If you travel to a lot of different areas, or especially if you are a full-timer that often finds themselves in new areas, here's a cool tip a friend passed along.
When you go to a grocery store in a new area for which you don't have a loyalty card, find out if they allow you to look up cards by phone number (most all of them do). Because many people don't like to use their real information for things like loyalty cards, they often will use incorrect phone numbers, etc. One of the most famous phone numbers is Jenny's number - 867-5309, from the 80's song by Tommy Tutone. That is one of the most common "incorrect" phone numbers used by people when signing up for a loyalty card.
The next time you find yourself in a new grocery store, use the local area code along with Jenny's number as the phone number for "your" loyalty card lookup. Chances are, it will work. I tried it out on a whim for the local Winn-Dixie here in Alabama (even though we have a Winn-Dixie card ourselves) and it worked great.
Sorry that this song is now running through your head. Just try to think of all the savings you'll get as you travel around.
When you go to a grocery store in a new area for which you don't have a loyalty card, find out if they allow you to look up cards by phone number (most all of them do). Because many people don't like to use their real information for things like loyalty cards, they often will use incorrect phone numbers, etc. One of the most famous phone numbers is Jenny's number - 867-5309, from the 80's song by Tommy Tutone. That is one of the most common "incorrect" phone numbers used by people when signing up for a loyalty card.
The next time you find yourself in a new grocery store, use the local area code along with Jenny's number as the phone number for "your" loyalty card lookup. Chances are, it will work. I tried it out on a whim for the local Winn-Dixie here in Alabama (even though we have a Winn-Dixie card ourselves) and it worked great.
Sorry that this song is now running through your head. Just try to think of all the savings you'll get as you travel around.