Feeling like a thief in the checkout lane - Jill Cataldo

Q: "Are you ever treated like a scam artist, or like you are trying to pull a fast one when you use coupons? I am treated that way often at the stores I frequent, which is surprising after learning stores are reimbursed for our coupons.

"I recently had a $1 coupon for a name brand of apparel. I had a package of this brand of underwear. When I gave the cashier the coupon she told me that the underwear did not match the picture on the coupon, which showed T-shirts, so I could not use it. Wouldn't you think underwear is apparel? Since I couldn't use the coupon, I didn't purchase the underwear. Do you run into these situations? If so, how do you handle them?"