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I just love JCPenney, especially the store at the Eastern Hills Mall. Not only do they have outstanding customer service (which is VERY important to me) but I manage to find amazing bargains there as well.

JCPenney routinely sends out great coupons, especially to people who use their store credit card. Although I am not someone who recommends that you have a lot of credit cards, some stores offer their cardholders a lot of perks and JCPenney is certainly one of them. If you are disciplined enough to pay off your balances, the JCPenney card is a good one to have. JCPenney also sends their customers small gift certificates (FREE money!) around holidays and several times throughout the year. I have recieved well over $100 this year in free "Card Perks" as they call them.

There is also the option of the JCPenney Rewards program. If you spend enough in one month, you'll earn 250 reward points and qualify for a $10 reward certificate (emailed to you) the next month. Again, this is FREE money. You just have to register a credit card with them to join. CLICK HERE to check out their program. You get 1 point for each dollar you spend and the points are rounded up for each item you buy . You can also get a 25% point bonus if you use your JCPenney store credit card, as oppossed to another credit card. And you get double points if you made a purchase (even a $1 purchase) the month before. The points can add up quickly. These $10 reward certificates can be used in conjuction with other coupons as well.

And in case you haven't heard me mention it a million times before, I love the JCPenney photo studio at the Eastern Hills Mall too. I get all my kids' portraits done there and they truly are excellent! My favorite photographers are Sandy the manager and two of her best photographers, Heather and Anna.

If you are getting great bargains at JCPenney or want to alert us to a new JCP coupon, please post here. Thanks.
-Gail

I got a $10 reward in the mail last week, or a few weeks ago. It doesn't expire for awhile.
Did you know that you can register a different credit card and earn the rewards too?!?!?

I too LOVE JCPenneys but had an annoying situation there tonight. Mom and I went in with 6 coupons between the two of us. She had a rewards and a birthday one plus the 10 off/25. I had two from the mail 10 off/10 and a 10off/25. Now we knew to separate transactions as some coupons cannot be combined. Well when I asked the girl if we needed a printed version of the 10off/25 she said (rudely) yes. (This was new to me usually they have one to scan right at register)Does the commercial on TV not make it sound like you save 10 immediately when you shop?? (their hit on Kohls) So I walked to the door and picked up a copy as I knew they were usually placed there. What upset me was this...why could she not say...you do but there are some available right there( I worked retail and wanted to help the consumer save!!).... So I handed it to mom and walked away as I did not want to have it out with this girl. Well mom got flustered and didn't remember to further separate her transaction. She ended up spending over another $100, which could have been split saving her at least 30 if not 40 more!! After I found out I did go back in and got $10 more taken off. As annoyed as I was when I get home I see a super 6 hr sale tomorrow morning. Half the things we bought are on sale further...and you can of course still use the coupons. I wish we had known this earlier tonight!!! So mom is returning in the am to see if they will do a price adjustment and if not I plan on going to rebuy everything and she can just return the other items. Normally I would say move on but I feel like she lost a lot of money with this nonsense and even more if we dont try for tomorrow's savings. Sorry long rant over!!

I was talking to a girl at work who has a relative that works at JCP and they just put in new rules regarding coupons and one is that they will not have coupons at the register. I guess some of the cashiers aren't happy about some of the new rules.

For all the jcpenney shoppers, here's a question. How do you think jcpenney compares to prices at Kohls? I often go I Kohls when they have the 30% off coupon and I load up. I think their prices are expensive otherwise. How do you think the prices compare? I went there last night and used my 10 off $25 coupon. The store seems very similar to Kohls. I'm going to fill out my customer survey to get my 15%. Is that going to make the stores equal??? Seems like JCPenney is trying to lure kohls customers.

That's funny because I always thought it was the other way around. I do amazingly well at JCPenney. I get a lot more perks there for having a JCP credit card than I do from Kohl's having a Kohl's credit card.

I dont know about comparing Kohls to Penneys since I have been in a Kohls store like 3 times in my life. I think that Penneys has some great deals on clearance and with their coupons.

Here is a question for all of the Penneys veterans out there, can I use the 15% off from the survey on Black Friday? Also can you use them with another coupon?

I got some great deals lastnight at Penneys, a pair of jeans for my husband, and two outfits for my one year old, all for $21!

Did you hear the news that JCPenney is shcnging their entire approach? They are cutting their base prices by up to 40% and getting rid of all the fluctuating sales and constant coupons.

I am eager to see how this will play out. It is probably a better system for most shoppers, but I had their whole coupon system so figured out that I was often getting things for less than what it must have cost to make them. Perhaps too many people had figured that out. I don't know.

I hope they will still offer the coupons for completing a survey. I know that they will continue their JCPenney Rewards program, thank goodness.

So what do you think about these changes?

Wow! They've got you worked up...what's "shcnging". ;) I caught this and I'm not sure what to make of it. The original prices of most items are heavily inflated so they can give a high percentage off sale. It sounds like this everyday pricing might get rid of that inflated price but I'll have to wait and see what the everyday prices will be.

