales as a career then it pays to help the customer on the small stuff to get them to buy the big stuff from you.
and remember , not all sears peopl get comission. some get min wage and still serve the customer because that is what they are supposed to do

bob

 

[Danglerb]

"One coupon per purchase. Void if copied, transferred and where prohibited by law. Any other use constitutes fraud."

It is clear that Sears did not intend for the coupon to be used the way we have been using it. There is no direct link to it on any website or document that I have seen. By going back again & again, we are taking advantage of some pocket of incompetence at Sears Holdings. I'm not saying it is anyone but Sears' fault but don't pretend you are not taking advantage of their incompetence. It is kind of like selling magic beans to a retarded kid for $5.

Generally I agree with what you say, but Sears is the retarded kid I do a lot of business with over many years, so its much more of a balance because I buy about as many magic beans as I sell.

Now I'm just waiting to see how the drama plays out.

 

[rsanter]

just remember..
as guys we are generally attracted to things that are shiney, loud and drive in a circle at high speed.

the shiney stuff helps the larger stuff be loud so it can drive in a circle very fast.

bob

 

[grillmasterp]

I do think the next coupon will be worded a bit differently...

while I would agree we are taking a bit of advantage of this, I think in the long run sears will not be hurt. the advirtising value sears has gotten is worth its weight in gold and the number of us that have taken advantage is much smaller than the number of people that they send coupons to that do not use them.
on another note, my giving coupons to friends has generated decent sales for them as well. some of things friends have bought from the added prompt of the $5 has been: top box, drop light, small tool set, air nailer, wrench set, cordless drill.
sometimes all it takes is that extra $5 to prompt the $50 purchase.

The last time they emailed a coupon it was a $10 off $20 -
Same thing - You could freely print them out.
My friendly sears assoc (She still remembers me from 3 yrs ago) - didn't even bother collecting the coupon. I probably spent over $300 out of pocket.

The 5$ of $5 coupon is really no different than the $5 off coupon that you receive if they take longer than 5 minutes when picking up an in store pick up.

I have spent over $100 that I would not have spent without the coupon.

 

[wil33562]

I've been reading this thread for the past week or two, but have yet to post about it.

If you have noticed during the past several months, Sears has had quite a few problems with coupons and deals on their website. If I remember correctly there have been several instances on their website where items have been mispriced down to $0.03. I believe there was a orange toolbox mispriced below $1.00 not long ago.

It appears that the above mispriced items on their website were quickly corrected and people who ordered, for the most part, were allowed to receive thier products.

Sears still has this coupon available on their site, which really surprises me. I have not used it and probably won't.

Yes, I believe Sears should have worded the ad a little better, but for people using 20-30-40 at a time it is like being a criminal. Imagine if you owned a local hardware store and the local paper ran a coupon that was the same as Sears. You probably wouldn't appreciate people coming in and repeatedly using the coupon. I know Sears is a large corporation and will probably not lose very much on this. If nothing else, they will probably sale more items.

As far as sending a letter of complaint to customer service, that is probably not a good thing. The OP linked dealnews.com as the place he/she found out about the deal. It did not originate at this forum. I don't think anything will happen legally about the letter that was sent, because Sears still has the link available on their servers. But all it takes to shut down a site like GarageJournal is one C/D letter from a Sears attorney.

Please think twice before you use this coupon in mass. I feel it's okay to use it once, but 30+ times is on the verge of ridiculous.

 

[Tbonekilla]

Nobody is taking advantage of Sears. Sears is constantly falsely advertising. Now they are caught up in something they have deal with. Sears has cancelled many of my Sears.com orders. The put on a real good discount. I purchase online. The order gets cancelled stating out of stock or some BS and when I get to the actual store its in stock now that the day has passed and the discounts no longer apply. This has happened to me far too often to consider it coincidence. So I will use my coupons with a big grin on my face. Plus kits are still cheaper than purchasing individual using the coupons. They are not losing any money. Corporate America isn't your friend looking out for you. They are trying to get that money out of your pocket.

