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The most recent Harris Teeter Taste & Tell freebie - HT Traders Frozen Appetizer -  is now ready for pickup. Read on for the details. 

The most recent Harris Teeter Taste & Tell freebie is now ready for pickup, if you were able to request it.

The e-mail I just received from Harris Teeter indicates that the HT Traders Frozen Appetizer we were able to request a few weeks ago from the Taste & Tell offer on their Facebook page, is now available to pick up in stores.

If you requested it while they were still available, you should have received an e-mail from them as well. The free product offer will also be listed on the bottom of your next Harris Teeter receipt, if you got it.

The freebie is loaded on to your VIC card and you have until November 1, 2016 to pick it up.

For more information, see their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/harristeeter/?fref=ts" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Facebook page. </a>

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Harris Teeter Taste & Tell ready for pick up

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