A paper bag costs at least a dime at every WinCo register in California now. Nobody’s coming to help you fill it, either, since the chain has never staffed a bagger at any of its stores. No place is perfect, and WinCo’s trade-off for keeping shelf prices low is putting more of the work, bagging…
Robert Ingle opened his first Ingles store in Asheville in 1963, and North Carolina never stopped being the company’s home turf. These are the things only North Carolina Ingles shoppers understand. 1. Your Advantage Card Runs the Register Ingles hands out its Advantage Card for free, and it’s the difference between the sticker price and…
Kroger’s Fuel Points program has saved Shell customers across metro Atlanta and north Georgia money at the pump since the two companies teamed up, yet that track record doesn’t mean the program runs mistake-free. In our opinion, these are the Fuel Points slip-ups draining the most value out of a driver’s account. 1. Letting Fuel…
A cashier in Canton scans a cereal box from the “wrong” side without slowing down. That’s Aldi’s design, built to move fast. Behind that quick scan sits some benefits that add up for anyone keeping a close eye on a fixed budget. These are the perks that make Aldi pleasant for Ohioans over 60, both…
Fourteen of South Carolina’s Piggly Wiggly stores answer to one family, not a corporate office in another state. The rest answer to different families entirely. Each one keeps its own Facebook page and posts its own weekly ad. These are the Piggly Wiggly deals South Carolina shoppers can put to use this week, no matter…
