Want to reduce your shopping bill? You will save time and money with these three easy ways to get the best deal for your supermarket shop.
One of our biggest expenditures is the weekly grocery shop. While we happily spend ages on the internet trying to find the best deal on everything from car insurance to a new DVD, we're resigned to thinking that our grocery bill is out of our control. Well it's not.
Here are some easy ways to get the best deal:
Make large online shops
It's a simple fact that the more often you go to the shops, the more you buy. Avoid popping into local shops each day and get into a habit of making one big weekly shop from the comfort of your home. That way, you'll avoid buying all those unnecessary extras that somehow slip into your basket when you go food shopping.
Look out for special offers
Stock up when long-life products that you regularly buy are on offer. Only get tempted by special offers when you would buy them over time anyway - if you don't normally buy frozen pizzas, don't buy two just because they're on offer.
Trade down
Everyone has the brands that they'll never swap, like Diet Coke or Heinz ketchup. That said, for things that you're not too bothered about, try trading down to a supermarket own brand or better still to their cheap range.
For example, a box of 80 PG Tips tea bags costs £1.52. ASDA's own brand costs just 91p and ASDA Smartprice costs just 32p!
Problem solved
Sounds like a chore - and it used to be, but not any longer. Go to our supermarket comparison page and fill your trolley. We'll compare prices across the top stores and you checkout with the best deal - dead simple!
