Walmart Makes Changes To Coupon Policy At Ohio Locations

Couponing started as a way for businesses and their owners to make some extra money in the long run by offering a discount to their loyal customers and to hopefully steal a few from their competitors because of the great deal. Now, it has turn into a penny pincher's best friend and an annoyance to companies. They were unaware of the monster they were building but now it is here.

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Extreme couponing is the perfect example of taking something too far we see people use hundreds of coupons and hold up lines, but in their defense the amount of product they get and the money they save is a valid argument as to why you should take couponing seriously. At the same time, people that overuse coupons are the reason why Walmart is making changes to their coupon policy that will be affecting all of their Ohio locations.

Walmart hasn't made changes to their coupon policy in almost 7 full years as the last changes were made in 2017 but luckily for Walmart shoppers and coupon users, the new policy doesn't differ too much from the previous policy. Although the policy isn't changing much if you're looking to save more money while shopping you won't be a fan of the new policy.

Below are the notable takeaways from the new Walmart coupon policy:

• Walmart doesn’t accept digital coupons, competitor coupons, or expired coupons. It won’t take printed coupons from the internet that are blurry, improperly scanned, or altered.
• Walmart reserves the right to refuse to accept a coupon for any reason, especially if customer behavior becomes disruptive, which Walmart defines as “reoccurring.”
• Walmart’s has a “limit of 4 identical coupons per household, per day (unless otherwise noted on coupon).”
• The value of a coupon will be applied up to the price of the item and any excess value will not be applied to the transaction total.” No longer offering cash back or overages
• Acceptance of unmatched coupons is against policy and will be systematically denied." That means cashiers will no longer be able to circumvent the system even if they think there’s a good case to be made for accepting your coupon.
• If the computer denies your coupon, there is basically nothing you can do about it now. Instead, the system has the ultimate say over whether your coupon will be accepted.
• While individual cashiers can no longer override the system and accept a coupon that the register has denied, the coupon policy itself states the following: “Store Management has the final decision in taking care of the customer.”

So basically, they will allow you to use as many coupons as the system will accept which could get your total down to zero, but they are no longer paying anyone out for going into the negatives. This policy change doesn't seem too bad but comes at a tough time right before the holidays.