10 Tips on How to Save Money on Groceries by Listonic
#1 Use a Smaller Cart or Basket The bigger cart you get, the
Don’t be scared that you
more you’ll want to fill it.
won’t fit all your shopping
In fact, one study showed
into a smaller cart or
that doubling the size of a
basket. The size of all of
person’s grocery shopping
these has significantly
cart meant that they spent
increased over the years.
40% more than those using a smaller cart or basket.
#2 Hunt Down the “Reduced” Section All stores offer promotions
Find out where they get
to sell the last few items of
sold (the location might
stock, especially if they’re
change from time to time)
close to their use/sell by
and what time stock gets
date.
placed there.
#3 Compare the Cost per Unit While shopping, you can
That’s how you can
easily find product labels
compare different brands
on the shelves with the
of similar or same products,
item’s cost per 100g, 1kg,
without doing complicated
1ltr, or any other relevant
math in your head, or
unit of measurement. It’s
reaching for your
called “price per unit of
smartphone’s calculator
measure”.
app.
#4 Visit Fewer Aisles The more shopping aisles
Research found that
you go down, the more
consumers who visited
likely you are to fill your
fewer aisles buy almost
basket with things you
20% less unplanned items
don’t really need to buy.
compared to buyers who visited all lanes.
#5 Avoid Aisles Filled with Temptations and Promotions By avoiding aisles with
Also, nowadays
alluring products in them,
supermarkets and grocery
you don’t have to face the
stores tend to sell and
temptation of these
promote non-grocery
goodies. This means you’ll
products such as clothing,
save more money by not
and home and garden
buying them.
products that you don’t necessarily need.
#6 Use a Shopping List or Shopping List App If you have your shopping
Why not go one step
list with you, it will help
further and download a
you stick to precisely
shopping list app, like
what’s on it and not buy
Listonic? These apps have
anything extra. This means
functions such as list
less unplanned purchases
sharing, and even the
and less unexpected costs.
ability to add prices to calculate the total cost of your groceries.
#7 Don’t Buy Anything Placed Near Checkouts Imagine that you’re in a
Everything there is there to
long checkout queue. The
tempt you at the checkout.
magazines look interesting,
You really don’t need it,
and the chocolate looks
and you really don’t need
delicious.
to spend extra on them.
#8 Don’t Buy What’s at Eye Level Grocery stores are a
When you realize this, you
marketing battlefield and
might start to wonder why
you are the target of greedy
is it that the most colorful,
CEOs.
flashy, and more expensive items are displayed at the height of your eyes.
#9 Stick to Seasonal Products Having shopping habits
When produce is in season
that follow the seasonal
where you are, there is
availability of products
more of it locally. This
actually helps lower your
means they are cheaper
spending. Out of season
because they don’t have to
fruit and vegetables are
travel as far.
usually more expensive.
#10 Check Your Basket Before Going to the Checkout Take a good look at your
There’s often too much
cart before going to check
pressure in the queue to
out. Ask yourself if you are
not question your choices,
really going to eat 5 packs
and keep them in your
of cheese, or if you really
basket.
need that bag of chips.
Saving money is easier with
The Smart Shopping List