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Not by a mile. I actually do most of my shopping at Dillon's. Do you eat cereal by chance? 3 for 10 on giant size boxes last week and you would have paid double at Target/Walmart.

It’s capitalistic so he doesn’t like it.

He seems like more of a Walmart guy.

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Not by a mile. I actually do most of my shopping at Dillon's. Do you eat cereal by chance? 3 for 10 on giant size boxes last week and you would have paid double at Target/Walmart.

I've seen some unspeakable darkness brother. Their produce alone is a scam - always overripe and dead in days after bringing home. I don't get cereal there no.

I do find some deals, but they are by and large more expensive than their competition. And their dizzying array of coupons/promotions require much diligence to utilize. Dillon's doesn't beat me, but I'm guessing they beat many. 75% of the time I check out, there is a price that has to be adjusted. They are making 100's of millions off "checkout errors". Old folks don't stand a chance. I spoke to a store manager once who told me sometimes even he can't understand the receipts. How's that for confidence?

I'm glad you're happy. And yes, Target makes you pay for the solitude. Walmart is most cost effective and their produce is fresher. But visiting Walmart has a cost in and of itself.

I'd like to toot the 'ol horn for Trader Joe's though. I find them fair, honest, fresh... even fun! They aren't the cheapest, but they have very healthy food, and their pricing is "fair".

[Ta Town Shocker]

I've seen some unspeakable darkness brother. Their produce alone is a scam - always overripe and dead in days after bringing home. I don't get cereal there no.

I do find some deals, but they are by and large more expensive than their competition. And their dizzying array of coupons/promotions require much diligence to utilize. Dillon's doesn't beat me, but I'm guessing they beat many. 75% of the time I check out, there is a price that has to be adjusted. They are making 100's of millions off "checkout errors". Old folks don't stand a chance. I spoke to a store manager once who told me sometimes even he can't understand the receipts. How's that for confidence?

I'm glad you're happy. And yes, Target makes you pay for the solitude. Walmart is most cost effective and their produce is fresher. But visiting Walmart has a cost in and of itself.

I'd like to toot the 'ol horn for Trader Joe's though. I find them fair, honest, fresh... even fun! They aren't the cheapest, but they have very healthy food, and their pricing is "fair".

I am a dedicated shopper who regularly goes to 3+ grocery stores a week. When I was on the West side, I'd hit up Target, Walmart, Dillons, Aldi, and sometimes Sam's. I rarely go to Walmart nowadays for the reason you mentioned. Now that I'm on the East side I'll typically go to Dillons, Target, Aldi, Trader Joe's, and sometimes Costco.

For many years Target prices were a penny higher than Walmart. The penny could easily be made up with their coupons to make shopping there significantly cheaper.

Dillon's rarely has a price incorrect in their system. Target is by far the worst and they've been fined for it in the past. I always take a picture when in question and they'll change it. Dillons receipts can be a challenge for an amateur but I have no trouble navigating their deals. These days it's no problem to have up a shopper's app and lookup another store's price before buying, which I often do. My last trip to Dillons I didn't have a single item cost more than $3.33.

The produce is hit or miss at most of them. You have to be diligent to inspect every item and be willing to hit up multiple stores. Trust me, my wife and kids won't touch produce if it has an imperfection, so I've learned over the years how to select quality produce.

I also enjoy Trader Joe's. Their butter and oils are as cheap as you'll find anywhere so there's deals to be had.

Forgot to mention the fuel points at Dillons. Buy Amazon or Target gift cards and get the 4x fuel points purchased on a credit card with 5%+ rewards such as Discover this quarter. We take a family trip to fill up 3 cars to maximize the 35$ savings at the pump.

[Kung Wu]

Forgot to mention the fuel points at Dillons. Buy Amazon or Target gift cards and get the 4x fuel points purchased on a credit card with 5%+ rewards such as Discover this quarter. We take a family trip to fill up 3 cars to maximize the 35$ savings at the pump.

I have heard of people doing this but never worked it out.

Say I use a cash rewards credit card to buy an Amazon gift card ...

1) There is no fee on the gift card?

2) How big does the gift card need to be to maximize fuel points?

3) What discount do you get with 4x points?

[Ta Town Shocker]

I have heard of people doing this but never worked it out.

Say I use a cash rewards credit card to buy an Amazon gift card ...

1) There is no fee on the gift card?

2) How big does the gift card need to be to maximize fuel points?

3) What discount do you get with 4x points?

