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Community bus that takes you shopping.....i think it's a great idea

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 12 May

So, I recently found out that if you are over 60 there is a community bus that will pick you up at your house, take you to the supermarket, wait for you, bring you home and the driver even carries your bags to the door. All...

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A different ticket machine ……oh what fun !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 23 Apr

They have installed a new ticket machine at the supermarket where Mom does her shopping on a Thursday. You pay £1 per hour, but you claim it back off your shopping. Anyway, the new machine ….. The last two weeks it has only let...

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Made a mistake

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52201) • Staten Island, New York 22 Apr

I went to two supermarkets yesterday to buy some stuff. I noticed that at the first supermarket Twining tea was on sale at 2 for $6. I got a pack of raspberry and lemon and I also got a pack of rooibos. After putting them in the...

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Met my Mom for a shopping trip …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 26 Mar

I met my Mom this morning at the supermarket ready to do the weeks shopping. She looked really tired this morning. I think , although she is on the mend after the Shingles, it has really taken it out of her. She isn’t in nearly so...

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Overcharged again

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52201) • Staten Island, New York 13 Dec

I got some stuff at the supermarket today. One of the things was yellow squash. It was on sale for 88¢/pound. That’s a great price. Unfortunately, that’s not what I ended up paying for it. I just got home and looked at the...

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overcharged

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Disney collectors cards and catalogue

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 21 Nov

As I posted a few weeks ago , one of our supermarkets has a promotion on at the moment. For every £15 you spend you get a pack of cards . There are four cards in each pack. There is a catalogue that you can stick the cards into....

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Trouble on the travelator !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 21 Oct

I had to quickly pop into the supermarket on my way round to Moms this morning, I always have a trolley no matter how many or few items I need. I have enough trouble with carrying a handbag, and a shopping bag, and reaching for...

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Out to lunch ….well, sampling free food !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 13 Oct

I had to go to the supermarket today and when I got in there I saw that there was a sampling stall …. I wandered over to see what it was …. A chunk of cucumber topped with cream cheese and a huge portion of smoked salmon. Plus a...

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Do you make a shopping list ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 1 Oct

So, today’s question my dear MyLotters is …. Do you make a shopping list ? For myself, I have to say that I do make a list but also get things which are not on the list. Sometimes I will meal plan ….although experience tells me...

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Nighty Night and Wakey Wakey

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 26 Aug

If you're wondering what the weird title is, the picture from the supermarket will give you a clue. The medicine section had these two meds right next to each other and it certainly got my attention. I didn't need either, but it...

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Another small West Australian town gets a supermarket

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Aug

Perenjori is about 340 kilometres north-east of Perth. It’s a small town and the centre of a farming community. In 2018, the local supermarket closed down, then the building was reduced to rubble by a cyclone. The local Shire...

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Is this a good idea or not?

Fleur @Fleura (35065) • United Kingdom 17 Aug

Supermarkets are under continuous pressure to cut down on plastic use, and they have responded by removing extra layers of packaging and making containers such as milk cartons or lemonade bottles thinner. Now several have...

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Items on offer …..Sorry madam , out of stock !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 17 Jul

I use a lot of shopping apps as well as getting offers in store. Today I went shopping with my Mom and checked my apps before I went. There was a bottle of fabric conditioner that I use and the accompanying scent booster, that I...

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Got lucky with the sale

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52201) • Staten Island, New York 17 Jun

Last week Bounty paper towels were on sale at Stop & Shop (our local supermarket) and there was a $5 off digital coupon there as well. A 12-roll pack of Doubles Plus Bounty was $27.99 instead of $29.99. With the $5 off coupon...

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Can’t take advantage of the sale

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52201) • Staten Island, New York 12 Jun 25

I went online to our local supermarket and saw that the Palmolive dish soap we use is on sale. A 32.5 fl oz container is $3.99 instead of $4.49, and there is also a $2 off coupon. Final cost is $1.99 plus tax. Then a 12-roll...

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I managed to get 2 FREE cooking trays....

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 5 Jun 25

I have recently posted that a supermarket has been running a promotion whereby when you spend £10 you get a 'stamp', once you have collected a certain number of stamps you exchange them for pryex trays or dishes/bowls. Anyway it...

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Saving tokens for a freebie ....what will I get !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11413) • United Kingdom 29 May 25

So one of the big supermarkets are doing a promotion at the moment where you get a token for every £10 that you spend. When you have collected a certain number of tokens you can exchange them for a free item. The items currently...

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What is your opinion about self check out counters in supermarkets

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 4 Feb 25

Most of the bigger supermarkets here have self check out counters. They've slowly decreased the assisted check out counters as they seem to be cutting down on the workforce. I like the privacy of a self check out counters and...

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Coyote enters a supermarket in Illinois

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 27 Jan 25

Chicago Police Officers as well as Cook County Care and Animal Control Officers answered an emergency call from employees and management about a coyote who entered an Aldi store on Monday morning January 13. The coyote was...

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Big sale at the supermarket

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52201) • Staten Island, New York 8 Jan 25

Was looking through the supermarket circulars. There seems to be a big sale this week. Bumble Bee solid tuna is 12/$12. Hellman’s mayo is $2.99 for a 30 oz. jar. Haagen-Dazs ice cream (14 oz.) is 2/$7. Cracker Barrel...

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