Coupon Expirations

When coupons or deals have a ‘through’ date – you can use it up to and including that date.  Wording may say, ‘Expires 12/31/11’, or ‘Good through 12/31/11’, or ‘Use until 12/31/11’.  So go ahead and use that coupon on December. 31^st – but on January 1^st, it is expired and the retailer will no longer accept it*. 

In general, retailers are not reimbursed by the clearing house when coupons are redeemed on items purchased beyond the coupon expiration date.  Most retailer point of sale systems are programmed to catch this as an error, and the register will beep – but not all.  As an ethical couponer, you’ll know your coupons are expired before trying to use them. 

Even when you have expired coupons, consider saving them for donation to Overseas Military families.  Those who are serving overseas are able to use many of our coupons at their base exchanges and commissary, up to 6 months beyond the printed expiration date.      

* Some couponers have shared their experience about shopping at a store that occasionally or regularly accepts expired coupons.  (Bed, Bath & Beyond used to do this with their own coupons, although most locations have stopped the practice.)  Keep in mind that this is a management policy specific to that store.  One reason this might happen is because store management made the decision to accept these coupons at a loss to their store's profit, while hoping your business will ultimately increase their bottom line.  Another reason is that they offered you a rain check on an item that was out of stock, for which you were also going to use a coupon.  Their decision to accept an expired coupon on a rain checked item is to reduce customer dissatisfaction, and to retain you as a loyal customer.  

Are you aware of other reasons why a retailer might accept an expired coupon?  Let us know.  

August 21 Reno/SF Coupon Listing

Today’s Smartsource insert (from the Reno Gazette Journal home delivery edition, or the San Francisco Chronicle) includes the coupons listed below.  Two coupons originally listed in the Sunday Coupon Preview were not included in either paper:  Wisk laundry detergent, and Wonderful mini-almonds. 

As a reminder, RGJ costs $1.50 and SF Chronicle costs $3 at most local stores. 

