trial size products
Did you know that you can get free trial size products with coupons? Just make sure the fine print does not prohibit its use on trial sizes first!
Go through your coupons to see if you have any that can be used on trial size products. I usually wait until they are about to expire to get the travel size, just in case I can get the full size product for free instead. But, if it’s about to expire, I would much rather get a free travel size product than throw away a coupon!
Travel size products are great if you want to try something before buying the full size product. Besides being great for travel, they are also great for keeping in your purse, glove compartment, desk, or other places you might need these items on a spur of the moment!
*Warning* Using coupons on trial sizes may cause cashiers to develop a bad attitude, and they may try to refuse your coupons. The best cures for this are to have an example coupon handy that does say “excludes trial sizes” to compare to the coupon you are using that doesn’t say that. (If the manufacturer didn’t want you to use it on the trial size, they would have stated so on the coupon.)
If the store does not want to give you the overage (the whopping 1 – 3¢ – they will be reimbursed the full amount of the coupon!), tell them you do not mind them adjusting the coupon down to the price of the product. It is store policy after all. You can also carry a copy of the stores coupon policy with you, and program the phone number for corporate into your phone. Be prepared to stand up for your savvy-shopping self!
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i wanted to know where can you spend my coupons to get travel size products if a store want let you use them in there store
My husband and I just started "extreme couponing" Where other then coupons.com can we get printable coupons, and how do we get mass amounts of inserts? One other question....how/where can we get trial/travel size coupons?
Seems to be going well for us so far, we live in a SMALL town so we are limited on our shopping options...
Here is a list of printable coupon sites - https://www.couponing101.com/coupons/
You have to buy inserts to get as many as you want.
Trial and travel size coupons are random. You just have to read the fine print on coupons to see whether or not they exclude trial sizes. Good luck! :)
Were can i get trial size coupons?
Many coupons exclude trial size products in the fine print, but every so often you'll find coupons that do not exclude trial sizes. You can use those to get free trial size products after coupon. Good luck!
It's not always the cashier or managers fault I work for cvs and I also coupon and I am a shift manager but the people above us make it very difficult we were recently told that we r not allowed to take them if they are lower then the cost of the item example $1 off any Advil product but trial size is .99 if we take it my manager gets upset with us so we refuse it and this was also relayed to us thru the regional loss prevention manager so we can be terminated for doing it so many customers are getting upset with us saying we don't know what we r talking about or don't know are coupon policy when we r just doing what we r told from out upper management
Are any of you from northern NEW YORK using these coupons on travel size bc i find it impossible to do im finding that NY just really sucks when you are trying to coupon especially now after the TLC show our stores in watertown are becoming more strict.
I have the worst luck at Target! They have no concept of what their own coupon policies are and I try to find the cashiers that I have "trained" on, by pointing out their own polices. They are so rude when it comes to using coupons on trial sizes. I make sure that I read them thoroughly before attempting to use them on such items. I even had one idiot try and tell me that the picture on the coupon was not the same as the product. I told her to read the coupon and she kept pointing out that the picture did not match. I had a strong feeling that she had no idea how to read, or she was just dumb and demanded that a manager come and help. The manager was really ticked off...not at me...but at the cashier. I had two ladies standing behind me, one with a baby. That lady actually said to me, "good for you!" She then asked me if I was an "extreme couponer." I said unfortunately in our area, it's not possible, but I have to do what I have to do in order to buy products that I use and to save money at the same time. I don't know how many times I called corporate and even they were getting annoyed with me. In the end, I said it's either Target is not training cashiers properly before they're placed out on the floor, they are discriminating against customers for whatever reason, because not all cashiers act rude, or they just need to simplify their policies. I mean..I don't work there and I can recite their coupon policy....WHY CAN'T THEIR EMPLOYEES?
I do this sometimes too. I use mine at my local grocery store, where I used to work and where DH is a manager. The store owners are also friends of ours which helps any issues. The owners always tease me and say they are going to doc DH pay the 97cents LOL! When I have a particularly good batch of coupons that gets me great deals they always say they want ME to do THEIR shopping LOL!
the first time i was able to get items for free and did not have to pay it felt weird because i felt like i was stealing but now its better since i have been couponing a little while now thanks christine
Wow! I didn't realize about the trial sizes! I didn't know that the cashiers get graded on their speed. OH BOY, When I go on my first couponing trip on thursday, I'll be extra nervous. I'll let you know what happens.CVS never gives me a problem, but I've never done a trial size there or anywhere. I'll try it!
I just experienced this for the first time. I tried to use my $1 cascade coupon on the trial pack and was told that targets coupon policy says they don't accept coupons on any trial sizes. I stated that not only had I done it numerous times without problems but also the coupon itself doesn't say any size restriction. So I want to customer service to clarify this and they agreed with the cashier. I am not seeing this anywhere in there policy?
Hillar - Stand your ground!!! You have to literally point out to the cashier that the coupon does NOT state anywhere you cannot use that particular coupon for a trial size. If she/he still can't comprehend plain English, then ask for a manager. I have even told a manager at one of the Target stores that I am not leaving the store without my items and they WILL use my coupons. Sometimes cashiers act like it's coming out of their own pocket.