Walmart Bans Woman for Life...for Couponing?

Why would Walmart do this? The manufacture reimburses Walmart for the cost of these coupons. This is the manufactures way of increasing brand recognition and sales.

The only thing I see is that Walmart doesn't want their shelf inventory depleted. I could see a court case brewing. She did nothing illegal except taking advantage of using coupons which is her prerogative.

I would just hate to be standing behind them in the check-out line.

reply to post by WeRpeons


Oh they do this over in the UK also. Asda staff, and family members are given discount cards to use on their shopping. There has been a few incidents where managers from the stores have walked up and told them, that they are using their discount cards too much.

And Yes Walmart owns Asdas over here.

Originally posted by greeneyedleo

Originally posted by crazydaisy
I would like to know what they consider as extreme couponing.
My daughter has 2 small children and can't work due to one
child disabled. She uses 6 - 8 coupons each time she goes
to the store and I feel good that she looks for these bargains
to feed and take care of her family.

I really think that the store such as Wal Mart gets reimbursed
by the manfacturer of the product unless it is a store coupon
from Wal Mart. If that's a problem for Wal Mart they should
put out less coupons.

Extreme is using dozens and dozens and dozens of scrapbooking albums or baseball card albums and collecting thousands and thousands of coupons....and stocking up on so much crap using all these coupons that it fills entire rooms in your home...

it is a sickness for some people....I know a woman who does it for fun...as a challenge and to show off how much she can get using zillions of coupons.

Much of her stuff ends up expiring.....she has crap piled high all over her house...

Using some coupons on your shopiing trip to save money on things you need - that is one thing.
But these woman go a little overboard...IMO....

edit on July 10th 2011 by greeneyedleo because: (no reason given)

Has she ever heard of soup kitchens, the homeless, disaster relief agencies(red cross) I would be all about extreme coupouning if these people did something with it. If you have ever seen the tv show its almost disgusting there is no way these people can eat all this food it has to go to waste even canned food has a life expectancy. most of these extremers are just greedy wasters. Donate your extra stuff take your leftovers your going to throw away down to the local gas station. I do this regulary i promise watch how fast someone takes it. Just beware sometimes this will invoke fighting amongs those your handing it out to.

reply to post by jude11


The only way this is an issue of legallity is if she returns. Then it's trespassing.

It's their store, their company, it's not run by the government. They can discriminate on who they sell to.

I'm afraid the constitution does not guarantee my right to shop at walmart.

reply to post by WeRpeons


It doesn't reimburse if walmart was the one who made the coupon.
So it's their cost.

If the coupons were genuine and not home printed/counterfiet and she followed store policy 'Good for her. '

Other than counerfieting I don't know how you would be dishonest with coupons.

Originally posted by orionthehunter
I believe I read only 1 out of 100 or less people actually make a fuss and complain rather than just go elsewhere to do business.

Yep, that is true. If you own a business and someone complains about something you had better take it seriously and thank your lucky stars that they spoke up. Because you can bet that there are many more of your customers who are complaining to each other or voting with their money and shopping elsewhere. As difficult as it is to take it in sometimes, the "complainers" still care enough about your company to tell you that something is wrong. In fact, I have found that if you listen to them and correct the issues, they can become your biggest fans and spokespeople in the end.

And, to address the OP. I did business with Walmart and their product buyers for years and all I can say is...they are getting a taste of their own medicine now with these couponers who are squeezing them a little, and they don't like it, lol.

reply to post by littletheif203


I actually don't work at Wal-mart. And even if I did, it wouldn't be my store.

I'll admit that I do work in retail, and I actually don't mind that much, but I've had people stand there and argue with me over less than 50 cent before. I've had people come in with a buggy full and want to do 4 separate transactions when the store is extremely busy.

The extreme couponers who are really good at it and save 70-80% are jerks almost without fail. I actually don't mind taking a lot of coupons, and I don't mind the transactions so much, but when you're saving 80% and you're still finding something to argue about, there's an issue. After having read the article and looking at various different sites about it, she sounds like one of those.

That's why I support Wal-mart (Wal-mart of all things!) in this. I see them basically saying that she doesn't get to be a PITA when she's getting things 80 and 90% off.

Originally posted by WeRpeons
Why would Walmart do this? The manufacture reimburses Walmart for the cost of these coupons. This is the manufactures way of increasing brand recognition and sales.

The only thing I see is that Walmart doesn't want their shelf inventory depleted. I could see a court case brewing. She did nothing illegal except taking advantage of using coupons which is her prerogative.

I would just hate to be standing behind them in the check-out line.

