People don’t seem to realize how different coupon policies can be from store to store. Quite frankly, it is the coupon policy that is often the deciding factor in where I shop.
Most grocery chains give individual managers a bit of latitude to tweak the policy for their store. If your store is different from what I have listed, please feel free to leave a comment letting us know how your store differs (go ahead and make up a fake email like spam@yahoo.com if you want to protect your privacy!). I will also be adding the link to this post the the New? Start Here! page and will update this post with more local stores as I get information on them!
In all cases, the stated store policy is that no overages will be given. If the value (or doubled valued) of the coupon exceeds the item price, the value of the coupon should be adjusted down.
All stores require the use of a loyalty card in order to get advertised savings and double coupons. Loyalty cards can be obtained at the Customer Service desk.
The policies at the stores that I currently cover on this site are:
Acme
Sale ads run Friday through Thursday
Doubles coupons up to $.99. A $.75 coupon has a value of $1.50. No limit on the number of coupons that they will double.
Accepts Internet Printablecoupons up to a value of $5. Does not accept Internet Printables for free items.
Frequently puts store coupons in their circular that can be stacked with a manufacturers coupon. A store coupon is most recognizable by the lack of numbers under the bar code and no “Remit To” address (they also put manufacturers coupons in their circular)
Most stores ask that you have your coupons pre-approved when using self-checkout.
Many stores will honor “$X off $XX” coupons from other local stores.
Has an Avenu program where store coupons can be loaded on to your card. These savings can be used in addition to manufacturers coupons. Coupon selection changes daily.
Genuardi’s
Sale ads run Friday through Thursday
Doubles coupons up to $.99. A $.75 coupon has a value of $1.50. No limit on the number of coupons they will double
Accepts Internet Coupons with a limit of 1-like IP per customer per day.
Frequently puts store coupons in their circular that can be stacked with a manufacturers coupon. A store coupon is most recognizable by the lack of numbers under the bar code and no “Remit To” address.
Participates in the Proctor & Gamble eSaver program which will load P&G coupons directly on to your card
Giant of PA
Sale ads run Sunday to Saturday.
Doubles coupons up to $.99. A $.75 coupon has a value of $1.50 (although this seems to vary by area)
Only doubles 1 like-coupon per transaction. If you are buying 4 boxes of Cheerios and have 4 identical $.75 Cheerios coupons, only 1 of the coupons will double.
Accepts Internet Printable coupons up to a value of $5. Does not accept Internet Printables for free items.
Frequently has “Dollar Doubler” coupons in the insert. These can be used with any $1 coupons that you have. There is minimum purchase to use them (usually $15), although this minimum purchase is not “per coupon” (in other words, if you want to use 4 $1-Doublers, you don’t need to spend $60…$15 is enough.)
It is to your benefit to sign up for their email list. You will receive 1 weekly email and 1 monthly email. The monthly email typically includes store coupons.
SuperFresh
Sale ads run Friday through Thursday
Doubles coupons up to $.99. A $.75 coupon has a value of $1.50 (although this seems to vary by area)
Corporate policy is that they will only double 4 like-coupons per transaction. This limit has been lifted at many stores.
Does not accept Internet Printable coupons.
Frequently has Triple Coupon weeks or weekends.
If you would like to help update this list with the policies from other Philadelphia-area grocery stores, please feel free to email me or leave the info in the comments!
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The Giant I shop at (West Lawn, PA) only doubles coupons up to 50 cents…
Is there a Weis in your area? I live in Central PA (York area), and frequently shop there.
I didn’t know Acme takes other store $X/$XX coupons. I did find out that the Acme I go to in Moorestown, NJ takes other stores Catalina coupons. I haven’t used any yet, but that’s what they told me.
I second the other comments. My Giant stores in the Lehigh Valley only double up to .50. I don’t know if it’s policy or a mistake, but I’ve often gotten overage when using the dollar doublers.
I would love to see Weis information, too.
OMG Mindi. I seriously love you. This is awesome information!! Thank you so much:)
I overheard a manager at Acme recently say that they do not accept IPs for free items either.
Also, Genaurdis will not accept coupons for the free items on bogo sales.
I didn’t know that Acme would take a x/xx coupon. I am definitely going to ask about that next time. I have a 5/25 from Pathmark that got mailed to our area. Sometimes I never think to ask!
I also go to Giant in Central PA (Lanc. County) and they only double up to $.50. I’ve also gotten overage from doublers. They have taken FREE item IP coupons before. They are always so nice about everything!
I have weis nearby too but I can’t stand shopping there. it take them forever to bag the groceries :) hehe!
DH works at a grocery store but they don’t take internet coups so I won’t shop there. even though we get 10% off!
SHOP RITE in southern New Jersey only doubles up to the value of $1.00. So a 99-cent coupon doubles to $1.00, not $1.98.
Sale ads run Sunday through Saturday.
Internet Printables are NOT accepted.
On sale items, there is a limit of 4 per variety unless otherwise noted in the ad.
Sometimes the ad contains store coupons which can be stacked with manufacturer coupons.
Great Post!
Someone said you can only use 1 coupon withB1G1 at Genuardis. Anyone know for the other stores.
I have a catalina for a free Mrs. Paul item from sale this week at Giant PA (buy 3 get a catalina for a free Mrs. Paul’s item). This coming week Mrs. Pauls is again 50% of but part of adeal where if you 7 items you get $4 off at checkout. If I use this catalina will it count as one of the 7 items?Anyone know?
Helpful post!
We shop at Giant (Harrisburg) and ours doubles up to $.50, however they have a max double coupon value of $1.00. (Example, if you have $.50 off, it doubles to $1.00… If you have $.75 off, it gives you the extra $.25 to make it worth a dollar) We also only double one coupon of the same type per transaction, and that really stinks!
do you ever do redners????
Where do you guys go to sign up to have the weekly flyers delivered to you? I am new to Philadelphia and see them in the stores, but I would love to know what’s on sale without driving all over town.
Thanks!
This is what Redner’s emailed back to me:
“We accept online coupons up to $5.00 but not on any online coupons where you receive an item for “free”. We still accept regular coupons from the mail, newspaper etc. but we do not double or triple any coupons because we would be forced to raise our prices in order to do so. I hope this helps to clear up any confusion on our coupon policy.”
Also, I go to Thriftway sometimes and they will double manufacturer’s coupons up to $.99 but won’t take internet coupons.
Katie, go to the stores websites and sign up. It’s easy.
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