“I was going to wait and post about this until I was further along but changed my mind. I am so excited about this right now. Grocery shopping has now become a lot of fun. I’ve taken to collecting coupons and then I consult this weeks LIST for which coupons …
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I was contacted by a reporter a few days ago to confirm a statistic regarding the number of Americans who use grocery lists. To be honest, I had no idea what the percentage was, and was surprised I hadn’t looked it up before. Anyway, I found this FMI study linked …
Too late now, but this advice on holiday shopping from Ken Wayne of Erie, Pennsylvania is the best I’ve seen all season: “Best time to Christmas shop: lunch time on the Internet.” Here are some more tips at CNN, most of which are lame and useless and I don’t even …
“Good news for organic consumers: A 10-year surge in sales of food has made buying organic cheaper. Five years ago, consumers paid up to 50 percent more for tomatoes, chicken, milk and other organic foods. Today, smart shoppers can convert from conventional to organic foods without taking a night job.”
“Imagine a supermarket where you can always find stellar service, rock-bottom prices and high-quality foods.A store where the lines are never long, the checkouts are never closed, the aisles are never crowded and the foods are never out of stock.OK, let’s face it; the perfect supermarket doesn’t exist.”
“Fruits, vegetables and whole grains will be added to the grocery list of items covered by the U.S. government’s Women, Infants and Children program, which provides vouchers and food checks to more than 8 million Americans, the Agriculture Department said on Monday. The proposed changes, the WIC program’s first major …
“If you’re spending $150 to $250 a week, the grocery game can reduce that by a half to two-thirds. All you have to do is sign-up for the grocery game, which has now expanded to include Safeway and Albertsons as well as King Soopers. It’s the brain child of a …
“Caren Gaffney would be the perfect contestant on ‘The Price is Right.’ She moves from store to store, meticulously combing the aisles and taking down prices. A head of Boston butterhead lettuce. A bottle of Advil. Car inspection. Diamond bracelet. Eyeglasses. A 50-foot black TV cable. Washing machine. It’s an …
“For parents concerned about the effect of the pesticides used in conventional food production, buying organic makes sense, University of Washington research shows. Children eating non-organic foods were switched for five days to an organic diet and pesticide levels were measured in their urine before and after the change. The …
“We’ve all been there: You go into a store for a legitimate purchase and suddenly the clearance rack beckons. On ‘Today’s Money,’ we take a look at the seduction of sales. ‘Today’ financial editor Jean Chatzky was invited on the show to offer tips on how you can avoid the …