RN	SF	8/21 Smartsource
	x	Act 16.9oz+ $1/1 (x10/31)
x		Brita bottle water filtration system $1/1 (x10/31)
x		Brita pitcher or faucet mount system $4/1 (x10/31)
x	x	Carefree $.50/1 (x10/31)
	x	Chiquita Bites Family-Pack or Multi-Pack $1/1 (x10/15) dnd
	x	Chiquita Bites Singles $1/2 (x10/15) dnd
	x	Chiquita Bites (2)singles or (1)Family or MltiPk AND Rio DVD Save $3 (x9/30) dnd
	x	Claritin $4/1 15ct+ (x9/18)
	x	Claritin $6/1 45ct (x8/28)
	x	Claritin 4oz or 10ct+ $2/1 (x9/18)
x	x	Clear Care Cleaning and Disinfecting solution 12oz+ $1/1 (x9/30) dnd
x	x	Clear Care Cleaning and Disinfecting solution twin pack $3/1 (x9/30) dnd
x		Clorox bleach 82oz+ $.25/1 (x10/16)
x		Clorox disinfecting wipes 35ct+ $.25/1 (x10/16)
x		Clorox/Tilex/PineSol cleaners (specific sizes) $1 off any 2 (x10/16)
x		Cracker Creations 6oz box $1/1 (x10/30)
	x	Dannon Oikos/Stoneyfield Oikos organic 5.3oz cups $1/3 (x9/18)
	x	Dole fruit bowls $.75/2 (x10/31)
x	x	Excedrin 20ct+ $.75/1 (x10/08) dnd
x	x	Excedrin 80ct+ $1.50/1 (x10/08) dnd
x		Formula 409 all purpose cleaner 32oz+ $.50/1 (x10/16)
x	x	French's Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce $.75/1 (x11/30)
x	x	Frigo Cheese Heads string cheese 10oz+ $.55/1 (x11/30)
x		Glad food storage products $1/2 (x10/1)
x	x	Glade 4oz jar candles $1/2 (x9/24)
x	x	Glade decor scents electric warmer $1/1 (x10/8)
x	x	Glade decor scents glass holder $1/1 (x10/8)
x	x	Glade decor scents refill pack $1/1 (x10/8)
x	x	Glade Plug-ins Scented Oil Twin Refill or (2) Single refills $1/1 (x9/24)
x	x	Glade premium room spray 9.7oz $.55/1 (x9/24)
x	x	Glade Press & Spray starter kit $1/1 (x9/24)
x	x*	Glade scented oil candles holder or two refills $1/1 (x9/24) SFC=$.75/2
x	x	Glade Sense & Spray refills $1/2 (x9/24) *SFC = $.75/2
	x	Hansen's juice 64oz $1/2 (x9/23)
	x	Hansen's natural soda multi-packs $1/2 (x9/23)
x		Harbor Freight Q's (x12/21)
x	x*	Heinz ketchup $.50/1 (x9/30) SFC=$.25/1
	x	Hershey'sMilkChoc/MilkChoc w/almonds/SpecialDark 6-pks $1/2 (x10/16)
x		Hidden Valley Farmhouse originals dressing $1/1 (x11/30)
x		Hidden Valley salad kit $1/1 (x11/30)
	x	Hot Pockets 2pk $1/3 (x11/21)
x	x	IHOP Q's (x10/2)
x	x	Jose Ole item 16oz+ $1/1 (x10/15)
	x	Junior Juice 4-pack boxes $1/3 (x9/23)
x		KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce or marinade $.50/1 (x11/30)
x	x	Keebler cookies 6.6oz+ TARGET Q $1/2 (x9/24)
x	x	Kellogg's cereals 10.8oz+ TARGET Q $1/2 (x9/24)
x	x	Kellogg's Eggo frozen items TARGET Q $1/3 (x9/24/11)
x	x	Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars 8ct or 12ct Pop-Tarts TARGET Q $1/2 (x9/24)
x		Kingsford Match Light charcoal briquets 6.3lbs+ $1/1 (x11/30)
x	x	L'Oreal cosmetics item WALGREENS Q $1/1 (x10/16)
x	x	L'Oreal haircolor item WALGREENS Q $2/1 (x10/16)
x	x	L'Oreal skincare item WALGREENS Q $2/1 (x10/16)
x		Luster White 1 Hour White $6/1 (x9/30)
x		Luster White 7 Power White or Sensitive toothpaste $1.50/1 (x9/30)
x		Mitchum or Mitchum for Women $1/1 (x9/25) ets & multipacks
x		Morton Season-All product $.55/1 (x11/30)
x	x	Mountain High yoghurt 32oz $.50/1 (x11/12)
	x	Nestle Toll House dark chocolate morsels $.50/1 (x10/31)
x	x	o.b. $1/1 (x10/31) ets
x	x	Olive Garden Q's (x10/9)
x	x	One A Day multivitamin product $1/1 (x10/15)
x	x	Ore-Ida products $1/3 (x9/30)
x		Pampers Kandoo Flushable Wipes $.50/1 (x12/31)
x		Pampers Kandoo Soap/Shampoo/Body Wash/Sanitizer $1/1 (x12/31)
x	x*	Pantene products $1/2 (x9/30) ets *SFC=$3/2
x	x	Planters peanut butter $.75/1 (x10/02) dnd
x2	x2	Purina Alpo Come & Get It $1/1 (x9/19)
x	x	Purina Beggin $1/2 (x11/21)
x	x	Purina Friskies Crispies cat treats $1/1 (x11/21)
	x	Purina ONE cat food or ONE beyOnd cat food $2/1 (x9/30)
	x	Purina ONE dry dog food or ONE beyOnd dog food $2/1 (x9/30)
	x	Revlon beauty tools TARGET Q $5/2 (x10/1)
x		Rug Doctor Machine Rental $5/1 SMITH'S Q (x9/30)
x	x	Scrubbing Bubbles Active Scrub Cream Cleanser $1/1 (x10/1)
x	x	Stayfree $1/1 (x10/31)
x	x	Triaminic Fever Reducer product $1/1 (x10/15)
x	x	Tyson frozen chicken nuggets bag $1/1 (x11/30)
x	x	Velveeta cheesy skillets dinner kit $1/1 (x9/21)
x	x	Welch'sFruitSnacks/Fruit'nYogurtSnacks 8ct/10ct/22ct/40ct box $.40/1 (x10/15)
	x	Yoplait yogurt cups $1/10 (x10/15)

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Abbreviations:

(x)        expires

*           coupon price varies

+          or more / larger

dnd       do not double

ets        except trial size

wyb      when you buy

Z          regional coupon

Items in Blue text were not in the Sunday Coupon Preview list.

Thanks to http://www.sundaycouponpreview.com for the pre-list.

August 14 Reno/SF Coupon Listing

Two inserts included this week, Redplum and Smartsource.  There was an interesting disclaimer on the Schick coupon:  “No cash Back if Coupon Value Exceeds Retail Price”.  I’m wondering how they enforce something like this when the offer of cash back is a store policy? 

As a reminder, RGJ is $1.50 and SF Chronicle is $3 (although some of our coupon friends have found places selling the paper for 50¢ less).

