Choose Your Grocery Shopping Time Carefully
You already know that you should shop around to get the best bargains for your groceries, but did you know that the days and times you shop can also impact what you pay? By paying attention to the day of the week and the season you are shopping you can find considerable savings at your local grocery store.
Stock up on sale items during the appropriate season. Have you ever noticed that baking supplies always seem to go on sale during the Christmas holiday season? Grilling meats like bratwurst and steaks tend to receive special pricing at the beginning of football season or around the Fourth of July. Meats can be frozen and flour can last almost forever, so be sure to take full advantage of seasonal sales and stock up your pantry.
Pay particular attention to what day your grocery store starts their new sales each week. Often, if you shop during the day before the new sales start, you will find that the new special advertising is being hung. At this time, you may be able to take advantage of both the old and new specials.
Shop early to take advantage of recently marked-down pricing. On Monday mornings, department managers often return to work after their weekend away from the store and will be ready to clean out leftover seasonal or soon-to-expire merchandise. Leftover Halloween candy and bread baked over the weekend are prime examples of the types of goodies you can expect to find in the morning.
Don’t always assume that sale pricing will end after the date listed in the advertisement. Sometimes, stores will receive special manufacturer pricing to run those specials. The stores order a lot of these sales products and can continue to pass the sale price on to its customers past the originally advertised end date.
In general, it just makes sense to pay attention to your favorite grocery store’s habits. You’ll learn to get a feel for when things are discounted, as well as when the specials change. Then come, armed with your coupons, to find the best deals available on your family’s groceries.
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You don’t find that the prices are jacked up, then “lowered” again right before holidays?
Seems that way in my neck of town.
I always try to stock up on sale items - especially things that will store well. Over the course of a year you save a bundle.