Did you get your February issue of jcp? Mine came in the mail yesterday. Here's some of what their plan is:

"We won't make anyone jump through hoops to get a good price. We won't fill mailboxes with junk. We'll have great prices every day and spectacular prices that last a whole month. We'll keep dreaming up new ways to make you love shopping again, matching our calendar to the rhythm of your life. We want to be your favorite store".

Everyday Prices: no need for coupons. No weekend sale. Red prices mean great prices,k everyday.

Month-Long Values: the best stuff of the month on sale for the entire month; just look for the white price.

Best Prices: Mark your calendars, every 1st and 3rd Friday we mark it way down. On February 3 and 17, see it in blue and grab it quick!

Best Prices: Mark your calendars, every 1st and 3rd Friday we mark it way down. On February 3 and 17, see it in blue and grab it quick!

Perfect! Our coupon swaps are usually the first Friday of each month, so that will be my day to stay and shop at JCP. (The April swap will be one week early, in March, so that we aren't swapping on Good Friday when many of us are in church and many more of us have kids home from school.)

The cashier said today to use up any survey coupons because they wont be accepting/offering them anymore after next week.

DOH!

I was there today. They have already changed the register tapes so that there is no more offer on the back for the survey.

The prices are not bad. They are all in whole numbers now. It's easy to see that regular price is red and clearance is blue. Kids clearance items that I was looking at were $3 and $5. I think that is their rock bottom price. I am afriad that JCP won't be as good as it used to be for me. I used to play their game with all the sales and coupons and get things for pennies. I think those days are over.

Looks like there might be Free Shipping to home (for orders over $50)and Free Shipping to Store all of the time with the new program.

JCP OMG!

After yesterday's swap I headed over to JCP since they have their markdowns on the first and third Fridays now. I have to admit that I was disappointed when JCP first announced that they were getting rid of coupons because I had their system figured out and knew how to work it to my benefit for maximum savings. But now that I have been there on a few of their clearance days I am very impressed with the bargains under the new system.

Here's the thing: You MUST get there early. The place is mobbed with bargain hunters on clearance day and the stuff flies off the shelves. When I arrived shortly after noon the lines were quite long and a lot of the moms in line had piles and piles of winter coats. One mom told me that she was buying coats for her kids in every size and packing them away. Another mom told me that she was grabbing them for a charity. Why? Kids winter coats were all marked down to $2 each. I would have gotten some, but they were all gone already.

I was able to get my daughter "slim" jeans for the next 3 years at $2 per pair. These were nice, adjustable waist jeans that originated at $25-$30 per pair. It's hard to find "slim" jeans so I grabbed what I could find in her current size and the next two sizes up. Then I found some nice shirts for my son. They are too big to fit him now but they were really good quality and they were marked down from $30 to $2. When I got home with them I showed my husband and he saw that the brand's initials were on each shirt. He pointed at it and I said, "Yeah, I wish it didn't have the brand on it but they were so cheap." He looked at me like I was crazy and said, "Those are our son's initials!" OMG! I didn't even realize it. I had only bought 4 and I wished that I had gotten more, so I went back a few hours later while my family was out that way and when I went in the entire shelf was empty. Dozens of shirts were gone in only a few hours.

Lesson learned. JCP markdown days are great, but you need to get there early and if you like something get it because it won't be there later.

Thanks FrugalGail - I was not sure if I would care for the next pricing system either -but it sounds interesting and worth while - $2 is a true bargain!!

Yeah. You couldn't get used jeans and shirts at a consignment shop for that price.

I got pajamas for my son today for $2 a pair. I'm going to put them away for next Christmas.

I went to the First Friday Markdown Day today. BOOTS!!!

I got 3 pairs of boots for my daughter for $5 per pair. The original prices were $50-60. I got 2 pairs of boots for myself for $7 per pair. The original prices were $90-100!

I also got pants and tops for my daughter as low as $2 each and pants for my teen for $8. And I got some nice shirts for my husband for $2 and $4.

There weren't as many markdowns as last month, but it wasn't nearly as crowded either. And the things that were marked down were marked down very low. No complaints from me!

Mrs wants to go with you after the next Coups swap.

I did run through the store today but I had a "sun" with me and it's hard to really dig through the racks. I didn't notice anything great today but I was there later and didn't even hit the shoe area. I did pick up a few things for really good sale prices for my son's birthday at Target so the day wasn't a total loss.

Today was my first day out of the house since my surgery (not counting walking once around the block yesterday) and I had to run a short errand. Well... JCP was nearby and it was markdown day, so I had to stop by. (I've been going a little stir crazy.) I got jeans for my daughter marked down from $30 to $3 and sweaters for myself for next winter marked down from $54-60 to $4. I was very pleased. Then I went home and realized that I overdid it and should have stayed in bed. But I got a few good bargains!

It looks like I wont be waiting until next year to wear the new sweaters. Monday should have a high temp of 38... and SNOW!

I went yesterday too and got my son 5 pairs og jeans and an angry birds shirt all for 17 dollars!

I went last weekend and got my son a pair of pajama bottoms (he's in men's) for $3. I was at a dinner this past Thursday night -- my daughter's friend had a beautiful black dress on (very elegant) and she paid $10!