Comments on: How to Save Money at the Grocery Store http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/05/how-to-save-money-at-the-grocery-store Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: spanishgrad http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/05/how-to-save-money-at-the-grocery-store/comment-page-1#comment-10398 spanishgrad Thu, 08 May 2008 19:51:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=834#comment-10398 I'm not sure that cutting out the higher priced grocery stores is necessarily the way to go (depends on your area, I suppose)--I took my price book along with me to Walmart and saw that the best prices (and even some of the regular ones, like sugar and flour) I can get at Harris Teeter and Kroger beat a lot of Walmart's grocery prices (quality also comes in to this too--the Walmart I went to did not offer a store-brand non-bleached flour, as Kroger does). I shop the best sale prices at a number of grocery stores (timing them with other errands/work/etc to save on gas) and stock up on staples when I see good prices. I'm planting some veggies outside, so hopefully we'll be able to supplement with home-grown produce this summer! I’m not sure that cutting out the higher priced grocery stores is necessarily the way to go (depends on your area, I suppose)–I took my price book along with me to Walmart and saw that the best prices (and even some of the regular ones, like sugar and flour) I can get at Harris Teeter and Kroger beat a lot of Walmart’s grocery prices (quality also comes in to this too–the Walmart I went to did not offer a store-brand non-bleached flour, as Kroger does). I shop the best sale prices at a number of grocery stores (timing them with other errands/work/etc to save on gas) and stock up on staples when I see good prices. I’m planting some veggies outside, so hopefully we’ll be able to supplement with home-grown produce this summer!

]]> By: Mrs. Mordecai http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/05/how-to-save-money-at-the-grocery-store/comment-page-1#comment-10399 Mrs. Mordecai Tue, 06 May 2008 18:31:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=834#comment-10399 I just didn't go shopping this week. We had plenty of food laying around, it turns out.<br /><br />I'm going every other week from now on. It will save on gas and keep me from picking that extra stuff that I "need." I just didn’t go shopping this week. We had plenty of food laying around, it turns out.

I’m going every other week from now on. It will save on gas and keep me from picking that extra stuff that I “need.”

]]> By: Hello, I'm Sally. http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/05/how-to-save-money-at-the-grocery-store/comment-page-1#comment-10400 Hello, I'm Sally. Tue, 06 May 2008 17:18:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=834#comment-10400 The grocery bill is always on my mind lately. Every time I go things are costing more. We don't have an Aldi where I live, I'm not sure what to compare it to. I'm already a super budget shopper, I make as much as I possibly can, I don't go to the expensive places. But I WONT skip on quality just for price. I can't serve my kids food with high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oils or MSG or all the hormones in dairy products and chicken or all the millions of preservatives in the cheaper food. Not to say that they never get those things, but I'm not going to make them a part of our staple foods. It is so tough and frustrating. I used to love grocery shopping and now it just depresses me! The grocery bill is always on my mind lately. Every time I go things are costing more. We don’t have an Aldi where I live, I’m not sure what to compare it to. I’m already a super budget shopper, I make as much as I possibly can, I don’t go to the expensive places. But I WONT skip on quality just for price. I can’t serve my kids food with high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oils or MSG or all the hormones in dairy products and chicken or all the millions of preservatives in the cheaper food. Not to say that they never get those things, but I’m not going to make them a part of our staple foods. It is so tough and frustrating. I used to love grocery shopping and now it just depresses me!

]]> By: Jenny http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/05/how-to-save-money-at-the-grocery-store/comment-page-1#comment-10401 Jenny Tue, 06 May 2008 16:15:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=834#comment-10401 I love Aldi's. The quality of their items has increased greatly over the past few years. We always try to shop Aldi's first and then finish our shopping at Wal-mart. Most of the time, I find that Aldi's fruits and veggies are fresher than some of the other stores. My husband loves the seafood selection. I love Aldi’s. The quality of their items has increased greatly over the past few years. We always try to shop Aldi’s first and then finish our shopping at Wal-mart. Most of the time, I find that Aldi’s fruits and veggies are fresher than some of the other stores. My husband loves the seafood selection.

]]> By: Anonymous http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/05/how-to-save-money-at-the-grocery-store/comment-page-1#comment-10402 Anonymous Tue, 06 May 2008 11:18:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=834#comment-10402 I do agree with the quality part with Angela. Recently I stopped at a gas station because they had advertised milk for 2.99 a gallon, and it was an off brand. For some reason me, my husband and my son all picked up a gastrointestinal illness after drinking that lasted 3 days. The only thing different that we could contribute it to was the milk we bought, so now I am a bit squeamish about shopping at the cheaper stores. It is tough.<br /><br />Laura I do agree with the quality part with Angela. Recently I stopped at a gas station because they had advertised milk for 2.99 a gallon, and it was an off brand. For some reason me, my husband and my son all picked up a gastrointestinal illness after drinking that lasted 3 days. The only thing different that we could contribute it to was the milk we bought, so now I am a bit squeamish about shopping at the cheaper stores. It is tough.

Laura

]]> By: Angela - Life w/ Two Busy Boys http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/05/how-to-save-money-at-the-grocery-store/comment-page-1#comment-10403 Angela - Life w/ Two Busy Boys Tue, 06 May 2008 07:52:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=834#comment-10403 It's so tough for me to want to go to a higher priced grocery store because of quality since our lower priced stores quality is really lacking and we don't seem to have any middle ground options. It’s so tough for me to want to go to a higher priced grocery store because of quality since our lower priced stores quality is really lacking and we don’t seem to have any middle ground options.

]]> By: Your Frugal Friend, Niki http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/05/how-to-save-money-at-the-grocery-store/comment-page-1#comment-10404 Your Frugal Friend, Niki Mon, 05 May 2008 23:39:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=834#comment-10404 With rising prices we have stopped shopping at the larger supermarkets and are sticking to Aldi, Save-a-Lot, and Walmart. We sometimes supplement with deals from Dollar Stores and Target.<br /><br />Right now we are trying to use up some of out pantry stock. I am baking treats instead of buying them. I made some killer cookies today that I shared on my blog.<br /><br />:) With rising prices we have stopped shopping at the larger supermarkets and are sticking to Aldi, Save-a-Lot, and Walmart. We sometimes supplement with deals from Dollar Stores and Target.

Right now we are trying to use up some of out pantry stock. I am baking treats instead of buying them. I made some killer cookies today that I shared on my blog.

:)

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