Joe V’s regulars have a nickname, and they earned it: Smart Shoppers. H-E-B built the store for Houston shoppers who count every dollar. Customers who’ve walked its aisles since 2010 move through it completely differently than a first-timer. These are the Joe V’s Smart Shop habits that give away a longtime Texas shopper. 1. Paying…
Your Food Lion runs more deals in a week than one cart can carry home. Many of them never reach the front page of the weekly ad. These are the Food Lion tricks Virginians use to save money. Your Free MVP Card Almost every deal at Food Lion in Virginia runs through the MVP card,…
Ask any server working in Palm Beach, and they’ll tell you they can spot snowbirds from across the dining room. Every time. These are the things restaurant workers notice about snowbirds within five minutes. The Grouper Gets Cross-Examined Snowbirds don’t want to waste their money on low-quality food, and it shows the second a server…
Does Walmart have a senior discount? No, at least not the kind that trims a few dollars at the register. There’s no age-based markdown, no over-60 club card, nothing the cashier rings up because you hit 65. Walmart built its name on one price for everybody, and that has always included you. But here’s the…
Publix runs more than twenty stores across Virginia, and some of the best deals at every one of them never make the weekly ad. You have to know where to look when you’re at the store. These are the markdowns Publix customers walk past every week. 1. Ask the Meat Counter, Not the Desk The…
Think Trader Joe’s only refunds a product you never opened? Not even close. A crew member will refund a half-eaten bag of Joe-Joe’s or a wine you already uncorked. These are the Trader Joe’s return tricks Californians rarely use. Cash Back Needs the Receipt Trader Joe’s takes your return with or without the receipt, so…
At a North Carolina Publix, a buy-one-get-one deal means you can grab a single BOGO product and pay half price. One item, half off. Floridians raised on the same green sign have to buy two to save a dime, and that gap is only where the differences start. These are the ways a North Carolina…
The blue Giant Eagle sign isn’t going anywhere, but the company behind it is changing hands. Kroger signed a $1.65 billion deal to buy it. What that means for your weekly Pennsylvania grocery run is a mix of good news, open questions, and a few things worth watching. These are the ways the deal could…
In Florida, Winn-Dixie is usually the cheaper of the two. Fill the same cart at both stores, and Winn-Dixie’s total tends to land noticeably under Publix’s, sometimes by 10 percent or more. Publix is the premium pick. But the gap swings on any given week, since a strong Publix sale can flip the math on…
Does Winn-Dixie have a senior discount? Yes, at many stores, but no, not as a company-wide policy. Many Winn-Dixie locations in Florida run a senior day, usually around 5% off for shoppers 60 and older, and the day and the age both move depending on which store you walk into. Your store in Ocala might…
