Luanne,
Somehow you seem to think I'm in favor of purchasing the membership. I never said that. I only said that at the time I purchased, coupons were not applicable online (I checked), and that I saved with the membership. End of story.
I looked at my coupons and only the most recent have the ability to be used online (they are lighter blue than the older ones); I haven't read the coupons since December when I bought this item (but I do file them). As I said, I doubt I'll renew the annual membership (after all, I only used it the one time!). It's already paid for itself, so I'm not complaining (in fact, I'm happy they had it...). Please don't imply that this was a bad decision...at the time, it was the cheapest method to get my order. So, no, I could NOT have just "gotten that 20% off just by using a coupon". Today, it seems yes. In December, nope. Any other questions?
Have a great day!
Ken