Sorry I am late with this week's post!  Basketball season is such a busy season for me at school.  I wanted to share some information that I came arcoss in some of my food storage emails.  The next few paragraphs are taken from Everyday Food Storage.  Important information that made me stop and think.  I hope it will make you do the same!

Name Brands, Store Brands, and Generic Brands

As you shop, be sure to compare prices of different brands. NAME BRANDS generally cost the most due to fancy packaging and advertisements-however, sometimes these can be HIGHER quality and taste BETTER than other brands as well. STORE BRANDS are sold by the supermarket chain (so you’ll see the store name on the can, i.e. Albertsons). GENERIC BRANDS have plain labels, aren’t advertised, and are generally the cheapest. Like I said before, the quality and taste between these three may differ-so it’s important to try the brands and decide which are worth paying the money for and which aren’t. For example, my family doesn’t like Bumble Bee tuna which is a name brand. We think it’s really mushy (and gross!) and we prefer the Western Family brand which is a store brand because the tuna is firmer. But what you’re willing to pay for is entirely up to you and your family-but it’s important to remember that if your family won’t eat it because they don’t like the taste-it’s a waste of money in the end. Also, be sure to compare brands that are on sale. Sometimes name brands can be cheaper than store brands because it’s on sale so be sure to LOOK around!



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Learn grocery stores trick of offering you a complimentary product!

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• The grocery store by me is pretty smart. Do you know what they put right next to their milk? OREOS, chocolate syrup, and donuts. Do you know how many people I see buying OREOS after picking up their milk? I can see the thought process in their head, “Oh, OREOS! Those sound good…and I did just get some milk. That will be a fun treat!” The best part about this marketing trick is that YOU come up with the idea (with a little guidance from them). The brain functions by making associations so they put complimentary items next to each other and your brain does the rest. Don’t believe me? Next time you’re at the store go down your ice cream aisle. I can guarantee you’ll find ice cream toppings, ice cream scoops, etc very close by.

  Don’t believe what Grocery Stores say about themselves!

 

Think about who is sending you the message that this grocery store is a low price leader or that these items have the lowest price, the grocery store. It takes your brain seeing a message 7 times or less for it to be ingrained, with out you even noticing what is happening. So of course, grocery stores will put big signs up that they are “Low price leaders” have the “Lowest prices” etc. Become an educated shopper so you know the prices and can make good judgements. Also, know that a stores’ low price promise may just be that it is the lowest at that store and not compared to other stores in the area.

Is it a “ON SALE” or “FOR SALE” tag?

My mom always tells a funny story about my grandparents where my grandmother comes home so excited that she just stocked up at the grocery store because they were having a huge sale. To which my grandfather (after looking at the end cost on the receipt) would say “EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE” This is actually one of grocery stores favorite tricks. Who doesn’t love a good sale. But have you ever, for fun, peeled back the sale label (the one that covers the original price) to see how much you’re actually saving? I have…and you know what I discovered? That a lot of the times it is the SAME price. So the “sale” tag was really more of a “it’s FOR sale” tag than a “it’s ON sale” tag-apparently, my grandfather was correct. Now, I’m not saying this is always the case but they definitely know that your eye is drawn to those tags and they put them on items not on sale to move them. I want you to take a step back the next time you’re at the grocery store and actually look at all of the tags they have hanging down an aisle. Next, look at how many of those are actually indicating that an item is on sale. You’ll notice there is are a lot of little tags hanging down an aisle…all to get your attention and look at it. You eye is naturally drawn to bright colors and something out of place. Those tags fit both of those requirements and make grocery stores a whole lot more money!

 

Please remember this came from everyday food storage!  Have a good week!