Source: rd.com. Who Knew. M. Crouch. (Feb. 2014).
1. How big is your shopping cart? A big cart means more room for ...
2. 95% of shoppers don't know the average price for an item unless shopping for milk, bread, bananas, and eggs.
3. Be mindful of buying larger sizes. Is the item really needed? How soon will you use? Can you freeze it? Or ... will you eat it all in one consumption?!
4. Grocery stores really do not make a lot of money off your shopping, just 1.5% net profit a year. Restaurant tips are around 15-20%.
5. Most clerks have a fixed time to complete your shopping experience.
6. The average apple in the supermarket is over a year old (14 months or older).
7. Packaged cheese may cost less than in the deli area.
8. If your grocery store is having a sale on a baked item, ask if you can buy it now, during the sale, but not pick it up until your event. Keep your receipt to show when ready to pick-up.
9. If you don't see an item, ask the store manager if it can be ordered.
10. Ask for a mark down when you feel it's necessary.
11. Cooked pizza in the store is probably simply an opened product from the pizza brands in the pizza aisle--that cost far less. The same can be said about a store's fresh seafood counter.