Comments on Shoplifting With Permission: Pan's Foods in Oak Park; No Coupon Love

Gosh, are you sure you weren't at WAL-MART?!?!?! ...

2009-06-02T14:06:07.780-05:00

Gosh, are you sure you weren't at WAL-MART?!?!?!

I love patronizing small places, too, but if I'm going to be treated like a crook, I'd rather buy my diapers on sale at the CVS and Jewels of Chicagoland ;-)

I think the chicago area, not to generalize isn't ...

2009-05-29T10:38:59.864-05:00

I think the chicago area, not to generalize isn't very "coupon" friendly. I shop at Walts in the south burbs and love it. It's a small chain about 5 stores and they are usually cheap. But they often have "clearance" on items that are about to expire (milk, yougurt, etc.) and they won't take a coupon on that which I don't understand, cuz it's the same product wouldn't they get reimbursed the

yeah, that's really pretty lame - a coupon has no ...

2009-05-28T16:07:48.750-05:00

yeah, that's really pretty lame - a coupon has no bearing on whether something or not is "already discounted". After all, a coupon is not a discount. They get the full value of the coupon no matter what. You know, I try to patronize local and smaller places too, and this just really stinks. Shouldn't they have a BETTER customer service attitude than the big players??