Actually, JCP and Kohls both put Nike on sale, including shoes, quite often. I would always buy on sale plus a coupon. Now JCP will not have sales or coupons...
Correct, but they wouldn't be a part of a typical " deep discount" sale at Penneys. And certain styles would be excluded from coupons as noted in the fine print. I buy Nike shorts there for boys and they were normally $25 on sale for $19.99. But unless they were clearanced, they didn't go much lower than that. You could use the coupons on those though.
I'm keeping an open mind. I just want to know I'm getting a good price for whatever I'm buying without having to deal with remembering which days of the week coupons are good for.