I write a lot about savings opportunities with coupons in this space. Refunds are really the icing on the deals cake. And it is a sweet icing!
Find refund forms in the Sunday coupon supplement, in grocers ads, or on tearpads at your supermarket. Increasingly, you can find them posted by the manufacturers online.
It’s important with refunds to keep a few things in mind. ALWAYS save the receipt. Very few refunds are made these days without a store identified cash register receipt. Be sure to submit the correct proofs of purchase, to the correct address.
Most refunds are limited to one per person. Many do not allow payments to post office box addresses, since this has been a way in the past to submit multiple refund claims fraudulently.
Stores are increasingly tying their own promotions into refunds. You’ll find forms requiring some store specific cash register tapes. You may find the same promotion in different stores. It depends on the offer as to whether or not you could double up on some of these.
It is a lot of fun to stack refund offers on top of deals. For example, you find an item on sale, and you purchase it with a coupon. You may even get it for free! THEN, on top of your savings, you submit a refund, or a try me free offer, and you PROFIT.
Here are some current refund offers:
1. Wishbone Chicken/ Beef/ Produce $1 Offer. This one does not require a form. Just send the dated cash register tape (1/1/09-12/31/09) showing the purchase of 2 of the following: Wishbone Salad Spritzers (7 oz), Wishbone Bountifuls (9.5 oz), Wishbone or Wishbone Western Dressing (16 oz or lrgr). On a 3×5 index card, write your name and address. This was written up on the product. Submit by 1/15/10
2. Pantene will double your money back! No form is needed, but you can find details here. Submit your original dated cash register receipt with the purchase price circled for a refund of 2 times the purchase price up to $12. Write your name and address on an index card. Offer expires June 3, 2010.
3. Print out this form and save up to $9.50 on Just for Men Haircolor. Offer expires 12/31/2009
4. Save up to $15 on your utility bill from Tombstone Pizza! Use this form and send with proofs of purchase. You must provide your utility company and account number. This is one offer that you can stack with coupons and sales!
Enjoy the savings!