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When I went to Tops today I tried to use a catalina (register) coupon and a coupon that I found in the the newspaper on the same product. The cashier said that I wasn't allowed to do this since both were considered manufacturer's coupons. But I can't tell you how many times I have done this in the past with no problem whatsoever. So now I'm wondering if I just got lucky in my previous trips to the store. Is this really not allowed? What do you think?

They are both manufacturer's coupons so it is not permissible to use more than one on the same product. I'm not sure why you were able to do it in the past. You can use a store coupon with a manufacturer's coupons, but not two manufacturer's coupons. Manufacturer's coupons have a barcode that does not start with zero. Most of the time store coupons start with a zero.

Thanks - knew you would have the answer. I guess I got a little extra savings here and there because I know that I combined them before without any problem. I always thought they were different and they were always accepted so I never really looked into it. Guess you can learn something new here everyday :) I haven't been doing as much couponing as I used to so maybe they stood out a little more than they used to. Oh well - guess I won't be doing that anymore!

You know, you got me thinking. I wonder if at some point the store was using the Catalina machines to distribute some store coupons as well. If that were the case, the store coupon could be stacked with the manurfacturer's coupon. You really have to look at that bar code and the fine print. Sometimes they don't make it easy, though.