TRU VIP card - 22% off in store 18-20 Sep

[Fungal Infection]

It really does depend on who is on the counter - I didn't look at the email sent to me properly and assumed it was 22% off storewide on all full priced items, so grabbed a few lego sets, some minifigures and the RID minicons only to find when they scanned my card, it did not give me 22% off - the manager then came out and said that you need to actually present the coupon with your VIP card, and even then, it applies to one item only. He stated the reason for this was apparently people were using their phones with copies of the email sent out to buy up all the expensive lego sets and then scalp them. I then questioned the logic of it and asked if I had printed multiple coupons and just kept returning into the store, wouldn't that technically be the same, the difference being I want to do it all in one go rather than make multiple trips. He agreed that it was flawed and said he'd do the 22% off my lego sets but not the RID minicons or minifigures, as a gesture of goodwill. Still doesn't stop me returning to the store tomorrow with a coupon and getting 22% off again on another item though....

[jazzcomp]

Lucky you, I thought Lego wasn't included in the sale?

[BruiseLee]

Lucky you, I thought Lego wasn't included in the sale?

Lego is included at TRU.

The additional 10% off coupon at Myer excludes Lego.

[jazzcomp]

Ooh, got confused Thanks!

[BruiseLee]

No worries, so many sales now on. Between buying Lego and TFs, I'm already broke and I still haven't looked at TRU yet.

[griffin]

It really does depend on who is on the counter - I didn't look at the email sent to me properly and assumed it was 22% off storewide on all full priced items, so grabbed a few lego sets, some minifigures and the RID minicons only to find when they scanned my card, it did not give me 22% off - the manager then came out and said that you need to actually present the coupon with your VIP card, and even then, it applies to one item only. He stated the reason for this was apparently people were using their phones with copies of the email sent out to buy up all the expensive lego sets and then scalp them. I then questioned the logic of it and asked if I had printed multiple coupons and just kept returning into the store, wouldn't that technically be the same, the difference being I want to do it all in one go rather than make multiple trips. He agreed that it was flawed and said he'd do the 22% off my lego sets but not the RID minicons or minifigures, as a gesture of goodwill. Still doesn't stop me returning to the store tomorrow with a coupon and getting 22% off again on another item though....

I would have thought that the reason why the VIP card needs to be scanned is because it would record if the coupon has already been used, and not allow a second one to be used against that particular card. Otherwise, you could just keep going back through until someone remembers you to stop you.

[Firestorm]

When I went through at highpoint today they had a coupon already printed out to scan and just asked if I had my VIP card (I assumed this was to prevent me from doubling up on the 22% off by locking my card out. Is that not the case?)
So I didn't need to print out my coupon or even bring it up on my phone.
Was hoping to pick up Stinger at a more reasonable price but there were none there. Ended up grabbing a Leader Megatron (G1) instead.