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Grocery Store

QVCkitty1 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:41:06 GMT

Does your grocery store offer a discount for seniors ? My local Tops market offers 6% of your total the first Tuesday of the month. There are usually other good discounts that coincide with the % off, so I try to make bigger purchases on that day. Every little bit helps. You get a different bonus card, so you don't have to jump through any hoops to get the discount.

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cherry — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:41:45 GMT

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GCR18 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:43:28 GMT

No. I haven't heard of grocery stores doing that. It's a nice little perk.

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twinny70 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:47:18 GMT

Yes. Our Pick 'n Save gives seniors a 5% discount every Wednesday. 60 & older.

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esmeraldagooch — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:52:10 GMT

Kroger's has a senior discount on Wednesday.

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Gram W — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:54:25 GMT

Everyone can get a "store discount card" at my store. The items discounted change regularly. Their regular prices are good compared to others especially on their brand items of which they have many. We don't have a Kroger's .

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Lila Belle — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:54:38 GMT

The grocery nearest to me has a 10% discount for seniors and military ID on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Double coupons for all on Wednesdays.

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Its Me LuLuBelle2 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:57:01 GMT

5% senior discount on Tuesday's at Super Foodtown and 5% discount on Wednesday's at Shoprite. I do my biggest orders at Shoprite so I do try to get there once a month on a Wednesday - the only problem is the place is loaded with old people - LOL!

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twinny70 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:58:52 GMT

@Gram W wrote:
Everyone can get a "store discount card" at my store. The items discounted change regularly. Their regular prices are good compared to others especially on their brand items of which they have many. We don't have a Kroger's .

I forgot about our store discount card that everybody can use. Lots of good deals. I usually avoid Wednesday as it is too busy for me.

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Susan Louise — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:59:57 GMT

I get a 5% discount on Wednesdays at one of our local neighborhood markets. That's the day I get our meats....lucky since it has the best cuts of meats in town here

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libbyannE — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:07:50 GMT

I have never thought to ask!

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Catty2 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:15:38 GMT

My grocery store (Safeway) gives seniors a 10% discount the first Wednesday of the month.

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QVCkitty1 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:18:36 GMT

@Its Me LuLuBelle2 wrote:
5% senior discount on Tuesday's at Super Foodtown and 5% discount on Wednesday's at Shoprite. I do my biggest orders at Shoprite so I do try to get there once a month on a Wednesday - the only problem is the place is loaded with old people - LOL!

I know, right ?

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QVCkitty1 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:25:42 GMT

@libbyannE wrote:
I have never thought to ask!

Tops promotes it heavily, so you don't have to ask, they just put something on your regular bonus card, and if your 60 , you're good to go.

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AKgirl2 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:55:20 GMT

On the first Tuesday of every month, folks 55+ are offered a 10% discount. Very nice, but I wish it could be every Tuesday.

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AKgirl2 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:59:57 GMT

@AKgirl2 wrote:
On the first Tuesday of every month, folks 55+ are offered a 10% discount. Very nice, but I wish it could be every Tuesday.

Sorry, forgot to mention its at Fred Meyer. Since groceries are so expensice here (AK) it would be wonderful if it were offered every Tuesday.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 04:00:54 GMT

I don't know of any grocery store that offers a senior discount. Probably because other shoppers would resent the idea of giving shoppers a discount just because they happened to have reached a particular birthday. It's not like every or even most seniors in this area are living on a fixed income and need the help. I never thought about but I don't see those types of discounts anymore. At one time, they were common. My hairdresser even stopped the 10% discount for seniors on Wednesdays. Now everyone gets that 10% off for services, excluding color on a Wednesday.

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tansy — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 04:09:02 GMT

Not since the Top Foods near me closed.

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QVCkitty1 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 04:42:21 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
I don't know of any grocery store that offers a senior discount. Probably because other shoppers would resent the idea of giving shoppers a discount just because they happened to have reached a particular birthday. It's not like every or even most seniors in this area are living on a fixed income and need the help. I never thought about but I don't see those types of discounts anymore. At one time, they were common. My hairdresser even stopped the 10% discount for seniors on Wednesdays. Now everyone gets that 10% off for services, excluding color on a Wednesday.

@chrystaltree,Well your area is indeed fortunate, we actually have a senior food pantry, as many of our older people struggle to put food on the table. I really can't imagine that anyone would resent seniors getting a small discount on food, that would be so petty.

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BabyYoda — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 04:44:28 GMT

The only grocery store I know offers that discount is Harris Teater. I don't know if any other grocery store that offers a senior discount.