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…
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…