RN	SF	8/14 Redplum
x	x	Advil 40ct+, Advil PM 16ct+, ThermaCare 2 ct+ $2/1 (x10/8) ets
x	x	Advil/Dimetapp/Robitussin/ThermaCare/Centrum/Caltrate $5/3 (x8/27) ets
x	x	Angel Soft Bath Tissue 6 Double roll+ $.50/1 (x11/14)
	x	Brawny paper towels 2-roll+ $.50/1 (x11/15)
x	x	Centrum or Caltrate $2/1 (10/8) ets
x	x	Cheer products $.50/1 (x11/30)
	x	Clearasil product $1/1 (x9/25)
x		Covergirl Natureluxe products $5/2 (x9/30)
x	x	Dimetapp/Robitussin/Advil congestion relief/Children’s Advil $1/1 (x10/8) ets
x	x	Era product $.50/1 (x11/30)
x	x	Febreze with Gain product $1/1 (x9/30)
x		Flex-a-min joint care supplement $3/1 (x9/28) {Smiths / MQ}
x	x	Gain Detergent $1/1 (x9/30)
x	x	Gain dishwashing liquid $.50/1 (x9/30)
x	x	Gain Fabric softener or Dryer sheets $.50/1 (x9/30)
	x	Hefty OneZip bags $1/2 (x11/30)
x	x	Hillshire Farm Lunchmeat 8oz+ pkg $.35/1 (x9/17) dnd
x	x	Hillshire Farm Rope or Link Smoked Sausage $.75/2 (x9/17) dnd
x		Kudos Milk chocolate granola bars 10 ct carton $1/2 (x10/9) dnd
x	x	L’Oreal haircolor product $2/1 (x10/9)
x	x	L’Oreal haircolor product $5/2 (x10/9)
x	x	Milk-Bone dog snacks $1.50/2 (x10/14)
x	x	Milk-Bone Healthy Favorites dog snacks $1/1 (x10/14)
x	x	Milo’s Kitchen brand Home-style Dog Treats 10oz+ $1.50/1 (x10/8)
x	x	Milo’s Kitchen brand Home-style Dog Treats 3.3oz or smaller $1/1 (x10/8)
	x	Minute Maid Frozen Product $.50/1 (x9/24)
x	x	Mr. Clean liquid or spray $.50/1 (x9/30)
x		Nature's Bounty vitamin or supplement $1/1 (x9/28) {Smiths / MQ}
x		Nutra Nail product $1/1 (x10/31)
x		Olay Regenerist Moisturizer $3/1 (x9/30) ets
x		Olay Bodywash FREE to $7.99 wyb OlayProX/Rgnrst/TotalEffects moisturizer (x9/30)
x		Pampers Save $2 wyb Diapers and Wipes *TARGET (x10/31)
	x	Pup-Peroni dog snacks 4.8oz+ $1.50/2 (x10/15)
x	x	Sara Lee Wheat Bread 20oz $.55/1 (x9/10) dnd
x		Scotties facial tissues $.50/3 boxes or $.50/1 mltipk (x9/17)
x	x	Sensodyne products $1/1 (x9/30) exc .8oz
x	x	Sensodyne products $2.50/2 (x9/30) exc .8oz
	x	Suave Body Lotion product 18oz+ $.50/1 (x9/11)
	x	Suave Body Wash products B2G1 to $3 (x9/11)
	x	Suave Deodorant product $.75/1 (x9/11)
	x	Suave kids shampoo or conditioner products $.50/2 (x9/11)
	x	Suave Men shampoo, conditioner or styling product $.50/2 (x9/11)
	x	SuaveProfDryShampoo/Stylng FREE to $3.50 wyb (1)28ozSuaveProfShampooOrCndtnr (x9/11)
	x	Superpretzel Soft Pretzel product $.50/1 (x9/24)
x		Swiffer refills $1.50/2 *TARGET (x9/30)
x		Swiffer Starter Kit $2/1 *TARGET (x9/30)
x		Vanity Fair Hand Towels $1/1 (x11/16) dnd
x		Vanity Fair Napkins $.55/1 (x11/16) dnd
x		Vanity Fair Plates $.55/1 (x11/16) dnd
x	x	Z - Buca di Beppo (x9/18)
x		Z - Vitamin World (x11/30)

