WinCo won’t run a credit card at any Washington register, and that includes the big names like Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. New Washingtonians often learn that with a full cart already on the belt. These are the WinCo checkout rules new Washingtonians find out about at the worst moment. Note: This is general information,…
Weis Markets mails a Gold Card to Pennsylvania households that spend at least $3,500 a year, no application required. Yet spending enough to earn one doesn’t mean a shopper has mastered every Weis secret. These are the Weis Markets mistakes Pennsylvanians repeat every week. 1. Manufacturer Coupons Shown on a Phone Weis Markets won’t scan…
Every shopper who had a Publix.com account in March 2020 became a Club Publix member overnight, no signup required. That’s how a lot of Floridians ended up in a program they’ve never opened. The account keeps 180 days of purchase history and a row of switches in Settings. Each one has to be turned on…
Aldi’s U.S. headquarters sits in Batavia, an hour west of Chicago, and the savings get engineered from there. Almost everything a shopper finds odd about the store is a decision somebody made on purpose. These are the Aldi systems employees wish Illinoisans understood. 1. Restocking Straight From the Box Aldi workers don’t break down a…
One hundred Kroger fuel points knocks 10 cents off a gallon. That means a 20-gallon fill-up saves $2. Some shoppers mistakenly think it should be $20. These are the Kroger mistakes certain Georgians repeat. 1. Skipping the Digital Clip Kroger builds much of its weekly ad around digital-only prices instead of shelf tags. Open the…
South Carolina has over 70 Publix stores, and the chain opened its first one in the state in 1993. Every one of them has a meat department with a cutter behind the counter. Publix publishes more about that department than many shoppers ever read, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes the rest. These are…
Publix has been remodeling stores onto a new format since 2025, and Supermarket News listed olive bars, popcorn stands and Pours beverage bars among the additions. The aisles a snowbird left in April often aren’t the aisles they come back to. The giveaways stack up fast. These are the things Florida snowbirds do at Publix…
Publix runs at least 30 buy-one-get-one deals a week, and a Georgia shopper meets many of those deals and more on their phone screen. The app doesn’t treat them all alike. These are the Publix BOGO rules Georgians misread on the app. 1. Where the BOGO List Lives Publix built its BOGO list into the…
An Ohio shopper looking for an Aldi senior discount won’t find one. AARP lists the chain among the stores that skip them. But that doesn’t mean Aldi isn’t worth it for seniors. These are the Aldi perks Ohio shoppers over 60 leave on the table. 1. Twice as Nice Guarantee Aldi confirmed to AARP that…
October is National Seafood Month, a NOAA Fisheries observance that puts a month of attention on what’s in Publix’s fish case. These are some of the biggest Publix seafood counter mistakes Floridians make. 1. Skipping the Smell and Look Check Publix’s fresh seafood case won’t stop you from picking up a fillet that’s already past…