 

[mhoffm911]

I don't feel that I am taking advantage of Sears, at all. In fact, I have bought so many EXTRA things now as a result of my being in the store to use the coupon. For example, I needed paper towels - I went ahead and bought them while there using one of the coupons on a tool (the towels are not a "tool" so therefore are exempt from the coupons). I have bought many other non-tool or non-lawn/garden items as a result of my being in the store more frequently and seeing what they have.

Also, my purchases have NOT been limited to $5 items. I have bought quite a few in the $20-25 range. I am fairly certain that their markup on such items would certainly account for the $5 coupon.

So, it is STILL my belief that Sears is actually coming out ahead.

 

[Stanger]

the item was not 6 cents the total out of pocket after coupon was 6 cents.

Yeah, I understand. I am still interested in which item that was. Your list reminded me of some things I need: buffing compound, buffing wheels, etc... I also wanted to tell you guys that there are two small Pro screwdrivers for $5.99 each. A good deal that fills in the gaps of the 10pc. set. They don't include many small SD's in the 10pc. set.
Grant

 

[rsanter]

stanger
I do not specifically remember, but I think it was jigsaw blades and a pencil.

the last time I was polishing some aluminum parts for the engine I built, I really used up the polishing wheels I had so restocking a few was in order.

I also recently got the dewalt 18V jigsaw and discovered that the old style blades I have wont work so stocking up on a few packs of blades was in order as well.

I got the small set of 2 screwdriver with the little 'clear' handles. that was a good set filler.

I would encourage all of you to get the 4 pc pick and hook set they have on sale for $5.99. its really nice with the thin padded handles they are easy to grip and work well. I was so happy with the set I got I went back and bought a set for my dad.

bob

 

[Stanger]

I would encourage all of you to get the 4 pc pick and hook set they have on sale for $5.99. its really nice with the thin padded handles they are easy to grip and work well. I was so happy with the set I got I went back and bought a set for my dad.

Really? I saw them but thought they looked like junk. I'll have to check them out closer. I was going to wait for the Pros to go on sale. 6 cents is the cheapest purchase I've heard of yet, thats why I asked. Too bad I don't need jigsaw blades. Actually, now that I think of it I did kill a few building a sub box last week. Maybe I will pick some up.
Grant

 

[rsanter]

I have not used then enough to see how they will hold up over time, however they feel good and gave no signs of bieng junk when I used them.
I think they are more comfortable than the snap on ones I have, of course those are 10+ years old not and I know those have held up well.
one of the few tools I didnt have a backup for.....

bob

 

[Chris Adams]

Went back again today. Bought a 28 dollar ratchet for 23, a small set of dikes for 4.99 after coupon and a Lisle tool for 2.99 after coupon. Had to wait in line three times, but it was worth it.

Sears is not losing money on this.
For everyone buying a 5.29 item for 29 cents there are thousands buying 10 on up.
Sears GP runs between 40%-60% on tools.
On chemicals like polish the GP is over 70%

When I worked for a big retailer, not quite as big as Sears, but you have bought from them... we would put stuff on sale below cost about once a week. Strangely, we never lost money.
And neither did the stockholders.

Big companies are not like Mom and Pop stores.
Not only is the scale different, the 'game' is different.
Or why you can buy a car below dealer invoice and the dealership owner still has a Rolls Royce...
Sears knows about the coupon. Sears POSTED the coupon.
Sears is honoring the coupon.
A memo from management to operations and merchandising would have a 'corrected' coupon up there in five minutes.

 

[fourfeathers]

You are right that they are not losing out. It is the same with their warrantied stuff. If it gets you BACK IN THE STORE, they will most likely sell you something you were not intending to buy, and THAT is where they make out.

 

[bmwpower]

I would encourage all of you to get the 4 pc pick and hook set they have on sale for $5.99. its really nice with the thin padded handles they are easy to grip and work well. I was so happy with the set I got I went back and bought a set for my dad.

bob

These I assume?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00941634000P

I just broke my first one last weekend - the right angle one. Put too much pressure on it and the tip broke. But they've lasted a long time.... Warranty return?? I would imagine I could not get just one.

 

[bmwpower]

You are right that they are not losing out. It is the same with their warrantied stuff. If it gets you BACK IN THE STORE, they will most likely sell you something you were not intending to buy, and THAT is where they make out.

