CREDIT CARD PURCHASES FELL BY
2-POINT-9 BILLION...THAT'S THE
THIRD DECLINE IN 4 MONTHS.
YOU WILL WANT TO SEE THIS NEXT
STORY BEFORE YOUR NEXT TRIP TO
THE GROCERY STORE. AS NEWS 4'S
MIKE CEJKA FOUND OUT --- YOU
MIGHT BE WASTING YOUR MONEY ON
TEN POPULAR ITEMS... MIKE.
JACQUIE, TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR
MANY PEOPLE AND WITH THE
HOLIDAYS QUICKLY APPROACHING WE
THOUGHT WE DO A LITTLE PRICE
COMPARISON SHOPPING SO THAT YOU
CAN CELEBRATE WITHOUT BREAKING
THE BANK...
RECENTLY, THE WEB SITE
WISEBREAD.COM PUT OUT THE TOP 10
LIST OF ITEMS THAT YOU SHOULD
NEVER BUT AT THE GROCERY STORE.
SOME OF THIS IS REALLY JUST
COMMON SENSE STUFF. TODAY, I
LOOKED INTO THE PRICES ON A FEW
OF THESE ITEMS LOCALLY AND FOUND
THAT IF YOU STICK WITH STORE
BRANDS, YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY BE
ABLE TO COME UP WITH A BETTER
PRICE . KEEP IN MIND THAT
THESE PRICES DO NOT TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT WEEKLY SALES AND TAX.
WITH THANKSGIVING AROUND THE
CORNER, MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
BE STOCKING UP ON CANNED GOODS.
IT IS BEST TO STICK WITH THE
STORE BRAND OR
DISCOUNT GROCERY STORE ON THIS
ONE. THE STORE BRAND AT WEGMANS
AND ALDI WERE DEFINITELY THE
WINNERS HERE WITH THE
CONVENIENCE STORE-PHARMACY BEING
THE HIGHEST PRICED. THERE'S
ALWAYS A BIG PUSH ON GREETING
CARDS GOING INTO THE HOLIDAY
SEASON. WE FOUND THAT WHILE
YOU'LL PAY THE MANUFACTURERS
RETAIL PRICE AT THE GROCERY
STORE, WITH SOME ADDED INCENTIVE
IF YOU BUY THREE OR MORE CARDS
AT WEGMANS, PARTY SUPPLY STORES
BEAT THE PRICE BY HALF. AND OF
COURSE, THERE'S ALL THOSE TOYS
FOR THE KIDS THAT TAKE
BATTERIES. IF YOU'RE SHOPPING
FOR SMALLER PACKS, THE STORE
BRAND BATTERIES AT THE GROCERY
STORE ARE NOT A BAD DEAL.
WISEBREAD.COM RECOMMENDS BUYING
LARGER AMOUNTS AT WHOLESALE
SHOPPING CLUBS SUCH AS BJ'S AND
SAM'S CLUB. YOU CAN SAVE ON
PRE-CUT MEATS IF YOU PURCHASE A
LARGE SIZE AND CUT IT YOURSELF.
THIS GOES FOR BEEF AND CHICKEN.
BRAND NAME CEREALS ARE ALWAYS
HIGH AT THE GROCERY STORE SO
LOOK FOR BULK AT WHOLESALE CLUBS
OR BUY THE STORE BRAND. LAUNDRY
DETERGENT, COSMETICS, DIAPERS
AND LIGHT BULBS ROUND OFF THE
LIST.
AND THEN THERE'S MAGAZINES. THE
AVERAGE PRICE FOR A MAGAZINE IN
THE MARKET IS 3.99. IN MANY
CASES YOU CAN GET A SUBSCRIPTION
FOR IT FOR 12.00 DOLLARS A YEAR.
THAT'S A SAVINGS OF ALMOST 36.00
DOLLARS PER YEAR.