Actually, if the coupons don't match up, they don't get reimbursed. That was pounded into our heads at every single meeting. Sometimes extreme couponers will fudge the coupons, buying a similar product and using a coupon for another product. Someone mentioned it earlier in the thread, that the show was cancelled for encouraging coupon fraud.

With all the automation, you'd think the would be a program or the registers could be programmed to flag this kind of thing. Maybe this is what happened and what the argument stemmed from.

reply to post by tncryptogal


Isn't that the reason why cashiers need to match up the products with the coupons and check out the expiration dates? Or does the problem lie where some cashiers don't take the time to check them and than management catches the mistake later?

I still don't understand the idea of being able to walk out of a store with a cart of products and only paying 10 percent of the actual cost. That's probably why more people don't do it.

reply to post by WeRpeons


The problem lies in the fact that, as a cashier, you many times simply don't have the time to do so. It takes only a couple of seconds, but when somebody walks in with five or ten coupons (the average I see being between 3 and 4 per customer), it adds up quickly.

Originally posted by littletheif203

Originally posted by Bixxi3

Originally posted by littletheif203
reply to post by AnIntellectualRedneck

 

I have a couple friends that do couponing, they get $200 to $300 worth of stuff for around $100. The store get reimbursed from the manufacturer, so i do not understand what is the issue. Guess your store should not promises it cannot keep.

For some strange reason some people on this thread can't seem to comprehend your last two sentences.
Maybe there really wal mart corporate workers maybe not.

Sorry little sleep right now. what i was saying is the the store gets the money back from the coupon's manufacturer, and that Wal-mart should not make promises that they are not willing to keep.

No silly( )i mean people don't understand that they make the money back when they send in the coupons. Its just like cash to the stores.

Originally posted by AnIntellectualRedneck
Original article

It would seem that a woman has been banned for life from Wal-mart. Wal-mart got tired of extreme couponing, and they changed their policy on couponing. Seems that she questioned them about it; one thing led to another, and she got banned for life.

Here's another version of the story by The Young Turks on Youtube:

Personally, I fully support Walmart in this. My personal view is that extreme couponing is taking advantage of business' willingness to take coupons. As more and more people get into this, they hurt the rest of us by forcing businesses to become more strict in the coupons they accept.

I believe in using coupons, but taking it to the point where you get thousands of dollars worth of items for twenty or thirty bucks is wrong. One should pay for the stuff he/she gets, and paying a few pennies on the dollar doesn't cut it.

edit on 10-7-2011 by AnIntellectualRedneck because: (no reason given)

Especially when that cheaply made stuff made by Chinese hands that is only about 2 dollar to make and they sell it for 20 bucks and the American Company's are Selling that product for 3 to 5 times its Worth is just wrong too

the majority of the product in your house is made in china but an American Company that owns the Product and selling it to American Citizens instead of having the Company having the factory here in the USA . just Wrong too...

ok

China Man makes 10 dollars a day in the Factory Vizio TV
South Korean Man makes 10 dollars an Hour 80 bucks a Day in the Factory Samsung TV

Wally World Wal-mart Sell Both TV's for Almost the same Price !

So Who is getting the DEAL!!! more money in their pocket Vizio !

And how the Economy is Failing I can see why this Woman in Question is in a Coupon Frenzy
My Wife is too! is in the Coupon Savings ! how can the Middle Class not be !! in today Society !
as Company's are at a downfall and unemployment rate increasing at an alarming rate all because of Corporate BAD decision moves back since the 80s !!

Here's an idea for a show that would make her unable to go into a WalMart, too:

EXTREME "BUYING AMERICAN"

I doubt she'd have much use for WalMart if she watched that show.

Get rid of all the coupons and rebate BS and just make the items cheaper.

People who are extreme couponers actually "think" outside the box and find ways to beat the system. If Wal-mart offers these coupons without having any rules on it, it is there own fault that people are finding ways around it. To all those people who think what this lady is doing wrong, you're just jealous in my honest opinion.

I think I may go print up a few hundred copies of the original story and pass them out to customers going in and coming out. I figure I can get a few handed out until I am escorted off the property.

Originally posted by AwakeinNM
Here's an idea for a show that would make her unable to go into a WalMart, too:

EXTREME "BUYING AMERICAN"

I doubt she'd have much use for WalMart if she watched that show.

ABC ran a special news series about "Made in America". You've got a nice show idea there. Too bad it will never happen.

Made In America

Here's the Extreme Couponing link for those interested. I notice no one shared it yet.

Extreme Couponing TLC

reply to post by AnIntellectualRedneck


It doesnt really matter because they get their money in the end I dont see why they would ban her

the stores get reimbursed for the coupons by the manufacturer...
so what's the problem?