darkSpyro

I didnt know where to post this, but i was wondering if someone could help me. I have the coupons from the frito lay promo and they dont expire until the 30th. My question is can you use the coupon on black friday. I remember thry had a sale on the giants pack at Walmart for 38. If Swap Force has a similar deal and I also get 10 dollars off it would be worth waiting a little over a monthbto buy the game, but can you use a coupon like this on Black Friday? Might even get a 3ds giants pack if it goes on sale because i still havent bought it. Any help would be appreciated. Btw, i LOVE this forum!

I believe the answer is No. I know in my area TRU and Walmart do not accept coupons on BF. They will match other store sale price but will not accept coupons. You might find a store that does, but the majority do not.

My local toysrus had the game for 30 bucks.

Idk if they will allow a combo of a sale and coupeon, im going to say most likely due to ppl using the mcdonalds one while giants was on sale. It's up to u.

Thats why I was wondering. Ive heard people saying they used thr 5 dollar off coupon when the giants starter pack was 30 at toys r us. And that was a sale. So idk...I'll just have to call sometime in the future. The idea sounds nice though.

Idk if there are special rules for black friday thou. u could always just try it and if not u still get it on sale/if there is a sale.

http://www.toysrus.com/search/...landers+starter

They have them in stock online to.

But yeah the people who walked out with three giant skylanders starter packs for 3 dollars were lucky.

How did they get them for 3 dollars???

The coupons did not cover the Tax

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How did they get them for 3 dollars???

No one bought starter packs for $3.

It was $1 and it was by abusing Target's price match policy combined with the sale they were having that week and the McDonald's coupon.

What I meant to say that they got them for a dollar each but in total it was 3 dollars. Because people bought 3

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Quote: LoveProfusion15

How did they get them for 3 dollars???

No one bought starter packs for $3.

It was $1 and it was by abusing Target's price match policy combined with the sale they were having that week and the McDonald's coupon.

We aren't going to get into that discussion again are we? Nobody was abusing anything When the manager of a store is impressed by your deal making savy and complements you on what you did, I hardly call it abusing the system. Did all managers accept it? It doesn't sound like they did so it was YMMV. Did some people "abuse" the deal and get 10 to give to their "Uncle Craig and his kids"? Yes, unfortunately so. Don't spark a fire to a war that has no answer.

In regards to coupons. Yes you can use them with items that are already on sale. The sale price is offered to a consumer by the store itself while a manufacturers coupons is money that is given back to the store by the manufacturer regardless of what price they sold it at. Expired coupons on the other hand are just that, expired. You have to use them before the date or they are no good.

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Quote: LoveProfusion15

How did they get them for 3 dollars???

No one bought starter packs for $3.

It was $1 and it was by abusing Target's price match policy combined with the sale they were having that week and the McDonald's coupon.

We aren't going to get into that discussion again are we? Nobody was abusing anything When the manager of a store is impressed by your deal making savy and complements you on what you did, I hardly call it abusing the system. Did all managers accept it? It doesn't sound like they did so it was YMMV. Did some people "abuse" the deal and get 10 to give to their "Uncle Craig and his kids"? Yes, unfortunately so. Don't spark a fire to a war that has no answer.

In regards to coupons. Yes you can use them with items that are already on sale. The sale price is offered to a consumer by the store itself while a manufacturers coupons is money that is given back to the store by the manufacturer regardless of what price they sold it at. Expired coupons on the other hand are just that, expired. You have to use them before the date or they are no good.

That's great because I'm not looking for a discussion on a black & white issue that people keep who [Mutually agreed upon action verb that is non-offensive to both sides of the argument] this "deal" take every opportunity they find to shout about how they think it's more of a grey area.

But again I'm not looking for a discussion on the topic so I agree that we can disagree.

In general, major retailers disallow the use of coupons on Black Friday. The merchandise is usually already DEEPLY discounted, and most stores (with a few random exceptions) would appreciate it if you didn't harass them with coupons on Black Friday. Remember, the vast majority of the employees working on Black Friday would MUCH rather be shopping or spending time with family after Thanksgiving, just like you. Be respectful ... I know people always want to stretch their dollars as far as possible, and I understand that .... but don't be a douche. Keep your coupons for one of the other 364 days of the year.

Every Walmart store in the US should accept both coupons and valid price matches on any day of the year.

This is a corporate policy.

That's not to say you won't run into some issues with it - but that's how it is.

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Every Walmart store in the US should accept both coupons and valid price matches on any day of the year.

This is a corporate policy.

That's not to say you won't run into some issues with it - but that's how it is.

Are you 100% sure about this?
I'm not intentionally trying to be contrary. It's just that most stores have significantly different operational "rules" on Black Friday. If they didn't, they wouldn't be able to effectively manage the flow and volume of (often aggressive and impatient) customers.

