![]() “They did get a waiver for the milk substitutions, which is great because now it’s allowing folks who are paying with WIC vouchers to be able to purchase milk, or other approved products,” Dawood said.ĭawood said some stores are putting limits on how many cartons of eggs or rolls of paper towel customers can buy at a time, which could help with availability.īut she is also encouraging customers to go back to their regular shopping habits, and not hoard food or other items because it’s hard for manufacturers to keep up with the quick spike in demand. She said her association has asked the federal government for some flexibility in what foods WIC recipients can buy. She said it’s a challenge to get smaller retail stores to become a part of the WIC program because they would have to adjust their rules and regulations. Tanya Triche-Dawood is the vice president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, which represents grocery stores and other shops. The problem is- those stores do not accept WIC vouchers, and they’ll have to pay cash. No substitutions are allowed, and if the items are out of stock, customers are out of luck.ĭiggins recommends shoppers who find themselves unlucky at big retail stores like WalMart and Target, to try smaller convenience stores like Dollar General and Family Dollar. Those who receive vouchers can only buy the specific brand or quantity of bread, milk, eggs and other items labeled on the coupons. ![]() ![]() The voucher program has many restrictions. ![]()
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