Grocery shopping trends are changing, and they show how the recession has shaped our buying habits. One of the trends? We’re spending more on some things, but cutting back on others. A good example of that is people tend to splurge on organic strawberries, but only buy soda when it’s on sale. It shows that […]
Bare Grocery Shelves After the Snow Storm
02/04/2011 By 1 Comment
It’s Friday night. And it’s snowing. Again. Another 4 inches today, on top of the record 14 inches on Tuesday. And minus 6 degrees a couple of mornings ago. After nearly a week stuck at the TV station, I took my wife out for a date. To the grocery store. And she loved it. She’s […]
Five Ways Grocery Stores Get You To Pay More
05/18/2010 By 1 Comment
I try to make it a habit of keeping an eye on the prices of my groceries as they’re being scanned at checkout. It’s a habit that sometimes pays off. This week I caught three overcharges that would have cost me an extra 30 bucks. Ouch! It appeared to be an honest mistake (the items […]
