I'm not the biggest fan of grocery shopping. I have to admit. Finding parking, missioning in malls and supermarkets, standing in queues and carting shopping bags from the car is not my favorite past-time. That's why I love the post-Covid rise in available online grocery stores. Most deliver within an hour, and I find I don't waste money putting unnecessary stuff in my virtual cart.
But I can't argue that often, hand-picking my own produce is much better. I can choose exactly what avo I want, or inspect the fridge for the freshest dairy products. So even though it doesn't bring me massive joy, I can be found physically shopping for groceries now and then.
I'll probably doing less online shopping and more supermarket visits since reading some of the genius hacks that people have been sharing on the internet. The team at Bored Panda has compiled a list of the best so that you too can save yourself time, money and stress.
#1 Keep Your Toddler Safely In The Grocery Cart Seat (And Prevent Abductions) With A Carabiner
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#2 I'm An Employee. Let Me Show You Something
Forgive me. I'm not an artist and I just wanted to show you how to lay your wine bottles down. The belt jerks since it moves as we scan items. Lay them vertically so they won't move all around or fall! I tell people about this "hack" every day and they're always so surprised so I thought I'd share with the group.
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#3 I Created A Facebook Group ‘Reducedfoodlondon’ Basically Showing Reduced Food In London. It Went Viral, Got Covered By The Londonist
Now we have 3750 members (20 days) posting their cheap food finds. Insane, but it helps everyone save money in London 😁 in talks to work with supermarkets too.
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#4 I Look For Markdown Prices At My Local Market. Got A Bunch Of Meat For $12 Because The Sell By Date Is Tomorrow. Freeze It And It Will Last Me Over A Month
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#5 It Was Cheaper To Buy An Actual Basil Plant Rather Than The "Fresh Picked" Sprigs In A Package
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#6 If You Are Shopping For Wedding Stuff, Try To Avoid The Label "Wedding" It's Typically Marked Up
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#7 Always Check The Per Unit Pricing. This Is The Most Blatant Example I Have Ever Come Across
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#8 Use Boxes Inside Your Reusable Shopping Bags To Make Them More Rigid
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#9 My Local Supermarket Sells 'Miss-Shaped' Fruit And Veg For Several Dollars Cheaper Than Regular Produce - Easy Way To Save A Few Bucks, Plus The Packaging Is Super Cute
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#11 Grocery Store Life Hack: Bring Bins With Handles For Your Cart. Place Them In Your Car Then Carry Them Inside Your House. Keep In Your Trunk For Next Use
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#12 Small Cream Is Very Expensive Per Ml. So I Buy The Full Litre And Freeze What I Don’t Need
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#13 My Lesson For Today: Check Prices Carefully! We Found These In The Regular Meat Section Today And The Price Was Honored
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#15 Costco Pesto Hack To Last Beyond Expiration
Our family loves Costco pesto, but we can’t always finish the container in the 3 to 4 weeks that it’s usually valid from an expiration perspective.
Today we took a whole container and distributed into two brand new ice trays. Now we have pesto whenever we want and don’t have to throw away half used containers. Ice trays were $8 for two.
Today we took a whole container and distributed into two brand new ice trays. Now we have pesto whenever we want and don’t have to throw away half used containers. Ice trays were $8 for two.
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#16 Spread The Word About Restaurant Supply Stores
Every one I’ve been to has some of the best deals, bulk buying is required.
Less than $1/lb for rice! Less than $1/lb beans!
Some of the most expensive seafood scallops for $5.6/lb!
And even nuts always expensive are cheaper here.
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#17 I’ve Had No Idea This Was A Thing For 45 Years Of Grocery Shopping. Hang Your Crunchables On The Back Of The Cart
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#19 If You Have A Bakery Outlet Store Near You, You Can Pick Up The Same, Fresh Bread And Cakes That You Get At Your Local Store For Less Than Half The Price
I picked up all of this yesterday for less than $13 with more than a week of shelf life on everything.
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#20 I Finally Understand Why People Buy Large Cuts Of Meat When It Goes On Sale. Quit Job For School, Trying To Be More Frugal, And We Got 2 Large Top Roasts For Buy-One-Get-One-Free And Processed It/Cut It Up At Home Ourselves. Now We Have Meals For Days
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23points