Foodstamps into Beer

[rezmutts]

No shit... So does food stamp cards work in all states? should huh? well anyways i have relatives that sell there food stamps to other family members it's usually consists of 100 dollars of food stamp for 50 bucks.. besides I rather get food then booze..

 

[LilMa]

so, walmart & kroger are my primary stores around here, i will read into the policies - but anything [food wise] will work if i buy it with my foodstamps and then return it to get beers??
and flapjack, i love you for this idea haha

 

[mksnowboarder]

I called WalMart the other week and explained that I have some olive oil purchased inadvertently and desired to return it. They said there was a state law preventing them from accepting food returns without receipt, which I'm pretty sure is a load of shit, as I (theoretically) know that other stores around here do it.

mike

 

[LilMa]

hmmm see, the thing that i am wondering about, is that if i do buy olive oil and have the receipt it will show on the receipt that i bought it with foodstamps - and so, hoping they wont try and put it back on my card and in turn give me a gift card to buy booze. around here [well used to] "under $20? no receipt? no problem!" but as of lately they wont accept things unless its under $10 w/o a receipt, if above that, you have to have the item, the receipt, your ID and to sign a sheet, and like winter said - you can only do it 3 times in a year.. blah

 

[partysummer07]

So this is why those traveling kids offered me a huge bottle of Olive Oil that one time, hahahaha

(TRUE STORY BTW)

 

[iamwhatiam]

bleh. i'll stick the old tried and true method, that was mentioned earlier in this thread.....
I always just found a receipt in the trash where the person had used CASH to buy their food items....Then, go in and buy those same items on food stamps.....turn around and return them with the receipt...and get Cash Back. Worked everytime and never had to worry about "return policies"...

 

[mrmister]

I've tried the food thing at Walmart and got shot down. Up here at least if you don't have a receipt the bastards make you buy the same amount in similar foods. I tried it with 2 cans od bullshit instance(but expensive) coffee and a trivia/stevia box of sugarlike packets and without the receipt, the first thing the mentioned was food stamps. I had to walk back and get sugar(regularly) and the coffee I normally drink which sucks because it was impossible to make it the same amount so I had to actually buy more or lose the balance.

I think finding the receipt outside and just buying whats there is the best idea.

Oh yeah, and Necropost crits for 5000.

bleh. i'll stick the old tried and true method, that was mentioned earlier in this thread.....
I always just found a receipt in the trash where the person had used CASH to buy their food items....Then, go in and buy those same items on food stamps.....turn around and return them with the receipt...and get Cash Back. Worked everytime and never had to worry about "return policies"...

 

[drinkycrow]

there are also alot of shithole convenience stores that'll let buying booze with a foodstamp card fly...

 

[menu]

I really don't think you can blow this up considering how long it's been around. I'm sure anyone with food stamps figured it out pretty quick.

I agree for the most part. me and like 20 kids in PDX last year blew up all of portland and surrounding areas with this. we couldnt exchange shit after like the second week. but everytime a new group of kids would come into town we'd swoop em up and be like "we're getting your foodstamps tomorrow. lets go drink now". so we we're spending prolly like 800 dollars in foodstamps on olive oil in a few days. maybe a week. but yeah. just lay off of it for a minute then hit it up again. I dont think it works too well at safeway. I usually just do it at fred meyers. even wally world denied me in ukiah. those places are better for grabbing receipts outa the trash.

 

[BanMatt]

I remember I went to return some shitty bagels to Trader Joe's that I bought on my food stamps and they asked me if I wanted cash back. I was like "uh cash?". Payed for my Iron Man 2 ticket with this discovery.

 

[gingerbreadman]

awsome

 

[bryanpaul]

magic stores !!..... it would be funny if folks got together and pooled info to put together a sort of crew change type guide/zine for these places....

 

[Wild Ty Laserbeam]

a friend of mine used to pick up reciepts with food paid in cash, then buy the food on his stamps and return it for cash.

That's a good one. They can never stop that.

Also, you used to be able to buy gas with the gift cards. Keep evolving.

 

[insanemembrane]

fuckin epic

 

[JayJayOnTheFly]

fuck iv been doing this for almost 2 years now lol 2 space bags and a pouch of bugler ftw

 

[vandalette]

Me and my boyfriend do this all the time. Walmart is the best for this because they have 25 dollar walmart brand olive oil. If you have the recite they give you cash and if not they will give you a gift card, which you can still buy beer with btw and pouches of tobacco. Works everytime. Also if our foodstamps are out i just steal a pack of 40 dollar razors and return it for a gift card. But if you don't have a recite you need an ID to return it. And i heard somewhere that you can only return 3 times in a year without a recite but not sure if thats true or not.

 

[Nana]

Three times a year is a fact.

 

[coolguyeagle76']

magic stores !!..... it would be funny if folks got together and pooled info to put together a sort of crew change type guide/zine for these places....

rad rad rad

im on it!

 

[Cardboard]

I gotta say, hit up the little arab or asian markets, they usually dont give a fuck what you buy. pretty much any place without a corporate system, if you are legit with them, will hook you up. They dont give a fuck, and their fs charging system doesnt itemize the items you buy.
I used to buy my tobacco all the time at a little arab market in Oakland when I lived there, they were a bit touchy about the alcohol, but the vietnamese market down the street was good for that.
and in NOLA, you can buy just about anything, porn, lottery tickets, alcohol, tobacco....
The shope owners, and the cashiers, usually dont care at all. Just dont be shady in their shops, and maybe even just ask "can I get this on benefits?".
I dunno, seems a lot easier and a lot cooler than trying to pull some bullshit policy scam at walmart.

 

[drunken marauder]

And I thought I was cool turning mine into crack!!!!!!!!!!!