Couponing 101 - Rain Checks

Couponing 101 - Rain Checks

Rain Check

A rain check is a piece of paper issued by a store when the item is out of stock that has the advertised sales item listed on it. This paper allows you to purchase the item at the advertised sales price when the item is back on the shelves

Rain Check Policies

These vary by store so make sure you understand each store's policy on rain checks and how you are to use them. Also some stores have a maximum quantity on items.

Things to keep in mind:

• Make sure that the coupons you are using on the item you need a rain check for won't expire before the store gets the items back in stock. No use going through the trouble- just to have expired coupons!
• Most of the time don't bother getting a Rain Check for something that is also included in a Promotion (Like spend $10 Save $4 Instantly). The Rain check is valid for the Sales price only. The exception to this rule is if the Promotion (such as a Catalina promo) extends past the Sale Date. Often Catalina or Register Rewards Offers run for a few weeks, so if you think this applies check the Catalina expiration date and get that rain check!
• You can not get a Rain Check on Clearance Prices
• When you redeem your rain check give the cashier the slip before they start ringing up the items. They are going to have to manually enter in the amount- and usually have to get management to override the transaction. This makes it easier on all parties when they do not have to backtrack at the end of the transaction to void and re-enter the correct amount.

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