They are taking evasive action:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=SHLD&t=3m&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=

If you ask me it's a good move. Even if they loose money now, odds are you will be going back in to pickup a more expensive tool later this year. Maybe you went in with your wife...and she saw something she wanted in bedding... you get the picture.

Not a lot of options holders dumping their options:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=SHLD

 

[rsanter]

those are the ones. they should still warranty the one by breaking a package open.

I used to work for a company that had stores across the country (highschool job) and they always had several things in the store priced below cost as 'loss leaders'. it was funny because different stored had different loss leaders so if you wanted to do enough driving you could get alot of stuff for below cost. things on sale were often below cost while other things on sale were 5x cost while on sale because they were 8x cost every day. another company I worked for was a manufacturer and would sell some items to stores at below manufacturing cost just to keep the competition out and they would make money on all the other stuff they would sell them.
companies are very good at looking at the overall cost of buisness and pricing thing accordingly. a friend that used to work at sears said they often sold thing below cost while on sale because they would make a killing on the finance charges by getting you to put it on your sears change.

bob

 

[Lyaec350]

They've definitely made money on me--overpriced single sockets from $8 to $3 with coupon are still almost certainly profitable.

 

[NOMAD]

Yes, I believe Sears should have worded the ad a little better, but for people using 20-30-40 at a time it is like being a criminal.

Hardly criminal. Not even in the same ballpark.
The example of a mom and pop shop putting ads in a paper and then "not liking it" is BS too. People buy stacks of newspapers all the time to get coupons at the grocer on double coupon day. I know of several people who get MONEY BACK after filling up a cart.


You are forgetting that in retail, it's about moving units of merchandise as well as $. They lose a little money but move a ton of product... the bank is happy and they can borrow against their potential, not just their profit.

Besides, I've not had an instance where I have not given them money for the transaction. They move product and get money, far from "criminal".

 

[wil33562]

Hardly criminal. Not even in the same ballpark.

Maybe the word criminal was to harsh, because your actually not breaking the law. It is perfectly legal to do what your doing multiple times, since Sears wrote the coupon.

The example of a mom and pop shop putting ads in a paper and then "not liking it" is BS too. People buy stacks of newspapers all the time to get coupons at the grocer on double coupon day. I know of several people who get MONEY BACK after filling up a cart.

Nomad, I'm not talking about a mom and pop shop in general. I'm talking about you, yourself owning a store and having this same thing happen to YOU, the owner. How would you feel?

You are forgetting that in retail, it's about moving units of merchandise as well as $. They lose a little money but move a ton of product... the bank is happy and they can borrow against their potential, not just their profit.

I'm not really forgetting anything about the retail business. If you read my last two sentances in the statement about the above you would see the following: "I know Sears is a large corporation and will probably not lose very much on this. If nothing else, they will probably sale more items."

 

[GT crew]

I have used 6 of the coupons so far, and will probably return to the feeder bar a few more times before all is said and done. The first time I presented it, the cashier rang the manager who examined the coupon and ASKED that it be used not more than once a day. This sounded entirely reasonable to me so I only use one per day there...and due to the way this manager handled it, I will probably use that particular Sears store for the bulk of all future Craftsman purchases. I like Craftsman stuff and am rebuilding a tool set so the coupon is a boon to me, one that I do not want to abuse. I was even allowed to use it on a set of metric flare wrenches that were already on sale!

 

[Chris Adams]

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I'm not really forgetting anything about the retail business. If you read my last two sentances in the statement about the above you would see the following: "I know Sears is a large corporation and will probably not lose very much on this. If nothing else, they will probably sale more items."

I suspect you have never been in retail management.
Just because you are responding as a small businessman, a salesman or an employee would. It’s a whole different world in corporation retail.

People out of the trade confuse a transaction with a business operation.

People who work for others do this 99% of the time. Salesmen are the worst.

My clerks would sometimes show resentment of customers taking advantage of a particularly silly sale (50 dollar air filters going for 4.99 one time comes to mind) but even decent assistant managers’ smile and help the customer get the best deal.

And any manager that resented the customer getting a bargain, well, they didn't stay managers very long.
In retail it's not about the individual sale, it's about the keeping the customer and keeping a positive cash flow.

