Some stores are not excepting online printable coupons cause of the whole counterfeit thing. Not all online coupons are fake.
Coupons should have:
1. A bar code.
2. An expiration date. 3. Company name and an address
If you printed them from a trusted coupon site like coupons.com you would of had to download an activeX file the very first time you used that site.
If unsure-stop by the customer service desk at the store and tell them that you are unsure if the coupon is real, they can check to see.
Coupons for free items will have security markings to verify it's authenticity. I have a coupon for Free Kraft Cheese bites that I received in the mail from Kraft, if you hold it up to the light you can see the watermarks and can tell this coupon is not a fake.
I received an e-mail several months ago for a sheet of free Doritos (for a year) coupons -the expiration date was for over 7 months! If it sounds to good to be true them most likey it is. Doritos isn't going to give everybody free chips for a year, they would loose big money if they did that. If it was a promotion then maybe 1 lucky winner would win free chips for a year not everybody. Do a little online research if you think it could be a fake.
