On Monday, June 7, 2021 at 6:11:28 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> 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 wonder how that would taste with beyond meat or Morning Star Farms.