Retailers that forget this, like K-mart did, are soon under new ownership.

You really see this in returns.
A customer would come in with a perfectly good return. Didn't need it, wrong part, whatever.
And the counter person would fight to the death to keep from taking that return.

I used to call it "Horatio at the Counter".
They would look for a reason, or make one up, but they would do anything to avoid making that return.
In their mind they were defending the company.

Some consider a return as a personal affront, others just plain didn’t understand that returns, like having sale markdowns, are all just tools to maintain a positive cash flow.
.
Again, concerned about the transaction, not the business.

 

[Bevis]

I used 30 B&W coupons yesterday...4 at tool dept, 4 at another register, and the rest when I bumped into my buddys wife who rang up the rest. I also gave her 4 of the coupons as I paid for some stuff that she was buying her husband, then kindly dropped it off to him on my way home.

 

[milkovich]

I used one coupon to turn my $25 gift certificate into a $30 gift certificate and bought myself a 1/2" flex handle (which is NEVER ON SALE).

Chris, you sound like one of those ivory tower types.

Your inventory has so many costs associated with it by the time it reaches the shelf of a retail store, you've had to buy it, ship it to the DC, stock it in the DC, Ship it to the store, stock it again in the store, and finally move it onto the floor. Instantly lopping 75%-99% off the retail means you DEFINITELY lost money, even if it was a slow mover and you need to stop the inventory cost bleeding. It makes sense to give it away but don't write a coupon that discounts EVERYTHING including low margin "A movers."

If $.06 from one of the examples listed above is "positive cash flow" then I definitely don't understand the retail business. At regular price, sears probably has a 75-60% margin built into a $5 sku, on sale, probably 40-50%. I'm guessing they don't have 98 points in a $5 cut off wheel or 12 point socket.

This would be an otherwise brilliant coupon if it didn't leave a "30-a-day" loophole in the fine print. It gets people into the store by practically giving them a $5 gift certificate vs. their usual $5 off $25 coupon. It worked perfectly in my case, they're happy, I'm happy. Using 75 in a day to buy inventory for your stand at the flea market... Sears can't be thrilled about that.

I'm not saying I'm the smertist marketing scientist on earth, maybe they factored in the "guilt" most consumers would feel using 75 coupons and this turns out to be a good way to lure people into the store. I'm not a couponologist and haven't really had any coupon marketing in my past. They're not retarded in Chicago and by the looks of what's excluded in the coupon, someone must have put SOME thought into it.

I just wish I knew what formulas or rules of thumb they use in the "guilt vs. glutton" forecasting and whether this was a mix up or on purpose.

As for clerks who try to defend the company... sounds like you actually have a good batch of people on your hands who just need more training and to be let in on the company's "strategy of the week."

 

[Danglerb]

I can accept that we little folk don't get the big picture, but I can't see anyway to spin this coupon other than Sears messed up and decided to let it ride, or gasp, the message still hasn't gone up the food chain.

Frankly I am a bit worried about Sears, which was purchased by Kmart, not the other way round. Walmart, Costco, Home Depot, Lowes, Kmart, Target, Ross, Macy's, Penney's, and all the smaller shops are fighting for the same dollars, or some of the same. The Whopper, IMHO is one of the worst hamburgers sold, but when they did that 99 cent promo MacDonalds passed a stone or two, and Wendy's came up with 99 menu. Retail in the USA is a mean place.

 

[Chris Adams]

I used one coupon to turn my $25 gift certificate into a $30 gift certificate and bought myself a 1/2" flex handle (which is NEVER ON SALE).

Chris, you sound like one of those ivory tower types.
snip."

Greed on a customer’s part is the retailers’ best weapon.

Do you only have seconds at an all you can eat restaurant?
Do you only buy the minimum on a sale item, so as not to drive down the businesses GP?
If it’s an open bar, do you only have one drink, so as to protect the companies’ assets?
When there is a rebate, do you refrain from sending it? After all, they hope you don’t…




Just for milkovich;
You are still mixing up transactions and cash flow.
Cash flow has Nada to do with the individual transaction.
And cash flow is NOT the amount of money you get on a sale.

