Also, I just noticed that whoever came up with that "coupon" is a poor speller..............they spelled coupon "COUPOUN" That would be a dead giveaway to someone who is paying close attention.
Probably an "inside job" from a disgruntled Kroger employee?? (I know many of us employees are poor spellers. Especially the managers who post memos / notices next to the timeclock!
I don't know if what I encountered today would be considered the same type of coupons that the article is talking about, but I think I had a customer come through my Uscan with one of those fake Kroger coupons.
It was a coupon that was emailed to them, and it was apparently for $20 off their next shopping order. It had the Kroger logo on it and everything. They displayed it on their phone and were expecting me to scan it. I had to tell them the unfortunate news that Kroger doesn't accept those kinds of digital coupons, and that they had to be on paper.
They didn't believe me so I had to get a co-manager down to explain it to them. Co-manager asked them where they got it and they replied that it was emailed to them, so the co-manager explained that Kroger doesn't email coupons (something I didn't know). So apparently that coupon was a pure scam/fake.
I don't get it, though. What does the scammer gain from sending innocent customers fake coupons that won't even scan on our registers?
Welcome to dealing with the general public. You'll be kissing a*ss and saying sorry a lot without realizing it. You'll also be dealing with a lot of stupidity and people who are being as*s holes about being technology insufficient.
Well, I just got home with my $250.00 in free ****! All thanks to my sweeeeeeet internet coupon! Thanks to u too, Kroger! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some FREE tasty crab legs calling my name