I guess what I was suggesting above in my last post is that one may technically be allowed to press the store employees for additional discounts and coupons on Black Friday ... but in many cases, you'd be being a douchebag if you held-up lines or over-occupied the attention of a store employee on the busiest shopping day of the year.

It's kinda like going into a very large public bathroom with a dozen urinals, and the place is mostly empty except for one guy peeing in a urinal ... and you walk in and stand at the urinal directly adjacent to him. There's nothing that says you CAN'T do that ... you just ... shouldn't.

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Quote: UncleBob

Every Walmart store in the US should accept both coupons and valid price matches on any day of the year.

This is a corporate policy.

That's not to say you won't run into some issues with it - but that's how it is.

Are you 100% sure about this?
I'm not intentionally trying to be contrary. It's just that most stores have significantly different operational "rules" on Black Friday. If they didn't, they wouldn't be able to effectively manage the flow and volume of (often aggressive and impatient) customers.

I guess what I was suggesting above in my last post is that one may technically be allowed to press the store employees for additional discounts and coupons on Black Friday ... but in many cases, you'd be being a douchebag if you held-up lines or over-occupied the attention of a store employee on the busiest shopping day of the year.

It's kinda like going into a very large public bathroom with a dozen urinals, and the place is mostly empty except for one guy peeing in a urinal ... and you walk in and stand at the urinal directly adjacent to him. There's nothing that says you CAN'T do that ... you just ... shouldn't.

Give it a rest with your douche analogies. Sounds like you are a disgruntled employee at a retail store that hates his/her job and blames your customers for your troubles. Coupons don't say "can be used any day within the valid expiration date except on Black Friday". Where the hell do you come up with these rules that you do? If you want them to apply to your moral high road of life standards than so be it. I have no issue with that, just don't try to impose them on others. If Skylanders were a religion we would be going to separate churches for sure!

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Are you 100% sure about this?

Yes..

TheGooch has a point, Manufacturer's coupons are different. If it says $10 off, the store deducts $10 and gets that back from the manufacturer. It's no skin off of their nose to give it to you. If it was a STORE coupon, you're combining offers, and they're losing more money than they planned with either deal, and stores usually disallow such things (usually printing on the back of the coupons "Not to be combined with any other offer", that kinda thing).

But Bahamut has a point too. If you end up taking up time at the register, that can be inconsiderate to the cashier/employee, as well as anyone in line behind you. Imagine being stuck in line behind someone making a fuss at the register when you've been stuck in the chaos, right? When you're probably tired and just wanna get DONE? I would advise minimizing that and making an effort to be as smooth and efficient as possible when trying to use it, everyone around you should appreciate it.

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TheGooch has a point, Manufacturer's coupons are different. If it says $10 off, the store deducts $10 and gets that back from the manufacturer. It's no skin off of their nose to give it to you. If it was a STORE coupon, you're combining offers, and they're losing more money than they planned with either deal, and stores usually disallow such things (usually printing on the back of the coupons "Not to be combined with any other offer", that kinda thing).

But Bahamut has a point too. If you end up taking up time at the register, that can be inconsiderate to the cashier/employee, as well as anyone in line behind you. Imagine being stuck in line behind someone making a fuss at the register when you've been stuck in the chaos, right? When you're probably tired and just wanna get DONE? I would advise minimizing that and making an effort to be as smooth and efficient as possible when trying to use it, everyone around you should appreciate it.

I would like to add to the rationale that both of you have pointed out about taking time at the registers during Black Friday. Do you know how many people go to a Target or a Walmart with every Black Friday advertisement in their back pocket with the intention of getting the deals that the actual store is putting on as well as price matching what other stores are doing as well? I don't have a figure but I would say many people price match on Black Friday. To me, a cashier is going to more frustrated price matching an item (checking dates on the ad, checking to see if it is an exact item..etc) than they would just having to scan a couple of barcodes on some coupons. The managers of the stores on the other hand want the lines to move slow. The slower the lines move, the less people get to go through and the quicker 11 a.m. comes around and the deals die.

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Quote: UncleBob

Every Walmart store in the US should accept both coupons and valid price matches on any day of the year.

This is a corporate policy.

That's not to say you won't run into some issues with it - but that's how it is.

Are you 100% sure about this?
I'm not intentionally trying to be contrary. It's just that most stores have significantly different operational "rules" on Black Friday. If they didn't, they wouldn't be able to effectively manage the flow and volume of (often aggressive and impatient) customers.

