Updated Printable Money off Coupons & Policies Thread 21 (and chat)

myrtleturtle

FAQs & Policies
Coupon FAQs
(also see here for another source of info.)

Q: How many coupons can I print?
A: Most couponnet-type coupons are only available to be printed once (or twice if you click ‘no’ when asked if it printed successfully or the back button). Any PDF or JPG coupons can usually be printed as many times as you like (remember to save them to your computer, just in case the online version disappears!).
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Contributed by: Honey9036
in response to this
Q: when i clicked on print, it came up with my printer settings so i thought i'd see if changing the amount of copies i wanted would work, and it did!this is not allowed so please don't.
a good response by CW as to why not
A:You must not print more than one coupon with the same pin number, if you do the store will not get their money back and you will damage the coupon acceptance policy in your store and possibly all supermarkets.Supermarkets only get paid once per pin number. printing multiple copies with the same pin number is the same as photocopying. just apply again using different details so that the coupon has a different pin number.
Contributed by: Couponwoman

Q: How can coupons be traced back to you
A: Many coupons are linked to registry of your computer. It has nothing to do with IP address.
If they realise that the coupon printing has been abused from a particular PC, there are chances of banning you from any further coupons in the future. And it is very very difficult to remove that ban.:mad:
And this has happened to few, on here in the past. so be careful...!!!!!

Contributed by: IDLESAVER


Q: Is there any way to get more couponnet-type coupons?
A: Yes, but only if you have access to another computer(s). The coupon software knows how many times each individual computer has printed the coupon. Also, see here.
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Contributed by: Honey9036

Q: I'm having problems printing couponnet coupons...any advice?
A: See here or here for info.
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Contributed by: Veggiecar

Q: The PDF prints are too big or small and fuzzy....any advice?
A: See here or here for info.
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Contributed by: Veggiecar and Coupon-mad

Q: Does it matter if the coupon is printed in colour or black & white?
A: Technically it should not matter, however some staff automatically equate black & white prints with photocopies - which are NOT permitted.
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Contributed by: Honey9036

Q: Do I need to use my real identity (email, etc) when registering for printable coupons?
A: Where possible, the 1st post will indicate whether a genuine email address is required or not (eg when verification is required by clicking a link in a received email). However, in most cases it it ok to use a false email address, since most of the coupons print instantly.
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Contributed by: Honey9036

Q: Can I use coupons on the self-scan checkouts?
A: No reason why not - but it's advisable to check with the self-scan supervisor to be sure.
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Contributed by: Honey9036

Q: What or who is a "Trout"?
A: TROUT is the expression used by people on here for cashiers of a certain age, usually female, that are miserable for the sake of being miserable, unhappy in their work, jealous of people with mocs and do their level best to prevent anyone using coupons...try your very best to avoid them at the checkouts......(See here also.)
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Contributed by: Bullshot & Coupon Tilly

Q: Where else can I get coupons from, apart from printables?
A: Check the daily newspaper thread & magazine thread. Also try the 'products with coupons' thread, here. Also, join the Tesco clubs - see here. You can always look at freebie forum link here sometime the promoter send the sample with coupon attached to it. example : Nivea, Clipper tea, any many more.
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Contributed by: Dr.Who-Who and Bluewkd

Q)I heard you can get coupons from breakfast cereal
A)PIKAPAK INFORMATION
Nestle Pikapaks are 8 small boxes of cereal wrapped in cellophane..similar to Kelloggs Variety.
For quite a while now there has been a 25p moc on the back of each individual packet.Price varies but they are £1.36 at the moment in Tesco and the mocs total £2.Please check the barcodes of each moc as only 1 of each may be used per shop, unless buying the product, then usual conditions apply.
Most with sell-by dates of 11/09 12/09 01/10 02/10 have 6 of the 8 mocs that can be used per transaction( ie 3 are for the same product, so you may only use 1 of those 3 with the other 5 different ones)
Recently purchased Pikapaks sell-by date 03/10 now appear to have only 4 different barcodes...please be check before using them.
The mocs have expiry date of 01/11...so you can safely stock up if you can still get them in your store....
HOW TO CHECK FOR MOCS
The mocs are on the backs of each small packet...if you slide 2 packs together inside the cellophane, you should be able to see a black dotted line (and maybe a pair of scissors icon) very close to the back edge of the packs.Once you have bought a pack, it will be very obvious what you are looking for.It takes a few moments and you may have to scrunch the box edge a little, but this will ensure you have £2 worth of excellent mocs.Hope this helps....

