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Bed Bath shoppers

Lacey1 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:46:07 GMT

I heard on the news that BB&B is going to discontinue their 20% off coupons, in favor of a new rewards program. AAAUUGH!

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VanSleepy — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:55:22 GMT

It looks like they're thinking about charging a $29 fee to be in the program, and members will still get the 20% off purchases. It wouldn't be worth it for me.

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Laura14 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:55:37 GMT

I got that email last week I think. The memberships are limited though so maybe those of us who don't want to pay the $29 will get something every now and then.

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Lacey1 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:59:25 GMT

I only go there when I have a coupon. $29 to join a club-no way. I'd rather join Amazon Prime.

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croemer — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:00:20 GMT

I do not shop there enough to justify the new fee...so will not shop there then. I have Prime with Amazon where I do shop a lot.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:02:45 GMT

I didn't know they were definitely discontinuing coupons. I thought they were thinking about it.

I also thought the fee would be kind of like Amazon Prime's fee and you would get free s/h on all purchases too.

I don't shop there enough to justify the cost.

I won't pay Amazon Prime's fee either because I don't order enough from them to justify the cost. All that is IMO is prepaying all the s/h and you may or may not benefit but they definitely do.

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Laura14 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:02:09 GMT

I rarely go to BB&B. But when I do I always have a coupon so this will be a change.

I'm not a membership paying person. It's usually not worth it with the small amount I buy and I can wait two weeks for Amazon to deliver to me. Nothing else you get with Prime seems to make it worthwhile for me yet.

I'm not a loyalist. I like competition and lower prices without a membership fee on top of it.

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Pearlee — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:05:24 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
I rarely go to BB&B. But when I do I always have a coupon so this will be a change.

Me too, because I well know that the coupon discount is built into the price so that if you don't have the coupon you are definitely paying too much for whatever it is.

I have noticed fewer and fewer of the coupons out lately and I haven't gotten one in my Sunday paper like I used to for quite a while now.

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croemer — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:08:53 GMT

I shop enough at Amazon to justify the Prime cost. I also have FLASH from sephora which is 10.00 a year which gets you free shipping. Order 1-1.5 x a year and that membership is paid for.

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millieshops — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:11:50 GMT

Some years I don't save $29 even using those 20% off coupons - or the $5 which can be worth even more than 20%.

Will not pay upfront - just don't spend enough to make it worthwhile. Besides, I think there's some subconscious shopping gene that persuades us to buy more when we're in a rewards program -- everywhere from those 20% cards to Prime to free shipping offers, etc.

For the last several years, I've curtailed all kinds of buying even when I've had rewards and coupons. I'm thrilled with what I've saved and appalled when I think about how casually I spent money in the past. I know better than that, but there's a distance between knowing and doing.

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jackthebear — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:11:58 GMT

I don't buy a lot at BBB but do use the coupons when I have them.

Their prices are higher without them and they don't run sales, they have wonderful selections of products but are not that competitive on price compared with other companies

So get rid of the coupons and run weekly sales

I predict if they institute this program shoppers will not like it and it will be rolled back.

Remember JCP's no coupon thing

ooh story is coming up now on the news....(test market apparently)

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Moonchilde — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:19:31 GMT

I used to buy bigger ticket items a lot with the 20% off coupons. Then I didn't need to keep buying, I had what I needed. About that time the coupons got scarcer.

I no longer shop there enough to justify paying a fee, and if zero 20% off coupons were forthcoming I would pretty much stop shopping there; they carry very few things I couldn't buy elsewhere. You'd think they'd be smart enough to know that.

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Cakers3 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:20:05 GMT

I think BBB has declined in recent years. We very seldom go in there now - especially since they started selling cosmetics. Oy.

As far as Amazon Prime - you can be added to another person's account. DS has 4 other family members on his. You just have to be careful to change the shipping/billing info when you purchase because it will default to the original person.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:28:45 GMT

The BBB closest to me closed last year. The only thing I bought from them on a regular basis were the filters for 2 of my humidifiers. I bought when I had a $5.00 off coupon. I'll look for them elsewhere although I'm pretty sure we did and BBB was the cheapest place.

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lulu2 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:32:13 GMT

I received a 20% off coupon yesterday. This morning I used 3 (expired) 20% off and a $5 off coupon, all on the same purchase.

I have not received nor read any information about a club with fee.

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Mz iMac — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:37:16 GMT

BBB is NOT discontinuing their 20% coupons. Currently, you have to use ONE coupon for each item you purchase.

If you join their special club for $29/yr, you will receive a special 20% coupon that you can use for your entire order. So in other words, you purchase 3 items you will need only one 20% coupon instead of 3 to get the discount for all 3 items.

Memberships are limited.

BBB stores ARE NOT doing away w/the current 20% coupons.

As a frequient BBB shopper, I will not be joining their club. I have so many of their coupons including the $5 ones, I can stand on the corner, sell them all & w/the $$$ build my dream house in Tahiti.

Ya didn't hear it from me......

Walk in to your local BBB. Go to the CS desk & ask for a 20% entire purchase coupon. I've been doing this for years. Mostly around xmas holidays.

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croemer — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:37:53 GMT

@jackthebear wrote:
I don't buy a lot at BBB but do use the coupons when I have them.
Their prices are higher without them and they don't run sales, they have wonderful selections of products but are not that competitive on price compared with other companies
So get rid of the coupons and run weekly sales

I predict if they institute this program shoppers will not like it and it will be rolled back.
Remember JCP's no coupon thing

ooh story is coming up now on the news....(test market apparently)

Same here...I think their prices are higher then other outlets that I can get comparative items.

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Puzzle Piece — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:51:36 GMT

Sorry to hear. I like them just the way they are.

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Nightowlz — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:52:25 GMT

Not worth it for me since I have never bought anything from BB&B. We don't have one in our area. It's a 3 hr round trip drive for us.

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PINKdogWOOD — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:54:20 GMT

No I won't be joining this club either. I just don't shop there often enough to make this worht my while.

I will say however I love their draperies. They are my go-to for really nice ones. If I want sheers as well, amazon is my go-to. There are a couple of vendors there who sell wonderful sheers in 20-30 outstanding colors that I just don't see or find anywhere else.

Back to BB&B, they do have lovely think towels and colors that rivals what I see at target. Nice bedding too but it's very expensive - as are the towels for that matter. BUt for towels, if I'm looking for a special color, I will go to BB&B. Nice cloth napkins too. I've stopped buying paper napkins years ago - so much easier to use cloth/linen ones and toss in the washer.