More than 2,400 Aldi stores now operate across the country, and foot-traffic data shows it reaches close to one in four Americans. Pennsylvania shoppers over 60 make up a big piece of that count. Most still shop Aldi the same way they did a decade ago, missing every upgrade the chain has made since. These…
Think you know exactly which day your Publix flips its BOGO ad? Many regulars would bet money on the wrong day. These are the mix-ups that Floridians get wrong about Publix BOGOs. 1. Assuming a Missed BOGO Is Gone for Good Miss a Publix BOGO before the ad flips, and many shoppers write it off…
A Californian steps off the curb in Nashville, mid-block, no crosswalk in sight. A pickup truck lays on the horn, and they don’t even flinch. Back in Long Beach, crossing the second the street looks clear is just what people do. These are the habits Californians carry out of state without noticing until somebody points…
Ask a small-town South Carolinian where to eat, and they won’t send you to a chain. They’ll point down a back road toward a cinderblock building with a hand-painted sign. These are the small-town diners worth driving clear across the county for. 1. Sweatman’s Bar-B-Que Follow Eutaw Road out of Holly Hill, and you reach…
For years, a yearly emissions test was the price of keeping a car legal in nineteen North Carolina counties. Lawmakers recently scrapped it. But the savings aren’t in your pocket yet; one federal agency still has to sign off first. Here’s what North Carolina drivers will save with the end of emissions inspections. Note: This…
A newcomer in Mount Pleasant fires up the mower one July evening and rolls straight over a nest hidden in the grass. Forty yellow jackets come up at once, and she’s stung before she even cuts the engine. Her next-door neighbor, born and raised in the Lowcountry, just laughs and points at the ground everyone…
Say “wicked” outside Massachusetts, and most Americans picture a decades-old sitcom joke or something out of the Salem witch trials. Both guesses are wrong. These are the phrases that mark someone as a true Bay Stater, whether they grew up in Boston or out past Worcester. 1. Taking the Rotary Drive almost anywhere in Massachusetts,…
Would you trust a grocery store’s own coffee over Folgers? Texans do. H-E-B has built a lineup of house-made products that regulars trust more than the national names stocked one shelf over, from the queso case to the ice cream churned in San Antonio. These are the H-E-B store brands Texans grab instead of the…
An out-of-state moving truck pulls up in Cary, and the neighbors already have a name ready for whoever steps out. Nobody explains the joke to them. These are the things North Carolinians do that take transplants by surprise. 1. Clearing the Bread Aisle for Snow A winter storm watch barely needs to touch the forecast…
A moving truck pulls away on Tuesday from a ranch house near Stone Mountain. By Friday, a corporate landlord’s rental sign is staked in the yard instead of a “Sold” sign. That’s the issue Georgia’s senators pointed to when they pushed a cap on corporate home buying through Congress this year. It passed. These are…
