My one and only M's store is one hour away. I was in their yesterday and proceeded to the check out with two items by Tim Holtz ( fragments & ornate plates ). I ever so gently and almost on a beg asked if I could check in one item seperately, the clerk declined my request with the explanation of one coupon per customer ( I was using a 40% coupon ) which I of course knew the policy. Not the clerks fault so I again in a very calm voice said I understand and left the store with my one item.

This experience got me thinking. What the heck would it matter if it were me buying the other item or another customer? The store wasn't busy so perhaps there was no other customer. Isn't it better to have made a sale of two items? Another thing I take issue with is the prices of this merchandise. M's has the prices doubled and the reason for this is to allow the 40% / 50% coupons to come off, making the price more close to retail.
There is one local LSS store about twenty minutes from M's and they can sell Tim's products for average $7.49 an item. I try to buy from the LSS as much as possible but stock and choices are limited. M's sells the items I was looking to purchase for $16.99 OP & $13.99 Fragments. So the prices are doubled and if you don't use a coupon it amounts to double profit for them.
I for one would vote to do away with that one item coupon, lower the prices to a more accurate price then offer sales from time to time. I say this only because if that one item coupon wasn't an option then they would be more inclined to have more reasonable and competive prices.

I have been trying to make up a little stash of TH's products my buying with the coupon because the prices are just not reasonable. I think instead of going to M's for one item a week I should just get myself online and buy a whole stash at reasonal or a good sale prices. I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for a Tim Holtz sale.

Thanks for letting me vent on here. Whew! That feels good. I just didn't want to be upset with the M's clerk because she was just doing her job enforcing M's policy.

Edited by user Saturday, March 17, 2012 5:15:09 AM(UTC)  | Reason: So sorry. This was posted in wrong board

My apologies Looks like I posted in the wrong area.

Karon, your absolutely right and you're not the only to do this.

yeah I hear you even though M's is about 10min from my house I hate that policy and don't shop there often. Also I don't know if anyone remembers last year they were compromised with peoples credit/debit card numbers. Eventhough they assured everyone mine was one of thoes accounts that was stolen thank God my bank stoped someone from putting almost $300 worth of purchase on my ATM card..
now on to Joanns they will honor a 50% coupon on seperate transaction on the same day. the catch it the coupons have to be from different source...meaning one from a flyer mailed to your home, one on your smart phone, and one you print and bring it with you etc...three seperate transaction and you still get 50% of each..I don't have a smart phone but my phone has camera so I take a picture of one and they honor it

My J's does the same thing. As many coupons as items, as long as the J's coupons are different codes with an additional one each from ACM and Michaels.... if HL was in the area, they'd accept them too, but because they are not in the area, they denied those ones. That's why I pretty much only shop at J's now.... if they don't have what i need, which is rare, but does happen, then I drive to M's.... ACM's is farther away so it's a rare trip there!!!!

I recently purchased some TH products from Michaels because they were on "SALE" only to go directly to Joanns and happened to see that Joann's regular price was cheaper than the 30 or 40% off at MIchaels....I will definitely be purchasing my TH stuff from Joanns...even without the sale it's cheaper.

Freda

LSS means local scrapbook(ING) store.