Coupons Won’t Print?

by Stephanie on July 21, 2009

why won't coupons print

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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1 Sherri July 21, 2009 at 11:03 pm

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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2 cheryl July 22, 2009 at 10:13 am

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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3 Ashley July 22, 2009 at 11:13 am

Holy cow!! It worked! THANK YOU!!!

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4 Kimber July 22, 2009 at 1:17 pm

Thank you, thank you!! I was just able to print some great coupons that I would have missed out on!

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5 Jeia July 27, 2009 at 6:02 pm

I’ve tried that and it doesn’t work for me on coupons I’ve never printed. Any suggestions???

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6 Crystal July 30, 2009 at 11:27 am

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:

@Crystal,

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7 Angela July 31, 2009 at 1:57 pm

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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8 Robin August 3, 2009 at 11:11 pm

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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9 Nikkie August 13, 2009 at 11:02 am

thank you sooo much! wish i would of learned this sooner. you’re awesome!

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10 K August 24, 2009 at 7:10 pm

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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11 Christine September 25, 2009 at 6:13 am

Does this trick work if you cannot install the coupon printer to the computer that you are using?

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12 Stephanie September 25, 2009 at 9:33 pm

Christine,

You do need to have the coupon printer installed for this to work.

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13 Julie September 28, 2009 at 4:36 pm

What a brilliant piece of information!
It’s amazing what a little change can do.
Thanks a million!

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14 Melanie September 29, 2009 at 10:16 pm

Brilliant! Thanks so much!

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15 Julia October 9, 2009 at 11:48 pm

Thank-you so much! This worked for me and has put an end to my frustrating problem.

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16 Regina January 26, 2010 at 6:36 pm

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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17 mich January 28, 2010 at 10:46 am

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:

@mich, I am having the same problem,plz help??

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Stephanie Reply:

@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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18 MiQuel McRae May 28, 2010 at 11:22 pm

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:

@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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19 Holly July 11, 2010 at 5:43 pm

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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20 Misty August 2, 2010 at 7:32 am

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:

@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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21 Ash September 4, 2010 at 8:53 pm

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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