Ask The Readers: Do You Attempt Difficult Coupon Deals At HEB?

I received an interesting comment last night asking about a possible piggyback deal on the upcoming Scrubbing Bubbles yellow coupon at HEB.

For those who didn't read my weekly ad recap yesterday, we will have a yellow coupon in stores for a free bottle of Windex cleaner when you buy two canisters of Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaners.

And here's what my anonymous reader wrote about that deal:

"I am new to Texas and new to HEB. There is a coupon in this past Sunday's SS, 12/6, buy any Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel, get ONE Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaning Product free.  

Would you be able to use that coupon along with the yellow coupon for Buy two Scrubbing Bubbles Aerosol Bathroom Cleaners, get a free bottle of Windex with in-store coupon?"

For those that didn't receive the BOGO coupon, you can actually go here to print a copy.

That's a question with no single answer, since HEB allows managers to approve or deny coupon scenarios that aren't explicitly covered in the corporate coupon policy.

And while piggybacking is approved and allowed under the coupon policy, we rarely have scenarios where the item you are purchasing (in this case the Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaners) to trigger a free item would be paid for by using a manufacturer coupon.

I think that IF a manager would be inclined to approve a coupon deal combining both sets of coupons, it would have to look something like this:

• Buy two Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gels (normally priced at $3.97 each), two Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaners (normally priced at $3.17 per can), and one bottle of Windex (normally priced at $3.12).
• All five items will ring in for a pre-coupon total of $17.40.
• Give your two BOGO coupons from the 12/6 Smartsource FIRST, then your yellow coupon for the free Windex.
• All three coupons will knock your total down to $7.94 for all five items, or $1.59 apiece.

But to be perfectly honest, I rarely attempt coupon deals at HEB that aren't specifically covered in the corporate coupon policy.

The level of inconsistency from store to store, cashier to cashier, or manager to manager is just too great.  

I could see a deal like this really panicking some cashiers, while others would just push it through without comment -- but as a consumer, I don't want the anxiety of not knowing which situation I'll be in until I actually get to the register.

(And as a blogger, I'm even more leery -- I don't want to promote or share deals that the majority of readers might have trouble duplicating!)

But I'm super curious whether my reaction is the norm or not among HEB couponers.  

So I'm throwing this one out to the readers -- do you attempt difficult coupon deals at HEB, or do you stick to tried and true couponing techniques there?

And if you do try more complicated couponing, what's been your experience with cashiers and store managers?

I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!