A shuttered Montgomery supermarket reopened in January as Piggly Wiggly Food For Less, running every price off a set rule instead of a weekly sale. That rule doesn’t travel. These are the ways one Piggly Wiggly isn’t the same as the next in Alabama. 1. Store Ownership Piggly Wiggly’s stores don’t answer to one company….
Coborn’s opened its flagship Market & Table store in Plymouth on March 12, 2026, according to Bring Me the News, with three sit-down restaurants built right into the grocery aisles. That’s a reason to stop in. But saving money sometimes starts before you get there. If your usual Coborn’s routine is to grab a cart…
Nothing makes you rethink a grocery trip faster than hearing, “It doesn’t work that way,” at checkout. You thought you had everything figured out. Now you’re standing at a Big Y register, trying to understand a rule you didn’t know you needed to learn. These are the Big Y rules that catch Nutmeggers by surprise…
Lenexa’s planning commission was set to vote October 5 on plans for a second Lenexa Hy-Vee, according to the Johnson County Post. The proposal calls for a new Fast & Fresh gas station, the same fuel brand behind Hy-Vee’s paid Fuel Saver+ bonus. More pumps sound like more savings. But a bonus only pays off…
You went to Acme for groceries, not homework. Still, getting the savings you expect can take more than choosing what’s on sale. These are the Acme systems that can work against New Jerseyans who don’t know how they operate. Note: This is general information, not tax or legal advice. New Jersey’s sales tax rate and…
Did you know that Publix’s seafood counter will special order fish for you? These are the Publix meat and seafood counter requests Floridians don’t know they can make. 1. A Custom Cut or Trim Publix’s meat counter takes on more than what’s already sitting behind the glass. A shopper can ask for a steak cut…
Tennessee has over 60 Publix stores, and Club Publix is the free loyalty program tied to every one of them. Many Tennesseans who sign up for it don’t take advantage of all it offers. These are the Club Publix perks some Tennesseans never switch on. 1. Early Weekly Ad Club Publix members can sneak a…
You key in your phone number at a Bakersfield Vons before the cashier even asks for it. There’s a reason for that. Every 100 points you earn through the forU program turns into 10 cents off a gallon of gas, worth up to $1 off at a Vons-owned pump. These are the Vons deals Californians…
Publix’s deli counter can do more for a shopper than the price tags behind the glass ever let on. It comes down to what you ask for at the counter. These are the Publix deli tricks Floridians over 60 swear by. 1. Sampling Before You Buy Publix’s deli page carries an open invitation for its…
South Carolina has over 70 Publix stores, and the weekly ad covers only a slice of what goes on sale inside them. These are the Publix deals South Carolinians won’t find in the weekly ad. 1. Extra Savings Page Publix runs a second savings list, and it isn’t the weekly ad. Publix’s Extra Savings page…