I never was called an ivory tower type.
Down and dirty was a more common complaint…

Resume timeline;
Pump jockey,
Mechanic,
Soldier,
Student
Service writer,
Manager,
Owner of small business,
Parts counter,
Assistant manager,
Manager,
Training manager,
Regional trouble shooting manager,
District manager,
Zone manager,
Division manager,
Retired,
Owner of small business
Retired again and for the last time.

Start another thread on PL statements, vs. management style, etc and we can talk cost of business, item line distribution, PDL gross profit vs. Net profit etc.

For fun, if you want I can show you why a store operating at a loss every month can still be a valuable asset.
Hint, its not a write off.

 

[milkovich]

Chris,

I'm going to admit that it's been a while since I graduated and I probably slept through most of the classes where they taught this stuff. My observation as an outsider is that there is no "cash" changing hands except for the $.06. Normally there is a finite number of coupons and you can calculate the redemption rates and you could convince me that the coupon had a certain dollar value, the marketing types probably even assign a dollar value to the promotion... but in this case it's an unlimited number of coupons with an unpredictable redemption rate for anyone who finds and prints it. In effect, it's a 100% off sale on everything $5. I'm sure the internal reporting shows a sale of $5.06 but the reality is... they're losing their asses on the stuff in the under $10 till 1/22. My only question is wether this was a calculated risk and they have some insight into human nature or if this was all a screw up and there's a marketing intern with a fresh resume on Monster.com.

I guess I'm lucky I don't work for a publicly traded company and have to worry about bumping up my cash flow by flat giving stuff (not just stagnant inventory) away.

I'm taking you up on your offer and am going to post a "cashflow" thread in general discussion.

 

[hguerrero]

Sears is my friend.

Henry

 

[eschoendorff]

Went to Sears with one of those coupons today, but didn't see anything that I really needed. So I gave the coupon to a young man buying a whole grocery load of tools. Hopefully he was able to use it without any issues.

 

[bmwpower]

Went to Sears with one of those coupons today, but didn't see anything that I really needed. So I gave the coupon to a young man buying a whole grocery load of tools. Hopefully he was able to use it without any issues.

Hopefully he didn't go to jail...

 

[eschoendorff]

Hopefully he didn't go to jail...

Jail?????

 

[bmwpower]

Jail?????

Yea. Isn't it illegal to use this coupon? That poor soul you gave the coupon to is probably sitting in jail right now wondering why he tried to use a fake coupon given to him by a nice man as yourself.

Oh, wait. It's on the Sears site. Nevermind.

 

[Stanger]

Haha, this thread is too good. Half the posts are essentially "this deal is so good its criminal", literally. My Sears is still happy to honor the coupon for me.
Grant

 

[Ign]

I used it today for the first time at my local store (privately owned dealer store). It scanned. It did show on the receipt as "Mult Credit, -$5.00."

I suppose IF the coupon were a fake it might convince the computer you're using a $5.00 gift card, BUT EVEN IF that were the case Sears should simply put a hold on ALL gift card purchases in its system and require they be verified by a manager.

Bottom line, if this is a fraud Sears is not trying very hard to do anything about.

Plus still no explanation on why they haven't deleted it from their site, despite the stupid /shc/ vs /ue/ argument, WHICH SIMPLY IS NOT LOGICAL

 

[eschoendorff]

I used it today for the first time at my local store (privately owned dealer store). It scanned. It did show on the receipt as "Mult Credit, -$5.00."

I suppose IF the coupon were a fake it might convince the computer you're using a $5.00 gift card, BUT EVEN IF that were the case Sears should simply put a hold on ALL gift card purchases in its system and require they be verified by a manager.

Bottom line, if this is a fraud Sears is not trying very hard to do anything about.

Plus still no explanation on why they haven't deleted it from their site, despite the stupid /shc/ vs /ue/ argument, WHICH SIMPLY IS NOT LOGICAL

How is this fraud??????? We've been through this....

 

[Chris Adams]

Used two more of them today. Got a Lisle fuel clamp tool set, 5 bucks after coupon and a Craftsman pro number two screwdriver, 3 bucks.
That is a nice screwdriver, light, good feel. Gonna get a flat blade version next time I'm in.