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Contributed by: Bullshot

Policies

TESCO
Only accepts coupons when you buy the product.
But They DO accept comeptitor's Conditional Spend Coupons from Sainsbury, Waitrose, Morrisons, ALDI, Marks & Spencer, Boots, Co-Op, ASDA.

This is the copy of the email, which most people on this thread have got through Email.

Having addressed your query with our Customer Service Operations Manager responsible for our Cash and Coupon Acceptance policy, I can confirm that we accept competitor conditional spend coupons from both Marks and Spencer, and for Waitrose.

For future reference, my colleague added that we accept coupons from the following competitors:

Sainsbury
Waitrose
Morrisons
ALDI
Marks & Spencer
Boots
Co-Op
ASDA

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. I trust my response has answered your enquiry.

Ways to contact Tesco, for problems, in accepting the competitor's conditional spend coupons,

1) Email adress of Chief Executive:(Presumably)
[EMAIL="philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com"]philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com[/EMAIL]
http://twitter.com/#!/clarkepatesco (Twitter address of Philip clarke)

2)Customer Service Phone : 0800 505 555

3)Customer Sevice email address: [EMAIL="customer.service@tesco.co.uk"]customer.service@tesco.co.uk[/EMAIL]

4) Twitter address for CS http://twitter.com/#!/UKTesco

5) By Post:
F.A.O : Team Leader
Tesco Customer Service Centre
Baird Avenue
Dundee
DD2 3TN


WAITROSE, ASDA, SAINSBURYS, MORRISONS, SOMERFIELD, Home Bargains, Wilkinson's
Only accepts coupons when you buy the product. .

Aldi, Netto, Lidl and B&M
Do not accept any coupons.

It should be noted that MOST stores (even those not mentioned above) will accept coupons PROVIDED THAT YOU BUY THE PRODUCT.

using multiple conditional spend vouchers in one shop, rules/usage in Tesco:
official usage rules are that if you for example have
a £3 off £30 coupon and a £4 off £40 voucher you would need to spend combined value of coupons £70 to use both in one shop.
BUT you may, depending on your store because some don't know/follow the above rule. be able to use both the above examples on a £40 shop (highest value coupon)

veggiecar

It is ALL to do with the info couponnet sends to the printer...they have safeguards in place to ensure that the coupon cannot be stored electronically and re-printed as often as the user wants!

In my experience on several machines:

Couponnet works fine...... if you are using Mozilla firefox and Windows XP

Couponnet works fine if you use Mozilla firefox and windows vista as long as you only have one printer, and no software printers/faxes installed.

Couponnet works fine...... if you are using Mozilla firefox and Windows98

Couponnet will not work on linux, with ANY browser.

So the problem is not at the couponnet end(apart from when they managed to block us all, after the Warburton glitch!)...it is with the ever changing browser compatabilities, and how we operate our systems.....
If the couponnet system does not recognise something, it will not allow the print to go through...and quite rightly so, IMHO.

If you have a browser that works....keep it for couponnet....load another one for other browsing if you like....or if the new one doesn't work.....go back to your old one.....use the windows refresh option, to go back to an earlier time. (programs/accessories/system tools/system restore).

I posted last night about Vista printer issues...if it applies to you....try it.

also from the couponnnet site

Is my printer supported?

Please note that ONLY paper based printers are supported. Flash, Adobe/PDF, Queue stackers, File printers etc are not supported due to fraud protection measures.

Please check your printer settings to make sure your default printer is a regular printer. The coupon must be printed to paper. Some printer drivers (this will be displayed in the error message) have an option to print to a file that cannot be circumvented. For security reasons, these printers are not supported. If you have a multifunction printer (fax, copy, print), please make sure the printer function is the default printer on your computer.

Make sure you have the latest drivers installed for your printer!!! and that they are for the correct operating system...if you are unsure...download the latest drivers from your manufacturer's website, uninstall and re-install using the new drivers.

I have had a number of issues, on a number of computers, and all have been able to print fresh couponnet coupons.
It is all detailed on this thread or the previous ones, but the main things are as stated above......use firefox, use ccleaner to uninstall, clean out all rubbish and clean the registry (several times), re-boot,install couponprinter and start printing again.

If you get stuck, couponnet have most of the answers on their site......but they don't know what you have on your system....and they have to safeguard theirs!
:beer:
Also from couponnet site for info:

Why couldn't I install the Coupon Printer?

If you are experiencing problems installing the Coupon Printer there may be a few reasons:

1. You may not have permission to download programs on your computer or you are using software that blocks the installation
If you are trying to print coupons at work or from a computer at a library, Internet cafe or university, you may not have permission to download and install programs onto the computer you are using. This may be true even if you've downloaded and installed other files. Contact your network administrator for more information. If you have a home computer, you may find it easier to access our coupons there.

