The World’s Most Obvious Advice To Help You Save Money And Eat Healthier
Several new studies reach some unsurprising conclusions about how to make better choices at the grocery store.
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Junk Food Banned: Law Now Requires Checkout Treats To Be Good For You
A California city becomes the first to ban unhealthy items from grocery checkout displays.
Survey Claims Most Shoppers Want Healthier Checkouts – But Do They?
A new survey suggests that most shoppers want candy banned from grocery checkouts.
How CVS Hopes to Get You to Spend More
CVS plans to offer healthier food choices, to help you eat better – and spend more.
Grocery Chain Bans Candy at the Checkout – Could Yours Be Next?
One grocery chain decides to ban all candy from all checkout lanes. Could this be a trend that spreads to your store?
How Sneaky Marketers Can Manipulate Us With Coupons
Do you travel up and down every grocery aisle during each shopping trip, or make a beeline for only the items that are on your shopping list? If you’re a couponer, chances are you go to the grocery store with a plan, and stick with it. But researchers are studying some sneaky ways to throw us off our game, using[Read More…]
Big Brother Can Help You Shop Smarter
It’s almost time for New Year’s resolutions. And if your goal is to make better decisions in the grocery store and lose weight in the new year, maybe the government can help. It’s a common complaint about coupons, that most seem to be for things that aren’t good for you (read: “An Extreme Couponer Who’s Had Enough”). Truth is, a[Read More…]
Seeking Out Groceries That Are Dented, Expired, Discontinued – And Cheap
If you want to go high-end with your grocery shopping, there are plenty of places like Whole Foods and super-supermarkets like St. Louis’ new Dierbergs and Schnucks (read: St. Louis’ Souped-Up Supermarkets). For lower prices, you can visit a big-box store like Walmart. If you’re on a real bargain hunt, you may pick up your groceries at discount stores like[Read More…]
The “Man Aisle”. Oh, Man.
Har har, have you heard about the new “man aisle” that a New York City grocery store has set up? If you haven’t, you can read about it here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here. In other words, the story is everywhere today, and the Westside Market couldn’t[Read More…]
Don’t Get Suckered at the Store
So there you are, your store’s sale ad and your clutch of coupons in your hand, and something tempting catches your eye on the supermarket shelf. Don’t do it! A friendly coupon Mom-slash-coupon company spokesperson from West Michigan tells a local TV station not to be snookered by grocery stores’ clever tricks to get you to spend more. Read her complete[Read More…]
