Giant Eagle Ends Foodperks, Adds Incentive to Fuelperks

The last day to earn foodperks! is Feb. 13.

Giant Eagle is ending foodperks! and adding extra incentive to use its fuelperks! program, according a press release from the Pennsylvannia-based company. The last day to earn foodperks! will be Feb. 13 and discounts must be redeemed by May 31. According to a letter obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the CEO said customers thought the foodperks! program was "a little too complex." In an effort to inform in advance the customers who were receiving the highest level of savings with foodperks!, Giant Eagle began to issue letters to those customers along with added value offers in appreciation of their loyalty.  These letters began to arrive late last week, and will continue to be delivered to customer mailboxes through this week.  In …

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Movie-Theater Mishap & Mani-Pedi Refused: Best of the Blotter

The most bizarre police reports from departments throughout Northeast Ohio.

Northeast Ohio police departments have been busy with plenty of outlandish offenses. Here are the weirdest reports of the week. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. No mani-pedi here: Charles Swinney wouldn't take 'no' for an answer when it came to his nails. Mentor Police say the 43-year-old Cleveland man went into Asian Nails after several drinks and became irate when employees refused to give him a manicure and pedicure. He had a duffel bag with him and continually reached into it during the confrontation. That made four or five people scurry from the business. He told police getting a mani-pedi was on his "bucket list." He pleaded no contest to inducing panic and resisting arrest and was…

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2:57 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012

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Giant Eagle GetGo Offers No-Fee ATMs

Fees from your institution will still apply.

Giant Eagle is hoping you'll reward its GetGo stores' generosity by bringing a little extra business their way. The Supermarket chain is rolling out surcharge-free ATMs at all Northeast Ohio GetGo stores in a partnership with Huntington banks. And with some banks charging $3 or more for each ATM transaction, the savings could really add up. Giant Eagle says you don't need to have a Huntington account to use the no-fee ATMs. If your bank assesses fees for using out-of-network ATMs, those may still apply. Have bank fees frustrated you? Tell us in the comments.

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