How Grocery Stores Manipulate You Into Spending More Money

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[BudgetGirl]

So good to know their tricks to be able to beat them!

[stevenporter]

Let the store try whatever they want. Before checking out just compare your list to what is in the cart. Whatever not on list - out.

[terivinson]

My latest thing to save money is to do the shopping on line with pick up. My health does not allow me to wander eveywhere in these huge stores. The handicap carts are not always available or charged. But, even that has a rub. It does not allow for substitution anymore, and they are increasingly out of items. Then I have to stop at my smaller grocery to pick those up. At any rate, it does save time and money. I get what is on my list on my phone, checking it off as I cart it, and if it is in person, I put blinders on.

[bonecrusher]

You are absolutely fabulous. What stores do you do your grocery shopping at? Do you stock up on water? Can you possibly do some in store videos? I think it would be awesome if you could show how you do your full shopping trip

[deborahrose]

another thing to notice is slight differences in sizes ... for example, what we used to buy as a half gallon of ice cream is now 1.5 quarts.... but the price hasn't changed and most people haven't realized they are getting less for their money. Another example is yogurt.... the small containers used to be 8 oz, but have downsized to 6 oz.... again, not an obvious change and not something you would automatically notice, but the price didn't change.... and sugar... always came in 5 lb bags... have you noticed they are now 4 lb bags? Sneaky, sneaky!

[danavelez]

Stores must dislike me then. I get in and out...never do I wander around the aisles unless it's to find a specific item that I need. Will not be fooled by these tactics as most...

[danikeebler]

I thought of a few that you missed.
The one that drives me bonkers!!!!
I intentionally shop in stores I know the layouts. It saves me time and scrounging for needed items. They on occasion move the sections around. The bread is now the coffee, the coffee is now the snack isle and so forth. They do that intentionally to take the shopper off of auto pilot and requires them to scrounge for needed staples.
Another thing is that stores have their favorite items and put them at eye level. Less expensive and less lucrative products get placed out of eye level.
Shopping becomes a ful sensory issue.. They also turn on musiak to lull the shoppers. At holiday time, they plug in holiday smells such as cinnamon/vanilla/pine. It makes people head for the baking isles.

[Reina]

First rule is to create your list and ONLY buy what's on your list. Thanks Kelly and please do a part 2

[danikeebler]

It is wise to start your shopping trip on the outer perimeter of the store for health and money. It is where the produce/protiens/dairy are. The inner perimeter is the junk food and snacks.
Those sale items at the front, I am wary of. Not only are they trying to suck up to my frugal side/ impulse side, but are they trying to unload a surplus of items that need to leave their store before the dates are getting ready to expire? 🤔
If the item is on my list, I will go to the shelf, rather than the display. The expiration date is probably a later date.
The plastic clip on the bread are colored for a reason. The x color is a Tuesday loaf. The z color is a Wednesday loaf. Avoid the stray color clip on its own. It is the last of the batch and not so fresh.