Recession Buster: More Tips for Saving at the Supermarket

Shopping at the supermarket is becoming more and more challenging on the brain.

Recently, I was at a Shoprite picking up a few items. I needed tomato sauce and my preferred brand is Ragu in any flavor. The one pound bottle of Ragu was "on sale" for $2.39. Keep in mind, last year the sale price use to be $1.99.

I grabbed the chunky vegetable flavor in 1lb size, but noticed the same flavor in a larger size. I picked the larger size and it was a 2lb plastic bottle regularly priced for $2.99. So for 1lb more of the same sauce for $.60 more! I put the 1lb bottle back on the shelf and grabbed two 2lb bottles.

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When shopping at the supermarket, make sure you always look at size vs. price. You will find that you will save more with the larger contatiners.

Remember - only buy bigger when you know you won't waste the leftovers. I have pasta pretty frequently at my house, so the sauce will go to good use.


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