Google isnt the only one. (Score 2, Interesting)

Here in part of the United States, there is a store called Meijer. Its kind of a huge Wal-Mart with a food section for those that arent familiar. At any rate, when you check out, your cash register reciept is always accompanied by a coupon "strip" with coupons for a good number of the competitors of the items you JUST bought. For instance, if I go to Meijer and buy Armor hot dogs, im likely to get a coupon when checking out for Oscar Mayer hot dogs. Buy Heinz mustard and youre likely to get a coupon for French's when you check out. Its like that for everything from toothpaste to baked beans. These competitors buy these ads from Meijer as I understand it with specific instructions as to when customer buy product A, give them my coupon. In 10 years of shopping there, ive never gotten a coupon for a product I just bought, its always a competitor. Its not only the Googles and Yellow Pages of the world doing things like this.