Comments on: Ask DSM Readers: Do You Use The Grocery Game?

By: Laura Singh

Laura Singh — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:42:25 +0000

I have had a bad experience with the grocery game, I signed up for their trial which was fine but they did not even have the stores I usually go to so I canceled before the end of the trial. Then I see I was billed $50. I logged in and saw that all the stores in the area had been chosen. I have not stepped a foot in half of them ever . I e-mailed their customer service several times with no response. There does not seem to be a phone number to call I suppose that is on purpose.

By: kodachrome

kodachrome — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:12:50 +0000

I have never used it, I did check out the book from the library, IMO there are far to many free resources but that is just a personal opinion. I like this site and coupon katrina because they are local to me and the price matches are more accurate.

By: Gina

Gina — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:52:08 +0000

The Grocery Game was a BIG disappointment. The information was limited and inaccurate ~ they must focus on subscribers not looking into the great blogs available; they are paying a lot and getting very little!

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:01:42 +0000

I have never used it. I took a local class in my area (in Michigan) called SavingsMania.net and they are awesome. Cost is $15 a month and that is for 8 stores, they do what they call a bonus list for 3 of the stores too that is all the additional match ups not advertised and my most favorite is when Kroger runs a MEGA they have a COMPLETE list of every item! I do still comb through some blogs becasue I am obsessed with deals, but find that my $15 a month is well spent with SavingsMania.net

By: Couponing 4 a Difference

Couponing 4 a Difference — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:36:42 +0000

LOL. Trying again. Here's the link: http://www.allyou.com/static/weekly-circulars/

By: Couponing 4 a Difference

Couponing 4 a Difference — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:36:04 +0000

Here's the link I mentioned above for All You Magazine's Grocery Circular Roundup.

By: Couponing 4 a Difference

Couponing 4 a Difference — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:35:02 +0000

I agee with those that say it isn't worth it. All You Magazine (an awesome publication) now has a new feature "Grocery Circular Roundup" that I think will do the job.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:37:50 +0000

We used to use it. However we found that we were spending more money on stuff just to have a stockpile of things. And quickly running out of room. With sites like this and others, the information can be found just as easily for free. And now we are spending tremendously less each month!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:12:54 +0000

I used it for two months (free month trial period and the other I didn't cancel in time). At first I was able to overlook the cons about it since I was just starting to try couponing and it was a one-stop info. I quit because 1) I didn't totally trust the "list" and did find instances where you could pay one penny more but get twice the amount of product 2) spend hours trying to check to see if the "list" was accurate 3) the "list" would not come out until Sunday but the sale had been going on since last Wednesday and my grocery day is Friday 4) alot of the good sale items were gone because I had to wait until Sun or Mon and then I wasted a trip (only can get rainchecks on advertised sales) 5) never received a response from my email I had sent. So obviously she is making enough money off of this that she doesn't need a high percentage of satisfied customers. I like this site and TotallyTarget, (and at times couponmom.com) soooo much better! Thank you for all your time!! : )

By: Loving couponing!

Loving couponing! — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:01:56 +0000

I checked it out bu never used it because, mostly, you can get the same thing for free on all the other sites. I also, honestly, didn't care for their website at all. It also gets hung up when you want to check out the grocery tracker(did anyway before, maybe fixed now) and no other sites were doing that. I just think you can get the same thing for free and the the free websites we are like a team working together to get good deals and report good finds and helping each other do well. I love that aspect of it. I f there were no free, cool websites then I would pay and use the GG.

By: Ava

Ava — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:28:22 +0000

The Grocery Game does not cover ANY stores in the Midwest (Iowa in particular). I have found only one website that covers our stores: savings angel.com BUT it is very pricey at $19.99 a MONTH.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:50:23 +0000

I really like the GG. I really used coupons before and now I am addicted, I have saved so much money. I really pretty much shop at King Soopers and think if you mainly shop at one or two stores it is really a savings and makes it easy. Perhaps when I get better at this I would wing it on my own. But to get going its the best!!!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:13:57 +0000

Used it off/on and I think $10 to steep and then $5 for each store I know I save the money, but in this economy I would rather spend the time to find the deals and or start a free forum where we could share the deals that more local to us. Like others I find my coupons are different do not have the coupon to only become discouraged at what I could have saved, so for me it is not worth the cost any longer.

By: Becky

Becky — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:40:27 +0000

I use it but am considering cancelling. I often cannot find the coupons in Smart Source and Red Plum. Sometimes the items in the Meijer ad is off by $1, which throws off all the percentages. I've written and haven't really gotten satisfaction.

By: LaTasha

LaTasha — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:05:48 +0000

I used it, only for the free trial. There are so many free sources that put together the same information and some are formatted much better...why pay for it?

By: Amy Lojko

Amy Lojko — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:04:00 +0000

I like it, it's a really great idea. It helps me keep my thoughts together without alot of time spent. I have 8 children and very little extra time. My only complaint is that it is so expensive and some of the coupon sources aren't always accurate.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:55:37 +0000

I signed up with The Grocery Game when I checked out her new book. I thought I had hit a landmine! Sadly, I canceled as soon as the free trial was over because even though it would take me a little longer, I could find the informtion myself from several different sites. Would be wonderful if you didn't have to pay for it.

By: karen

karen — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:46:44 +0000

I have used the grocery game since March 2009 and just canceled my subscription the first of October 2009. My biggest complaint about the site is the timing of the list. The sales circulars come out on Wednesday and the list is not ready until late Saturday night (I live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area) That only gives me Sunday, Mon and Tues to shop but in reality I only have two days (Mon and Tues) because Sunday is busy with Church, dinner and family time. Even though I have found free sites to get info on deals I would probably still pay for the grocery game if the list came out when the sale circulrs did, that way I could shop on Friday, which is my preferred shopping day.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:54:44 +0000

I used five store lists on the grocerygame for about two years. I learned a lot from the site, however, there are too, too many free sites to get the same or better information from. My biggest problem with the lists was the fact that there were many, many price differences and sales. It was frustrating to get my lists together, go to the store and then find the lists did not match my stores. I had spent the money for the lists and wasted my precious time getting everything together. The free sites have been 99.9% correct all the time. That is a big difference.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:19:19 +0000

I have never used the grocery game personally. I always matched up coupons myself and then when I discovered blogs I let them do it for me. I can't imagine paying for a service that is free elsewhere. Plus I have heard that it is not worth the money.