Once again, I do not control any Albertsons website or app. They do. There are NO LOOPHOLES. Anything they do is something they allow. Deals are deals and Vons & Albertsons BY FAR have the best deals in Southern California. Ralphs never matches them anymore. Vons & Albertsons have, most weeks except for digital coupon event weeks, hundreds more digital coupons than Ralphs and more deeply discounted loss leaders which I have already pointed out. That's not even factoring in personalized prices which no other Southern California chain has. I often get a 5 lb. Bag of potatoes for .33 cents. Find that elsewhere.Bagels wrote: ↑October 5th, 2021, 12:28 pmAs I mentioned, I am NOT criticizing you; you are asserting that Albertsons has the best deals, and I'm merely pointing out that what you consider to be "deals" are really exploitation of loopholes. As I acknowledged, I do it as well to some extent. The "nice" thing about Albertsons/Vons, is that there's so few coupon websites/forums/blogs that cover them, that the percentage of people exploiting the app is insignificant (vs. Kroger, where they end up on powerful sites like slickdeals, etc.) to the point that they've went unfixed.CalItalian wrote: ↑October 5th, 2021, 12:29 amI have never had an issue with personalized prices working in another division (mainly I travel to Phoenix, Las Vegas & the Bay Area on business and always visit an Albertsons Company store in those areas).
There is no restriction on where your account can be used. Some digital coupons have state restrictions listed on them but Albertsons routinely violates digital manufacturer terms and conditions stipulations - even posting manufacturer coupons in divisions they should not. They also routinely sell California milk products lower than required by the California Milk Advisory board after digital store & manufacturer coupon stacking. Many times I will also find digital manufacturer coupons that stack & stick. Most notorious is $1.25/1 Magnum Ice Cream + $2.50/2 Magnum Ice Cream for $3.75 off 2. That's their sloppiness.
But Albertsons is clearly the most aggressive chain in raising prices. They do have some attractive loss leaders (sometimes they're better than Ralph's, sometimes they're not; generally, Albertsons is more competitive on beverages) but that certainly doesn't make up for their pricing elsewhere.
You should have also been reading or better listening in on investor relations conferences. Then you would know exactly when Albertsons Companies was going to raise prices (stated twice in the previous 6 months) and most recently Kroger who stated three weeks ago they will be raising prices this month.