Just about everything that started as one retailer’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has quickly become commonplace. A few weeks ago, someone came up with the idea of senior shopping hours, stricter return policies, plexiglass cashier shields and stripped-down (or no) weekly circulars – now, it seems nearly everyone has followed suit. More recent quickly-adopted trends have included floor decals promoting social distancing and limits to the number of people allowed inside a store at one time.

Could roped-off sections of the store, forbidding you from buying certain items, be the next trend to catch on?  Here’s the entire article from Coupons in the News.  Reminds me of a zillion years ago when a brother lived in Missouri and their Sunday laws allowed alcohol and food sales, but prohibited brooms and the like.  but figured, hey, it’s Missouri…

It’s difficult saving money during a pandemic. It’s also difficult if your entire business model is based on helping people to save money, when people are trying to avoid shopping as much as possible.

So some of your favorite rebate and rewards apps are having to get creative to keep you engaged, and keep their businesses up and running. Some are offering more ways to earn from home, while others are offering special rewards on items they otherwise wouldn’t.  Here’s the Coupons in the News article – see what money you might be missing with all your online purchases.

While I would never take delight in this COVID situation we are all in, I do feel a sense of vindication of my stockpile buying habits – I’ve only had to shop for milk, oat milk (for Pita) and half and half since the middle of March, although honesty compels me to admit Pita surprised me with a bag of organic potatoes because she knew I’d be too cheap to buy them 🙂 I make a loaf of bread every two days ’cause that’s the one thing we’re all nuts about; the chili used quite a few cans of beans (still have cases) plus tomatoes and Beyond Meat from the freezer (sale, rebate APP and reduced sticker purchases).  If we keep bingeing The Great British Bakeoff I might start in on the fancy stuff …