Food Glorious Food Shopping – Money Saving Food Tips

The first thing I do is not to become so obsessed with saving pennies that I travel all over the place to different shops/supermarkets because they have one thing that’s 2p cheaper that somewhere else – BUT IT COSTS ME £2.00 IN EXTRA PETROL TO GET THERE!

Customers have been programmed by the supermarkets to believe that the central aisle and the ends of aisles are where all the bargains and special offers are – WRONG!
Beware; I have noticed that not all stuff on these displays are the bargains they at first appear to be. I’ve seen posters saying ‘Special Purchase’ but the price is the same as before – no discount! I’ve seen posters saying ‘Special Buy’ but the price is the same as before – no discount! Watch ‘em – they are not there to give us a bargain, they are there to take as much of our cash as possible, you certainly have to have your wits about you when shopping, especially food shopping - take a list and stick to it.

Own label products I have found tend to be cheaper than branded products, but check all items as I’ve sometimes found branded products on offer are actually cheaper than own brand items.

Watch multi packs of items too, I’ve sometimes seen unit prices on multi buy items more expensive than a single unit price!

As I always say, the supermarkets are there for themselves to make as much profit as possible, play them at their own game and get to grips with the tactics they use.