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05-13-2009, 09:35 AM
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General Grocery Shopping Tips
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General Grocery Shopping Tips Learn how to save more money on groceries, with or without coupons!
Kids can be so funny. One day I came home with a load of groceries from the store and looking at the bags one of our children said to their siblings, "Look, mom bought everything that was on sale!" Oh my! Well, as I explained to them (trying to contain my laughter), "No, I didn't buy everything that was on sale, I just bought SOME of the things that were on sale; just the things that we needed." I was tickled though; my children do know me well. ;o)
Here's some of my general tips for saving money at the grocery store, I hope they will help you Save, Save, Save!
Tip # 1 - Do not, I repeat, DO NOT shop without a list for exactly what you need! Then do your best to stick to it and get out as quickly as you can!
Tip # 2 - As you go through the store pay attention to the helpful aisle banners above each row... avoid any row that doesn't have something on your list!
Tip # 3 - This should really be RULE #1, do not shop while you're hungry! As a busy mother of 4, I often make this mistake - and I know better! It's just not good for the waist line (because you'll buy foods you shouldn't!), or the family budget. So don't do it!
Tip # 4 - Avoid last minute impulse purchases at the checkout for things like magazines and candy bars, and whatever else they're trying to sell you... including nail clippers, camera film and batteries. Unless they're on sale, you'll always do better at the discount stores for those items!
Tip # 5 - And if you have a magazine you tend to keep picking up each month (while you're at the GROCERY story), just subscribe to the darn thing and save yourself $20! (Try to limit yourself to just one or two subscriptions per year.)
Tip # 6 - Do NOT be brand loyal, and try to buy only what's on sale. Sometimes a name brand can even be on sale for the same price as the store brand, or less... so read those price labels!
Tip # 7 - Bigger does not always equal better! Be careful of big "value size" packages. Maybe it's because of sale items, but I often find that a smaller size product can be more cost effective than the larger size of the same product. Sometimes they are packaged for price value, but often they are simply packaged only for convenience. The store manufacturers must be thinking we'd rather save a trip to the store than save money... WRONG!!
I got all of these tips on the following website that I found.
Save on Groceries-Free Grocery Saving Tips-Print Grocery Coupons-Free Grocery Price Log-Weekly Sale Flyers-Grocery Store List
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