Shoppers looking for big savings off their holiday grocery shopping are in for a holiday bummer. The coupon for 40 percent off on ShopRite grocery orders is a Web scam, and the coupon is fake.
The deal is the equivalent of the proverbial coal in one's Christmas stocking, and many would-be shopping savers are feeling the holiday blues after getting excited about receiving almost half off their ShopRite shopping order. The deal promises shoppers who sign up via their Facebook page and like and share the deal will get the discount, but no such discount exists.
ShopRite posted on its official Facebook page that the deal is not valid.
"Please be advised that the Giveaway-Coups.com coupon, pictured here, is fraudulent and will NOT be honored at our stores," reads the post, referring to a website that, as of press time, is still up and running with the fake offer.
"It has come to our attention that an invalid coupon offer is being shared via Facebook. This invalid offer states you can receive 40 percent off any order by sharing and liking. Please disregard this fraudulent offer as it will not be honored in your local store. We apologize for any confusion this may cause," ShopRite added.
It's still not clear who exactly has perpetrated the scam.
ShopRite is one of the largest grocery chains on the east coast, with almost 300 supermarkets covering the states of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The chain is known best for its no frills and low sale prices, which extend beyond food items to household goods, small appliances and pharmacy items. Each Thanksgiving, the supermarket also gives its regular customers free Thanksgiving turkeys for their loyalty.
ShopRite is also famous for its iconic "can-can" sale commercials, with which anyone who has grown up in the markets the grocery serves should be familiar. The commercials co-opt the famous French dance song by adding lyrics that trumpet ShopRite's regular canned goods sales, while a chorus of singers exclaims, "Shop Rite does the can-can," repeating the phrase enough times that viewers "can't-can't" get the tune out of their heads for hours afterward.
