Ever felt like an idiot when the manager did not accept your coupon?

[amexblue]

I printed out this Buy1-Get1 coupon from www.mastercard.com and tried to use it at this participating restaurant(Chinese).
The manager was like WTH, where did u get it, i do not know anything about this, etc.,
I felt like an idiot when I walked out of the door.

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: amexblue
I printed out this Buy1-Get1 coupon from www.mastercard.com and tried to use it at this participating restaurant(Chinese).
The manager was like WTH, where did u get it, i do not know anything about this, etc.,
I felt like an idiot when I walked out of the door.

Yep, I have had that happen to me too. It sucks

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: amexblue
I printed out this Buy1-Get1 coupon from www.mastercard.com and tried to use it at this participating restaurant(Chinese).
The manager was like WTH, where did u get it, i do not know anything about this, etc.,
I felt like an idiot when I walked out of the door.

They knew you were cheating on your username.

 

[Jeff7]

It seems quite a few businesses don't know what websites offer. The shipping label you can print out here and get free delivery confirmation - there's 5 post offices within 15 miles of me. 2 of them had ever seen it before, 2 of them took my word for it that it was free (after the system refused to accept the numbers), and 1 refused to do it for free, and insisted that I was wrong that it was free. I had to print out a sample page, with the bottom part attached yet where it says twice I believe, "free of charge." The next time I was at that post office, it was a different person - she'd not seen that label either and insisted that I be charged a fee for it.
That was off of the postal service's own website, and their offices/employees aren't told about it.
There really is inadequate communication inside the multiple levels and divisions of corporations.

 

[amexblue]

posted by: aphex
They knew you were cheating on your username.

No. You would have to input your master card credit card number to get the printouts of coupons & you can print the coupons only one time for a particular restaurant.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
It seems quite a few businesses don't know what websites offer. The shipping label you can print out here and get free delivery confirmation - there's 5 post offices within 15 miles of me. 2 of them had ever seen it before, 2 of them took my word for it that it was free (after the system refused to accept the numbers), and 1 refused to do it for free, and insisted that I was wrong that it was free. I had to print out a sample page, with the bottom part attached yet where it says twice I believe, "free of charge." The next time I was at that post office, it was a different person - she'd not seen that label either and insisted that I be charged a fee for it.
That was off of the postal service's own website, and their offices/employees aren't told about it.
There really is inadequate communication inside the multiple levels and divisions of corporations.

i have had that happen. Luckily the post office manager was there when i was debating it with the clerk. He knew it was free.

 

[RossMAN]

Nope, I just make a scene and blatant threats.

Works 99% of the time, the other 1% of the time they either call the cops and/or 86 you.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
It seems quite a few businesses don't know what websites offer. The shipping label you can print out here and get free delivery confirmation - there's 5 post offices within 15 miles of me. 2 of them had ever seen it before, 2 of them took my word for it that it was free (after the system refused to accept the numbers), and 1 refused to do it for free, and insisted that I was wrong that it was free. I had to print out a sample page, with the bottom part attached yet where it says twice I believe, "free of charge." The next time I was at that post office, it was a different person - she'd not seen that label either and insisted that I be charged a fee for it.
That was off of the postal service's own website, and their offices/employees aren't told about it.
There really is inadequate communication inside the multiple levels and divisions of corporations.

Same here. NONE of the USPS employees at my post office know jack about the electronic labels. They always freak out when they see them.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Nope, I just make a scene and blatant threats.

Works 99% of the time, the other 1% of the time they either call the cops and/or 86 you.

Yep...

I get lots of deals that way

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Nope, I just make a scene and blatant threats.

Works 99% of the time, the other 1% of the time they either call the cops and/or 86 you.

My wife hates it when i make a scene. she gets mad and walks off. heh

 

[dman]

no.

 

[TallBill]

sometimes its worth making a scene.. a place shouldnt make an offer unless they honor it.

A burger king near me says that they honor any burger king coupon or any competitors coupon. I brought in a printed coupon for buy one get one free breakfast sandwich from a bk in new york (i live in chicago) that i found online. After a little hassle, the woman accepted the coupon and gave me a stack of new fresh coupons to use and told me never to bring in that new york coupon again. hehe

 

[Jayczar]

I kicked the managers a$$ when he did not accept it.
always works.

 

[kmac1914]

Originally posted by: Jayczar
I kicked the managers a$$ when he did not accept it.
always works.

LOL

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Jeff7
It seems quite a few businesses don't know what websites offer. The shipping label you can print out here and get free delivery confirmation - there's 5 post offices within 15 miles of me. 2 of them had ever seen it before, 2 of them took my word for it that it was free (after the system refused to accept the numbers), and 1 refused to do it for free, and insisted that I was wrong that it was free. I had to print out a sample page, with the bottom part attached yet where it says twice I believe, "free of charge." The next time I was at that post office, it was a different person - she'd not seen that label either and insisted that I be charged a fee for it.
That was off of the postal service's own website, and their offices/employees aren't told about it.
There really is inadequate communication inside the multiple levels and divisions of corporations.

i have had that happen. Luckily the post office manager was there when i was debating it with the clerk. He knew it was free.

Lucky you. The one I was talking to was the manager! It was fun though bringing in the sample label with the directions at the bottom - "no charge for delivery confirmation" and the exact URL of the page, and then showing them how to tell their own systems that the online confirmation was being used.

 

[yakko]

I've rarely had a problem with coupons. Only once was I refused and that didn't bother me at all.

 

[Jzero]

Back in my bagel shop does, I know I saw a few coupons that neither me nor the manager had seen. We honored them anyway. Some enterprising photochopper was probably manufacturing discount coupons

I would mention that the shop went OOB a couple years later, but it was probably unrelated