Released: January 18, 2023

Annoyed by grocery store loyalty apps? How to save anyway

You’ve seen the ads proclaiming, “Go digital and save even more!” To do this, though, you must have a smartphone. According to Consumer World founder Edgar Dworsky, shoppers who don’t use a store’s loyalty app may pay two to three times more for a sale item.

Some stores offer “clip or click” coupons that give shoppers the choice between paper and digital versions. Every week, you can click on a deal within the app or clip a paper coupon out of the weekly flier.  If privacy is a concern, Schwartz suggests gathering a group of friends and joining a loyalty program with a single phone number and email address.

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