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[ScrapHappy]

I find this in most of the cases when I try to shop sales.  Too many restrictions.  The entire store could be on sale and the one thing I want is not.  Just happened yesterday at Disney Store.  

[eddyandme]

Imho, it's equivalent to a 'bait and switch'.

If Macy's thinks they're gonna get more business, they're sadly mistaking!  Misleading customers is a major turnoff.

[aroc3435]

@gardenman Try Club Room, Charter Club, Alfani, Hotel Collection, Style and Company which are some of their own private label brands.  Martha Stewart items might also work.

Things like Adidas are actually situated IN Maccy's but are not part of Macy's which I learned while shopping in the Downtown-Metro Center Macy's in DC in December, 2017.  Adidas is a "Leased or Licensed" department.

Similar to the situation with items at the cosmetics counters there.  Rarely do their coupons work for things like Chanel, for example,  but I think Macy's Money does.

If you are persistent you will find something on their website that will accept your coupon.  Maybe something for your bedroom,bathroom  or kitchen in housewares.

Good luck.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

[catter70]

There used to be a Bon Ton here and they always had so many exclusions that it wasn't worth trying to use the coupon. They went out of business about 3 years ago.

[Kachina624]

Good grief!  You'd think they'd be embarrassed to send out something like that.  Bad PR.

[Mz iMac]

Khol's coupons - 30% & 20% exclusions reads like a War & Peace novel....

Exclusions

Certain Kohl’s products and brands are not eligible for any storewide or department specific promotions or discounts. Many of these items are still eligible for earning and redeeming Kohl’s Cash.

Gift Cards
When purchasing gift cards, you are unable to earn or use any Kohl’s Cash, Kohl's Rewards or other discounts. 

Kohl’s Cares Merchandise
Kohl’s Cares and other cause merchandise are not eligible for any promotional discounts. You can earn Kohl’s Cash and Yes2You Rewards when purchasing these items. However, you are unable to redeem Kohl’s Cash or Kohl's Rewards to purchase them. 

Excluded Brands & Product Categories
The following merchandise is not eligible for any promotional offers or discounts. You are still able to earn and redeem Kohl’s Cash and Kohl's Rewards on any of these items.

• Columbia
• Dyson
• Select KitchenAid
• Koolaburra by UGG
• Lands' End
• Levi's
• Lovepop
• S'well 
• TOMS
• Select Novelty Gifts
• Select Online-Exclusives:  Select Online-Exclusives will be identified on the product page (next to the price point) as being ineligible for promotional offers and coupons, but eligible for earning and redeeming both Kohl’s Cash and Kohl's Rewards.
• Beauty and Fragrance
• Toys
• Sporting Goods (including but not limited to the following brands):

	3N2	Flybar	Mighty	Skytric
	Adams	Franklin	Mikasa	Skywalker
	Adidas	Fun	Mitre	Soldier Sports
	AHB	Fuze	Mizuno	Spalding
	Airhead	Gait	Mobo Cruiser	Sportsstuff
	Airwalk	Game Master	Molhimawk	Stearns
	Akadema	Gamma	Morgan Cycle	Strider
	American Classics	Giyo	Nantucket	Swimways
	Baden	Glide	New Balance	Tachikara
	Bahne and Paparazzi	Glide Bikes	Nextt	Tanners
	Bell Sports	Globber	Nike	Titan
	Bellelli	Golf Buddy	Nitro Golf	Tour de France
	Ben Hogan	Halex	NSD	Tour Edge
	Best Way	Hathaway	NSG	Trailgator
	Beto	Head	OGIO	TranzX
	Bolaball	Head & Penn	Orlimar	Triumph Sports
	Brain Pad	Huffy	Pacific Cycle	Umbro
	Burley	Intex	Pinnacle	Unbranded
	Casemaster	Itza	Prince	Under Armour
	Champion	Izzo Golf	Puma	Upper Bounce
	Classic Accessories	J&M	Punisher	Ventura
	Cleveland	Jackson	Pure	Verus Sports
	Club Champ	Jilong	Quest	Vilano
	Cutters	Joola	Radio Flyer	Vinci
	Cycle Force	Kent	Rave	Viper
	debeer	Licensed	Rawlings	Voice Caddie
	Diadora	Licensed Character	Ray Cook	Volt
	Diamond	Lifetime	Ray Cook Golf	Volvik
	Dieffe	Limar	Razor	Willworx
	Douglas	Links Choice	RBX	Wilson Sporting Goods
	Dunlop	Louisville Slugger	Reload	XDS
	Dynacraft	M Wave	Riddell	XProTeX
	Easton	Madd Gear	RJ Sports	Yvolution
	Echowell	Mainstreet Classics	Roces	Zero Friction
	Enduracool	Majestic	Rockboard
	Escalade	Marucci	Roller Derby
	EZ Goal	Maverix	Schwinn
	Fat Cat	Merchants of Golf	Select
	Finis	Micargi	SKLZ
	Firmstrong	Micro	Sky Caddie

