6 Tips to Help You Save on Groceries
1. Shop with the future in mind. Most people shop each week for the items they need just for that week alone. Savvy shoppers however take the stockpile approach. If you can get a product, especially items like canned food, cleaning supplies and household goods at rock bottom price, buy in multiples. This way, you save time and money, and if there is ever an emergency, you can know you’ll always have those most-used items on hand.
2. Get multiple coupons. This is a fundamental rule for stockpile shopping. Why get just one tube of toothpaste, when it is free? With multiple coupons, you could get three free tubes of toothpaste. Plan on buying a few newspapers each Sunday or ask friends, neighbors, co-workers and family members if they mind giving you the coupon inserts they don’t use.
3. Hold your coupon until the item it represents goes on sale at a deep discount. The secret to saving big and getting items for free or nearly free is to use coupons only on items that have been deeply discounted. For example, if you have a coupon for Ragu spaghetti sauce that gives you a $1 discount, you could use that coupon on a regular priced jar at $2.79. But if you waited until the item is on sale for $1 a jar, your final price is zero. And, if you had six of the same coupons and you waited for the sale, you could get six jars of Ragu for free. Now that’s a good deal.
4. Think small. You get the biggest percentage of savings when you buy the smallest size product that the coupon allows. And often times, the smallest sized products will be free when you use a coupon.
5. Be open-minded and don’t be loyal to one brand. When you try new brands or purchase products you wouldn’t normally use, you’ll find new opportunities to save.
6. Don’t stress. No one has time to do it all. Instead pick a couple of grocery stores and one drug store to shop each week. This way you’ll still be able to get the savings you want without feeling the need to run all over town every day. And remember it’s less stressful to go grocery shopping late at night or early in the morning, as you’ll be able to avoid the long lines and crowded aisles.
My last tip – sign up for a trial month of Coupon Sense! Go to www.couponsense.com and enter Nina for the Promotion Code and Referral #980. Once you sign up, I will be in contact with you personally to help you navigate the site and learn how to use our system. I have been a member since 1999 and have saved a TON of money. You can, too!
Happy Shopping,
Nina Brannock
The Coupon Lady
TheCouponLady@cox.net
www.TheCouponLady.com