You might also be running software that prevents installation on your computer. Please make sure to turn off any anti-virus software or any anti-spyware or adware software. While we have attempted to work with most of the major publishers of such software to ensure that our Coupon Printer is not blocked, there may be programs that block the installation, or put up a warning that you are about to install a program. You should choose to allow the installation.



2. The security settings in your browser are set too high
If you receive warnings or errors that an attempt to install and ActiveX control (Internet Explorer) or a plugin was blocked, or are asked for permission to install a program, you may need to change your browser's security settings to allow installation of these types of controls. Also, make sure to click the appropriate buttons in any dialog boxes that appear to allow the installation. Modern browers make you jump through a few hoops to install plugins, but it's worth it!


3. Your operating system or browser is incompatible
Coupon printing is currently supported on Windows 98, NT4, 2000, ME, XP and Vista when used with Internet Explorer 5+, Netscape 7+, FireFox 1.0.7+ and most MSN and AOL browsers. Coupon printing is also supported on Macintosh when using Safari under OS X 10.3 and higher. Coupon printing is not supported by the Compuserve 2000 7.0 browser. While connected to Compuserve, use Internet Explorer or another browser to print your coupons. Coupon printing is not supported on Linux or WebTV.

veggiecar

FAQs will be posted here

*.......Where can I download the coupon printer....you will be prompted to load in before you print coupons, or you can download from here

*.....where can I get firefox?....... from their home site

*.....where can I get ccleaner?.....you could always try googling...or if you want everything on a plate you can get it here

*....VC are you on commission from these people?.......not at all, these links go directly to the company sites, with no affiliation links

* ...can you recommend a good free anti-virus?....... there are several around, I personally use avast

*.... How can I print the coupon policy from the above post....

veggiecar wrote: »

Assuming you are using windows....
right click on the policy
copy image
open up word processor
click on document
paste image (CTRL +V)
then you can print in your normal way:beer:

FAQ2............................it doesn't really matter what the question is the solution is normally the same
solution ditch IE and load Mozilla firefox

FAQ3.......................
solution...uninstall coupon printer using CCleaner, clean the registry, while you are at it, then reboot your system

Originally Posted by Lovely Lisa
Have you recently updated to verson 8 of Internet Explorer? As I had this recently. All you need to do is click on 'run add-ons' (as directed on screen) and all starts working again. :j Good luck

Originally Posted by Lovely Lisa
Mine slowed down alot when I installed IE8, so much so that my friendly little "fixes my computer" man :A had a look and he just did - Internet Options/Advanced/Reset - and now all lovely jubbly.

And yes I think we should have seperate thread for technical problems as can be a bit boring to read _pale_.

Originally Posted by madmuppet5
Before attempting to print coupons make sure ya printer is plugged in

Originally Posted by tescoisace

quote kev180 I updated to IE8 but found that it slowed down my PC. I uninstalled IE8 and reinstalled IE7, which I am going to stick with. I think that my original prob is due to couponet allowing me to select coupons that I have already printed, then saying I haven't printed before ( as if ! ) then telling me to install coupon printer. I still haven't solved it yet. Maybe I'll uninstall and reinstall Coupon Printer

hi kev,
i had this problem once, exactley the same as you, i was on IE7 xp then, only thing that stopped it, was to uninstall my printer, and re-install. worked a treat.

Mel2500 wrote: »

At last, after weeks of installing, uninstalling, turning things off and on and cleaning them (not in the dishwasher), I have finally got Couponnet to work again on my computer. Well actually the OH did it. It was something called a Webguard on my antivirus product we think, even though Couponnet are posting a message saying that they are not yet compatible with IE8. Thanks to Veggiecar and Lovely Lisa for all the hints and tips.

I want to subscribe to this thread on this forum, and find out when there is a new post....how do I do it?
At the top of the thread page there is a green bar...press the following buttons
*....Thread tools
*....subscribe to this thread
*....at notification type...use the arrow to come down to "instant notification by email"
*....Press add subscription

How do I search for info on this forum? Go to the top right of the page and type in your search info , press the button for "forum" and press the search button...even better....read this post from sra

Here is a beginners guide to the forums also from sra

josie wrote: »

Just a tip to save ink with pdf coupons - you only need print out the cut out bit with the actual voucher and barcode on.

Save it to your PC first as a pdf and then click on the little camera icon to activate and then highlight the bit you want. This will then copy just that section and you can paste into Excel (or Word, but I find Excel easier to manipulate) and then print about 3 or 4 per page.

If you can't see the camera icon, you can add it to your toolbar, by going into Tools\Customise toolbars and select it from there - bottom option on mine.