• Sports Team Merchandise (including but not limited to the following brands):

	International Soccer	NCAA
	MLB	NFL
	MLS	NHL
	NBA	UFC

• Premium Sunglasses (including but not limited to the following brands):

	Armani Exchange	Prive Revaux
	Arnette	Ray-Ban
	DKNY	Ray-Ban Jr.
	Oakley	Vogue

• Consumables (including but not limited to the following brands):

	Alba Botanica	Coastal Cocktails	Gourmet Nut	Lil Critters	Natural Vitality Calm	Signature Brands	Zarbee's
	Ariston	Country Farms	Greenies	Lindt	Nescafe	SmartyPants Vitamins
	Babycakes	Dean Jacobs	Harry London	live clean	Now Foods	Sodastream
	Babyganics	Duke Cannon Supply Co	Harry & David	Love Beauty & Planet	Nutribullet	Starbucks
	Bake A Bone	Desert Pepper Trade	hello	Lumabone	Nutro	Takeya
	Blind Barber	Dolce Gusto	Hello Bello	Luna	Oars & Alps	Tasimo
	Brookside	e-cloth	Hershey's	M. Barc	PL360	The Honest Company
	Burt's Bees Baby	earth rated	Hickory Farms	M&M's	Praim	The Popcorn Facroty
	Burt's Bees Oral Care	Ferris	Hustle Clean	Margaritaville	Rael	Tom's of Maine
	Burt's Bees Pet	Frida	Itsugar	Mars	Rainbow Light	Urban Accents
	Cake Boss	Ford Gum & Machine	Jason	Madelaine	Raw Sugar	Vita Fusion
	Canterbury Baturals	Full Circle	J&M	Mason Jar Cookie Company	Robert Rothschild Farm	Wabash Valley Farms
	CBTL	Garden of Life	Jelly Belly	McStevens	Sanders Candy	WATERL<SS
	cleancult	Ghiradelli	Keurig	Method	Schmidt's	welly
	clic	GLEEM	Kind	Mixed Chicks	Seventh Generation	Whiskas Temptations
	Clif	Godiva	L.	Mrs. Meyer's	Shea Moisture	Yesto

• Select Electrics (including but not limited to the following brands):

	Ario	PhoneSuit
	Boogie Board	Piper
	Breville	Qardio
	Datel	Royce Leather
	Instant Pot	Scholastic
	Level Up	Striiv
	Nespresso	Square Enix
	Nikon	Vera

• Premium Athletic (including but not limited to the following brands):

	adidas	Lorna Jane
	ASICS	New Balance
	Champion	Nike
	Converse	Under Armour
	Hurley

• Curated by Kohl's Brands (including but not limited to the following brands):

	Adore Me	Lovepop
	AKOLA	Luca + Danni
	Barefoot Dreams	Milk Snob
	Candy Club	Montiel
	Citrus & Lemon	MYTAGALONGS
	Cleancult	PAPER SOURCE
	Conscious Step	Petunia Pickle Bottom
	CORKCICLE	Schmit Bros
	DIFF	Starfish Project
	East Adeline by Dia&Co	Stojo
	Freewaters	Sugar Coast
	Gravity	TELETIES
	Homesick	United by Blue
	IVORY ELLA	Warmies
	Kid Made Modern	Yoobi
	Lokai

• Premium Footwear (including but not limited to the following brands):

	Cole Haan	Timberland
	Frye

Premium Electronics

The following brands are premium electronics and aren’t eligible for promotional offers and discounts. These items are also subject to our Premium electronics return policy.  These items must be returned within 30 days of original purchase with original packaging and a valid receipt or account lookup. 

