Dear Dick's Sporting Goods: You Are The Spawn of Satan

Just for fun again THIS year let's play the "Which Item Does the Dick's Sporting Goods coupon actually apply to game! (Answer: gum). The list of exclusions on a Dick's Sporting Goods coupon is mind-boggling. I think it would be simpler for them to have written "everything in our inventory." True story last year their own Customer Service could not tell me what I could actually use a coupon code for. http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=12312192&camp=Email:11282011CyberMonday
For those playing along at home the exclusions to the use of this coupon/code are: 
% & $ OFF COUPON:
Offer valid only while supplies last and not applicable to canceled orders due to out-of-stock merchandise. Discount does not apply to taxes, shipping and handling charges, gift wrapping or similar charges. Discount not applicable with returned merchandise; total discount will be deducted from the value of any returned item to which the discount applied. Discount excludes the following:

  • ABU GARCIA
  • ADIDAS GOLF USA INC
  • ANDERSON BAT
  • ANON
  • ASICS
  • ATHALON
  • ATLAS SNOW-SHOE
  • BABOLAT
  • BAUER/NIKE HOCKEY
  • BILLABONG
  • BIONIC
  • BLADERUNNER
  • BLOCK
  • BRIDGESTONE
  • BRINE
  • BROOKS
  • BURTON
  • CALLAWAY GOLF
  • CARHARTT
  • CCM
  • CLAM
  • CLEVELAND GOLF
  • CLUB GLOVE
  • COLUMBIA
  • COMBAT SPORTS INC
  • CONTOUR
  • COSTA DEL MAR SUNGLASSES
  • DAKINE
  • DC
  • DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP.
  • DEMARINI
  • DESCENTE
  • DIAMONDBACK
  • DITA / FIELD HOCKEY NORTH AMERICA
  • DWINDLE DISTRIBUTION
  • EA SPORTS
  • EASTERN
  • EASTON
  • ECCO USA, INC.
  • ELECTRIC
  • ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS
  • ENJOI
  • ESCALADE
  • EYEKING
  • FITNESS QUEST / TOTAL GYM/AB LOUNGE
  • FLOW
  • FOOTJOY
  • FOXPRO
  • G-LOOMIS
  • GIRO
  • GITA SPORTS LTD
  • GOALIATH
  • GOALRILLA
  • HARO
  • HEAD
  • HUMMINBIRD
  • HURLEY
  • INNOVA
  • J & B IMPORTERS, INC.
  • JANSPORT
  • JORDAN
  • JUGS
  • K2
  • KETTLER
  • LEGEND DISTRIBUTION
  • LEW’S
  • LIFETIME
  • LOUISVILLE SLUGGER / BIONIC
  • MAUI JIM
  • MERRELL
  • MIKEN
  • MISSION
  • MIZERAK
  • MIZUNO
  • NAVICO
  • NIKE
  • NIKE PRO
  • NIRVE SPORTS LTD
  • NOKONA
  • OAKLEY
  • ODYSSEY
  • OGIO
  • OLD TOWN
  • O'NEILL
  • PATAGONIA
  • PHITEN USA
  • PING
  • PINNACLE
  • POLAR
  • POWER BALANCE
  • PRANA
  • PRINCE
  • QUIKSILVER
  • RAGE BROADHEADS
  • RALEIGH
  • RAWLINGS
  • RAZORS
  • REACTOR WATCHES
  • RED
  • REEBOK CCM/REEBOK HOCKEY
  • REEBOK ZIG
  • REEBOK NFL JERSEYS
  • ROLLERBLADE
  • ROSS REELS
  • ROXY
  • SALOMON
  • SAUCONY
  • SCHUTT SPORTS
  • SCOTT
  • SHAUN WHITE SUPPLY CO
  • SHIMANO AMERICAN CORP
  • SKULLCANDY
  • SMITH OPTICS
  • SOLE
  • SOREL
  • SPY
  • SPYDER
  • SRIXON
  • ST. CROIX RODS
  • STRIKE MASTER
  • TAYLOR MADE
  • THE NORTH FACE
  • THULE
  • TIPPMANN
  • TITLEIST
  • TUBBS SNOWSHOES
  • UGG AUSTRALIA
  • UNDER ARMOUR
  • VOLCOM
  • VON ZIPPER
  • WARRIOR
  • WILSON PROFESSIONAL GOLF
  • WILSON SPORTING GOODS
  • YAKIMA
  • ZOO YORK

Also excluded are :Boats, Canoes, Kayaks, Hauling and Storage Racks, Canopies, Shelters, Furniture, Coolers, License and Championship Merchandise, Heaters, Fire Pits, Grills, Smokers, Hammocks & Stands, Team Orders, Gun Safes, Trolling Motors, All Electronics, Fish Locators, GPS, Ellipticals, Table Games, Treadmills, Home Gyms, Weight Benches, Cardio Equipment, Gift Cards and Gift Certificates. Additional exclusions may apply. Cannot be combined with any other promotional offer nor is this offer valid on previous purchases. Entire order must be shipped to a single address and customer is responsible for all shipping costs for returned merchandise. This promotional offer may be modified or terminated at any time without notice.

4 comments:

MadSnapper said...

now i am trying to figure out just what the purpose of the coupon is.. stores just amaze me

James Hoker said...

hi sandra i am james. you buy just coupons and gives you discounted price.

Anonymous said...

I just went online to order a bat for my son, Dicks has a thing on their website 40% off clearance exclusions apply.excludes Ping. Great the bat we want is a clearances item, the sale price does not come up, I call customer service she doesn't why the sale prices doesn't come up, a superviser comes on the phone and states that you have to type in the search box exclusions to see, I said no where on that website does it say that, as it is a very unfriendly customer thing,.... She could do nothing for me!

Anonymous said...

I hate that list. I work in customer service for the website. Basically how they explained it to me to explain to customers is that we contract with those brand names and the contract states with those brands that we can not discount their products. Nike is infamous for it. I hate telling people that because if its excluded then there is nothing we can do that would not breach contract/get us fired.

I can say this though... the stores are different. They actually buy their stock so they Can discount products like Nike etc.