It's important to understand the rules of couponing. Every store has them, but sometimes, in the busy aisles and checkout lines of a grocery store, it can be difficult to determine what they are. Listen to this reader.
Q: "How should I handle a situation like this? My store frequently has sales in which the ad states "4 boxes of crackers for $5 - must buy four to receive $5 total price for all four." This would be fine, but this store will only accept three like coupons for the crackers in the same transaction! Of course, the store never posts its coupon rules. Even if I ask to see the store's policy, the staff will not produce it."
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