Purchase VS. Transaction

This is one place where many people will put in their interpretation of these words, and it can sometimes be frustrating when they don’t use the words properly.

• Purchase

  • A PURCHASE is a single item or items needed to fulfill a coupon’s requirement(s).
  • You will see LIMIT ONE COUPON PER PURCHASE on many coupons…so what does that mean?
  • Example:
    • $1.00 off 1 Bounty Paper Towel coupon
      • Your PURCHASE is 1 Bounty paper towel.
    • $1.00 off 2 Tide products coupon
      • Your PURCHASE is 2 Tide products.

• Transaction

  • A TRANSACTION is a group of PURCHASES (see above).
  • You will sometimes see LIMIT 4 LIKE COUPONS PER TRANSACTION (or other quantity) on your coupons…so what does that mean?
  • Example:
    • You have 6 of the $1.00 off 1 Bounty paper towel coupons.
    • You can use 4 of the coupons with 4 of the paper towels in 1 transaction.
    • If you wanted to buy all 6, then you would have to do multiple transactions, if the coupon or store allows.

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