Coupon Redemption Policy

Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. Coupon Redemption Policy

By submitting Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. coupons for reimbursement, you are representing consumers in retail transactions presenting Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. coupons to you and that you, the retailer, reduced your selling price by the corresponding amounts stated on the coupons.  Your acceptance and redemption of Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. issued coupons also signifies your compliance with the following terms and conditions set forth below, which are incorporated into all coupons issued by Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates Dieffenbach’s Kettle Chips and Uglies Kettle Chips.

  1. Coupons are redeemable only when consumers have presented them to the retailer in retail transactions for the specified brands, products, flavors, sizes or quantities of Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. product(s) as stipulated in the coupons.
  2. Coupons cannot be accepted when consumers are purchasing Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. product for the purpose of resale.
  3. Consumers are required to pay any sales tax charged in connection with the purchase of Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. product.
  4. Coupons cannot be accepted from consumers beyond the applicable coupon expiration date. Retailers submitting coupons more thirty (30) days beyond expiration shall render the coupons void and release Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. from its redemption obligations.
  5. For each properly redeemed coupon, Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. will reimburse you, the retailer, as follows:
  6. A) Face value of each coupon (not to exceed its maximum stated value), and
  7. B) $.08 cents for handling each properly redeemed coupon, and
  8. C) Postage cost not to exceed actual and reasonable shipping expense, or U.S. Postal ground rate for bulk shipping.
  9. Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. reserves the right to request proof of purchase to show that sufficient stock of Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. product was purchased to justify the number of coupons submitted. Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. reserves the right to audit any coupon sorting or billing service of any retailer or agent that processes Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. coupons. This includes, but is not limited to, itemized invoices, product movement reports and other supporting data to verify actual customer transactions.
  10. Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. reserves the right to deny or refuse reimbursement and declare void any coupons presented for redemption that either:
  11. A) Bear no evidence of consumer handling (e.g., mint condition, mass cutting, etc.)
  12. B) Are not supported by proof of purchase upon request.
  13. C) Are submitted by a retailer whose address or business operation cannot be verified.
  14. D) Are redeemed outside of the authorized distribution area for such coupon.
  15. E) Have not been redeemed in accordance with performance policy or
  16. F) Are deemed by Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. to be counterfeit AND the retailer has received prior notification of such determination.
  17. Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. reserves the right to forward any questionable coupons to law enforcement authorities for review.
  18. Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. coupons cannot be utilized as a settlement tool for trade-related activities. Trade-related activities are defined as coupons redeemed in lieu of damaged or expired products, price reductions, loading or discontinued product.
  19. Coupons are redeemable only within the United States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, territories and possessions of the United States and in U.S. military installations worldwide, including A.P.O. and F.P.O.’s, or as otherwise restricted on the coupon.
  20. Coupons are void where prohibited, taxed, or otherwise restricted by law. The retailer agrees and acknowledges that any claim or legal action against Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. arising from a coupon submission must be commenced within six (6) months of the date that the retailer submits the applicable coupons to Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc.. Any claims received or actions commenced after such period shall be deemed waived.
  21. Unless authorized in writing by a Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. representative, Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. coupons are rendered void if used in a swap box, taped to product, or otherwise made available to consumers outside their intended means of distribution. Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. coupons cannot be transferred, assigned or sold and are void if transferred from the original owner, sold, traded, or auctioned by their original recipients to any other person, firm or group.
  22. Retailers that fail to submit a questionnaire to Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Inc. authorized redemption agent RPR Redemption Services, Inc., will be denied payment for any, and all, coupons submitted until verification has been completed.