Monday 29 July 2013
Media release – for immediate use

Buying Local Pays

Pak N Save still giving groceries for free!

On a bright sunny day in Wanganui Jon Medlicott decided to seize the opportunity of a quiet morning and ducked out to buy his weekly groceries. But, this morning was different because Tania and the team at Pak N Save had a plan to reward a lucky customer and as Jon arrived at the checkout they stepped in to pick up the tab for the lot. Jon looked very suspicious at first of the group striding in to interrupt his mellow morning with big silly grins on their faces but who could help it, giving stuff away is so much fun!

So why did Jon get his groceries for free you ask? Pak N Save has joined Mainstreet Wanganui Inc. in a campaign to reward customers who shop local. Once a month until Christmas Pak N Save will pick a customer at random and they will have their groceries paid for no matter what the cost.

“We want to reward people who buy local,” says Mainstreet Marketing Manager Elise Goodge, “and we are thrilled that Pak N Save shares our philosophy.” The buy local campaign will run until Christmas, you can find out more about all the ways shopping locally strengthens our community by visiting www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz .

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