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Default Grocery Store Changes

On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 18:11:18 -0400, jmcquown >
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>On 6/6/2021 1:22 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/5/2021 9:12 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Things are changing in the area where I live. Where there used
>>>>> to be the old 'Publix' there are signs promising the new soon to
>>>>> be built 'Harris Teeter'. Uh, okay. Except I haven't seen a
>>>>> single bit of movement on the new store in months.
>>>>>
>>>>> Meanwhile, Food Lion, which was on the other side of the old
>>>>> Publix building, is closing up shop. They've moved to a new
>>>>> location in what used to be a Bi-Lo, which declared bankruptcy.
>>>>> (Never shopped there).
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm wondering when they will resume construction on the new Harris
>>>>> Teeter store. Things have been halted for about 3 months. I'm
>>>>> wondering if they ran out of money. Just curious.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> Harris Teeters are actually very nice. Some nicer than others. The
>>>> main thing is to get used to the rotational sales (they are very
>>>> regular) and use the eVIC emails (2 a week and they do NOT sell your
>>>> address) to manage digital coupons. If you do paper coupons, you can
>>>> combine them with the digital ones.
>>>>
>>> Thanks! Coupons are nice but since I don't have a smartphone I can't
>>> use digital ones. I like getting weekly sales ads/flyers via email.
>>> Harris teeter is practically across the street from my office so it
>>> will be very convenient if they ever finish building it. So far all
>>> I've seen is signs saying "Coming Soon"... for the last 6 months.
>>> They tore down the old Publix building and then everything sort of
>>> stopped. <shrug>
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> Smile, perhaps 'electronic coupons' might be a better name? On the
>> email is an eVIC coupon section. You select what you want and when you
>> use your eVIC card later, those are then applied. No smartphone
>> required.
>>

>Thanks! So it's basically a "loyalty card" and I select things from the
>sales flyer email to get the savings. It remains to be seen if it will
>be worthwhile.
>
>> I won't say the prices were always the best in town, but the *quality*
>> more than makes up for it.
>>

>Most of the time I have found online store "coupons" (in whatever form)
>mostly tend to be for things I don't want or buy. Things like Hamburger
>Helper comes to mind.
>
>I won't know until they actually build the store and it is open so I can
>walk through it and gauge the quality of what they have to offer.
>
>Jill

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