However, the $5 instant savings didn’t come off on my receipt. So I went back to the store, and in addition to making me wait for 30+ minutes, I did not get my issue resolved. I was told that because I was using coupons, I couldn’t get the $5 back (only about $2.44). At this point, I didn’t feel that I needed to make my 2 children (both under age 3) wait any longer so I just left.

I did call corporate and file a complaint (as far as their manager on duty being extremely rude), but those of you who have done this $5 deal…is this right what they told me? Am I not entitled to the $5 savings since I had used doubled coupons on the cereal?

5 boxes @ 2.50 each = 12.50
Kmart gives you five bucks back when you buy 5 boxes… 12.50-5 = 7.50.

If you use 5 1$ off coupons (one for each box) you get to about 2.50.

This isn’t quite 2.08, but it’s close enough for me to care about it.