A trip through the Publix produce section in Tennessee runs on rules nobody hands out at the door. Many shoppers never learn them. These are the Publix rules Tennesseans get wrong in the produce section. 1. Half-Price BOGO Rule Publix runs its produce BOGO deals on a weekly cycle, and shoppers reach for two items…
Schnucks pays Illinois Rewards members 2% back in Points on every purchase, according to the Schnucks Rewards page. But like any rewards program, there are catches. These are the lines in Schnucks’ Rewards fine print that can cost Illinoisans Points. 1. Twelve Months of Silence Schnucks pays out 10 Points for every dollar a Rewards…
You shouldn’t need a calculator and last month’s empty packaging to know whether you’re getting a fair deal. But as many products shrink, that’s unfortunately becoming one of the most reliable ways to see how much less your grocery money buys. These are the grocery products Georgians are paying the same price to get less…
A toddler in footie pajamas points at the bakery case at a Fort Myers Publix before their dad’s cart even clears the produce section. A free cookie changes hands seconds later, part of a giveaway Publix says adds up to about 37.5 million cookies for kids every year. That’s the obvious order. Behind that same…
A cashier at a Kroger in Dayton taps in a discount before the register prints the total, and the shopper never touched a coupon to get it. The reason is a birthday, not a sale. Kroger only runs this discount a few days a year, only for shoppers past a certain age, and only if…
The Georgia-Oklahoma game at Sanford Stadium on September 26 is already marked sold out on the athletic department’s schedule page. A crowd that size runs on food, and plenty of it starts at a Publix deli counter. But many people stick to their same order. These are the Publix deli requests Georgians don’t know they…
Publix cycles more than 100 buy-one-get-one deals through its weekly ad most weeks, according to deal-tracking site Krazy Coupon Lady. Many Floridians skip a whole set of items at full price and wait for the rotation to bring them back. The list resets weekly. These are the things Floridians refuse to buy at Publix unless…
Publix rolls a fresh set of NFL team-themed pub subs into its deli case every football season at select stores, timed for shoppers building their Sundays around a television. The lineup doesn’t stick around. Three of this year’s four subs carry the name of a Florida team, and Publix kept the same four recipes it…
Market Basket puts money into a retirement account for associates who never applied for one, reportedly around 15% of yearly pay, according to a 2014 Boston.com report. Part-timers qualify at 1,000 hours a year. These are the Market Basket secrets employees wish Bay Staters knew. 1. No Online Ordering Market Basket’s website still won’t sell…
Stater Bros. built its rewards program around a 10-digit phone number instead of a card, and it has run that way since 2013. Nothing gets scanned at all. These are the Stater Bros systems employees wish Californians understood. 1. Custom Cuts at the Meat Counter Certified meat cutters work behind the counter at Stater Bros….
