Groceries have become more expensive recently and if you’re looking for a way to buy them for lower prices you should check out this discount grocery store. Here are your payment options at Food 4 Less.
Popular Ways to Buy Groceries at Food 4 Less
Food 4 Less | Cash | Large Bills | Personal Checks | Debit Card | Credit Card | Apple Pay | Google Pay | UnionPay | JCB | PayPal | Venmo |
In-store | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
Online | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
You have several bill payment options at Food 4 Less. This grocery store accepts cash, personal checks, and credit cards. In June 2023, it also began accepting Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other mobile wallets for in-store purchases. This was a system-wide update for Kroger, the parent company of Food 4 Less, and Kroger’s other stores such as Fry’s and Harris Teeter now accept Apple Pay for in-store purchases as well. You can also use Kroger Pay, Kroger’s mobile wallet, to shop at Food 4 Less.
Officially, Food 4 Less doesn’t support PayPal but it’s possible to link your PayPal account to your Kroger Pay account and pay for your purchase that way. The funds are withdrawn from your PayPal balance when you do this so you need a positive balance in your account to use this payment method. If you’re shopping with Kroger Pay you can also link your store loyalty card to get discounts on groceries.
Using EBT and Other Payment Options at Food 4 Less
Food 4 Less | Klarna | Affirm | Afterpay | Sezzle | Zip | PayPal Credit | EBT | Store Gift Card | Store Credit Card |
In-store | No | Yes | Yes | No | |||||
Online | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
You can use EBT for both in-store and online purchases at Food 4 Less. This discount grocery store has signed up for the SNAP online purchasing pilot program and can accept EBT for online orders. The other Kroger stores, such as Ralphs, can do this as well but there are also several other discount grocery stores that haven’t signed up for this program.
Additionally, Food 4 Less has a partnership with the food delivery service Instacart and you can use the BNPL apps Klarna and Zip to buy groceries at its online store. This is noteworthy because some grocery stores don’t allow you to use buy now, pay later apps to pay for your purchase. Financing groceries with BNPL apps can be controversial even though it’s basically the same thing if you buy them with a credit card.
More Information About Shopping at Food 4 Less
This is a warehouse-style discount grocery store that’s known for its low prices. In Southern California, Kroger owns the Food 4 Less brand and its stores sell Kroger’s private-label groceries. I consider them to be better than the private-label products at some other grocery stores. Additionally, Kroger’s private-label brand includes premium health food that’s similar to the merchandise at health-food stores that have much higher prices. Like Costco and a few other grocery stores, Food 4 Less also has its own gas stations so you can fill up your car’s tank after you buy groceries there.
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