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fireandice · 08-31-2004, 11:46 AM

Commissaries Ok Internet Coupons Again

Commissary shoppers can again put their Internet surfing skills to good use. This week, the Defense Commissary Agency began accepting coupons printed from the Internet, after refusing the printouts for nearly a year. According to a DECA press release, the commissaries stopped accepting the coupons last September because fraudulent use of them was costing the grocery industry as a whole millions of dollars. Although the Web coupons are accepted now, there are limitations. They must have bar codes, and no Internet coupons for free items can be redeemed. The coupons can be found at www.military.com or at Websites for product manufacturers. There are many Internet coupon sites as well, but many offer store-specific coupons that can't be used at the commissary. The commissary also will have links to Internet coupon sites in the future at www.commissaries.com. For more information, see this article. To check out the latest deals and coupons visit our Miltiry Discount Center.

tmgieger · 08-31-2004, 12:13 PM

Now if they would only let you combine military and manu. coupons again.

fireandice · 09-01-2004, 08:13 AM

Try it. I usually go to the young guys who work late afternoon early evening after school. They are less interested in this old ladies coupons and more interested in the teenaged hotties walking by....But I am going to print out the info from the web site cause knowing my commissary they will try to say they don't accept them.

Lydia · 09-02-2004, 07:35 PM

I was at the West Point commissary today and they would not accept any internet coupons.

fireandice · 09-06-2004, 03:33 AM

I would contact Deca on that then because no commissary management can make their own rules the commissary is under Deca and not the managements discretion. While you are doing it just keep telling yourself that someone (I don't know if it is you or your hubby) in your family is putting their life on the line everyday and this is just one small way the military gives back.

Lydia · 09-06-2004, 07:40 AM

Next time I'll probably just bring a copy of the news release from DECA. I think it was on Military.com? I don't go to the commissary very often because it's an hour away. My husband is going to school in NYC so we're kind of on a break from the army. He's still active duty but it sure is nice to pretend he's a civilian after 2 deployments!

Monlon · 09-15-2004, 01:28 PM

thanks for the heads up! now i can go back to smartsource

DonnaF25 · 09-16-2004, 06:11 PM

thanks for posting I had no idea, and when I called they said exactly what you said about the exception of policy with the free and code issue on the coupons. I wonder why they never posted it in the commissary though. I guess they figure the less people know the less they will get of them. Thank you again

fireandice · 09-17-2004, 08:00 AM

You are quite welcome. And let's all use those internet coupons when we can so they know it's important to us.

08-31-2004, 11:46 AM	#1
fireandice Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: whereiam Posts: 328	Happy day!!! Commissary Accepts Internet Coupons Again Commissaries Ok Internet Coupons Again Commissary shoppers can again put their Internet surfing skills to good use. This week, the Defense Commissary Agency began accepting coupons printed from the Internet, after refusing the printouts for nearly a year. According to a DECA press release, the commissaries stopped accepting the coupons last September because fraudulent use of them was costing the grocery industry as a whole millions of dollars. Although the Web coupons are accepted now, there are limitations. They must have bar codes, and no Internet coupons for free items can be redeemed. The coupons can be found at www.military.com or at Websites for product manufacturers. There are many Internet coupon sites as well, but many offer store-specific coupons that can't be used at the commissary. The commissary also will have links to Internet coupon sites in the future at www.commissaries.com. For more information, see this article. To check out the latest deals and coupons visit our Miltiry Discount Center.

09-02-2004, 07:35 PM	#4
Lydia Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 414	commissary coupons I was at the West Point commissary today and they would not accept any internet coupons.

09-06-2004, 07:40 AM	#6
Lydia Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 414	commissary coupons Next time I'll probably just bring a copy of the news release from DECA. I think it was on Military.com? I don't go to the commissary very often because it's an hour away. My husband is going to school in NYC so we're kind of on a break from the army. He's still active duty but it sure is nice to pretend he's a civilian after 2 deployments!

08-31-2004, 12:13 PM	#2
tmgieger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: central area, VA Posts: 857	Now if they would only let you combine military and manu. coupons again.

09-01-2004, 08:13 AM	#3
fireandice Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: whereiam Posts: 328	Try it. I usually go to the young guys who work late afternoon early evening after school. They are less interested in this old ladies coupons and more interested in the teenaged hotties walking by....But I am going to print out the info from the web site cause knowing my commissary they will try to say they don't accept them.

09-06-2004, 03:33 AM	#5
fireandice Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: whereiam Posts: 328	I would contact Deca on that then because no commissary management can make their own rules the commissary is under Deca and not the managements discretion. While you are doing it just keep telling yourself that someone (I don't know if it is you or your hubby) in your family is putting their life on the line everyday and this is just one small way the military gives back.

09-15-2004, 01:28 PM	#7
Monlon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lakenheath, England Posts: 1,332	thanks for the heads up! now i can go back to smartsource

09-16-2004, 06:11 PM	#8
DonnaF25 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 534	thanks for posting I had no idea, and when I called they said exactly what you said about the exception of policy with the free and code issue on the coupons. I wonder why they never posted it in the commissary though. I guess they figure the less people know the less they will get of them. Thank you again

09-17-2004, 08:00 AM	#9
fireandice Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: whereiam Posts: 328	You are quite welcome. And let's all use those internet coupons when we can so they know it's important to us.