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Nearly every supermarket has a free rewards program, which provides savings on items throughout the store. The reward card allows you participate on all of the special sales listed in the store's weekly circular. A quick sign-up process will yield significant results, so ask the … [Read more...] about Join in-store rewards programs

When a great sale comes comes along at a grocery or drug store, the shelves can quickly become bare. When that happens...ask for a Rain Check!Believe it or not, even if the item is completely out of stock, most supermarkets will write a Rain Check if you ask them too. This piece … [Read more...] about Ask for a rain check if stock has run out on a great sale

When comparing prices make sure to use the unit price, not the actual price. The unit price is the other number listed next to the actual price on supermarket shelf tags (example). This number refers to how much the item costs per unit of weight or volume (e.g., gram, ounce).Unit … [Read more...] about Learn how much the item actually costs

Supermarkets have weekly sales on goods throughout the store, which they publish in a weekly circular that can be picked up in the store or from the local newspaper (usually included in the Saturday or Sunday edition.) Try looking through each store's circular to see where it is … [Read more...] about Shop different supermarkets for different items

A common grocery store discount will say something like "Buy 5 cans for $5." Read the sign carefully and look for the words "Must Buy 5". If you do not see the words "Must Buy" then you can purchase as many (or as few) as you want at the discounted price. In this example, "Buy … [Read more...] about Don’t fall for the Buy X for $Y trick