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An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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NYT is still a notch above "You wont believe the history..." or "Your jaw will drop when you find out about...", but they need some hook to make you curious.

> The verdict was still out on social media. One user tweeted "Why do I keep getting these in the mail? Nonsense." Another argued "I quite like these coupons, they're a nice treat."

The jury is out until the verdict comes out.

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I'm the audience for this article. I upvoted it. I enjoyed reading it and seeing how they did what they did. I'll read an article like this one to see if I can gleam anything useful from a sales or marketing perspective.

Ah! So they still exist. I was just commenting on the OP bold assumption that we're all the same, even to the point of ridiculing my mother in law. A strange article.

The article was presumptuous, but it didn't ridicule anyone.

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What is the audience for this article? No, I don't have BB&B coupons (or any coupons) clipped to my car visor. No my mother-in-law doesn't have a folder full of coupons. I have no coupons at all. Was this originally published in some coupon-clipper magazine?

I've received these coupons in the mail for no apparent reason for more years than I can remember. I assumed everyone got them.

I have never gotten one in my life.

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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What is the audience for this article? No, I don't have BB&B coupons (or any coupons) clipped to my car visor. No my mother-in-law doesn't have a folder full of coupons. I have no coupons at all. Was this originally published in some coupon-clipper magazine?

Found the Al Franken of our generation.

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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post #24

What is the audience for this article? No, I don't have BB&B coupons (or any coupons) clipped to my car visor. No my mother-in-law doesn't have a folder full of coupons. I have no coupons at all. Was this originally published in some coupon-clipper magazine?

Found the Al Franken of our generation.

I was thinking more Andy Rooney.

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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What is the audience for this article? No, I don't have BB&B coupons (or any coupons) clipped to my car visor. No my mother-in-law doesn't have a folder full of coupons. I have no coupons at all. Was this originally published in some coupon-clipper magazine?

Well, if you shop at BBnB, maybe you should?

My story: any time I go into BBnB, I carry a stack of them in my back pocket. One never knows when I might need one, right?

One day I went to BBnB looking for something specific, but didn't find it. As I was roaming the store, I came across a dear friend of mine, who was headed to the Wedding Registry department. She was getting married soon, and wanted to buy some high-end china (dinner place settings, I guess; I'm not into that, so pardon the lack of vocabulary). I went along with her, chatting, catching up.

The settings she selected were $120 each. 8 sets: $960 total.

Then I realized that the lump in my back pocket was a thick wad of BBnB coupons. I whipped them out, and we were able to knock $24*8 + some more off the total price. The best part is, these coupons stack. I think I had a 20% off entire purchase in there too. She saved a ton of money that day (well, she spent a lot too).

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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What is the audience for this article? No, I don't have BB&B coupons (or any coupons) clipped to my car visor. No my mother-in-law doesn't have a folder full of coupons. I have no coupons at all. Was this originally published in some coupon-clipper magazine?

There (should be) no audience. It's literally a giant PR piece for BB&B.

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah! So they still exist. I was just commenting on the OP bold assumption that we're all the same, even to the point of ridiculing my mother in law. A strange article.

The article was presumptuous, but it didn't ridicule anyone.

Yeah, just insisted we're all coupon-obsessed penny counters.

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

NYT is still a notch above "You wont believe the history..." or "Your jaw will drop when you find out about...", but they need some hook to make you curious.

“We asked a professional shopper about BB&B coupons and you won’t believe what he had to say” “This one weird trick you can only use at BB&B” “10 things you can do with a BB&B coupon. Number 8 will amaze you” “BB&B managers hate him” “BB&B coupons considered harmful” “BB&B coupons are an anti-pattern” “BB&B coupons now available on npm” “BB&B coupons with Tensor Flow” “CSS-only BB&B coupons” “BB&B coupons in 6 lines…

Store your BB&B coupons in this new type of online notebook I wrote.
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