Only the "use anywhere" amex or visa type cards incur a fee. Any of the standard retailer cards are in play. Pay for them using any method.

100 fuel points is 10 cents discount up to a max 1 time use of 1000 points or $1. If you amass 2,000 fuel points you can get a $1 discount twice in 2 separate fuel transactions.

Standard is 2x fuel points on gift cards so you'd need to spend $500 on gift cards to get 1,000 points. Once a month or so they'll run a 4x fuel points offer for a couple of weeks. I usually take advantage of this and buy a $500 gift card to get 2,000 fuel points. 35 gallon max on fuel per transaction

[pinstripers]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC6grK_zViA

wow

[Atxshoxfan]

Thank you for a slightly less-biased news source (CNN is left-leaning, not hard Left or hard Right).

[Kung Wu]

Only the "use anywhere" amex or visa type cards incur a fee. Any of the standard retailer cards are in play. Pay for them using any method.

100 fuel points is 10 cents discount up to a max 1 time use of 1000 points or $1. If you amass 2,000 fuel points you can get a $1 discount twice in 2 separate fuel transactions.

Standard is 2x fuel points on gift cards so you'd need to spend $500 on gift cards to get 1,000 points. Once a month or so they'll run a 4x fuel points offer for a couple of weeks. I usually take advantage of this and buy a $500 gift card to get 2,000 fuel points. 35 gallon max on fuel per transaction

So if timed right, a $250 Target/Amazon gift card purchase saves $35 in gas plus $5 with a 2% cash back c.c.? (And possibly more with a 5% grocery specific rewards c.c.)

Interesting!

[pinstripers]

Steve Cortes @CortesSteve



Grocery stores only had a 1.2% profit margin last year. But Communist Kamala Harris says they’re price gouging. Now Kamala wants to implement price controls to exacerbate the problem rather than address the inflation crisis her and Joe Biden created.

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For many years Target prices were a penny higher than Walmart. The penny could easily be made up with their coupons to make shopping there significantly cheaper.

I wrote Target off a long time ago as a main rotation option. It was always WAY higher than other choices in my experience for general items. Never had any coupons though. I will occasionally purchase things there I find online that are competitive though. Nice store to walk around in; normally quite secluded. Always felt like it was more geared towards women. That might not matter in 2024.....

Dillon's rarely has a price incorrect in their system. Target is by far the worst and they've been fined for it in the past. I always take a picture when in question and they'll change it. Dillons receipts can be a challenge for an amateur but I have no trouble navigating their deals. These days it's no problem to have up a shopper's app and lookup another store's price before buying, which I often do. My last trip to Dillons I didn't have a single item cost more than $3.33.

You a store manager for Dillons?

Ummm... Dillon's is INCREDIBLY inconsistent with giving you the price at the checkout that is advertised in the aisle (or the app). It's a running joke with the people I've talked to about it. I'd be glad to give you as many examples as you'd like. They have very sophisticated ways of deception. One example is "clipping" digital coupons that sabotage other, higher value coupons. They have a dizzying array of techniques, some I will admit might just be due to pure incompetence. I've gotten the checkout attendant to mark large discounts off my purchase simply because the digital coupon was incomplete: "Save $25.00 when you spend......" - and the ellipses literally represents an incomplete sentence. In theses situations, I bend Kroger over good. Make no mistake, they don't beat me. But like I said earlier, the vast majority of customers are NOT getting the advertised price on one or more items in their cart.

I used to have a mistake on the pricing nearly every time I shopped at Dillon's (now it's down to about 75%). I have them correct the price every time. When I would ask them why they continue with such a high rate of inaccuracy (I know exactly why they do it), they would just say, "I don't know, but it's bad." Most people do not care what they're being charged and/or don't have the memory to recall all the correct prices in the aisle and the conviction to wait for a price change. I do it on principle alone.

A couple deceptive highlights I've seen over the years: List a digital coupon that is delivery/pickup only and not mark it as such in the fine print. List multiple digital coupons with one being a lower-value discount (which can't be unclipped) negating the higher value former coupon (because coupons can't be combined). Removing all the scales from the produce section and then selling two different containers of blueberries, one weighed in ounces, the other in something like Egyptian dry pints/stones. I asked the attendant wtf does this unit of measurement mean. They were like *shrug*. I'm guessing they will try to sell them one day measured in Watts. But without a scale, you were fkd. People bitched and they gave us ONE scale back. Crooks.

