Shopping
in the Store Tips and Tricks
- Be
Organized
- Plan
ahead but be prepared for contingencies
- Shop
without your family
- Check
clearance
- Establish
a pattern
- Carry
a copy of the store’s policy
- Bring
water
- Understand
the psychology of shopping
- Get
Rainchecks!!!!
- Check
your receipt
- Control
your coupons
- Order
of operations
- Know
where your clearance is
- Know
your stores mark down days
- Use
your overage
- Shop
with a calculator
Grocery
Shopping Tips
- Shop
seasonally
- Look
for marked down meat
- Ask
each section about coupons
- Make
friends
- Have
a store
- Shopping
at a couple of different stores.
- Don't
"crisis cook." Shopping after work for the day's dinner gets
expensive. Plan a weekly menu before shopping and watch your grocery bill
shrink.
- Don't
waste money on prepared foods. Instead, prepare meals ahead of time and freeze
them, or double a recipe when cooking, and freeze the second for a hectic day
coming up.
- Watch
package sizing
- A
grocery store's main aisles, like the paths to milk and bread, are usually
strewn with high-priced land mines. Avoiding those pricey areas will really
help.
- Shop
early or late in the day..
- Buy
on the markdowns and save as much as 20 percent.
- Take
advantage of in-store coupon displays and the machines that spew them.
- Log
on to your supermarket's online home page for coupons.
- Call
the toll-free numbers on your favorite products' labels and tell the
customer-service rep how much you enjoy them. Some reps will offer cents-off
(or even free) coupons for the product itself; if not, ask.
- Some
retailers guarantee that if the item doesn't ring up at the correct price, you
get it for free or at a discount. Pay attention to the details.
- Avoid
purchasing nongrocery items