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WebFire

Classyposter58;1518054 wrote:Walmart sucks, what morons to allow this to happen. This is why you don't go there, go to Meijers which has a much better selection if you want to be a cheapass, or don't be a cheap ass and go to Andersons or Krogers

Why would I go to Kroger and pay more for the same products?

Classyposter58

WebFire;1518131 wrote:Why would I go to Kroger and pay more for the same products?

Yeah true I guess Kroger doesn't have what Andersons does. Now that place is the best

BoatShoes

WebFire;1518131 wrote:Why would I go to Kroger and pay more for the same products?

You avoid the taint of p00r librul democrats and socialism IMHO.

WebFire

BoatShoes;1518173 wrote:You avoid the taint of p00r librul democrats and socialism IMHO.

But Wal-mart is enough bigger than Kroger's that it doesn't bother me. Kroger's are always so busy.

WebFire

Classyposter58;1518138 wrote:Yeah true I guess Kroger doesn't have what Andersons does. Now that place is the best

I've heard a lot of good things about Andersons, but never been to one. I don't have one conveniently close to me.

Scarlet_Buckeye

Look out for an Uproar and possible Martial Law come next month! ALL States EBT will NOT work!

Mohican00

^^ funding got cut by $39 Billion last month, so.....

said_aouita

Scarlet_Buckeye;1517776 wrote:Reps
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Liar.

reclegend22

If you look at the video of this, there were carts filled with nothing but flat-screen TVs and computers. Unless some of these people really do eat electronics for dinner, then they should be held responsible for abusing the system and made to pay back what they stole.

And yeah, Wal-Mart is pure trash. They don't even offer brand-names in many food items. Meijer is far superior, but I prefer Kroger, The Anderson's or Walt Churchill's Market for groceries.

gut

Since when can you buy flat screen tv's with EBT cards?

reclegend22

gut;1518538 wrote:Since when can you buy flat screen tv's with EBT cards?

If you watch the video, the people were -- or at least trying -- to do it. I think you can buy pretty much anything you want with your card, right? Or wel-fare cards. When I went to visit my friend at Mount Union once in college, he took me to Wally World on the 1st of the Month (apparently that's a must-see attraction in Alliance for students). Bone Thugs-N-Harmony weren't kidding. It was a fucking circus. It looked like a game of bumper cars with all the carts crashing into each other with mountains of shit inside.

gut

Maybe it's a different program - I thought you couldn't even purchase cigarettes or alcohol with these cards. Nor are you supposed to be able to get cash back (which is a scam that occasionally has sting ops of mom & pop convenience stores).

But it's all sort of comical - it's just fungible money. If they allowed such purchases we could use the data to get a better sense of what the right benefit amount is, and perhaps even who shouldn't be qualified.

Mohican00

gut;1518538 wrote:Since when can you buy flat screen tv's with EBT cards?

You can't.

reclegend22

gut;1518579 wrote:Maybe it's a different program - I thought you couldn't even purchase cigarettes or alcohol with these cards. Nor are you supposed to be able to get cash back (which is a scam that occasionally has sting ops of mom & pop convenience stores).

But it's all sort of comical - it's just fungible money. If they allowed such purchases we could use the data to get a better sense of what the right benefit amount is, and perhaps even who shouldn't be qualified.

Yeah, could be a different program. Not sure. I just saw it reported on the news and video was shown of carts carrying televisions. Regardless, the people who spent more than they obviously could have had available on their cards need to be held responsible.

I Wear Pants

reclegend22;1518560 wrote:If you watch the video, the people were -- or at least trying -- to do it. I think you can buy pretty much anything you want with your card, right? Or wel-fare cards. When I went to visit my friend at Mount Union once in college, he took me to Wally World on the 1st of the Month (apparently that's a must-see attraction in Alliance for students). Bone Thugs-N-Harmony weren't kidding. It was a fucking circus. It looked like a game of bumper cars with all the carts crashing into each other with mountains of shit inside.

Not with EBT no. Has to be food items and can't be any hot foods.

reclegend22

I Wear Pants;1518714 wrote:Not with EBT no. Has to be food items and can't be any hot foods.

Can't be hot foods? Like no hamburger meat or any other type of meat you must cook? Interesting.

I'll chalk it up as the media sensationalizing the story, then.

Fab4Runner

reclegend22;1518745 wrote:Can't be hot foods? Like no hamburger meat or any other type of meat you must cook? Interesting.

I'll chalk it up as the media sensationalizing the story, then.

I think he means hot as in the rotisserie chickens, etc.

WebFire

reclegend22;1518745 wrote:Can't be hot foods? Like no hamburger meat or any other type of meat you must cook? Interesting.

Seriously? LOL

sleeper

reclegend22;1518745 wrote:Can't be hot foods? Like no hamburger meat or any other type of meat you must cook? Interesting.

I'll chalk it up as the media sensationalizing the story, then.

LOL DUKE.

I Wear Pants

Fab4Runner;1518749 wrote:I think he means hot as in the rotisserie chickens, etc.

This. You can't go to Giant Eagle and spend your EBT on ribs and fried chicken.

Belly35

I Wear Pants;1518772 wrote:This. You can't go to Giant Eagle and spend your EBT on ribs and fried chicken.

That's racist ....

Fab4Runner

I Wear Pants;1518772 wrote:This. You can't go to Giant Eagle and spend your EBT on ribs and fried chicken.

Their fried chicken is pretty tasty.

Heretic

Fab4Runner;1518788 wrote:Their fried chicken is pretty tasty.

Hopefully, better than Krogers. I mean, their's tastes good and all, but I always seem to have this sort of mild queasy feeling after eating their deli/rotisserie chicken, which I don't get from ANY restaurant stuff, from BW3 to KFC.

Manhattan Buckeye

Not sure how it works in Ohio, but in Virginia EBT for food stamps cannot be exchanged for cash and can be used at participating stores for food to be consumed at "home" (home being not int he store) - the temperature of the food doesn't matter. So unless Giant/Kroger/Harris Teeter has a separate eating area, which most don't, the hot food area can be accessed via the EBT card. That includes non-alcoholic drinks as well. So you can go to the fridge and grab a 20 oz. coke and swig it outside the store and still pay for it with the EBT.

For unemployment benefits the card can be used for any product or service that accepts credit cards - and can be exchanged for cash at a participating bank.

I Wear Pants

Manhattan Buckeye;1518796 wrote:Not sure how it works in Ohio, but in Virginia EBT for food stamps cannot be exchanged for cash and can be used at participating stores for food to be consumed at "home" (home being not int he store) - the temperature of the food doesn't matter. So unless Giant/Kroger/Harris Teeter has a separate eating area, which most don't, the hot food area can be accessed via the EBT card. That includes non-alcoholic drinks as well. So you can go to the fridge and grab a 20 oz. coke and swig it outside the store and still pay for it with the EBT.

For unemployment benefits the card can be used for any product or service that accepts credit cards - and can be exchanged for cash at a participating bank.

Eligible Foods You Can Buy With A EBT Card In Ohio
Fruits and vegetables
Dairy products
Cereals & Breads
Plants or seeds that produce food to eat
Meats, poultry and fish

Non Eligible EBT Benefits Household Food items
Beer, wine, liquor
Food that will be eaten in the store
Cigarettes or tobacco
Hot foods
Vitamins and medicines
Non foods like:
- Soaps and paper products
- Pet foods
- Household supplies

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