HTH

welsh_mummy

I have a lurker on this forum and also a newbie when it comes to couponing. However, when in Mr S earlier got a till spit on the self serve till and also noticed about 6 others on the floor - grabbed them to find 3 x £4 off a £20 spend so hubby off to Mr T's to stock up on beer with these.

Also, got 4 £2 off Innocent drinks in the post after complaining about a leaky product of theirs - so it pays to complain!

Looking forward to saving money on products and stocking up on good deals as well x

lookinforabargain

LadyCoupon wrote: »

Just to add to something mentioned earlier about Co-op taking coupons. I have real bother using internet coupons in my local Co-op, they even refuse coupons that are to be used in Co-op! I rang head office a few weeks back and they told me that they should be accepting them and they would ring them to ask them to do so, I still have bother, so I just don't shop there with coupons, sick of the carry on I get everytime.

I used the £2 off Huggies in the Coop tonight (because they had the smaller packs on BOGOF, don't normally use them, but running low and pay day is a few days away lol) But the SA took ages reading it and re reading mumbled something about only accepting originals, not sure what that was meant to mean tbh, explained to him it was from the website and that the only way to get it is to print it off! Eventually after lots of huffing and puffing he took it off, don't think I'll be going back there anytime soon with my coupons lol

julie2105

Hi MT might have already been mentioned but i tried to get the rice fusions from BE FB page and it keeps coming up with already printed, alot of folks are having the same prob, dunno if it's worth taking off yet???

munchkinz

julie2105 wrote: »

Hi MT might have already been mentioned but i tried to get the rice fusions from BE FB page and it keeps coming up with already printed, alot of folks are having the same prob, dunno if it's worth taking off yet???

[STRIKE]Theres a link underneath that says, "if you've had any problems getting your hand on a voucher click here" if you click that it takes you trough to the voucher.[/STRIKE]

Scratch that.

Taken from Birdeye FB page

Birds Eye
Hi folks! We have now officially stopped giving away the Rice Fusions coupons. A big thanks to everyone who printed the coupon, we hope you enjoy the rice and please let us know what you think. There's only one last thing to say we guess: "Kevin....Hat!"

lil_miss_06

simone10 wrote: »

Thought it might be worth sharing for anyone who has their coupn for a FREE GALAXY 197g from Facebook last Friday. If you have access to two make sure if you are spending them in Tesco you put them through together. There was no signage up this evening and the website doesn't mention but they appear to be £1.89 each (correct SEL), but also 2 for £3 (didn't see any sign). Have deduced this after purchasing the New Galaxy Cookie Crumble and the Orange Shortcake varieties. Upon checking my receipt an offer of chocolates 2 for £3 is showing deducting 78p. Therefore Tesco paid me 78p to take them away. (Cause I'd got 2 coupons which did scan through at £1.89)

May I also take this opportunity to thank IS for your hard work....and welcome MT (let's hope I can contribute a useful coupon find during your era).

Also like the Abbreviation explanations that has been added.
The one that took me ages to work out when I first got into following these threads, which I don't think I saw on your list was....
wys - When you spend (I've presumed)

I couldn't find any galaxy that was 197g in my T's am i missing something???? I have the voucher,,just not the savvy,,,,:rotfl:

LadyCoupon

lookinforabargain wrote: »

I used the £2 off Huggies in the Coop tonight (because they had the smaller packs on BOGOF, don't normally use them, but running low and pay day is a few days away lol) But the SA took ages reading it and re reading mumbled something about only accepting originals, not sure what that was meant to mean tbh, explained to him it was from the website and that the only way to get it is to print it off! Eventually after lots of huffing and puffing he took it off, don't think I'll be going back there anytime soon with my coupons lol

Glad it's not just me they are like that with. I was told the same thing when I tried to use the buy one get one free on the Rustlers, I was told they don't accept internet coupons and you can only use coupons that are not off the internet, like what you would get from the manufacturers. They have lost alot of custom from me, because I would be buying other things while in there, so I just go elsewhere and these are about a 10 min walk away from me, I have to drive to other supermarkets.

myrtleturtle

thanks
been removed

munchkinz wrote: »

[STRIKE]Theres a link underneath that says, "if you've had any problems getting your hand on a voucher click here" if you click that it takes you trough to the voucher.[/STRIKE]

Scratch that.

Taken from Birdeye FB page

Birds Eye
Hi folks! We have now officially stopped giving away the Rice Fusions coupons. A big thanks to everyone who printed the coupon, we hope you enjoy the rice and please let us know what you think. There's only one last thing to say we guess: "Kevin....Hat!"