Think swiping your Harris Teeter VIC card at the register catches every discount you’re owed? It doesn’t, and no loyalty program is perfect. These are the Harris Teeter mistakes Virginians don’t always realize they’re making. 1. Letting Fuel Points Expire Harris Teeter credits a Fuel Point for every dollar a shopper spends with a VIC…
Florida news outlets reported in the spring of 2022 that Publix was ending a fifteen-year-old program that handed out certain antibiotics and blood pressure pills for free. Some regulars had counted on it for years. Even a store shoppers love runs on rules that shift over time, and some shoppers only learn about a rule…
Think every Publix in Georgia flips its weekly ad on the same morning? It depends on your store. These are the Publix ad mistakes Georgians make before they ever leave their house. 1. Shopping the Wrong Store’s Ad Your Publix app ties every weekly ad to one store, whichever one is saved as your default….
A cart sits locked in the corral outside a Wisconsin Aldi while a shopper pats down every pocket for a quarter that isn’t there. It’s one of several easy Aldi mistakes to make. Not all of them are obvious, and a few cost Wisconsinites more than the rest. These are the Aldi mistakes shoppers repeat…
There’s a difference between knowing your way around Publix and knowing what everything in it means. Many Floridians pass the same clues every week without realizing there’s anything to figure out. These are the Publix store details shoppers often don’t notice on their own. 1. Teal Tags, Two Organic Standards Publix marks organic items with…
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…
