TRU Coupon Loophole!!!

[brubeck]

Last week I got a TRU mailing. Inside was a card that gave me $15 off a $150 purchase. It was basically a promo for their 'big toy book' that is good through November. My neighbor's coupon was $25 off a $250 purchase so I gather there are different denominations out there.

One of the deals in the book is that with a $100 purchase you can get a free Lion King stuffed animal (Simba or Nala).

The stuffed animal is very nice. Without the $100 purchase it rings up at $29.99. Turns out that $29.99 COUNTS towards the $150 on my coupon. So today I bought $120 worth of stuff at TRU and a $30 stuffed Simba (total $150). They took $15 off and then subtracted the $30 for Simba. This made the discount slightly better than 10% and I paid $105 for the $120 worth of stuff plus a free Simba (before manufacturer coupons).

You guys can use this loophole too if you don't want to buy quite as much stuff as your coupon encourages you to! HTH!

[vikivoly]

Was the $15 off coupon in the Toy Book flyer or did you get something different mailed directly to you?

[brubeck]

It was mailed directly to me. I had the same thing happen last year for the November toy book sale. I'm not sure which of the many mailing lists I am on got me this coupon.

The free Lion King animal coupon is in the flyer.