Tips for shopping the area grocery stores

Here are a couple tips for shopping your local grocery stores.

Harris Teeter:
* Sign up for their VIC program for the sales each week
* Sign up for their eVIC program online for even better savings including unadvertised specials/ personalized shopping lists/ eCoupon program and more perks!
*Coupons double up to $0.75 each (meaning that a .75 coupon is worth $1.50)
* Occasionally they do Super Doubles (coupons up to $1.98 double meaning that $1.50 coupon is worth $3) or Triple Coupons (means that your 0.50 coupon is worth $1.50)
* is in my opinion the best store for maximizing your grocery dollar!

Bi-Lo:
*Sign up for their Bonus Card for the sales each week
*If you take the survey that prints on your receipt each time you shop, you get a coupon for a free item on your next visit
*Coupons up to $0.60 double (means that coupon is worth $1.20)
* is my second fave store for super deals!

Food Lion:
*Sign up for their MVP card for the sales each week
*Offers printable coupons each week if you sign up to receive their sale ad in your inbox - sometimes these are really good coupons and usually they match up with a sale and can be coupled with a manufacture coupon
*They DO NOT double coupons, so I find that most of the deals I get there are not related to manufacture coupons - if you are not a coupon shopper, you may find you like Food Lion b/c there are great deals on stuff that does not require a coupon for the price
*I find that I don't buy a lot at Food Lion, but occasionally they have some super prices on meat/veggies and other stuff

Ingles:
*Sign up for their Advantage card for the sales each week
*Coupons up to $0.50 double and occasionally they do a Triple Coupon week which can make some great sales
*I find that the least of my grocery budget is spent here - the sales are not all that great most weeks, and Harris Teeter and Bi-Lo double coupons for a greater value - but I do hit Ingles about once every couple to three weeks if they have something I am low on at a good enough price

Hope this helps you get an idea of what to expect at each store!