Key Takeaways:
- Many popular grocery store chains offer discounts to senior customers on specific days of the week.
- To qualify for senior discounts, customers typically need to show a valid ID with their birthdate.
- Some stores, like Publix and Winn Dixie, also offer additional discounts to military veterans and disabled customers who are members of their rewards programs.
s food prices continue to soar, more and more Americans are feeling the pinch of a tight budget.
That's especially true for seniors, who are often on fixed incomes. But did you know that many grocery stores offer discounts to senior customers? Here is a short guide to six popular grocery chains with senior discount policies.
Kroger
Kroger offers a 10% discount on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. You'll have to show a valid ID with your birthdate to get this discount.
You can find out more information about Kroger's senior discounts here: https://www.kroger.com/seniorsdiscounts
Meijer
Meijer offers a 10% discount on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. You also receive a 10% discount on your birthday. Additionally, Meijer offers a 10% discount on your anniversary if you are 62 or older.
Publix
Publix is a Florida-based supermarket chain that offers a 10% discount on Tuesdays. Seniors also receive 20% off their purchases on Wednesdays. Military personnel get 10% off for the rest of their lives, regardless of whether they're retired or not.
Hy-Vee
Hy-Vee, a Midwestern grocery store chain that is popular in the United States and Canada, offers discounts to senior citizens on Tuesdays. The discount is 10% off your grocery bill (coupons do not apply).
Harris Teeter
In addition to their weekly sales, Harris Teeter offers a 10% discount to seniors over the age of 60 and also offers military veterans a 5% discount every day.
To get your discount, bring your ID to any checkout lane at any Harris Teeter location or log onto their website and show your ID there (you will need to do this each time you shop).
Winn Dixie
Winn Dixie is one of the largest grocery store chains in the south, with over 1000 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi.
The chain offers a 10% discount to seniors who are over 65 years old or disabled. In addition to this discount for seniors over 65 or disabled people who are Winn Dixie members can also receive a 5% military discount on all products sold at Winn Dixie stores including gas purchases made at their stations located inside most of their stores.
ALDI
ALDI offers a senior discount program that gives you a 5% discount on any purchase. The discount is in the form of a coupon, which can be used both in-store and online. You can use these coupons on any day of the week and on any item in ALDI’s stores.
We hope this brief list of stores that offer senior discounts will help you out the next time you need groceries.
We know how important it is to be able to find the best prices at local grocery stores, happy shopping!
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