Re: Corned Beef Brisket (and a mild rant)

On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:50:08 +0000, Hank Rogers wrote:

gm wrote:

Hank Rogers wrote:
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Jill McQuown wrote:

On 3/13/2025 4:37 PM, Ed P wrote:

On 3/13/2025 3:16 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:

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This is actually a mild rant about those grocery store "loyalty"
cards. I went to my usual supermarket (Publix) yesterday.  They
advertised corned beef brisket priced at $4.99/lb.  They don't
require a "card" to get that price.  Unfortunately, they only had
one left.  I bought it and put it in the freezer.
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This morning on my way to work I stopped at Food Lion to buy a couple
more and fortunately they still had a few.  But Food Lion requires
what they call an MVP card to get the same price as Publix
($4.99/lb.).
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I paid just over $19 each for two of them at Food Lion.  Both
slightly over 3.5 lbs.  If I hadn't used the Food Lion "card", it
would have cost me $23 more for the two briskets.  It says so on
the
receipt.  My question is WHY?!
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This is what I don't understand about those loyalty cards/apps.Â
Let's pretend I was visiting friends or family from a place that
doesn't have a Food Lion [insert other grocery stores that require
loyalty cards/apps to get the best price].  I'd have no reason to
have their "card".  Let's further pretend I decided to go to this
grocery store to buy a corned beef brisket to cook for my friends.Â
Is there any logical reason why I should have to pay $30 for a corned
beef someone with the *card* could by for $19?  I can't think of a
single reason why they are allowed to price gouge someone simply
because they don't have a store loyalty card.
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Jill

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The simple explanation is "because they can"
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Strikes me as unethical.
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The idea is to build loyalty and people will shop there for the
discount.
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Yeah, I get the idea.  They jack up prices to fool people into thinking
they're getting a discount.  Imagine what you'd pay for a can of [e.g.]
green beans "on sale" if you didn't have the MVP card!  Twice what a
can
of green beans should actually cost.  Arrgh!
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Rather than go to Food Lion, I'd wait a day or two and go back to
Publix to see if they re-stocked.  That sale is until next
Wednesday.

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Normally I would do that, Ed.  Thing is, when I went to Publix after
work the day before, the manager seemed surprised they'd run out and
wasn't sure if they'd be getting any more.  I'm off work tomorrow and I
try to do my shopping when I'm already in town.  So I made the decision
to stop at Food Lion on my way to the office.  I didn't know for sure
they still had any but it was on my way.  Fortunately, they did have
but
only a few left.  It still bugs me I had to use the "loyalty card" to
get the same price they'd have charged at Publix without using a card. I
object to those loyalty cards as a matter of general principle.
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Jill

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Your Majesty should ban that damn nasty food lion store.  How dare they
treat your highness as a common customer!

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Yes, REVOKE the HRH ROYAL WARRANT...!!!
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That way, Food Lion cannot emblazon their vittles with the Dataw Royale
Seal...!!!
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Then DESTROY those Food Lions and SALT THE EARTH...!!!
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PS:
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"Normally I would do that, Ed..."
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Nah, you can't spare any of your time.  You're way too busy licking the
donald's anus.
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No way he can get along without you.

Widder Jill wrote the "Normally I would do that, Ed..." line, Sire
Hank...!!!
Please to keep yoose mind outta THE GUTTER...!!!
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