know your prices
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A friend works in one of the grocery chains here that is featuring what they call the "can can sale"
I was all excited when first hearing about this thinking I would be able to stock up on canned goods for a reasonable price. I went so far as to compose a list of those cans we should purchase. Then I got the flier listing the offered prices. My heart sank. There wasn't a bargain to be had, in the canned goods area, there were some meats on sale. When we, hubby and I walked into the store we were amazed at how busy they were, and more amazed to see how many people were walking around with shopping carts full of cases of canned vegetables thinking they were saving themselves money. Hubby and I had sat down and compared those supposed sale prices with the prices we pay weekly and were shocked to find that the sale price was almost double on some items to what we are accustomed to paying. True we go to grocery stores not considered main stream, stores like "savealot" and "aldi's" where a can of corn is forty nine cents not a dollar something. Are they lesser known brands? Of course. Do they taste as good? Absolutely.
I don't feel a need to stock my pantry shelves with designer brand foods, merely nutritious good tasting filling fare that satisfies when set upon the table. It pays to know your prices so you don't fall into such traps and end up spending more than necessary. Especially in today's economy.
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