The produce is hit or miss at most of them. You have to be diligent to inspect every item and be willing to hit up multiple stores. Trust me, my wife and kids won't touch produce if it has an imperfection, so I've learned over the years how to select quality produce.

Dillon's isn't hit or miss in the soft produce like berries. It's ALWAYS miss. It's embarrassing when a Walmart has fresher produce than a Kroger. But that's how it is nowadays. It's the same with their packaged salads. They use gases to maintain freshness JUST at the point where it would turn. Then once you open that salad bag.... boy... the clock is ticking.

Forgot to mention the fuel points at Dillons. Buy Amazon or Target gift cards and get the 4x fuel points purchased on a credit card with 5%+ rewards such as Discover this quarter. We take a family trip to fill up 3 cars to maximize the 35$ savings at the pump.

I can help ya out on fuel points. I get $1.25/gal off every time I fill up. I had 3500 points in July (accidentally went over the round number). I will share the basics publicly, but the hacks only by PM (like how to get over 13x fuel pts per dollar). Who knows how many Dillon's employees are lurking around here. 'Fever might be a sacker!! (unvaxxed of course)

First off, the entire fuel point/coupon system is a scam. They are loss leaders. If you buy all your stuff at Dillons in hopes of getting a discount on fuel, you may as well just pay full price at the pump and have your groceries dropped in your trunk at a Walmart. Dillon's is on average at least 30% higher than Wally. Same for Target.

1) The first step to beating Dillon's is to shop their store once a week and pay attention to what you normally buy. The sales are on rotation. Every week they'll have stuff you want that is on sale, and other stuff you want that isn't. Buy more when it's on sale so you can make it until the next markdown cycle.

2) Get the Kroger Mastercard. Add it to the app. You'll get a teaser 55c bonus on your fuel discount. That's 1.55 off ea gallon (up to 35 gals) w/ 1,000 accumulated fuel pts. Eventually it will fall back to $1.25 off.

3) Hook your Kroger mastercard up to Google Pay. You get 5% back on the first $3,000 you spend, everywhere, each year, using Google Pay (contactless). DO NOT choose to receive your Mastercard rewards as a Kroger gift card! Have it apply to your credit card balance.

4) Don't buy gift cards for 4x pts! This precludes you from receiving points from your other credit cards when dining out or shopping. PM me for ways to get 8-13x pts per dollar.

5) DO subscribe to Kroger Boost WHEN it's offered to you for a year free. Later on they will give you 50% off the full price to extend your Boost membership for another year. It definitely boosts your points and they give you free **** from time to time on the app. I have a free bag of Private Selection frozen fruit on the app now.

6) They currently have 4x pts on Friday (digital coupon required of course). If you can drag yourself in there on a Friday, it's worth it to pick up stuff you need. But don't expect any great sales on Friday. They're incentivizing you to shop on Friday, but that is for their benefit, not yours. Try to buy something you have a stored coupon for, or something that basically never goes on sale that you enjoy, like a deli sandwich or something.

7) One of the smartest scams Kroger delivers, is to employ a virtually unlimited number of named promotions: Best Customer Bonus, Boost Member Exclusive, Kroger Brand Customer Exclusive, Savings for You, Weekly Digital Deals, Points Event, 4x Gift Card Event,.... I think you get the idea. This is a ploy to get your average person confused enough to just not participate. For the elderly? They have no chance. If you want to untangle the best deals from the bullshit, use the "sort and filter" function in the Savings section of the app. Use the QR code on the item you want to purchase that's on sale. It's much more difficult finding it in the app. Both are annoying, and that is by design. The app has the worst search function ever devised. That is by design.

I bring you all this free info because gaming any system is 2nd nature to me and I want to help consumers rise up against an AI-driven psyops attack that is happening against your wallet each and every day. It is up to the consumer to make RATIONAL decisions in order to keep the market competitive. This is the American way. It is MUCH, MUCH harder today than it was in the past.

Good luck, and GO Shockers!

[Shockm]

You guys are way off in the weeds arguing over Walmart and Target. They are large corporations who will be survive, no matter who is President, because they have cadres of lawyers and money so he hey will survive, although they will have to adapt, and stocks will go down, and more jobs shipped out to Asia, and other parts of the world. etc.

However, Harris will regulate us into at best France (who doesn’t innovate anymore and the middle class goes down), or worse, Venezuela who’s middle class citizens will become lower class citizens who depend on the government for everything, and has empty shelves at Dillons and Target.

