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Tree Lady

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15. Both Safeway and Fred's (Kroger)

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 09:11 PM

Sep 29

Are like that. They stopped doing paper coupons and most elderly can't figure out all the online coupons.

I completely stopped shopping at those stores, I go to Trader Joe's, Costco, Co-op, Natural grocer has coupons but they make it easy to clip them, and shop sales without coupons. Costco has a coupon book no need to clip.

My husband shops at Fred's and plays the coupon game with them. He has learned which clerks will help him with digital coupons that never work, the clerks admitted they don't work for them most of the time.

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Grumble: Anyone else sick and tired of the grocery store run-around for "deals"? [View all] Coventina Sep 29 OP

They need to give us a training session on how the use the damn self check out. Irish_Dem Sep 29 #1

I've heard in some retail stores Keepthesoulalive Sep 29 #2

Kroger "digital deals" are even worse! SheltieLover Sep 29 #3

I actually avoid shopping at Frys (Kroger) because of that. Coventina Sep 29 #4

Same for me! I shop almost exclusively at Aldi & save a ton of $$$! SheltieLover Sep 29 #7

I wish there was an Aldi near me. Closest one is 30 miles away. Coventina Sep 29 #10

I get it. Mine is 15 mi away. I shop by instacart. SheltieLover Sep 29 #13

Often the "sale" just brings the cost down to a normal price. I expect what they're really doing is selling your data. Gaugamela Sep 29 #5

Yep Lifeafter70 Sep 29 #16

Never use self checkout but the person monitering it senseandsensibility Sep 29 #6

Sadly, we live in a right to work state, so no union cashiers. Coventina Sep 29 #9

That's terrible senseandsensibility Sep 29 #11

For real. Coventina Sep 29 #12

that happened to me today RussBLib Sep 29 #8

Be careful, too, with the digital coupons. Many times in the small print Totally Tunsie Sep 30 #17

My fav for Kroger KentuckyWoman Sep 29 #14

Both Safeway and Fred's (Kroger) Tree Lady Sep 29 #15

I'm seriously ready to tell them where they can go shove their apps. Initech Sep 30 #18