a day late and a dollar short

[Glenn McCullough]

So I got am email from Penn state over the weekend that offered me 10% off for being a customer for 10 years, ordered several items and the discount would cover shipping. Today, I get an email that offers 15% off 400 pen styles!!!! So the general public gets more than the valuable customer? Hmm. I will call in the morning ansd see what happens.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

I got 10% off for one year. And didn't get the 15% email at all. Haha

 

[cal91666]

Hoping they will allow you to combine them. Doubtful but you'll never know until you ask. Good luck.

 

[walshjp17]

I've been a customer for just about 2 years and I got a 20% offer earlier this month and the 15% that just hit the mailbox today. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to their discount offers.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

Hey, I just noticed I will be a member here for ten years next month!!!

 

[walshjp17]

Woo-Hoo! :biggrin::biggrin: When and where is the party? :drink::beer::eat::wink:

 

[plantman]

I have received the 10%, 15%, and the 20% offers from Penn State, but everytime I enter the cupon codes, they come up not valid. This has been going on for 3 months now. I just gave up sending orders to them!!!!! Jim S

 

[Fatdawg]

So I got am email from Penn state over the weekend that offered me 10% off for being a customer for 10 years, ordered several items and the discount would cover shipping. Today, I get an email that offers 15% off 400 pen styles!!!! So the general public gets more than the valuable customer? Hmm. I will call in the morning ansd see what happens.

Did you recently place a large order with PSI? As my luck usually runs I ordered approximately 320 pen kits two weeks ago, and got the same 15% off email today. I've had the same happen several times before as well.

 

[Fatdawg]

I got 10% off for one year. And didn't get the 15% email at all. Haha

I hope you can use it all year long, but in my past experience you can only use it once or twice and then they tell you that "that discount coupon has already been used".

 

[reporp21]

Seems like they always send me a discount code after my large orders have already shipped.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

Seems like they always send me a discount code after my large orders have already shipped.

That has happened to me a few times...like your order prompts their system to send you a coupon, so you order again soon or order the things you missed on your last one.

 

[mark james]

I have heard recently that through database mining some internet vendors can now track our "ability to pay" based on prior purchases with them AND other vendors!!! I believe it was Amazon, but not sure.

The point is that they now offer DIFFERENT discounts based on what we have purchased. Does not bode well when everyone gets a different advertisement - you never know what the "best, bottom line is"

 

[Dan Masshardt]

I hope you can use it all year long, but in my past experience you can only use it once or twice and then they tell you that "that discount coupon has already been used".

It was only a one time deal. Expired in a week it said.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

By the way, I believe you can regularly get some kind of discount code by reviewing a product.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

Well, just as I thought...contacted them, the order was shipped and "there's nothing they can do! Of course there is!!! If they want to! This thread will have to move to the cheers and jeers
section.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

Well, just as I thought...contacted them, the order was shipped and "there's nothing they can do! Of course there is!!! If they want to! This thread will have to move to the rants and raves section.

That's how all coupons and discounts are. No?

None of us like it but that's the way it is.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

My bad, wasn't shipped, just processed, but the discount opportunity issue still stands...see my cheers and jeers post!

Well, just as I thought...contacted them, the order was shipped and "there's nothing they can do! Of course there is!!! If they want to! This thread will have to move to the rants and raves section.

That's how all coupons and discounts are. No?

None of us like it but that's the way it is.

 

[mark james]

NO!!! They Can do something. It's called customer service/customer loyalty/customer satisfaction. AKA: Want any repeat business?

 

[Silverado]

I've left things in the online cart for several day's and have had them send me online 5% coupon codes if I process the order before 12 midnight the last day. Just enough to sway me to place the order. The next day up pops
a 10% discount!! The PSI way of saying Thank-You.:redface:

 

[walshjp17]

I have received the 10%, 15%, and the 20% offers from Penn State, but everytime I enter the cupon codes, they come up not valid. This has been going on for 3 months now. I just gave up sending orders to them!!!!! Jim S

I experienced the same thing until I noticed that the items I was looking to buy were already discounted. Looking at the fine print, sale items are excluded form discount offers. In other words, only one discount per product. Fell into the same trap with another vendor that offered free shipping if over $xx.xx. Does not apply if items you want are on sale.