Grocery shopping can be expensive, and that’s why any tips that can help us know how to save money on groceries are always welcome. Of course, there is no magic formula. But using one or all of the following tips will help keep the cost of your groceries down.

1. 10 Tips on
How to Save
Money on
Groceries
by Listonic

2. #1 Use a Smaller Cart or
Basket
The bigger cart you get, the
more you’ll want to fill it.
In fact, one study showed
that doubling the size of a
person’s grocery shopping
cart meant that they spent
40% more than those using
a smaller cart or basket.
Don’t be scared that you
won’t fit all your shopping
into a smaller cart or
basket. The size of all of
these has significantly
increased over the years.

3. #2 Hunt Down the
“Reduced” Section
All stores offer promotions
to sell the last few items of
stock, especially if they’re
close to their use/sell by
date.
Find out where they get
sold (the location might
change from time to time)
and what time stock gets
placed there.

4. #3 Compare the Cost per
Unit
While shopping, you can
easily find product labels
on the shelves with the
item’s cost per 100g, 1kg,
1ltr, or any other relevant
unit of measurement. It’s
called “price per unit of
measure”.
That’s how you can
compare different brands
of similar or same products,
without doing complicated
math in your head, or
reaching for your
smartphone’s calculator
app.

5. #4 Visit Fewer Aisles
The more shopping aisles
you go down, the more
likely you are to fill your
basket with things you
don’t really need to buy.
Research found that
consumers who visited
fewer aisles buy almost
20% less unplanned items
compared to buyers who
visited all lanes.

6. #5 Avoid Aisles Filled
with Temptations and
Promotions
By avoiding aisles with
alluring products in them,
you don’t have to face the
temptation of these
goodies. This means you’ll
save more money by not
buying them.
Also, nowadays
supermarkets and grocery
stores tend to sell and
promote non-grocery
products such as clothing,
and home and garden
products that you don’t
necessarily need.

7. #6 Use a Shopping List or
Shopping List App
If you have your shopping
list with you, it will help
you stick to precisely
what’s on it and not buy
anything extra. This means
less unplanned purchases
and less unexpected costs.
Why not go one step
further and download a
shopping list app, like
Listonic? These apps have
functions such as list
sharing, and even the
ability to add prices to
calculate the total cost of
your groceries.

8. #7 Don’t Buy Anything
Placed Near Checkouts
Imagine that you’re in a
long checkout queue. The
magazines look interesting,
and the chocolate looks
delicious.
Everything there is there to
tempt you at the checkout.
You really don’t need it,
and you really don’t need
to spend extra on them.

9. #8 Don’t Buy What’s at
Eye Level
Grocery stores are a
marketing battlefield and
you are the target of greedy
CEOs.
When you realize this, you
might start to wonder why
is it that the most colorful,
flashy, and more expensive
items are displayed at the
height of your eyes.

10. #9 Stick to Seasonal
Products
Having shopping habits
that follow the seasonal
availability of products
actually helps lower your
spending. Out of season
fruit and vegetables are
usually more expensive.
When produce is in season
where you are, there is
more of it locally. This
means they are cheaper
because they don’t have to
travel as far.

11. #10 Check Your Basket
Before Going to the
Checkout
Take a good look at your
cart before going to check
out. Ask yourself if you are
really going to eat 5 packs
of cheese, or if you really
need that bag of chips.
There’s often too much
pressure in the queue to
not question your choices,
and keep them in your
basket.

12. Saving money
is easier with
The Smart Shopping List