2XL by Skullcandy	CTA Digital	Innovative Technology	Navarre	SkyBell
3D Deco Light	CyberPowerPC	Insteon	Nest	Skylanders
3D Robotics	Dell	Interworks	Netatmo	Sky Viper
808	Digital Labs	IOGEAR	Netgear	Slick
Acer	DigiX	ION Audio	New Balance	Smart Gear
Activeon	Disney	IT	Nextar	Sol Republic
Activision	DJI	iWatch	NFL	Sony
Acurite	DPI	Jack of All Games	Nintendo	Soundfreaq
Adidas	dreamGEAR	Jam	North	Speck
Agent18	DXG Technology USA	Jawbone	NUU	Spectra
Aimee Wilder	Ecobee	JBL	NxEco	Sphero
AKG	eKids	Jensen	Odyssey	Sports Tracker
Altec Lansing	Electric Friends	Jetson	Olympus	Sprout Channel
Amazon	Electronic Arts	Jordan Carlyle	Opportunity Buys	Sumdex
Amiibo	Emtec	Karaoke USA	Oregon Scientific	Swagtron
Anker	EP Memory	KEF	Otterbox	Swagway
AP Global INC	Epson	Kidfit	Ovivo	Switchmate
Apelpi	Ezviz	Klipsch	Panasonic	Telltale
Apex	Fila	Kodak	Pandigital	Texas Instruments
Apple	Fisher	LaCrosse Technology	Paramount	Thrustmaster
Arlo	Fitbit	LapGear	Parrot	Tile
Asus	Flashscot	Lego	Pebble	Timex
Atari	Fossil	Lenmar	Philips	Topkase
AT&T	French Bull	Lexar	Piper	Toshiba
Audio Spice	Fujifilm	LG	Pivothead	TP-Link
Audiology	Gaiam	Lifeproof	Polaroid	Trident Case
August	Gamevice	LiftBoard	Popsockets	Turtle Beach
AwoX	Garmin	Linksys	Propel	Tzumi
AWW	GE	Linsay	Psyclone	Ultimate Ears
Backtrap	GEAR4	Logitech	Puma	Under Armour
Beats	Gems	Luardi	Rapoo	Uniden
Belkin	GNC	Lutron	Rayovac	Universal
Bello	Google	Magellan	Razer	Victrola
Bem	GPX	Makerbot	RCA	Visual Land
Blueflame	Griffin	Marley	Relic	Vivitar
Bravado	Guard Dog	Meccano	Ribzz	Vizio
Braven	Haier	Merge	Ring	VuPoint Solutions
Brookstone	Hatchimals	Merkury Innovations	Riptunes	Western Digital
Burton	High Roller	Meta	Roku	Westinghouse
Canon	Hisense	Microsoft	Royal Consumer	Withings
Case Logic	HoMedics	Mimoco	Sakar	WITHit
Casio	Honeywell	Minions	Samsung	WowWee
CEL	HP	Misfit	Sandisk	X Rocker
Cellairis	iBaby	Monster	Sanus	yurbuds
Chargeworx	iFit	Monster Mounts	Sanyo	Yuneec
CHIL	iGo	Mophie	Sega	Zeki
Codeapillar	iHome	Motorola	Segway	Zeiss
COKeM	iLive	MyCharge	Sharp	Zoomer
Collegiate	ILUV	Mykronos	Sharper Image
Craig	Impecca USA	Nabi	Simply Vera Vera Wang
Creative Sourcing	INCIPIO	Namco	Skechers
Crosley Radio	Infinity	National JLR Gear	Skullcandy

[Johnnyeager]

I love shopping at Macy's. 

They automatically apply all coupons to my online account and I can apply any applicable ones at checkout.

One of the easiest, smoothest checkouts I've used.

[cotto22]

I actually emailed Macy's once several years ago suggesting that they list what they coupon was good FOR instead of what is wasn't good for. They sent me a $10 credit but clearly were not interested in my suggestion, lol. The coupons are a joke. I buy online now, and I never know if the coupon will work, and most times it doesn't, and sometimes it isn't even clear why. Macy's should just do away with them.

  My other pet peeve is Chicos, whose prices go up and down like a yo yo depending upon what percentage off they are offering.You really never know when the best time is to actually purchase something! They will raise the price when it is 50% off, and then lower it when it is 25% off. One would think that would be illegal or fraud or at least misleading advertising. It certainly has reduced my spending there!

[jlkz]

Several years back, Macy decided to use an AMEX- based Macy charge card.  Since I wanted nothing to do with AMEX, canceled my Macy card.  I no longer needed career clothes because my closet was full and I had started a project-based business as a consultant.  

Furthermore, I responded to a Macy survey that they no longer had attractive clothes that appealed to me and other older women with disposable income.  Suggested they take a look at what Chico's was offering.

Then they went to a points-based system which to me was a sign of financial issues.  This past Christmas, my good friend told me that they dropped the " Sharing " credit on holiday purchases.

Their Backstage / clearance section: no returns.

In the last 5+ years, I can count on one hand my Macy purchases. Not surprising the closing of stores even before the pandemic struck.

[morganjen]

They took over Famous-Barr around here and it's nowhere near as nice a store anymore.