SNAP: I have been approved now what?

You receive the approval and now you are curious what happens now.  You will receive a debit type card in the mail.  You activate it based on the information you receive and set your pin number.  Grocery stores, some gas stations, markets, etc take food stamps.  How do you know who does?  There are is sign usually that says SNAP benefits, or EBT accepted.  You get your groceries and take them to the front.  You do not need to tell them anything and they ring them up.  You swipe your card like a debit card and if you have to choose payment method you choose EBT.  You can only purchase food on these benefits.  This excludes things like diapers, toilet paper, hot food at the deli.  You can do both purchases together and pay the difference of the non food items after the EBT is ran through.