Economy bad now... must... save... money.
Not easy to do when stores are trying to keep their profit margins up.
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/106415/What-Your-Supermarket-Won't-Tell-You
One example:
Oh and those loyalty cards... heh... you really didn't think they were there to say "thanks for shopping with us" did you?
Read up and learn how to save money...
Biggest thing... never shop while you're hungry. Eat a full meal then go shopping. You'd be surprised at the difference.
Not easy to do when stores are trying to keep their profit margins up.
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/106415/What-Your-Supermarket-Won't-Tell-You
One example:
3. We jack up prices where youre least likely to notice.
When times are tough, super-markets know vigilant shoppers notice even tiny changes in the price of foods like milk, cereal, bread and cheese. In fact, there are about 500 such products, and stores raise prices on these staples at their own peril.
So how do markets deal with rising food costs? They tinker with the price of the roughly 45,000 items people dont buy regularly enough to have a fixed idea of their costtacking on 3 to 4 percent to specialty products like, say, gourmet pasta sauce or fresh-squeezed juices, without consumers noticing. Theres an opportunity to make some margin back on those items, says Jim Hertel, managing partner of Willard Bishop, a consultant for the industry.
But dont expect the savings to be passed on to you when costs come down. Many manufacturers lock in prices well in advance, and they often hold off on bringing prices back down to make up for the resulting losses, says Howard. One way to be sure youre getting the best deal when prices drop: Stick to basics. Products like coffee and meat are likely to reflect their underlying costs more quickly than most other foods, Howard says.
Oh and those loyalty cards... heh... you really didn't think they were there to say "thanks for shopping with us" did you?
Read up and learn how to save money...
Biggest thing... never shop while you're hungry. Eat a full meal then go shopping. You'd be surprised at the difference.