WIC approved Products

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Jul 28 2024, 12:26 pm

amother Cadetblue wrote:

You swiped your card and it came up not approved?

No. The cashier said "This is not a wic item" and tossed them aside.

amother

↑ Clear ↓

Sun, Jul 28 2024, 12:27 pm

amother OP wrote:

No. The cashier said "This is not a wic item" and tossed them aside.

Usually the wic card is swiped first and afterwards you pay for whatever isn’t on wic.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Jul 28 2024, 12:53 pm

amother Clear wrote:

Usually the wic card is swiped first and afterwards you pay for whatever isn’t on wic.

Right.

amother

Outerspace

Sun, Jul 28 2024, 12:56 pm

I would have asked the cashier to try it anyways. It works or it doesn't.

amother

Blueberry ↓

Sun, Jul 28 2024, 12:57 pm

amother OP wrote:

Bumping up to hear which stores won't give me a problem with buying WIC products in BP. Thanks!

Yidels
Super 13
Tov meod
Krm

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Jul 28 2024, 10:00 pm

amother Blueberry wrote:

Yidels
Super 13
Tov meod
Krm

Huh. Someone told me KRM doesn't take WIC. Thanks for the other suggestions!

amother

↑ Blueberry ↓

Mon, Jul 29 2024, 3:05 am

amother OP wrote:

Huh. Someone told me KRM doesn't take WIC. Thanks for the other suggestions!

Um
Sure they do

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Jul 29 2024, 8:25 am

amother Blueberry wrote:

Um
Sure they do

Ok. Thanks for telling me. I genuinely did not know.

amother

↑ Cadetblue ↓

Mon, Jul 29 2024, 5:31 pm

amother OP wrote:

No. The cashier said "This is not a wic item" and tossed them aside.

Rude. Not appropriate. Hug

The only thing I can think of is that they had an issue with that product.
I would next time insist that they swipe the card. And tell the store manager or owner what happened.

amother

↑ OP

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 5:57 am

It happened again. This time I tried apple juice — wic app said any brand is ok, and grape tomatoes. Same store. I think it's worth going to the other store which is a further walk from where I am living.

Amelia Bedelia ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 6:02 am

amother Blueberry wrote:

Um
Sure they do

Are you sure?
As far as I know they don't

↑ Amelia Bedelia ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 6:03 am

amother OP wrote:

I think only frozen apple juice concentrate is WIC approved

amother

Sage ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 6:12 am

Please don't report the store. WIC is notoriously hard & confusing for the stores to deal with, & oftentimes they are forced to give items for cost price or even at a loss.

amother

↑ Cadetblue ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 6:32 am

Amelia Bedelia wrote:

I think only frozen apple juice concentrate is WIC approved

No. Not only frozen. But only 64 oz bottle. Many companies changed to smaller size and that is causing a problem.

amother

↑ Clear ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 6:33 am

Amelia Bedelia wrote:

I think only frozen apple juice concentrate is WIC approved

That’s the orange juice.
I got apple and eve on wic once.

↑ Amelia Bedelia ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 6:37 am

amother Clear wrote:

That’s the orange juice.
I got apple and eve on wic once.

How about Nature's Own?

amother

↑ Cadetblue

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 6:46 am

Natures own is not on list. Also notice applejuice is limited to certain companies.

bsy

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 6:49 am

Amelia Bedelia wrote:

I think only frozen apple juice concentrate is WIC approved

Depends if it's for kids or women. For kids, fresh is approved. For women, only frozen concentrate

amother

↑ Blueberry ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 6:55 am

Yidels and super 13 definitely
Maybe if you share your location in bp we can help you out more.

singleagain ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 7:02 am

amother Sage wrote:

Please don't report the store. WIC is notoriously hard & confusing for the stores to deal with, & oftentimes they are forced to give items for cost price or even at a loss.

If a store wants to be part of WIC program then they need to follow WIC rules. Every store has loss leaders so they just have to take into account that these will be some of those.

If they are not following the rules, they absolutely should be reported.

I worked for a grocery store. I know how complicated this stuff is but you can't be part of the program and then not follow the rules