I guess what I was suggesting above in my last post is that one may technically be allowed to press the store employees for additional discounts and coupons on Black Friday ... but in many cases, you'd be being a douchebag if you held-up lines or over-occupied the attention of a store employee on the busiest shopping day of the year.

It's kinda like going into a very large public bathroom with a dozen urinals, and the place is mostly empty except for one guy peeing in a urinal ... and you walk in and stand at the urinal directly adjacent to him. There's nothing that says you CAN'T do that ... you just ... shouldn't.

Give it a rest with your douche analogies. Sounds like you are a disgruntled employee at a retail store that hates his/her job and blames your customers for your troubles. Coupons don't say "can be used any day within the valid expiration date except on Black Friday". Where the hell do you come up with these rules that you do? If you want them to apply to your moral high road of life standards than so be it. I have no issue with that, just don't try to impose them on others. If Skylanders were a religion we would be going to separate churches for sure!

LoL ... this is comical.
I don't work at a retail store.
I'm considerate and observant ... that's all.
I don't walk any moral high road.
I just try to temper the unnecessary giddiness that some members of this forum feel when they believe they've discovered the latest and greatest way to rip-off a store with a bunch of stacked offers that were never meant to be observed together.

If you want to be a cheap ass gamer, they actually have a website specifically for you. It's not this one.

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Quote: TheGooch

Quote: BahamutBreaker

Are you 100% sure about this?
I'm not intentionally trying to be contrary. It's just that most stores have significantly different operational "rules" on Black Friday. If they didn't, they wouldn't be able to effectively manage the flow and volume of (often aggressive and impatient) customers.

I guess what I was suggesting above in my last post is that one may technically be allowed to press the store employees for additional discounts and coupons on Black Friday ... but in many cases, you'd be being a douchebag if you held-up lines or over-occupied the attention of a store employee on the busiest shopping day of the year.

It's kinda like going into a very large public bathroom with a dozen urinals, and the place is mostly empty except for one guy peeing in a urinal ... and you walk in and stand at the urinal directly adjacent to him. There's nothing that says you CAN'T do that ... you just ... shouldn't.

Give it a rest with your douche analogies. Sounds like you are a disgruntled employee at a retail store that hates his/her job and blames your customers for your troubles. Coupons don't say "can be used any day within the valid expiration date except on Black Friday". Where the hell do you come up with these rules that you do? If you want them to apply to your moral high road of life standards than so be it. I have no issue with that, just don't try to impose them on others. If Skylanders were a religion we would be going to separate churches for sure!

LoL ... this is comical.
I don't work at a retail store.
I'm considerate and observant ... that's all.
I don't walk any moral high road.
I just try to temper the unnecessary giddiness that some members of this forum feel when they believe they've discovered the latest and greatest way to rip-off a store with a bunch of stacked offers that were never meant to be observed together.

If you want to be a cheap ass gamer, they actually have a website specifically for you. It's not this one.

I made it clear that I never discovered the deal on my own. The $1 Starter Pack deal at Target that is. My "giddiness" as you call it was only a comical response to you and a few other posters on my thread for the idiotic behavior. As far as cheapassgamer.com is concerned, it is a good site. Obviously not everyone is good on there but it is helpful for people that don't have an endless supply of funds to put towards their gaming vice. Not everyone is good on this site either. While I would say 99.5% of the people are totally cool here and actually want to positively contribute there is still the last .5% (yourself included) that want to be nothing more than an annoyance. I am sorry that with your moral standards so high you can't lift yourself up to be a more positive person in general.

Thank you all for the responses. I called my store and they said that because its a "take 10 off" and that they would be reimbursed that I can use it on any sale, including black Friday. So that's a good thing. So it would pretty much be me using Activision's promo on top of Walmart's low price. Good for me! And judging by the last 2 games, there will at least be a sale for 50 for the starter pack as that was the price for Spyro's Adventure. Giants was 38 last year.

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Thank you all for the responses. I called my store and they said that because its a "take 10 off" and that they would be reimbursed that I can use it on any sale, including black Friday. So that's a good thing. So it would pretty much be me using Activision's promo on top of Walmart's low price. Good for me! And judging by the last 2 games, there will at least be a sale for 50 for the starter pack as that was the price for Spyro's Adventure. Giants was 38 last year.

Will this silence the lips of BahamutBreaker and his devious ways? Probably not. But at least we all know that the rest of the world is on the same page.

Back to the original topic. I have a ton of these $10 off Swap Force coupons. I plan on handing them out to people standing in line at ToysRUS while I wait. The customers are going to be happy. The cashier won't mind. The store won't lose a ton of money. Everyone is going to be thrilled!

