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Be Prepared For An Emergency With A Grocery Stockpile The reason everyone should begin an emergency food stockpile list is that you never want to go without. In times of need where your income may be lower, job loss, health decline or the recent hoarding pandemic of the coronavirus that put many Canadians up against a corner until grocery shelves were re-stocked. I’m fully aware the government assured us that grocery stores wouldn’t be affected however that didn’t stop hoarders from buying up masses of products. In the future (hopefully we won’t have to go through this again) stores will...

Rebates and cash-back offers sound great in theory — the customer purchases something they wanted anyway, and get a small incentive payment to reward them for making the buy. It is unsurprising, therefore, that they are so popular with consumers. One study found that 75.4 percent of consumers said they were more likely to make a purchase if a product offered a rebate, while other research found that 84 percent of consumers view rebates as a savings opportunity, and more than half actively search out products with rebates. In practice, however, the actual experience of accessing or cashing in a rebate often...

Rebates and cash-back offers sound great in theory — the customer purchases something they wanted anyway, and get a small incentive payment to reward them for making the buy. It is unsurprising, therefore, that they are so popular with consumers. One study found that 75.4 percent of consumers said they were more likely to make a purchase if a product offered a rebate, while other research found that 84 percent of consumers view rebates as a savings opportunity, and more than half actively search out products with rebates. In practice, however, the actual experience of accessing or cashing in a rebate often...