The coupon is not a mistake. They are generating lots of foot traffic, and loving it. The floor manager (tool department) showed me the screwdriver after I returned the ratchet I bought yesterday, and suggested I get one with the coupon, since he noticed I had used one on the ratchet!
Made sure I knew about the 15% and 20% discount clothing coupons that they are giving.3 with every purchase.
My wife wandered over to clothing and spent 80 bucks, less 15% coupon they had just given me...
Got to leave her at home next trip, can't afford it.
While in line a second time twenty minutes later for the fuel line tools, I heard the clerk telling someone where to down load 'our' coupon. It sounded like Dealtime, but I didn't bother to check.
Sears did not make a mistake on this coupon.

 

[number9]

Seems half you guys almost wish Sears would pull the ad, just so you could say, "SEE, told you so".

As has been said before, if ya don't want to use it, don't........and leave it alone so the rest of us can during the remaining days.

I'll tell ya what........they way some of you are acting about this, I'd be hesitant to share any good deals I run across, out of fear of being labled a fruad.

..

 

[bmwpower]

Used two more of them today. Got a Lisle fuel clamp tool set, 5 bucks after coupon and a Craftsman pro number two screwdriver, 3 bucks.
That is a nice screwdriver, light, good feel. Gonna get a flat blade version next time I'm in.

The coupon is not a mistake. They are generating lots of foot traffic, and loving it. The floor manager (tool department) showed me the screwdriver after I returned the ratchet I bought yesterday, and suggested I get one with the coupon, since he noticed I had used one on the ratchet!
Made sure I knew about the 15% and 20% discount clothing coupons that they are giving.3 with every purchase.
My wife wandered over to clothing and spent 80 bucks, less 15% coupon they had just given me...
Got to leave her at home next trip, can't afford it.
While in line a second time twenty minutes later for the fuel line tools, I heard the clerk telling someone where to down load 'our' coupon. It sounded like Dealtime, but I didn't bother to check.
Sears did not make a mistake on this coupon.

Other than the fact that they're probably wasting a good amount of register paper, they're making out one way or another. I got the same coupons, too. I just threw out 2 bags full of them mainly because my wife doesn't need any more clothes .

If this makes people go into Sears as well as have a better overall opinion of Sears, it's worth it to Sears.

 

[number9]

The coupon is not a mistake. They are generating lots of foot traffic, and loving it. The floor manager (tool department) showed me the screwdriver after I returned the ratchet I bought yesterday, and suggested I get one with the coupon, since he noticed I had used one on the ratchet!
Made sure I knew about the 15% and 20% discount clothing coupons that they are giving.3 with every purchase.

Hey, that reminds me........the day I bought those wrenches one at a time with the coupons, the register spit out a fist full (literally) of 10-15-20% Off coupons for other areas of the store. I gave them to the wife and she can't wait to go use them.

I think some of you guys are just running across clerks and managers that are a$$holes......you know the type, the ones that come in to work mad at the world anyways.........just let it be and use a different register within the store or another store all together.

..

 

[jimvannoy]

I have used many with no problem and plan to use many more.

 

[bmwpower]

Used two more of them today. Got a Lisle fuel clamp tool set, 5 bucks after coupon and a Craftsman pro number two screwdriver, 3 bucks.
That is a nice screwdriver, light, good feel. Gonna get a flat blade version next time I'm in.

The coupon is not a mistake. They are generating lots of foot traffic, and loving it. The floor manager (tool department) showed me the screwdriver after I returned the ratchet I bought yesterday, and suggested I get one with the coupon, since he noticed I had used one on the ratchet!
Made sure I knew about the 15% and 20% discount clothing coupons that they are giving.3 with every purchase.
My wife wandered over to clothing and spent 80 bucks, less 15% coupon they had just given me...
Got to leave her at home next trip, can't afford it.
While in line a second time twenty minutes later for the fuel line tools, I heard the clerk telling someone where to down load 'our' coupon. It sounded like Dealtime, but I didn't bother to check.
Sears did not make a mistake on this coupon.

I wonder if your clerk somehow gets a kickback if you use the coupons on the receipt? Anyone?