So, I recently made the conscious decision to revamp my spending habits and basically make a new philosophy when it comes to spending money. If I don’t absolutely need it, I don’t buy it. And I gave some thought to other ways to cut costs. One of those ways to check out two different “bargain” grocery stores near my house that advertise their very low prices. Well, that ended up really not saving me any money in the long run at all.
The first store I went to charged you a quarter just to unlock a grocery cart to use while shopping. Then they had a really poor selection of products. And then they charged you 5 cents a bag to put your groceries in.
The second store did let you use a cart for free and had a slightly better selection, but still pretty poor. By the time I looked over each store and still couldn’t find a few items on my list and had to drive to a “regular” grocery store I realized that by the time I spent the time and gas searching for all the items on my shopping list, I hadn’t really saved any money at all. I suppose it was worth a try.
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November 17, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Louisiana
Hey sweet. i know what you mean about saving a few dollars here and a few there. we have to try a few things before we see what works.
here in town, the big grocery stores like Safeway’s cart take 25 cents and Superstore’s take $1, Co-op doesn’t charge and Sobeys neither.
all 4 of them have great selection but Superstore is crazy. is lower prices and the lines and often mess are a pain.
in the house, i have change the lightbulbs to the energy saver ones. have a thermostat programable and try to turn off lights not in use.
thank you for the comment hon.
i miss you so much too.
send me an email so i can reply, not sure which of the 2 ones i have of yours is the good one.
i hope you are well. i love you. xoxooxox
November 18, 2007 at 2:35 pm
QuillDancer
Hey, Louisiana’s right about the light bulbs. They made a big difference in my light bill. Initially they are more expensive, but if you get the ones that last 3-5 years it evens out.
We have two stores on our little corner of the island. One has great produce and meat. The other has a better selection of groceries. I go to both, but luckily they are only a couple of blocks apart. Still sometimes I have to drive the 15 miles to Kapolei to Safeway for specality items like.
November 19, 2007 at 9:41 am
Nessa
I found the best way to save is to use lists because I rarely end up using things I bought just because they are on sale. We like certain things, so we just stick with them. Gas is so expense that driving around finding the cheaper price doesn’t really work for us.
And those light bulbs are great.