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On Tue, 8 Jun 2021 06:19:16 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> wrote:

>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.

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