Comments on: 7 Ways to Save Money On Your Next Grocery Trip

By: Choyster Cash

Choyster Cash — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:48:45 +0000

Talking to employees is a REALLY good tip!!

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:24:22 +0000

A tip I did not see on your site. I live in southwest Ohio and we have Meijer stores here. They will match their competors sale prices (not on meat though).
I go through all the store adds and mark what I would like. I take he papers with me and give them to the cashier when I check out, and she makes the price adjustment. This way I usully only need to go to only one store(unless I need the meat). I did ask Kroger if they would honor the competions prices. They said NO.
sio guess who gets the bulk of my business, and I feed 6 people. Meijers also doubles coupons.

By: michele j

michele j — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:04:03 +0000

Thank you for the terrific tips, I recently wrote about your site on my blog..Im not aware of any sites in my area but many of the deals are the same as in your neck of the woods..Keep up the good work. michele j´s last blog post..I saved $30 today..my life is so exciting!

By: kim-free ads posting

kim-free ads posting — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:49:49 +0000

These tips are really practical and useful. Will try them out on my next grocery trip.

By: frugal living

frugal living — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:06:51 +0000

grocery shop every OTHER week instead of every week. I tend to notice that when I buy items more in bulk, I spend less. When I used to shop weekly, I spent about $90 per week. Now, when I shop bi-weekly, I only spend about $130 per week -- that's a savings of $100 per month! frugal living´s last blog post..SPG Credit Card Perk and More Credit Limit Catch 22

By: Shaina

Shaina — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:31:09 +0000

Debbie, you're ABOSLUTELY right about the corned beef! I found some great recipes to make with it already, and I'll be looking for deals when I go shopping next. Shaina´s last blog post..One Deal, Five Meals: Corned Beef

By: Bill McCollam

Bill McCollam — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:54:24 +0000

Great ideas. I thought for sure you'd say something about not going shopping when really hungry.... lol. I absolutely know my will power fades and my impulse buying increases when shopping with an appetite. I also find that I'm susceptible to 'grazing' when there's free samples. Bill McCollam´s last blog post..Geocaching: Fun, frugal and good for you

By: debbie

debbie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:31:21 +0000

loved this post! I worked as a meat wrapper thru college-wow-learned about buying different cuts of meat and how to cutup chicken. This has saved me so much money while raising my family. Also after the holidays or St pats look for marked down meats. Like corned beef brisket for .99 or spiral hams after easter for .99 asking clerks helps too. You can freeze alot of meats to streach your budget! Buy whole boneless porkloins at 1.99 or.99 cut into boneless chops saving 2.00 lbs

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:17:02 +0000

Just a note to those who stock up on meat sales. I have tried the Ziiploc vacuum bags (when they were on sale and with a coupon, of course) and have been impressed how they work. So much easier than my Seal-A-Meal. Also, I tried the "green produce and vegetable bags" (a good deal at Kroger Marketplace during the pre-Christmas discount days) and have really been impressed with them too. I found an excellent deal several weeks ago on cherry tomatoes (BOGO + coupons) and the tomatoes are still good as are the radishes purchased at the same time. Same with the cucumbers and broccoli purchased last week. These have made it possible for me to stock up during deals and not have foods go bad, wasting money. Hope this info helps. -Ann

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:15:14 +0000

Great post! I have 2 Harris Teeter grocery stores in my town. I finally figured out that one is more aggressive in marking down baked goods/produce and meats. Both stores are about 10 minutes from my house. Can you guess which one I now shop at the majority of the time?

By: QOAS

QOAS — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:35:19 +0000

I find your tips really practical and useful specially during this times. We have to stick to the budget and still save up for future expenses..

By: $ Money Savin' Momma $

$ Money Savin' Momma $ — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:42:00 +0000

Talking to the employees is definitely a good idea. They will give you lots of tips! Great article! $ Money Savin' Momma $´s last blog post..Get paid to search online with Swagbucks & get 5 bucks to sign up with a special swagcode (swag code) / promo code

By: Taylor at Household Management 101

Taylor at Household Management 101 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:12:01 +0000

I love these tips! I have found shopping multiple stores, all for their loss leaders, combined with coupons, really saves us a bunch of money. Taylor at Household Management 101´s last blog post..Mar 17, Top Ten Spring Cleaning Safety Tips

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:28:50 +0000

These are really great tips!

I think one of the biggest differences in my grocery bill has come from just simply having a meal plan. It is amazing how much less you really do end up coming out of the store with when you have a plan.

Before, I would go in the store and load up with anything that looked interesting, come home, and only have meals for five days instead of seven because I was still missing a few ingredients for one meal or another. Of course, that meant going back to the store and buying more.

This combined with coupons and meat deals really can save you scads of money.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:19:09 +0000

Great tips! Not being able to take advantage of price cuts has been the hardest part of living in the boonies for us. I used to be able to get bags and bags of bananas for under $0.25 a pound by heading to the stores on the days they bagged the "overripe" ones, and I miss being able to take advantage of that! Mandi´s last blog post..Creating a File System that Works: Thinking Through Your Needs

By: monica @ living large on less

monica @ living large on less — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:39:49 +0000

Thanks for the great tips! I befriended the butcher at our local Kroger, which in turn led to discovering when they mark down the meat half-price each week. It's saved us hundreds of dollars! monica @ living large on less´s last blog post..mannequin monday