• Gestrid@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    3 months ago

    I know a lot of people at my local Publix shop there primarily for the BOGOs. In my region, you don’t actually need to get two. The product just rings up as half price at the register. (Apparently, in some regions, you actually need to get two for the BOGO to work. That’s not the case in my region, though.)

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      3 months ago

      You usually get BOGO for half price in my experience. The trick is that you walk in for that BOGO and buy a bunch of extra shit.

      Maybe I’m privileged in that I grew up with a Depression area mom. That woman had no idea dad made real money and shopped her ass off. Only one or two stores on grocery day, but I saw her cut a bill in half with coupons. 2-3 times a week she’s get a rebate check for a buck or three (in 80s money!). And nothing was bought at full price.

      I joke, but having the time to whittle the bills like that truly is a privilege.

      • Gestrid@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        3 months ago

        You usually get BOGO for half price in my experience.

        Not necessarily. In my area, most stores actually require that you get two. Publix is the exception.

        Only one or two stores on grocery day, but I saw her cut a bill in half with coupons.

        I used to work in a grocery store (not Publix). I once saw someone use so many coupons that the store owed her money. I have never seen that happen since. It blew my mind at the time that that even happened. It still kinda does.