Comments on: My 20 best tips to save at the grocery store

By: Bargain Babe » How to make coupon clipping work for you

Bargain Babe » How to make coupon clipping work for you — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:25:30 +0000

[...] My 20 best tips for saving at the grocery store [...]

By: SO_CAL_RETAIL_SLUT

SO_CAL_RETAIL_SLUT — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:26:44 +0000

Too bad I was away when this was posted.

Number 21. Price matching at Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart will match any local competitors ad (not internet) for items they carry. In the case of food, Wal-Mart will even match a competitors private label item against Wal-Mart’s own (Great Value, Sam’s Choice, etc.). You must have the ad with you, and it must not be expired, and the store yo are matching must be in the local area. Wal-Mart will match Target, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, K Mart, Best Buy, Fry’s, etc.

No driving around to all the stores when you can go to one with your fist full of ads in hand!

Of course, Wal-Mart Supercenters do not carry every item, but they are competitive.

The opportunity to price match is less at stores that do not have a full size grocery department, but if your local Wal-Mart carries the item, they will match.

They do not match Sam’s Club, but it’s rare for Sam’s to have an ad with prices listed, usually around the holiday periods.

However, I believe that overall Winco Foods has the lowest prices day in and day out of any grocery store. Too bad so few locations in southern California.

SO_CAL_RETAIL_SLUT…Expanding In July!!

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By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:22:33 +0000

The number one thing that has saved me money on groceries is STOCKING UP ON MILK. If i run out of milk every week and have to go to the store, I’ll buy $30-50 worth of groceries while I’m there and half of it goes bad before I can even eat it. I started stocking up on the containers of soy milk that don’t need to be refrigerated.. then, I’m much more likely to just eat out of my pantry for a few weeks longer. I can always add a quick trip to a produce-only store (though these may be easier to find in the ethnic areas of LA) or a farmer’s market for produce in between.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:47:57 +0000

Personally, I do not consider organic milk a “luxury” item. I prefer the milk I serve my family antibiotic and growth hormone free. I have found Trader Joes to have the best prices on organic dairy and produce.

By: Evie

Evie — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:31:00 +0000

When buying chicken, instead of buying the name brand, buy the store brand. A butcher clued me in that, at least at Albertsons, the store brand is the name brand and it is usually cheaper. Also, when whole chickens go on sale, buy them and ask the butcher to cut them up for you. It is a better deal than buying the already cut up pieces.

Thanks for the great post!!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:58:35 +0000

GOOD TIPS!! I’m just jealous because we don’t have any bakery outlets in our neck of the woods.

Fortunately, I have been able to find similar discounts at my local grocery store that sells the day old breads off a cart in the back of the store. It’s the same concept, just on a smaller scale!

I also have done well saving a lot of $$ in the butcher’s department.

Enjoyed your post – thanks!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:42:27 +0000

I look for reduced produce early in the morning to allow us to be able to eat healthy but not pay a fortune! They mark salads down several days before they are “bad”. Spinach can last a week past its expiration day.