Don't expect the cashiers at the check out to pull coupons off of products for you! Some do but some do not! I have been disappointed several times about this. The coupon can most often be used on the next trip to the store but you lost a chance!
I am a cashier in in big box grocery store. I regularly ring up orders of 100 items or more. In my store, we are expected to scan a certain number of items per hour. I cannot afford to inspect every item for a coupon as this slows down my time. My time affects my annual raise. Do you really want or expect your cashier to inspect every item for a coupon? Place the items with pull off coupons at the end of the order and politely tell your cashier, "These items have coupons on them."
I love that people always point a finger of blame at cashiers/retail employees/wait staff, but never look at the general lack of civility in society in general and consumers in particular. Do you know how many times I have said, "Hi, how are you today?" and the customer has replied, "Don't squish my bread" or "Don't pack my bags too heavy" or "The last time I was here my order was screwed up." Even better is the customer who talks on their phone through the whole transaction, not even acknowledging you as a person. People regularly treat me like uneducated garbage.
My sister, who works at one of Giant Eagle's Akron locations, is one of those rare cashiers who notices and helps customers with those stick-on coupons. Too bad more of her contemporaries don't!
Careful about this! Sometimes the store will not honor a coupon unless the cashier removes it. I know that several of our local supermarkets offer discount coupons on produce or dairy that is close to the expiration. These coupons must be removed by the cashier at the checkout register to be valid. If you remove it yourself before proceeding to checkout, the store will not honor it! Check your store's policy before following this advice.
This is a great reminder tip. I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me because I was busy emptying my cart onto the register and trying to watch the register at the same time. It's a shame that most cashiers will not pull those coupons off, but it's another sign that customer service is a sign of the times.
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