GT Daily Deals

Title: Traverse City Deals Today: Fresh Grocery Ad Reset, Club Gas Still Leading, and Real Yard Deals Worth Watching

A fresh Wednesday reset actually gave us something useful today.

The biggest movement is in groceries. Meijer rolled into a new ad this morning, which matters because the best deals are not leftovers. The headliner is family pack chicken drumsticks at 99¢ per pound, plus large mangos or extra large avocados for 99¢ each. Meijer also has a $10 coupon offer when you spend $100 or more in-store April 8–14, so this is one of those rare weeks where the ad is worth more than a quick glance. 

Family Fare is not a new ad today, but it is still worth using while it runs through Saturday. The cleanest standouts are extra large red seedless grapes for $1.88 per pound, Idaho russet potatoes 5 lb bags for 2 for $5, and a few buy-two-get-one-free snack and soda offers if you are already shopping there anyway. 

Oleson’s is also mid-cycle rather than newly reset, but it still has a couple of real reasons to shop local this week. The weekly ad is live now, and Oleson’s is also pushing boneless pork butt roast at $1.99 per pound. That is the local independent price that actually competes, not the fake “support local and pay more” nonsense. 

Gas is the category to watch, but not the category to romanticize. Statewide pricing moved up again, with AAA showing Michigan regular at $4.010 today versus $3.861 yesterday. Locally, the safest numbers this morning are the official club prices: Sam’s Club at $3.79^9 and Costco at $3.85^9. Non-club tracker prices around Traverse City and nearby towns are bouncing around enough that I would treat them as directional, not gospel. 

Home and garden has better energy today than local eats. Meijer’s garden circular starts now with Scotts Nature Scapes mulch 3 for $9, Miracle-Gro potting mix 2 for $14, Preen extended control weed preventer for $17.99, and 20% off Bonnie vegetable and herb plants. Tractor Supply also has live yard deals including 4 for $10 Scotts Colorstay mulch, 2 for $16 Miracle-Gro garden soil, 15% off decor/patio furniture/wind chimes, and 2 for $10 landscape lights. That is enough for a real post if your audience is in yard mode. 

Local eats is more “good to know” than “drop everything and post.” The Little Fleet still has daily happy hour from 4–6 with $5 draft beer and $8 cocktails and wine, and their wings + draft beer combo for $14 is in play Wednesday through Sunday. Left Foot Charley is still offering 25% off small plates and in-house bottles Monday through Thursday from 3–6, and Right Brain Brewery’s weekday happy hour is still running too. Useful, yes. New enough for the first post of the day, no. 

Today’s short version: groceries are your best content, gas is your most practical update, and home + garden is your sneaky third post if you have time. Local eats can sit in stories or wait for an afternoon slot.

Save this post, check the gas before you leave, and don’t let a shiny “sale” distract you from the actual numbers.