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Overcoming supermarket tricks

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    Ways to avoid waste at the grocery store

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Our next -- that the next time again the market -- you should be aware because the stores.

Actually is a lot of tricks surprising to make you spend more and here with some tips on how to avoid that -- consumer savings expert.

Andrea -- thank you for joining -- for having me -- we can always use tips to save them more money.

And I -- one of them don't go to the Hershey store Hungary.

Exactly I guess we'll just start filling up your cart with unnecessary to -- lately that you have another one the your first tip is actually don't use a cart.

Yeah that's and very interesting tip people wouldn't think of that do you notice that those carts are actually getting bigger bigger they're designed to encourage you to fill them up with a ton of -- right.

So if you use a hand basket.

You'll realize when -- throwing in unnecessary goods -- impulse buys because it's coming heavier and it won't fill -- the things that you went to the store -- it.

So you know if you're making those quick trip to the shorter -- use a hand basket basket instead you'll be less likely to buy an impulse.

Okay and that's your tip now I know that this is a good -- but I'm notorious for -- just because it's easier.

But -- shouldn't -- -- the pre cut the prepackaged and vegetables fruits and -- -- and that also goes with shredded cheese or eBay and -- just cut cut up need to for the grill and whatnot you're looking at paying thirty to 60%.

Mark up your pain for convenience right now when it comes to vegetables you're also losing out on some of the nutrients when they're cut up in pre -- and for you.

So it only takes you five to ten minutes to do it yourself you can save a bundle of money and -- time is an issue pick a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and do all your chopping -- all your.

Shredding of your cheese and half or even take those big potato chips and and a head yes and put into little zip lock bag -- the week said that bend and stretch your way to better prices manufacturers.

Pay more to be -- -- level of the consumer because they know that -- it is but being the first spot but the consumer looks and -- the first product of the grabbed him but if you shop -- shop -- to find better prices that was generic brands.

And always look at the price per unit to really determine the law with and that's I really have that one minute -- -- your last two -- -- -- gift cards and be aware of the checkout line yes and you can find discount gift cards for supermarkets like gift card grainy dot com and you're looking at saving 5%.

Use of coupons on top of that to -- -- okay gift card for me very good -- I think this much and I we appreciate you as always and we'll see back next time yes.

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