coupons

"Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote

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disseminated coupons to the military bases overseas for use at the PX
(NEX) by families stationed over there. They take coupons up to 2 months
out of date since they can redeem them up to 6 months out and this allows
for the handling time to get them to the families.

Sasebo (and others as far as i know) were not allowed to accept any
electronic coupons. However, real ones clipped from your paper are accepted
up to a year out of date (Overseas only).

The biggest problem was getting lots of wierd ones for 'new products' not
available. If it's not a really common stock thing across the USA, it's
probably not at those overseas commisary locations either.

"Virginia Tadrzynski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Who uses coupons to shop? I found this website www.ocpnet.org that
disseminated coupons to the military bases overseas for use at the PX
(NEX) by families stationed over there. They take coupons up to 2 months
out of date since they can redeem them up to 6 months out and this allows
for the handling time to get them to the families.

Thought it was a novel, inexpensive way to let the families know we still
care about the service people around the world. You click on a base and
send the coupons there.

Either that or you just read about it in a magazine like I did. But the
thing is, at the commissary, they only carry certain brands and sizes so
chances are, those coupons won't do them any good. They never did me! Plus
the PX gives out a ton of coupons.

Cshenk said:

"Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote

Quoted message said:

disseminated coupons to the military bases overseas for use at the PX
(NEX) by families stationed over there. They take coupons up to 2 months
out of date since they can redeem them up to 6 months out and this allows
for the handling time to get them to the families.

Sasebo (and others as far as i know) were not allowed to accept any
electronic coupons. However, real ones clipped from your paper are accepted
up to a year out of date (Overseas only).

They don't accept them (electronic) at our commissary either.

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The biggest problem was getting lots of wierd ones for 'new products' not
available. If it's not a really common stock thing across the USA, it's
probably not at those overseas commisary locations either.

That is indeed a problem. But, if we talk to our commissary manager,
they'll usually try to order the new or "weird" products for us.

--
-Gina in Italy

http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975
I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com

Julie Bove said:

"Virginia Tadrzynski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Who uses coupons to shop? I found this website www.ocpnet.org that
disseminated coupons to the military bases overseas for use at the PX
(NEX) by families stationed over there. They take coupons up to 2 months
out of date since they can redeem them up to 6 months out and this allows
for the handling time to get them to the families.

Thought it was a novel, inexpensive way to let the families know we still
care about the service people around the world. You click on a base and
send the coupons there.

Either that or you just read about it in a magazine like I did. But the
thing is, at the commissary, they only carry certain brands and sizes so
chances are, those coupons won't do them any good. They never did me! Plus
the PX gives out a ton of coupons.

Our family support center does as well. You can go and get a baggie
with about 200 coupons in it (lots of repeats.)

--
-Gina in Italy

http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975
I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com

"ravenlynne" wrote

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Cshenk wrote:

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Sasebo (and others as far as i know) were not allowed to accept any
electronic coupons. However, real ones clipped from your paper are
accepted up to a year out of date (Overseas only).

They don't accept them (electronic) at our commissary either.

I don't think they do at any commisaries. In fact, it is more common to
find them not accepted, than to find a place that will take them. So a site
that seems to send electronic coupons to any overseas military seems to me
like a 'problem'. You can although not be aware of it so innocently foster
such places.

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The biggest problem was getting lots of wierd ones for 'new products' not
available. If it's not a really common stock thing across the USA, it's
probably not at those overseas commisary locations either.

That is indeed a problem. But, if we talk to our commissary manager,
they'll usually try to order the new or "weird" products for us.

Sasebo was *fantastic* about that. Those of us with even a remote clue,
praise them excessively. No, wrong word as no praises would be excessive.
They won the worldwide small commisary award a few years ago and for GOOD
REASON.

The whole place wasnt much bigger than 3-4 7-11's butted together but they
had a huge variety for the space and a constantly changing stock. They
didnt have room for exverything so they took some things you could stock up
on, and put them in then shifted that space to something else. I know some
stuff would only be there 1 week a month but the key is it *would* be there
that 1 week instead of not there at all. Kinda like 1 week you'd find matzo
meal, next week grits, following week couscous, etc all in the same shelf
spot.

I bet we both have some funny stories about what is 'cheap' overseas and
what isnt. For Sasebo, it was idaho baking potatoes. They were wierdly so
expensive, they stopped trying to sell them. Folks just took to the local
types.

"Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote

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Thought it was a novel, inexpensive way to let the families know we still
care about the service people around the world. You click on a base and
send the coupons there.

Umm, do they *charge* for this service? If so, you are almost guarenteed a
bogus moneymaking scam there. It *sounds* good but doesnt work.

Huge numbers of folks clip real coupons and they get sent to us in packets
of 50-200. We can get them free at various places on our overseas bases.
Sasebo, it was at the Family assistance center, library, and the commisary
itself had huge bins with thousands of them. Lots of organizations send
them and none of them charge for sending them. Batches even arrive direct
from hopeful companies wanting us to try their stuff (they are more apt to
check to make sure it's at our local store before sending a thousand or so
of them).