Market Basket beat Hannaford, Walmart, and Shaw’s on price in a Portland Press Herald comparison of Maine grocery chains. The price isn’t the hard part. Its the clock its bargains run on that trip up some shoppers. These are the Market Basket timing mistakes Mainers keep making. 1. Missing App Alert Market Basket rewards a…
Do you assume Redner’s rewards app, rebuilt this spring, started saving Pennsylvania shoppers money the moment it went live? It still needs a step from you first. Once you take it, the app can start handing back savings. But no rewards program gets every rule right, and these are the Redner’s habits we think cost…
H-E-B didn’t win a single grocery trust award in the 2026 rankings from Newsweek and BrandSpark International. Walmart, meanwhile, picked up twelve trust categories. These are the trust awards Texas-born H-E-B didn’t win in 2026. How the Trust Rankings Are Built H-E-B’s missing trophy case traces back to a study Newsweek and BrandSpark International run…
Some days at Bashas’ pay off more than others, and knowing them can save you cash. These are the Bashas’ deals Arizonans miss by shopping the wrong day. 1. Senior Discount Day Bashas’ hands savings back to its oldest shoppers, but the offer only opens one day a month. Anyone 55 or older gets an…
Louisiana’s Attorney General publicly reminded residents ahead of Hurricane Francine that state law caps what a store can charge once an emergency is declared. That warning lands hardest at the grocery store. Certain items disappear from the shelves before the rest of the aisle looks touched, storm after storm, before the last-minute crowd even shows…
Nothing takes the shine off a grocery deal like hearing, “You can’t use that coupon.” Sometimes the cashier has it right. But sometimes there’s more to the policy than either of you realizes, which makes knowing the rules useful before you reach checkout. These are the Publix coupon rules Floridians argue about at the register….
A Publix pickup order can come with beer and wine tucked in next to the milk, but only in some states. Georgia’s answer isn’t a simple yes or no, and Publix’s delivery and curbside policy leaves many shoppers guessing. These are the Publix pickup orders Georgians keep getting wrong. Assuming Pickup Prices Match the Shelf…
Do you know which day Lowes Foods flips its weekly ad without checking your phone? Not everyone does. No grocery chain makes every rule easy to follow, and the ad day is only where it starts. These are the Lowes Foods habits that cost many North Carolinians every week. 1. Skipping the Coupon Clip Lowes…
Publix closed every Aprons Cooking School classroom on July 31, 2023. But luckily for aspiring cooks, the online Aprons video library outlived the program. These are the free Publix Aprons cooking classes that didn’t close with Florida’s classrooms. Anyone with a browser can still stream them. 1. World Cuisine Classes Publix’s Aprons Cooking School streams…
Tulsa-born QuikTrip turned 68 this year. For many Oklahomans, no other chain comes close. These are the things Oklahomans will only buy at one convenience chain. 1. Freezoni QuikTrip keeps a machine behind the counter that pours a frozen drink under one name only: The Freezoni. Other gas stations sell a frozen soda in a…
