{"id":6374,"date":"2011-09-07T16:28:14","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T16:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joethecouponguy.com\/blog1\/?p=6374"},"modified":"2011-09-07T16:29:11","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T16:29:11","slug":"kroger-to-stop-doublingtripling-in-dfw-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joethecouponguy.com\/blog1\/2011\/09\/07\/kroger-to-stop-doublingtripling-in-dfw-area\/","title":{"rendered":"KROGER TO STOP DOUBLING\/TRIPLING IN DFW AREA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KROGER<\/strong><br \/>\nKroger has decides to stop doubling and tripling coupons in the Dallas\/Fort Worth area and Eastern Texas starting September 14, 2011.  They had already done so in the Houson market and even said they weren&#8217;t going to eliminate them in other markets.  <\/p>\n<p>How can you help bring back andd\/or keep doubles and triples?  Contact your store and contact Kroger headquarters.  Michael Donnelly, Senior VP at Kroger, made the call to eliminate doubles and when he worked at Ralph&#8217;s he did the same.  Let him know how you feel by contacting him and others at Kroger headquarters at (513) 762-4000.  <\/p>\n<p>Too many families are struggling to get by and the last thing they need is to have less ways to save money.  Many can&#8217;t afford PC&#8217;s or cars to take advantage of digital coupons or gas perks either.  There will be less to donate as many people won&#8217;t be able to purchase as much without double and triple coupons, hurting the poor even more.   <\/p>\n<p>How can you help?  Let your voice also be heard at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BringBackDoubles.com\">http:\/\/www.BringBackDoubles.com<\/a>.  It&#8217;s a site dedicated to helping consumers fight back to get doubles reinstated.  It worked the last time we did it with Giant Eagle, so don&#8217;t hesitate to help the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Why should you be concerned since you don&#8217;t have a Krogers near you or your Kroger still doubles and triples?  Well, there is a good chance they will eliminate them at all Krogers and other chains could follow.  After Wal-mart, Kroger is the largest grocery chain.<\/p>\n<p>Largest chains in 2010:<br \/>\n1. Wal-Mart<br \/>\n2. The Kroger Company<br \/>\n3. Costco<br \/>\n4. Safeway<br \/>\n5. Publix<br \/>\n6. H.E. Butt Grocery Company<br \/>\n7. The Pantry<br \/>\n8. Giant Eagle<br \/>\n9. Whole Foods<br \/>\n10. Winn-Dixie Stores<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Kroger&#8217;s decision to eliminate doubles and triples at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mydallasmommy.com\/2011\/09\/kroger-dallasfort-worth-no-more-double-or-triple-coupons.html\">http:\/\/www.mydallasmommy.com\/2011\/09\/kroger-dallasfort-worth-no-more-double-or-triple-coupons.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mydallasmommy.com\/2011\/09\/kroger-dfw-response-from-kroger-not-doubling-or-tripling-new-coupon-policy.html\">http:\/\/www.mydallasmommy.com\/2011\/09\/kroger-dfw-response-from-kroger-not-doubling-or-tripling-new-coupon-policy.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Part of the reason I didn&#8217;t go on the Extreme Couponing show when they asked me to be was because the show gave couponers a bad image.  These new rules from Kroger and others that have followed since the show are evidence of it.  Couponers are being hurt by a show.  They care about ratings and not about the individuals on the show.  Things will only get worse unless people&#8217;s voices are heard.   <\/p>\n<p>Joe<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joethecouponguy.com\">http:\/\/www.joethecouponguy.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KROGER Kroger has decides to stop doubling and tripling coupons in the Dallas\/Fort Worth area and Eastern Texas starting September 14, 2011. They had already done so in the Houson market and even said they weren&#8217;t going to eliminate them in other markets. How can you help bring back andd\/or keep doubles and triples? 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