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Save on Groceries
By Daphne | April 9, 2008
Grocery items that are on sale or even other items listed in a sales paper
may not be such a great deal.
Before going to the grocery store yesterday I checked the sales paper and saw that orange juice was “on sale” for a name brand for $7 for a gallon and another name brand for $5.99 for 96 ounces. I still put orange juice on my list but I thought I would be able to get a better deal. When I went to the orange juice section, I looked at all of the large containers of juice and saw that the store brand was less than $5 for a gallon - a savings of over $2.
Also, I wanted some spring mix lettuce. The brands advertised were for five or six ounce packages,which even “on sale” would have been about $7.50 for 15 ounces. If I bought another brand, which wasn’t on sale - just the regular price. I could pick either a mix or all spinach for $6 for a pound, pre-washed which lasts for over a week and only one or two small leaves are inedible as I am finishing up the lettuce.
Sometimes things that are on sale are a better deal. Tortilla chips were also on my list. I did not see the brand I really like with very low sodium and I wasn’t going to drive to another store just to buy one item. So I decided on a new brand I had never heard of. The small bag was 49¢ more for 10 ounces less. No, it didn’t make sense to me either. The chips taste just fine. [I probably won’t buy them again unless I really have to - I prefer brands that are made in Chicago.]
I had a coupon for gum, buy one 15-stick pack and get one free. So I used my coupon and got two packs for $1. Normally I wouldn’t buy gum from the grocery store, but this was a loss leader for them this week… on the outside of the paper and you could buy 10 packs for $10.
When you go grocery shopping, use some common sense plus a little math skill and you can save money.
Topics: April 2008 |