Are you having trouble printing coupons? Do you get a “please wait” message and then nothing happens? Or do you get asked to install the coupon printer over and over again? Follow the steps below to avoid having these problems again!
If you are printing a Bricks coupon (url starts with “http://bricks.coupons.com/….”) you can change a few letters in the url depending on the browser you are using to make the coupon print.
Here is a Bricks coupon example:
http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qetefel30843030&bt=vi&o=56697&c=BA&p=RE9Wd6Dc
The vi in the url is the part you will change to make the coupon print for you. Based on the browser you are using, these are the letters you should put in that spot:
Internet Explorer: vi or wi
Firefox: vg or wg
Safari: xs
Just change those key letters and you should be ready to print!
Thanks so much to Rachel at Surviving the Stores for leading me to this solution!
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Thank you so much for the information. I have been having trouble with this since Sunday and I couldn’t figure out what was going on. I knew I hadn’t printed the coupons previously so I was completely frustrated. Thanks again!!
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I’m having trouble with printing on the “Eversave” site. The coupons won’t print because “Java is not installed” or not accessible … but when I go through the site’s methods of enabling Java, it IS already enabled. I use a Mac, and I have the same problem whether I use Firefox or Safari.
Any suggestions??
Thanks!
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Holy cow!! It worked! THANK YOU!!!
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Thank you, thank you!! I was just able to print some great coupons that I would have missed out on!
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I’ve tried that and it doesn’t work for me on coupons I’ve never printed. Any suggestions???
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It did not work for me. I cannot change any letters in the url, what do I do now? It keeps asking me to install over and over again. I have Vista, explorer.
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Rhonda Hall Reply:
March 29th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
@Crystal,
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I have tried the Kelloggs link for $1 off. When it goes to coupon.com, the Kelloggs coupon is not there. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.
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This has been driving me CRAZY! not to mention all the great coupons I’ve missed out on. Thanks for the tips; you’re a lifesaver…well, a money saver at the least.
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thank you sooo much! wish i would of learned this sooner. you’re awesome!
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Once again, I went to print a coupon and it said to “install the coupon printer”.
Once again, I thought “I already have the coupon printer installed!?!”
Foiled again? No! I rememebered this link that I had saved….a simple switch of a couple of letters in the url and…voila! My coupons printed.
Thanks!!!
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Does this trick work if you cannot install the coupon printer to the computer that you are using?
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Christine,
You do need to have the coupon printer installed for this to work.
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What a brilliant piece of information!
It’s amazing what a little change can do.
Thanks a million!
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Brilliant! Thanks so much!
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Thank-you so much! This worked for me and has put an end to my frustrating problem.
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I tried it and it still is not working. Tried it on several different ones that were not working for me. Any other suggestions?
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I have windows Xp and have installed the coupon printer MANY time and it always tells me to reinstall. I don’t know where I’m supposed to change the letters in the URL. Can you provide me with a before URL and an After URL? I have spent many hours just trying to print off some diaper coupons.
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lee Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 10:30 am
@mich, I am having the same problem,plz help??
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Stephanie Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
@mich, There is an example url in the post. The letters you are supposed to change are highlighted in a different color.
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Question: Will stores accept printed coupons in black/white ink? I have been told by several people that you actually have to print them in color. Is this true?
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Stephanie Reply:
May 29th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
@MiQuel McRae, Yes, stores will accept b&w coupons, though I have found that color draws less scrutiny. But b&w is fine – don’t let the stores tell you otherwise.
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HELP! I am trying to print Target coupons and my screen always says, “We’re unable to support coupon printing on your system at this time. The Coupon Print Activator is supported on Windows Operating Systems 2000, ME, XP, Vista and Windows 7 when used with Internet Explorer 6.x, 7.x and 8.x, Firefox 2.x and 3.x, Google Chrome 3.x and Apple Safari 4.x and on Apple Mac OS X and above when used with Safari 2.x and 3.x or Firefox 2.x and 3.x browsers.” What do I do???
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Help!! I have been trying to print Target coupons and I have even upgraded internet explorer to 8. After installing coupn activator it states that it was installed and coupons will print and nothing happens. Have windows xp.
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Stephanie Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:51 pm
@Misty, I’m sorry I don’t know how to help with Target coupons.
Some things you can try:
1. Restart your computer and printer.
2. Use a different browser (if you use internet explorer, try firefox)
3. Contact Target customer support.
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The url http://print.coupons.com/Couponweb/Print.aspx?pid=13306&nid=10&zid=iq37 does not print coupons. Any help will be appreciated.
I down loaded printer software several times with no luck.
Thanks
Ash
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