Ways to Get the Best Deals at Your Local Grocery Store

I'm sure many people out there are in the same situation as I am. You are always looking to save some money. One of the ways I do this is by checking the local grocery store inserts in the local newspaper each week and plan on where I will do my shopping. Due to the fact that there are four grocery stores without a 10 mile drive in my area I can do price comparison and plan my trip to take advantage of the cheapest prices for the items I want. I have learned over the years though that a deal in the grocery store insert is not always the deal they claim it is.

Have you ever noticed the "buy one, get one free" offers in these inserts? Well, you should have a general idea of what that grocery store normally charges for this item. I have discovered many times that I will arrive to get one of the buy one get one free items and the price for the first item is about 50% higher than what it usually is at that grocery store. Let's take a pound of ground beef for instance. Let's say the average price is $2.20 per pound of ground beef for this store when no sale i going on. Let's say you arrive at the store for the buy one get one free deal and see the price is $3.30 per pound. This means you are paying $3.30 for 2 pounds when normally you would have paid $4.40, this means you are only saving 25% instead of the anticipated 50% savings with the buy one, get one free offer.

Another thing to keep in mind is that quite often the stores in the area will have different types of sodas for sale. Check all the inserts and you almost always guarenteed to find a 2-liter bottle for $1 or less of a type of soda you are willing to drink. As long as you are not steadfast in your preference for Coke or Pepsi you should have no problems getting your 2-liter bottles at less than $1 each every week.