When comparing Aldi and Walmart in Florida, Aldi is usually the cheaper of the two. But the gap is thinner than the ads make it sound. Fill one cart at both stores, and Aldi’s total tends to come in a few dollars under Walmart’s. That’s not a landslide. Walmart wins some of that back on…
Think a full parking lot means your grocery store is safe? Not this summer. Stores that anchored their shopping centers for years are taping up closing signs across Ohio. These are the store closings hitting Ohioans hard this summer. 1. Heinen’s Downtown Cleveland Heinen’s turned the old Cleveland Trust rotunda on East 9th Street into…
Aldi runs on rules that the Giant and Weis you grew up with never bothered to teach you. Break one, and you either walk out poorer or leave the best stuff sitting on the shelf. These are the Aldi mistakes Pennsylvania shoppers over 60 keep making. Coming Without a Quarter The carts at Aldi chain…
Your backyard folding table starts sagging before Aunt Wilma even sets down her dish. She’s carried the same foil-covered deviled-egg plate to every cookout for thirty summers straight, and she still guards the last two eggs like they’re the crown jewels. These are the vintage cookout sides Virginians still bring to every summer potluck. 1….
Loyalty doesn’t save you money at Publix. Knowing the rules does. These are the Publix deals Tennessee shoppers wish they’d grabbed sooner once they learn how they really work. 1. BOGO, Buy Just One Publix runs buy-one-get-one deals all over the store, and in Tennessee you can buy just one item. You read that correctly….
The cashier at your Food Lion asks for your phone number, punches in your MVP card, and hands you a receipt with a “you saved” line printed at the bottom. You feel like a winner. You shouldn’t. That line at the bottom is a sliver of what many North Carolina shoppers could be keeping. These…
Pennsylvania Dutch cooks have stuffed a cleaned pig’s stomach with potatoes and sausage since before the American Revolution. Outsiders still flinch at the name alone. These are the Pennsylvania foods outsiders hesitate to try, the same dishes locals never stopped ordering. 1. Chipped Chopped Ham Order a “ham barbecue” west of the Alleghenies, and it…
Yes, Aldi takes EBT at its Florida stores, and your electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card works at checkout the same way a debit card does. Your Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits cover the eligible food, right there at the register. The card won’t cover everything, though. SNAP pays for groceries, not for the wine…
Count the ways you saved on your last Kroger run. For a lot of shoppers from Marietta to Macon, that’s a short list. Kroger builds savings into its app, the pump, and at the register. Week after week, people claim a few and leave the rest. These are the Kroger traps Georgia shoppers fall into….
Think a good grill and a bottle of barbecue sauce make you ready for a South Carolina cookout? The sauce is probably the wrong color, and dinner might land on a sheet of newspaper before you ever find a plate. These are the cookout rules South Carolinians swear by that newcomers always break. 1. Call…
