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Couponing 101 – What to Do When the Store is out of your "Deal" Item

By Chrysa | 1 Comment

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Today I received this e-mail question from a reader:

“Frustrated dad here. I been couponing for about a month I have a nice binder for all my coupons. dated and cat spending a lot of time. but it seems I have a lot of coupons but the stores are out.I even after work Monday night went to Walmart to get their wilkinson sword and it was all ready out of them. any advice to get some of the hot items. Thanks”

That's a great question and I have a bit of help to offer.  Here are a few suggestions for those times when you visit a store to pick up a deal and the shelf is wiped clear:

1.  Ask if they have more stock in back.  Stores only have so much room on the shelves so they often will have additional inventory that is in the store room and not on the shelf yet.

2.  Ask for a raincheck if the item you are looking for is one that is currently “on sale”.  With a raincheck, you will be able to come back at a later date and get the item at the same price even though the sale is over.  Be sure to check the date on your raincheck – some are valid for only 30 days or less.

3.  Ask customer service, the department manager or the store manager on what day they receive new merchandise.  For example, at our Walgreens their truck visits on Thursday.  So, if I go on Monday and the stock for a coupon deal is wiped out, they often have it back on the shelf again on Thursday evening/Friday morning.

Do you have any other tips to get around the “empty shelf” problem?

 

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Chrysa is the founder and owner of ThriftyJinxy.com, a site dedicated to living a fabulous life on a frugal budget. Her approach is that by spending less on the boring everyday stuff, you can have more money to splurge on the things you REALLY want, whether it’s travel, fashion, electronics – you name it! Chrysa is married, has an 11-year-old nephew she dotes on, as well as three lovable cats and a big sweetie of a German Shepherd.

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  1. Sarah Lane says

    June 19, 2012 at 6:52 am

    So what happens when you have a coupon the store is having a sale and the product is out…you get a raincheck and come back after they recieve a new shipment..you still get the sale price but now your coupon has expired and they don’t accept expired coupons…is there a way to fight that with them to where you could still use your coupon since THEY didn’t have the product and it was out of your control?

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