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Note the grocery outlets on your regular routes to avoid driving needlessly and track their ad loss leaders. If you have an ethnic food store nearby, they usually sell fresh produce at a lower price than the big chains. Don't buy non food items at the lg. grocery chains, that is their biggest mark-up. Go to a discount/Dollar Store/Liquidator Outlet for items used once and thrown out like paper goods, soap, plastic products like Saran,Foil,Zipbags etc.

If you have patience to create your own Price Book, you will quickly know which sales are genuine and which are promotion. Using coupons can be effective but often generic or house brand are cheaper per unit than name brand less coupon. If it's used for cooking it's not noticeable. We prefer homemade pasta sauce but will use the cheapest and add the combo of spices that enhance the flavor. A teeny, tiny bit of arrowroot thickens any sauce that's too runny [and never causes lumping].