RN	SF	8/14 Smartsource
x	x	A.1. Steak Sauce 10oz+ $1/1 (x9/18)
x		Airwick Flip & Fresh $1/1 (x9/25)
x		Airwick Freshmatic Compact Refill $1.50/1 (x9/25)
x		Airwick Freshmatic Ultra Refill B2G1 to $5.50 (x9/25)
x		Airwick Freshmatic Ultra or Freshmatic Compact Starter Kit $4/1 (x9/25)
x		Airwick Scented Oil Double Fresh Warmer $1/1 (x9/25)
x		Allegra 30ct, 45ct or Allegra-D $4/1 (x9/18)
x	x	Biore product $2/1 (x12/31) ets
x	x	Bissell vacuum cleaner or steam mop save up to $30 MIR (x10/9)
	x	Brut Product $1/1 (x9/30)
x		Children's Allegra or Allegra 5ct, 15ct $2/1 (x9/18)
	x	Clorox Green Works product $.50/1 (x10/9) exc AllPrps Cleaner/OxiStnRmvr
x	x	Cottonelle flushable moist wipes $.75/2 (x9/25) ets
x	x	Cottonelle toilet paper $.75/(2) 4-pks or (1) 12-pack+ (x9/25)
	x	Danimals pack $.50/1 (x10/9)
x		Dentek dental guard $3/1 (x10/9)
x		Dentek floss pick $1 off purchase of $2 or more (x10/9)
x	x	Depend Absorbent product $1/1 (x9/24)
x	x	Depend Guards for Men $1/1 (x9/24)
x	x	Depend Underwear in Prints & Colors 6ct $1.50/1 (x9/24)
x	x	Easy Liner brand Shelf Liner $2/2 (x9/14)
x	x	El Monterey Mexican Snacks $1/1 (x11/30)
x		Gold'n Soft products $.50/1 (x10/31)
x		Gold'n Soft products $1.50/2 (x10/31)
x	x	Goodnites underwear jumbo pack+ $2/1 (x9/10)
	x	Hamburger Helper/Tuna Helper/Chicken Helper $.75/3 (x10/8)
x	x	Huggies baby wipes 64ct+ $.75/1  (x9/10) SFC=$.50/1
x	x*	Huggies diapers pkg $2/1 (x9/10) SFC=$1.50/1
x	x	Huggies Little Movers slip-on diapers $3/1 (x9/10)
x	x	Jamba Smoothies product 8oz $1/1 (x10/31) not valid at store locations
x	x	Ken’s Dressing 16oz $1/1 (x9/30)
x	x	Kleenex Facial Tissue $.50/3 50ct+ box or (1) bundle pk (x9/25) ets
x	x	Kleenex hand towels $.75/1 (x10/9) ets
x	x	Kleenex Ultra Soft Lotion or Anti-Viral Facial Tissue 50ct+ box $.50/2 (x9/25) ets
x	x	La Victoria product 12oz+ $1/2 (x10/30)
x		Mamma Bella Brand Frozen Product $.50/1 (x11/15)
	x	Nature Made Product $1/1 (x9/15)
	x	Nonni's Biscotti or Biscotti Bites $1/2 (x10/14)
x		Pert Plus 3-in-1 or 2-in-1 product $1/1 (x9/30) ets
	x	Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons 18ct+ $2/1 (x10/9)
x		Post-it label product $2 off purchase of $5 or more (x9/18)
x		Post-it note dispenser $2 off purchase of $5 or more (x9/18)
x		Post-it super sticky notes $1 off purchase of $5 or more (x9/18)
x		Post-it tab/flag/pocket product $2 off purchase of $5 or more (x9/18)
	x	Precious String or Stick Cheese 10oz+ $1/1 (x10/31)
x	x	Pull-Ups Flushable Moist Wipes pkg $1/1 (x9/10) ets
x	x	Pull-Ups Training Pants Jumbo Pack+ $1/1 (x9/10)
	x	Reese’s or Kit Kat snack size candy 9-22oz bag $1/3 (x9/18)
x		Resolve laundry pre-treat product $.50/1 (x9/25)
x		Revlon Color cosmetics product $1/1 (x9/18)
x	x	Reynolds Wrap Foil $.55/1 (x9/30) exc 20/25/30 sq ft & wrappers
	x	Schick Disposable Razor pkg $1/1 (x9/25) no cash back/exc 2ct
x	x	Scott Bath Tissue 8+ rolls $1/1 (x9/25)
x	x	Scott Towels 4+ rolls $1/1 (9/25)
x	x	Seattle's Best Coffee 12oz bag $1.50/1 (x10/14)
x		Softsoap brand Body Washes 12oz+ or Multi-bar pks 4pk+ $1/2 (x9/25)
x		Sure Anti-perspirant & deodorant product $1/1 (x9/30)
	x	T.G.I.Friday's 15oz Stuffed Jalapenos $1.50/1 (x9/25)
	x	T.G.I.Friday's Entrées for One $1/1 (x9/25)
	x	T.G.I.Friday's Entrees for Two $1.50/1 (x9/25)
x	x	UP2U 3pk $1/1 (x9/30)
x	x	UP2U gum pack $1/2 (x9/30)
	x	Yoplait Greek yogurt cups $.50/2 (x10/8)
x	x	Z - Boston Market (x9/11)
x		Z - Harbor Freight (x12/14)
	x	Z - Coit cleaning & restoration services (x9/3)

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Abbreviations:

x          expires

*           coupon price varies.

+          or more / larger

dnd       do not double

ets        except trial size / travel size

wyb      when you buy

Z          regional coupon

Blue text = not originally in Sunday Coupon Preview listing (thanks to http://www.sundaycouponpreview.com/ for the pre-list).