Money off coupon 'chat' thread

green308

myrtleturtle wrote: »

hi to you both

firstly which way did you use to print the coupon
did you use menu on top left??

just printed and yes small but readable & expiry is readable too which is main thing, so should be ok to use.

main thing you need is barcode to scan or readable value & readable expiry

The way I printed it was a bit longwinded. I used the save to PDF button within the mag viewer to save just the page required.

Then I imported the PDF at 600dpi to Photoshop.

Then I cropped just the coupon from it, and saved the result as a JPG file.

Then just printed the JPG file.

This way you can print the voucher a bit bigger, so all the text is readable, without printing all the rest of the page and wasting ink/toner.

Hope this helps.

vpeake

green308 wrote: »

I managed to print it off, but not used it yet. I did however, print off another voucher from page 49 of the previous day's metro e-edition 28th, to get Marie Claire for £1 which includes free mascara.

This coupon was accepted fine in Sainsbury's yesterday.

There was also one for Instyle in the mag from the 21st, but I doubt if this would be accepted as the barcode has either been deliberately blurred or just badly scanned.

Has anyone got this one accepted from the text alone as would like to get this one especially?

thanks for the heads up on the marie claire one....just printed it out and used it fine in my local co-op, now have a nice little nail polish and mag to read for £1!

myrtleturtle

Hi green

very long winded
actually could count as altering coupon too, which you aren't supposed to do

easier way to print just the coupon
save pdf
open it from saved file
click edit
select take snapshot
hightlight the coupon
right click
select copy
and it prints just the coupon

green308

myrtleturtle wrote: »

Hi green

very long winded
actually counts as altering coupon too, which you aren't supposed to do

easier way to print just the coupon
save pdf
open it from saved file
click edit
select take snapshot
hightlight the coupon
right click
select copy
and it prints just the coupon

Hi, Thanks for the suggestion, your method sounds much better, and quicker.

The only thing I will probably do different is the 1st step. I found that at least on my PC, for these metro pages, using the save to PDF from the mag viewer seemed to get a higher quality result than simply printing to PDF.

vpeake

green308 wrote: »

The way I printed it was a bit longwinded. I used the save to PDF button within the mag viewer to save just the page required.

Then I imported the PDF at 600dpi to Photoshop.

Then I cropped just the coupon from it, and saved the result as a JPG file.

Then just printed the JPG file.

This way you can print the voucher a bit bigger, so all the text is readable, without printing all the rest of the page and wasting ink/toner.

Hope this helps.

this really helped!!!! thank you!!!! i dont think there should be any problem with this as the coupon is only being altered so it is readable, if it was left as it was it probably wouldnt be accepted so its only allowing us to use it, which was the purpose in the first place

myrtleturtle

hi green
funnily enough i meant to say i found printing from saved pdf printed better
no idea why though

if the way i mentioned is not poss. because of browser you use there are a couple of other methods on 1st pages

green308 wrote: »

Hi, Thanks for the suggestion, your method sounds much better, and quicker.

The only thing I will probably do different is the 1st step. I found that at least on my PC, for these metro pages, using the save to PDF from the mag viewer seemed to get a higher quality result than simply printing to PDF.

Muppet_baby

Hi all, is anyone able to tell me where I can access this coupon if it is still available? I tried the main thread, & googling, but I seem to be a bit stumped.

TIA x

vpeake

Muppet_baby wrote: »

Hi all, is anyone able to tell me where I can access this coupon if it is still available? I tried the main thread, & googling, but I seem to be a bit stumped.

TIA x

oh someone seems to have removed it it's the e-metro, 28th june and the 21st june

also does anyone have any problems with this months l'oreal insider coupons? they're not displaying at all for me but the rest of the page is

cornishlady

yes i'm having problems ,been trying on & off since this morning but the coupons flash up quickly then dissappear:(

myrtleturtle

unfortunately patience is needed with l'oreal
and they don't always release the new coupons on the 1st of the month.
think it varies slightly for each person depending on when you printed 1st lot as to coupons each person gets

but if blank good chance they are making the change over

vpeake wrote: »

oh someone seems to have removed it it's the e-metro, 28th june and the 21st june

also does anyone have any problems with this months l'oreal insider coupons? they're not displaying at all for me but the rest of the page is

cornishlady wrote: »

yes i'm having problems ,been trying on & off since this morning but the coupons flash up quickly then dissappear:(