WALMART'S NEW COUPON POLICY

This is what their policy states:

We gladly accept the following types of coupons:

•Print-at-home internet coupons
◦Must be legible
◦Must have "Manufacturer Coupon" printed on them
◦Must have a valid remit address for the manufacturer
◦Must have a valid expiration date
◦Must have a scannable bar code
◦Buy one, get one free (BOGO) coupons with a specified price
◦Are acceptable in black and white or color
◦May not be duplicated

•Manufacturers' coupons
◦For dollar/cents off
◦For free items (except those printed off the Internet)
◦Buy one, get one free (BOGO) coupons
◦Must have "Manufacturer Coupon" printed on them
◦Must have a valid remit address for the manufacturer
◦Must have a valid expiration date
◦Must have a scannable bar code
◦May not be duplicated

•Competitors' coupons
◦A specific item for a specified price, for example, $2.99
◦Buy one, get one free (BOGO) coupons for items with a specified price
◦Have a valid expiration date
◦Are acceptable in black and white

•Soft drink container caps

•Checkout coupons ("Catalinas")
◦Printed at our competitors' registers for dollar/cents off on a specific item
◦Must have "Manufacturer Coupon" with specific item requirements printed on them
◦Must have a valid remit address for the manufacturer
◦Must have a valid expiration date
◦Must have a scannable bar code
◦Are acceptable in black and white
◦May not be duplicated

We DO NOT accept the following coupons:

•Checkout coupons

◦Dollars/cents off the entire basket purchase
◦Percentage off the entire basket purchase

•Print-at-home Internet coupons that require no purchase

•Competitors' coupons

◦Dollars/cents off at a specific retailer
◦Percentage off
◦Buy one, get one free (BOGO) coupons without a specified price
◦Double- or triple-value coupons

*The following are guidelines and limitations: 

• We only accept coupons for merchandise that we sell.
• Coupons must be presented at the time of purchase.
• Only one coupon per item.
• Item purchased must be identical to the coupon (size, quantity, brand, flavor, color, etc).
• There is no limit on the number of coupons per transaction.
• Coupons must have an expiration date and be redeemed prior to expiration.
• If coupon value exceeds the price of the item, the excess may be given to the customer as cash or applied toward the basket purchase.
• WIC or SNAP items purchased in a WIC or SNAP transaction are ineligible for cash back or application to the basket purchase.
• Great Value, Marketside, Equate, Parents Choice, and World Table coupons have no cash value and are ineligible for cash back or application to the basket purchase.
• The system will prompt for supervisor verification for:   

                   40 coupons per transaction.
                   A coupon of $20 or greater on one item
                   $50 or more in coupons in one transaction


The above information was taken directly from http://walmartstores.com/7655.aspx


The highlights are they now accept CATALINAS and they now give OVERAGE (also in the form of cashback)! These are my two favorite parts!!!  Please note that the policy also states they no longer accept Internet Printable coupons that would make a product FREE.  Bummer!