On Friday, November 8, 2013 8:06:48 AM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 11/7/2013 11:52 AM, Cheri wrote:
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> > U discounts. S-Mart and Smart and Final are about the only stores that
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> > don't require them, now all of the drugstores in town CVS, Rite-Aid, and
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> > Walgreen's require them too, it's just maddening.
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> What drives me crazy about all the drug stores is bad enough you
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> have to use your card to get the sale, but they all have these
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> irritating points/rewards programs. I don't want any damn
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> "Bucks" or "Reward Points" or whatever. I hate games like that
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> with a passion. And then you see what you need on sale but you'd
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> better hope you need it a lot because half the time it's buy one,
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> get one half price.
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> Used to be fun to shop in drugstores.

And what about all those mile long coupons that spew forth from the register? I don't even read them - they're all for stuff I never buy and/or the exp date is in the near future.

I don't schlep loyalty cards either. I intone my phone number and if it works, then fine. My two major supermkts don't have any type of rewards system. But I don't like most of the BOGOs. Mostly, they are convenience junk I don't buy.

I think I get a better deal by paying for my groceries with a rebate credit card than by clipping coupons or loading up on BOGO stuff.

Publix has a huge chart now proving that they are cheaper than Walmart, but I didn't study the figures. I'm sure either chain can play the game, and I doubt anyone is is going to take the time to prove them wrong.

Years ago, I made a list of ten known brand items, shopped on the same day at the two major mkts in town, and altho the 20 prices varied, the total was to the penny the same.