Know Grocery Store Policies Before Shopping

To save the most money when grocery shopping, it’s important to know your grocery store’s policies for discounts. A popular marketing ploy that many grocers offer is called a “BOGO” – Buy One / Get One Free – on a brand-name product. You get one free item when you buy another at full price.

Some senior citizens have found this practice discriminatory, and have strongly expressed their concerns to store managers. Their claim is that as a single-person household, they simply can’t consume two of the item before the second one spoils. To appease the seniors, many grocers have changed their BOGO policies and now allow the purchase of just one BOGO item at half price. This represents a good value, but you can significantly improve your savings if you know your grocer’s coupon doubling policy. Read More>>