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As you know by now, I am giving tips on saving money with groceries and other things. This particular saving helps our family probably more than any other regular expense during the month. Oh, we do our little slips, like go out to eat occasionally. But we usually stick to the plan. So, here are more tips for those who are looking to save at the grocery store or warehouse outlet.
Tip: Find a day old bakery outlet store. It’s pretty easy to save at least a few pennies and often a whole lot more. We have a store that sells bread for 89 cents a loaf. Not bad, huh?
Tip: Try and shop on an off day. That would not be Friday, aka payday. More customers means the possibility of buying more because you see somebody else getting a great buy and you want it too.
Tip: Watch the sales in the paper. Our free paper comes out on Wednesday. I plan around those items quite often. The savings on those is huge as long as you stick to what you are planning to buy. These products in the paper are those loss leaders I talked about previously.
Tip: Take a look at the products on the shelf. The eye level things are usually the ones they are trying to sell more. Those can also be the highest priced. For instance, check the cereal aisle. The healthy stuff is on the top shelf, right? Kids don’t want that. They want the sugary stuff that’s right at your eye level and theirs.
Tip: Sometimes you can get a really great bargain if you buy day old poultry or meat. You can get a huge savings there, sometimes 50%. Warning: You must watch what you are picking up. Some of it may not be the good buy.
Tip:Â In case you have not noticed, your normal foods like staples are in the back. Shocker! You must go through the whole store to get to them. I’m thinking of a store we have in our area where the meat and cheese items are all the way at the back.
Tip: Have you ever noticed that, for the most part, the fresh foods and the stuff you should buy for healthy eating, is on the outside wall of the store? The other items in the middle are all the canned and boxed items. It is possible to get the healthy stuff and never touch the middle of the store. BUT, those are also some of the highest priced items unless in season, in the case of the produce. So, if you are buying to have produce year round, you might want to buy frozen.
Tip: DO NOT IMPUSLE BUY. It’s like shopping hungry. Do not do it. If you do, there goes your list. All the savings you planned on is gone. The only way around that is to plan some end cap buying into your budget.
Tip: In this day of high gas prices, it pays to shop all in one day if possible. We live in a rural area where everything is a long ways away. We plan our trips to include as much as possible. Several stores can be visited on the same day. We even plan doctor visits and grocery shopping. No store is less than 9 miles from us!!
More later from the Window Shopper. Happy Shopping!!
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I’m guilty of being an impulsive buyer. My pantry is usually stocked with things I really don’t need. Much worse, other grocery items usually expire before I even remember to use them. I look forward to saving a few bucks from your tips.
I know what you mean. I have had that problem and sometimes still do. One of the reasons I am giving the tips is to help others who have had the problems I have had.
Coupons may never really be a big part of my life but I can see where some people, who are willing to take the time..spend some money…can actually save hundreds of dollars a year with them. If I could only get to be that organized, I would do it too. Sigh.
I have a suggestion that you might try with those things that are in the pantry that you do not use and are simply sitting there. Why not clean it all out (obviously the stuff you won’t use only) and give it to a local food pantry or place where they give out to those who don’t have enough to eat.
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