Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Works-for -Me Wednesday (Grocery Game website)
It's time to post another WFMW tip. My sister-in-law clued me in to this one.I'm trying to be better about using coupons to save money on groceries and to watch for sales, rather than making impulse purchases at the time that I actually need something. Thanks to my SIL, I know have a website that helps me achieve those goals. It's called
Here's how it works:
1) Log on and sign up for a $1 trial period for 4 weeks.
2) Using your temporary account, select which grocery stores you'd like to have monitored.
3) Each Sunday, log on and view "Teri's List" for your selected stores to see what sales are being offered.
4) Grocery Game compares the grocery store ads for sales against coupons that were circulated in the Sunday paper and breaks it into three categories.
a. Green items- are FREE!
b. Blue items- are best deals offered for stockpiling.
c. Black items- are discounted items, but not as discounted as blue items.
5) Each line will show you:
a. Original Price
b. Sale Price
c. Manf coupon offered
d. Store coupon offered
e. Final price
f. Amount saved (%)
I print out the lists for 3 major grocery stores (I'm allowed to select only items that I'm interested in and print out only those highlighted items) and then I go through my saved coupons and match them up to those items. I take the list and the coupons into the store with me when I shop.
Of course, after the trial period is over, there is a cost. I believe it's $5 per store that you have monitored and you pay every 8 weeks. I think my SIL are going to share an account and therefore share the expense.
Grocery Game does all the calculations and comparison shopping for me! It's so easy! This works for me. Maybe it'll work for you too!
If you'd like to share something that works for you, please leave me a comment. And be sure to link yourself over at Shannon's, the creator of Works-For-Me Wednesday.
My past WFMW entries:No Fear Shakespeare
list of age appropriate children's chores
linking within comments
baptism gift
creating blogger categories
alternate use for pot rack
cake decorating tips
unique way to stay connected
cake baking tip
comforts of home while traveling
quenching the thirst of your little one
pie crust made in bulk
hot chocolate kicked up a notch
Labels: Works-For-Me Wednesday
11 Comments:
That is a great idea! I've often wished there was an easier way to compare sales and prices in stores. Thanks! I'll check it out.
That sounds really neat. Thanks.
I've done this and loved it! It's very helpful!!
We loved the Grocery Game. It saved us soooo much money!...and it was nice to be stocked up on many items that were bought at such a nice price that we bought lots of extra!
Tracy
I'll have to check this out, too. I love when technology actually does make something easier!
I just joined last week too. I enjoyed my $58 worh of savings at the store yesterday. Very cool.
My WFMW has to do with savin at grocery stores too.
Homeschool Mama
Wow that sounds so cool! I may have to look into that. You have the coolest tips!
Thanks for the tip! This sounds brilliant.. I'll have to check it out =)
I joined almost 2 years ago and it is invaluable! If you live where coupons are doubled, this service is a MUST! You won't regret it!
I have been toying the idea of joining this- sounds like you are getting your money's worth. I love splitting the cost of memberships with people :)
I've been using Grocery Game for maybe a year now. I LOVE it! I highly recommend it. At the very least I save about 25% on groceries each week. Usually, it's more like 40%. (Once, when I combined coupons with a BOGO sale, I hit 65%!) You have to hang in there, as it takes a while to build a stock pile. But as time goes on...your stockpile grows as your grocery cart becomes less 'stuffed.' The best part to me is reaching for a jar of mayo that I paid just a dollar for and have on my shelf...when others have to pay almost $4 for the same jar because it isn't on sale!
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