Comments on: More Grocery Store Tricks and How to Avoid Them

By: K

Mon, 12 May 2008 06:47:22 +0000

Unrelated but… thanks for posting that picture! I had it as my desktop wallpaper some time ago and then it went ‘poof’ and I couldnt figure out where I got it in the first place. Thanks!

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:32:02 +0000

Walmart price matches both general merchandise and grocery items. Take your local grocery store flyer with you and WalMart will honor the other store’s prices. I use Post It notes to “flag” pages and items I am planning to purchase to make check out easier. I also group those items in my cart so the cashier can take care of all the markdowns at one time. I save a lot of money on the few name-brand items that I buy when I plan ahead for price matching!

By: Jeep Mom

Jeep Mom — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:49:26 +0000

You’ve got far more self-discipline than I do if you can stick to planned snacks!

I can’t eat something I don’t feel like eating, no matter what the menu says. That’s why I keep things I know I like on hand, rather than plan out exactly what snacks to have.

Nice post, though. Another thing – most of the priciest items are placed at eye level. Shop high and low for better bargains.

By: Hadley

Hadley — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:40:16 +0000

Great tips! That is actually in my plan for today…planning my menu and shopping trip!

By: ames

ames — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:19:41 +0000

I quite gleefully take the free samples without even a backwards glance Of course, I’m very polite and smile and thank the lovely ladies handing them out, and even agree that my aren’t they tasty.

Great tips!

By: mom2fur

mom2fur — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:10:41 +0000

I have no problem with free samples as a marketing tool. At least I get to try something before spending money on it, but I rarely buy those things right there. Just about everything goes on sale or has a coupon eventually. And as far as the sweet lil ole granny selling them…she gets paid, anyway, so I’ll take my samples without one ounce of guilt, LOL!
I would never buy something like towels or a pot at the grocery, except…sometimes they stock things that no one buys, and they end up clearing them for huge savings. I got nice comforters for my boys’s beds for less than half of what I’d pay anywhere else…and the rug under my dining room table (also of good quality) only cost $10!

By: Liisa

Liisa — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:34:17 +0000

Great tips – thanks for sharing. I am in the process of trying to cut back our spending and your ideas will certainly help. Especially staying out of the stores. I find myself at the grocery store almost everyday to just grab one or two things but it never really works out to only one or two things!

Blessings,
Liisa

By: learning_the_rope

learning_the_rope — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:27:18 +0000

Neat list, and so very true!

By: crunchy domestic goddess

crunchy domestic goddess — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:52:39 +0000

once again – great tips!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:09:22 +0000

I completely agree with your rules. The weeks that I am organized, have a menu plan and list, and make one large shopping trip, I do SO much better with my budget. However, the times that I get too busy and I don’t have a plan, we end up eating out a ton, and spending too much on quick grocery store trips.