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December 7, 2006 12:03 AM
Broken: Walgreens promo coupon
I found this Walgreen's coupon for Softsoap liquid soap. The coupon is advertising to "stock up" on Softsoap liquid soap, however your are limited to buying only 2!
>> Is 99 cents the final price? Or is it 99 cents off the regular price? Can you tell I never use coupons?
Since it says 99 cents, not 99 cents off, the final price should be 99 cents. But as you have seen on this website, things can be broken.
BTW, I love how half of the bar code is just a string of zeros.
"BTW, I love how half of the bar code is just a string of zeros."
That’s just there coupon code, so the computer will kick it down to $.99. (Just noticed my keyboard has no cent sign key) It's not a real bar code, just an in store one.
While we're on the topic of beauty products...
What's especially broken is how they try to get you to buy shampoo. I just got a bottle that says it has "berry extracts" and "orange tea extracts." Why in the world would I want to wash my hair with berry juice and tea?
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Maybe the coupon can be used to buy up to 2 bottles at 99 cents each? Then you can buy more than 2, but those would be at full price?
So let's see: I can buy a 7.5 oz bottle for 99 cents, or I can buy a 11.25 oz bottle for 99 cents. Hmm, which size should I buy? I can't decide. Wait, maybe I can get both for 99 cents!
Is 99 cents the final price? Or is it 99 cents off the regular price? Can you tell I never use coupons?
Posted by: KarmaBaby at December 7, 2006 12:50 AM