Kmart

It looks like some areas are going to have double coupons for anyone who is a Shop Your Way Rewards member.  This event will start on July 4th and run through the 10th.  Since these seem to vary from store to store, you definitely will want to check. 

I am actually a little wary of even sharing this with everyone, since KMart seems to penalize My Rewards members the value of the coupon when they are doubled.  So, keep that in mind and watch your balances after they are applied to your account.

Thanks Coupons Equal Cash!

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I know that many of you have the Kmart Shop Your Way Rewards card and are using it to accumulate points towards rewards.  Did you know that you are possibly being penalized for using coupons?  It recently came to the attention of one of Penny Pinchin’ Mom’s readers – Stephanie – and she shared her findings with me.  

Apparently, when your coupon is deducted from your total (especially with the double coupon events), the coupon total is abducted again from your total spent.  This has resulted in some members actually having negative account balances on thier cards.  I know, it sounds crazy, but it is true.  Here is some of the information that Stephanie shared with me, which she also emailed to Kmart, in an attempt to get the matter resolved.

…. I went and made a purchase during the double coupon event, what I paid, out of pocket was $28.48 It’s listed in my rewards account as a purchase of only $16.47. I figured out how that number came about too, you take what you paid, subtract the sales tax and then subtract the value of any coupons you used. So, my coupons were doubled at the register and then subtracted out one more time before they were figured for rewards. I should have earned rewards on what came out of my pocket, the $28.48, not $16.47 So, basically I got double coupons for what I paid, but triple coupons for what I earned. …………

Kmart responded with this response:

……I am sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. The formula for issuing rewards is so complex that I do not feel I can adequately explain it. As a one time courtesy, I have added the 36 rewards points you feel were missed for your purchase.

Please be aware that this is the standard way that rewards are issued for double coupons, and that they may be calculated in the same manner the next time this special is offered in the future…..

I also had them tell me that the policy very confusing and hard to explain.  I don’t think it is hard to say this:  use double coupons and you pay the price. 

I just wanted to be sure that all of my readers were aware of this issue so that you can check your balances and address it with Kmart if you have any concerns.  Their slogan is “There is Smart – and there is Kmart Smart.”   I, for one, am proud to say that I am NOT Kmart smart.

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There is a great deal at Kmart this week on Infusium23 products – B1G1 Free!  You can actually get 2 products for free:

$11.98 2 Infusium 23 Products
-  5.99  B1G1 Free Promotion
- 6.00  2 – $3/1 coupons from 5/9 SS
-$0.01  or FREE

Thanks Saving Cents Together!

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Several of you have already been to KMart (more than once) to take part in the double coupon event that runs through this Saturday, April 10th.  I have had a few of you ask for some double coupon deals that might work for you, so I tracked down a few posts that might help some of you out.   

Each of these bloggers has done a great job compiling deals and pricing – -but always keep in mind that both prices and even coupons can differ by region.

My Frugal Adventures
Common Sense with Money
Nicole’s Nickels

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The other day, I shared with everyone, a coupon for $10.00 off of a $20.00 purchase.  I have since learned that the coupon was to have been used only at certain stores in New York — and not meant for the general public.    I know some of you were able to use this, but most of you have been told it isn’t going to be accepted.    I have removed the links in all of my posts to this coupon and crossed through it on any scenarios I ran including it — so that none of you would waste paper/ink in printing something you couldn’t use.  Who knows – maybe sometime we can get a legitimate coupon here as well!

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K-Mart’s Double Coupon event is just a few weeks away.  One of my readers, Stephanie, took the time to contact Kmart to try to get all of the official details.  She kindly passed them along to me so that I could share them with all of you.  So, here are your rules:

* Offer Dates 4/4/10 – 4/10/10

* Manufacturer’s Coupons up to and including $2.00 will be doubled.

* In-Store Activation MUST BE tied to your Shop Your Way to Rewards card.

* Does NOT include Kmart coupons.

* Does NOT include Kmart Pharmacy store coupons.

* Limit of 5 total coupons per day, per customer.

* First 5 coupons provided will be doubled.

Hopefully this answers a lot of the questions some of you might have.  Happy Double Couponing!

Thanks Stephanie!

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