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As many places, the grocery store I works in has an occasional "Spend so much $$$ buying such-and-such manufacturer, get $$ off your next shopping order." Usually these are printed in the ads, I think, but I notice them most often in the form of catalina ads that detail the promotion and say 'THIS IS NOT A COUPON' (in bold, but small, capitals) on the side.
So, it was around Passover, and a deal was going on with Manischewitz--something like "spend $20 on Manischewitz products, get a $5 coupon off your next shopping order". A woman comes in with a few cans of sardines that are ultimately manufactured by Manischewitz I guess (the brand name is different but they're listed as the manufacturer), and hands me the ad.
ME: "Oh, this isn't a coupon, and you haven't bought nearly enough Manischewitz products to qualify for it."
HER: "But I bought these sardines, they're made by Manischewitz.
(fast-forward through about three minutes explaining that you don't get a five dollar coupon for buying three dollars' worth of sardines)
HER: Who would spend that much money on this!? That's ridiculous!
ME: Heh, yeah, it is kind of a lot. I think it's because of Passover, though. You know, for Jewish people who will be serving this sort of stuff to their whole family.
HER: Oh, well, I'm not Jewish! I just like these sardines, that's all I buy.
She proceeds to stare at me as though she expects me to say, "Oh, all right then!" and make the coupon print out.
ME: Well, uh, anyway, your total's $xx.xx.
HER: So I'm not getting anything off them?
ME: No.
SHE sighs and pays.
I just. . .what?
So, it was around Passover, and a deal was going on with Manischewitz--something like "spend $20 on Manischewitz products, get a $5 coupon off your next shopping order". A woman comes in with a few cans of sardines that are ultimately manufactured by Manischewitz I guess (the brand name is different but they're listed as the manufacturer), and hands me the ad.
ME: "Oh, this isn't a coupon, and you haven't bought nearly enough Manischewitz products to qualify for it."
HER: "But I bought these sardines, they're made by Manischewitz.
(fast-forward through about three minutes explaining that you don't get a five dollar coupon for buying three dollars' worth of sardines)
HER: Who would spend that much money on this!? That's ridiculous!
ME: Heh, yeah, it is kind of a lot. I think it's because of Passover, though. You know, for Jewish people who will be serving this sort of stuff to their whole family.
HER: Oh, well, I'm not Jewish! I just like these sardines, that's all I buy.
She proceeds to stare at me as though she expects me to say, "Oh, all right then!" and make the coupon print out.
ME: Well, uh, anyway, your total's $xx.xx.
HER: So I'm not getting anything off them?
ME: No.
SHE sighs and pays.
I just. . .what?
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