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Steve Cortes @CortesSteve



Grocery stores only had a 1.2% profit margin last year. But Communist Kamala Harris says they’re price gouging. Now Kamala wants to implement price controls to exacerbate the problem rather than address the inflation crisis her and Joe Biden created.

Look up above you Pin. See those tight, gleaming lines? Those are your puppet strings brother. Don't be the mouthpiece for those who would bleed you totally dry if they could.

It's okay to call bullshit without checking the Trumper handbook. Say what's on your heart - that originates from your able mind.

Fight for what is yours!!! Nobody else will.

https://www.investopedia.com/kroger-stock-surges-on-q4-earnings-beat-and-2024-guidance-8605554

Kroger's (KR) shares jumped over 8% in early trading Thursday after the grocery chain reported fourth-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates.1

Kroger reported quarterly adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.34, above expectations.1 Net income of $736 million was up from $450 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, while sales came to $37.06 billion, up from $34.82 in the prior-year period.

The company guided for full-year fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS between $4.30 to $4.50, while analysts were looking for the low end of that range.

Kroger indicated that it still intends to pursue its merger with Albertsons, which was delayed in January, as it continued its pause to its buyback program in the fourth quarter to prioritize the ability to pay down debts once the merger is complete. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit to block the merger over concerns that it would decrease competition and raise prices.

That's an over 60% increase in net income. But... but... but... INFLATION!!!!1111111111

Yeah, they're PART of the inflation.. ERRRRR ...let's just jack up rates during this inflation narrative and see which price hikes stick. BONUS TIME BABYYY!!!!!

Kroger has contended that the opposite is true, and merging with Albertsons would allow it to better compete with larger retailers like Walmart (WMT) and Costco (COST), leading to lower prices for consumers. Interim Chief Financial Officer Todd Foley also said the company intends to continue lowering prices and raise pay for its employees this year.

I love this part of the article. A complete and total ****ing lie.

https://nypost.com/2024/08/16/business/kroger-to-slash-grocery-prices-by-1b-after-albertsons-acquisition/

Grocery giant Kroger pledged to slash prices at Albertsons stores by $1 billion following its proposed acquisition of the rival chain — but Wall Street is increasingly skeptical the deal will win government approval as food inflation continues to roil US politics.

Kroger is raising the stakes of the $25 billion mega-deal since previously promising to lower prices by $500 million across Albertsons stores — a concession meant to soothe antitrust concerns that the tie-up will create a monopoly that can hike prices for shoppers.

The deal is an attempt to better position Kroger against Walmart, whose grocery prices fall about 25% lower than traditional supermarkets and has been grabbing market share, according to CFRA analyst Arun Sundaram.

Nevertheless, food prices are top of mind for politicians. While inflation is cooling off – US inflation last month rose 2.9% versus a year ago, below expectations – food prices are still 21% higher than they were when President Biden took office three years ago.

I hope to GOD this merger is rejected. Kroger is the devil. They want Monopoly power in order to increase prices. Simple.

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You guys are way off in the weeds arguing over Walmart and Target. They are large corporations who will be survive, no matter who is President, because they have cadres of lawyers and money so he hey will survive, although they will have to adapt, and stocks will go down, and more jobs shipped out to Asia, and other parts of the world. etc.

However, Harris will regulate us into at best France (who doesn’t innovate anymore and the middle class goes down), or worse, Venezuela who’s middle class citizens will become lower class citizens who depend on the government for everything, and has empty shelves at Dillons and Target.

I think that's hyperbole. I don't think we're France or Venezuela in 4 years. What middle class?

We wll have the House, and maybe even the Senate. She will have her little token Executive Actions.

We need Trumpism removed over her term so we can get a solid (moderate) R to run against her. If he comes in the spirit of Trump though we will never have the presidency again until it's gone. Trump has lost the women... bigtime. I mean... he's kind of a convicted rapist. :/

Fret not brother. Change happens slow in Washington. America does pretty good with a Dim in the White House and R's in the other branches.

Don't give hope! Don't give up on Ukraine! And have a great weekend!

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I am a dedicated shopper who regularly goes to 3+ grocery stores a week. When I was on the West side, I'd hit up Target, Walmart, Dillons, Aldi, and sometimes Sam's. I rarely go to Walmart nowadays for the reason you mentioned. Now that I'm on the East side I'll typically go to Dillons, Target, Aldi, Trader Joe's, and sometimes Costco.

Thanks for taking the time and effort to be a force for good in the marketplace!

[shocktown]

Do some quick math. What is 736 Million divided by 37 Billion ?