Beware of new Meijer coupon software.

ameeker · #1 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 07:06 PM

Always before Meijer has accepted slightly expired coupons. I was told at customer service that as long as the coupon is within a few weeks of expiring that they can accept it because there is a window within which they must submit them to the manufacturers. But those days are over. The Meijer I shop has installed new software that even beeped on the coupons I had that were expiring today! The cashier pushed them through, but let me know each one was almost a problem.

mnm'z · #2 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 05:12 AM

You're lucky they accepted them a little bit late... My Meijer hasn't taken them a day late for a loooooooong time.

CMUGRAD · #3 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 06:45 AM

Mine doesn't take them late EVER....but I had no problems with the ones that were expiring on the day I used them.....interesting.....and we aren't all that far apart....

Kristinemomof3 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 06:49 AM

Hasn't been a big deal for me since I don't try and use expired coupons anyway. Just figure there's a date on there for a reason and I follow it.

lucyrevenge · #5 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Kristinemomof3

Hasn't been a big deal for me since I don't try and use expired coupons anyway. Just figure there's a date on there for a reason and I follow it.

If the stores allows for it, no harm no foul.

ameeker - The Meijer I shop at does not take expired coupons at all. Never have as far as I know.

mnm'z · #6 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Kristinemomof3

Hasn't been a big deal for me since I don't try and use expired coupons anyway. Just figure there's a date on there for a reason and I follow it.

I never do it intentionally.

However, on occasion I miss one of my expired's and end up pulling it to use. It always beeps and is denied, then I just pull another q and hand it over. I absolutely hate to be embarrassed, so I try hard not let this happen.

cheapmama · #7 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 06:48 PM

I go through the self-scan aisles at Meijer. Last time I was there it was very touch about my coupons and the woman had to enter a couple of my coupons manually. She was really nice about it. But she said there are a lot of people who are using counterfeit coupons so they have had to make their registers a lot more sensitive to coupons.