FYI ON GAMESTOP
I preordered my SwapForce starter packs at gamestop thinking that it would be less crowded on release morning then the other retailers. In my area of new York gamestop said they will not be having a midnight release in any of the branches. Ok 1 strike. Then I brought in my frito lay coupons to apply towards my swap force purchase. After about 15 minutes of him trying to apply the coupon, even trying to use it as a $5 off giants starter he said "hmmm that's weird looks like we don't accept that coupon. Call frito lay and see where they tell you its accepted". I then said its strange that gamestop being one of like 5 major retailers of skylander products wouldn't accept these coupons. OK strike 2. He then told me I could get a refund on anything I preordered If need be. So I preordered my Tower of time pack and Forge pack with the money I had down on preorder instead. Strike 3 was when I realized gamestop only has a 30 day return policy even on packaged skylander figures with receipt, when I tried to exchange a packaged crusher we had with the hammer "Detatched".
I then went directly to TRU to Preorder SwapForce . The whole purpose of this post is to let you all know :


____________ GAMESTOP DOES NOT ACCEPT THE FRITO LAY COUPONS BUY STARTERS FROM MORE REPUTABLE RETAILERS ________ Unless You are not using a coupon ofcourse then my post does not apply.......cheers

If you are going to pre-order, why not order from TRU (Free character + LC Hex) or Target (Pre-Order card has In-Game Upgrade + LC Hex) get more for your $$$.

^ not everyone wants hc hex or a free giants figure (thou some are saying its a swap force one). Some ppl want half off etc.

Lc hex is 12.99 before a sale, (if she is released solo, which i believe she will otherwise, she is going be a rare rare figure) a giant/swap guy (my tru said its a giants figure, others tell me its a swap force guy)at 9.99 before a sale. so $23 later. So that would in theory make swap force $52 before the $10 off.


If black friday has the game alone for $35-$40 (again before the $10 off), then your getting a better deal in my option NOT preordering it. However we don't know yet if it even will be for sale (thou i assume it will be a doorbuster thursday night/friday thing), how much on sale it will be and then one has to factor in shopping on black friday and getting the item before it possibly sells out.

I'm picking mine up day 1, however since they are xmas gifts anyways and i have extra coupons, so if black friday is cheaper i'm going that route and returning the day 1 ones.

As for the target thing, i preordered one there for 95 cents after my red card. So if the item is on the preorder slip then I prob wont even bother to get my order.

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^ not everyone wants hc hex or a free giants figure (thou some are saying its a swap force one). Some ppl want half off etc.

Lc hex is 12.99 before a sale, (if she is released solo, which i believe she will otherwise, she is going be a rare rare figure) a giant/swap guy (my tru said its a giants figure, others tell me its a swap force guy)at 9.99 before a sale. so $23 later. So that would in theory make swap force $52 before the $10 off.


If black friday has the game alone for $35-$40 (again before the $10 off), then your getting a better deal in my option NOT preordering it. However we don't know yet if it even will be for sale (thou i assume it will be a doorbuster thursday night/friday thing), how much on sale it will be and then one has to factor in shopping on black friday and getting the item before it possibly sells out.

I'm picking mine up day 1, however since they are xmas gifts anyways and i have extra coupons, so if black friday is cheaper i'm going that route and returning the day 1 ones.

As for the target thing, i preordered one there for 95 cents after my red card. So if the item is on the preorder slip then I prob wont even bother to get my order.

Did you read my post?
I said "IF" your going to Pre-Order....
Since the post I was referring to was talking about Pre-Order from Game Stop, where you don't get anything extra but LC Hex. Why would you not get more for your $$$.
As for the free Character at TRU, if you Pre-Order at TRU you will be asked for your email address so they can send you 2 coupons: 1 for LC Hex and the other is a $10.99 coupon for any Swap Force character. See this link (Post #32): //forum.darkspyro.net/spyro/viewposts.php?topic=82121


UPDATE: The TRU Promo is over. They are no longer offering the free character

One thing to remember, most coupons say "participating retailers" (this one doesn't). A retailer can simply deny a coupon by saying they aren't "participating" that day or at all. There is absolutely nothing that requires a retailer to accept a coupon as currency for a product (every coupon must say it is "non-negotiable", meaning you cannot trade it for money), and if they don't have a direct relationship set up they may not be reimbursed for the value of it. Sure they may lose some customer goodwill.

This coupon states that they will reimburse the face value plus 8 cents providing the retailer can on demand provide invoices equal or higher than the number of coupons they are turning in for reimbursement. If you didn't buy them directly from Activision (for example a smaller business got them from a downmarket wholesaler), they won't honor it - so the store won't take it. Walmart isn't out money for accepting a coupon on Black Friday, they get every penny (plus 8) back, the only problem might be if the coupon resulted in a value that takes the price below zero, most stores have policies against that.