Sharing Some Ways to Save Money on Groceries

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Like I said, I am frugal in some areas to pay for luxuries in other areas. Today's tips are how to save money on grocery shopping. DON'T TRUST THE ENDCAPS The endcaps are those shelves at the end of the aisles. Items are placed there to get your attention, often offering "sales" but the price on the regular aisle where the item is normally stocked might be a better deal in a different size or different brand. REUSABLE COFFEE PODS Generally, a name brand of 24 disposable K-cups costs around $14.00. Instead, you could buy a reusable K-cup coffee filter and fill is with a 26-ounce container of coffee that will make more than 50 cups for around $14. That's twice as much product for the same price. SELF CHECKOUT You wont be tempted to make those impulse buys like in the regular lane because you're too busy scanning your own items DIGITAL COUPONS Nearly every store has digital coupons now. Load those up before you go to the grocery store. It saves you from forgetting and leaving your coupons at home. LOYALTY CARD Nearly every grocery store has a loyalty program now. Often that little frequent shopper card gets you discounts at the store. WATCH THE ADS Browse the store's online ad and choose the items you want to buy on sale in advance. Grocery stores often put “loss leaders” on both sides of their weekly circulars so be sure to look for these deeply discounted items all throughout the ad pages. ALWAYS CHECK YOUR RECEIPT I talked about this the other day. Be sure to review the sales slip before you leave the store. If you find an error? —? most often when an item on sale rings up as the full price? —? you can get a refund fast. If you wait to check until you get home, you’re less likely to follow up. GENERIC OR STORE BRANDS We buy almost exclusively generic or store brands which saves us 30-50% off the cost of name brands. The ingredients are generally the same as the higher cost brands. What other grocery store savings tips would you add?