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Top ten tips to save money on your food shopping
Thursday, 26th February 2009
Don't cut back on quality just to keep your purse strings happy - try out our top ten money-saving tips!
1.Bulk Up
- Bigger packets are always cheaper than teeny-tiny one person portions
2. Share Shopping
- If you happen to share any sort of similar diet with contemporaries, take advantage and share. You’ll save a bundle on paying for the convenient one-person food items.
3. Freeze it
- If you have a bit of a “specific palatal requirement" and have not yet found your perfect foodie match, don’t shy away from bulking up. Why not buy big portions and then freeze what you don’t eat in smaller portions?
4. No Deal
- Don’t buy into “deals” – you’ll end up spending more. But of course, if there are deals on products you want, reach for your purse. And if the food will keep, keep on reaching.
5. Lists
- Write a shopping list before you leave the house. Ok, so you’ve seen all the old biddies caressing their notepads as they stumble down the aisles, but let this be a lesson from the learned - this really does stop you being a slave to the sales!
6. Little lots not lots little
- Buy little frequently rather than lots occasionally. This saves on food that could go off, and, if its little enough you’ll be able to carry it home, you'll save money on bus or taxi fares.
7. Think local and seasonal
- Buy food that’s local and seasonal. Logically this should be cheaper as it’ll be easier to come across.
8. Shop around'
- Don’t assume that supermarkets will be the cheapest place for food. Check out those little local shops – they can sometimes be cheaper than the chains. After all, there has to be something that’s keeping them defending themselves against the onslaught of supermarkets.
9. Rip off brands
- Before you go reaching for that well known brand, step back and take a look down the aisle to check out any suspiciously similarly named and packaged items. Spotted one? You are almost undoubtedly looking at a no-nonsense, shop’s own with almost an entirely identical product contained within. Result!
10. Shop at closing time
- Around 4 or 5 pm, many items, from sandwiches to olives, get reduced to very cheap prices in supermarkets and high street shops. A man with a yellow sticker machine usually comes around, so wait around and you'll be in luck! Don't worry, the food on reduction is still fresh, but stores exercise this policy to get rid of excess stock, so they can make space for the following day.
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