15 Clever Tips Shopping in The Supermarket: This Can Save You A Lot Of Money

We are all happy when we can save money in everyday life. Whether you are shopping for sales or redeeming coupons, you can also save a lot of money when shopping in the supermarket or discount store. These are the 15 best tricks.

Shopping in The Supermarket: How You Can Save A Lot

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But did you also know that how you feel about shopping and how you organize your shopping can be really important when saving?

1. Before you go shopping, think about what you want to cook and what exactly you need for which meal. Then write a shopping list. This allows you to differentiate between the foods you really need and those that you would otherwise only have taken with you "in passing".
   
   In order to save, of course, you have to stick to the shopping list exactly. Sort the note according to the areas, e.g. fruit / vegetables or drinks, etc., so you don't have to walk aimlessly back and forth between the aisles and are less prone to random purchases.

2. If the shopping list allows it: Instead of a cart, simply use a shopping basket. That doesn't tempt you to cram it completely full of useless things.

3. Vegetables and fruits should be bought seasonally. That is more varied and healthier as well as cheaper. Because groceries that have traveled far also cost more, of course.

4. If possible, go shopping shortly before the store closes, because targeted shopping supports concentration and does not tempt you to make bad purchases, as you have less time.

5. If possible, only go shopping once a week! The reason: If you make small purchases more often, you get the feeling that you haven't spent so much money. A fallacy, because by the end of the week you are guaranteed to have spent more money.

6. Smart merchandise placement is a well-known trick. The products that are placed at eye level are usually the more expensive branded products. You should therefore consciously focus your gaze on the same foods around them.
   
   So-called bent and stretched goods, i.e. products that are at the top and bottom of the shelves, are often significantly cheaper. So you can really save.

7. The offers at the beginning of the individual courses are also more expensive than in the middle of the course, since we instinctively want to finish quickly and reach for the food at the beginning of the course.

8. The discount store shelves are mostly optimized for right-handers. So orient yourself to the left to discover cheaper goods.

9. Beware of the temptations at the end of shopping, i.e. at the checkout. What is a horror for every parent even before they start shopping, namely whining children at the checkout who want to grab prominently placed chocolate bars and sweets, is a no-go for all other buyers who want to save.
   
   Placement at the checkout is intelligent because you have to queue there, so you have time to look around again and because exhaustion and the lowered blood sugar level are greatest here after shopping. That's why you can find so many sweets there.

10. Keep an eye out for so-called "rooting tables". Even if these seem less tidy and attractive, there are often reduced goods or cheaper no-name products.

11. Products of the discounter house brand are also much cheaper than branded products. However, they usually contain products of the same quality. Read about the brands behind cheap groceries and perfumes from the discounter.

12. Open your eyes to supposed special offers! Despite the name, these foods are not necessarily cheaper. Often there are products behind this that the market cannot sell well and has to get rid of accordingly.

13. Don't go shopping when you are exhausted, disappointed, or hungry. Then our body wants to make us happy again through a reward endorphin rush while shopping. That almost always leads to bad purchases and higher bills.

14. Better to buy vegetables and fruits in the evening. The reason: Perishable goods are sometimes greatly reduced in price shortly before the shop closes so that the discounter does not have to throw the goods away.

15. Look for foods whose best-before date is about to expire. These are reduced by the discounters in order to still find buyers. Good to know: An expired best before date does not mean that the product is no longer edible or even hazardous to health, because the best before date is only a recommendation from the manufacturer.
    
    After the expiry of the best-before date, there is no longer any guarantee from the seller according to the law, but most groceries sometimes last significantly longer than excellent.

So you can really save when shopping in the supermarket. 

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