{"id":2251,"date":"2015-07-13T08:26:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T12:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2019-12-31T12:24:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T17:24:47","slug":"8-reasons-to-shop-at-meijer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/8-reasons-to-shop-at-meijer\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Reasons to Get Excited About the New Meijer!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few months ago, I reached out to Meijer.com and asked if they would like my help in publicizing the opening of their new store in Terre Haute, IN. They agreed! This means that\u00a0HauteHappenings.com is\u00a0now partnering with Meijer, and this\u00a0post is sponsored. My excitement over the fact that Meijer is coming\u00a0to our town is genuine; my enthusiasm is all my own!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I love that Meijer believes in our “little” town\u00a0enough to open a location here. We’re a loyal group of shoppers who like\u00a0good deals, clean stores, and friendly\u00a0service. I think Meijer will deliver all of these things. But\u00a0since most of us haven’t been able to shop regularly at a Meijer up until this point, I wanted to find out more about the Meijer experience. What I learned is that there are at least eight\u00a0awesome reasons why families love Meijer.<\/p>\n

For some of these answers, I polled out-of-town friends and online acquaintances. I thought their unbiased opinion would be useful.<\/p>\n

\"Secrets<\/p>\n

1) The<\/strong> (m)Perks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moms love Meijer’s coupon system, mPerks. You can search and clip digital store and manufacturer coupons from the mPerks website<\/a> or from the Meijer mobile app. When you shop, you get\u00a0rewarded for the things you already buy with the mPerks personalized rewards program. No cutting, sorting, or\u00a0forgetting paper coupons.<\/p>\n

One friend said, “Th<\/span><\/span>eir mPerks system is easy to use and you get rewards for spending money on things you would buy anyway\u00a0like diapers.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Their policy also allows for matching competitor coupons! You can read all of\u00a0the details of the Meijer\u00a0coupon policy HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

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2)<\/strong> The\u00a0produce section and the\u00a0organic line.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My friends who love Meijer rave about the price and quality of the\u00a0produce section.<\/p>\n

One person told me, “they have a wonderful selection and you can often find unique types of fruits and veggies that can be hard to find elsewhere…<\/span><\/span>They have their own organic label, which is very affordable.” And another person added, “They have lots of store brand organic items that are fantastic and only slightly more expensive than non-organic options.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Reasons<\/p>\n

3.) The free prescription program.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free prescriptions? Really?\u00a0I figured there\u00a0had<\/strong> to be a catch, but my contact at Meijer assured me that they offer a\u00a0few specific\u00a0prescriptions (and some non-prescription medicines like prenatal vitamins) for free regardless of insurance or co-pay. You can see the full list of free\u00a0prescriptions here.<\/p>\n

Another tip from a friend: “Whenever I have a prescription I check with the mPerks reward program, sometimes using the generic Meijer’s brand comes in significantly cheaper.”\"8<\/p>\n

4.)\u00a0The local community support.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meijer donates more than 6 percent of its net profit to charitable organizations annually, and each of its stores works with local food pantries and banks to help fight hunger at the local level. Since 2008, the retailer\u2019s Simply Give<\/i> program has generated more than $15.5 million for its food pantry partners throughout the Midwest.<\/p>\n

(When\u00a0Meijer designates a charity to support in Terre Haute, I’ll let you know!)<\/p>\n

5.) The sample days.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve heard that Meijer has a lot of sample days (usually on weekends).<\/p>\n

6.) The\u00a0support for dads who do diaper duty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Someday this will be standard everywhere. Until then, I\u00a0can appreciate Meijer’s understanding that the dads of today are\u00a0hands-on and very involved.<\/p>\n

7.) The deals on clothes and shoes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I always imagined\u00a0that Meijer was strictly a grocery store, but I’ve since learned that it’s a one stop shop. It’s a great place to find good deals on kid clothes and adult shoes.<\/p>\n

8.) The penny pony rides.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This, my friends, might be the number one reason why we’re excited to start shopping at Meijer. (I’m easy-to-please.) But seriously, who wouldn’t get excited about pony rides for just one penny?\u00a0Our girls have literally been raiding their piggy banks for\u00a0money to ride the pony.<\/p>\n

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Meijer will officially\u00a0open for business in Terre Haute, IN on Thursday, July 30.\u00a0Doors will open at 7 a.m., and we welcome everyone and anyone in the neighborhood to join us at the ribbon-cutting ceremony which will begin at 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grand opening events and promotions start on Sunday, August. 2.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A few months ago, I reached out to Meijer.com and asked if they would like my help in publicizing the opening of their new store in Terre Haute, IN. They agreed! This means that\u00a0HauteHappenings.com is\u00a0now partnering with Meijer, and this\u00a0post is sponsored. My excitement over the fact that Meijer is coming\u00a0to our town is genuine; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2251"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7974,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251\/revisions\/7974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}