Think your mPerks account is only good for clipping a dime off canned soup? It does far more. Dig past those clipped coupons, and you’ll find money some shoppers never claim. These are the Meijer perks Michiganders over 60 count on. 1. Half-Off Meat on the Flashfood App Meijer runs a food-rescue app called Flashfood,…
A Floridian moves to Texas, walks into the nearest grocery store, and stands in the aisle, let down. The bakery looks wrong. The deli menu is missing things. These are the foods Floridians only started buying because of Publix. 1. Chicken Tender Sub The Chicken Tender Sub is arguably the food that put Publix on…
For a lot of families from the Shenandoah Valley to the Eastern Shore, Food Lion is just where you buy groceries. Same store, same trip, every week for years. That habit is exactly why so many shoppers overpay. The deals are built for people who work the app and the stickers, not for anyone on…
Half of upstate New York’s most-loved dishes sound like a dare. They aren’t. Not to locals, at least. Between Rochester, Utica, and the Finger Lakes, Upstaters have spent a century turning odd ingredients and stranger names into food they’d never trade. These are the upstate New York foods locals refuse to apologize for. 1. Garbage…
Only a handful of grocery stores give seniors a discount in Georgia in 2026, and the chains many Georgians shop aren’t among them. Harris Teeter, some Piggly Wiggly stores, and a shrinking number of Publix locations still hand shoppers 60 and up a small break. Here’s the part that trips shoppers up: Kroger, Ingles, and…
In North Carolina, saying the word “barbecue” out loud can start an argument. The pork is never the problem. It’s the sauce, the cut, and which half of the state you’re standing in. That’s one of the milder puzzles on a North Carolina table. These are the North Carolina foods outsiders just don’t understand. Livermush…
Do you think a Plus Card and a few clipped coupons are all the savings Kroger hands Ohio shoppers? They aren’t. The chain that opened in a downtown Cincinnati storefront back in 1883 tucks savings in places some people never look. These are the Kroger perks shoppers over 60 forget to use. Note: This is…
Anybody can find a Waffle House in South Carolina. Walking in is easy. Ordering like you belong is what gives newcomers away. Hashbrowns Down the Ladder At any Waffle House counter, the hashbrowns are the first thing that marks a regular. Everybody has heard scattered, smothered, and covered. That’s the starter kit. A longtime regular…
Two shoppers push identical carts through the same Publix, past the same buy-one-get-one tags. One shopper pays twenty dollars more. The difference comes down to a handful of BOGO habits Florida seniors (and shoppers of any age, for that matter) repeat without a second thought. These are the Publix BOGO mistakes padding bills week after…
Think your Publix pharmacy is just the counter where you wait for a white bag with your name on it? It does far more. In just the last year, Publix rolled out new prescription deals and services many Georgians never ask about. These are the Publix pharmacy perks shoppers over 60 keep overlooking. Note: This…
