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04-29-2009, 11:04 AM
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Shopping with a calculator
Do you shop for groceries with a calculator ready for use? I try to remember to take mine for quick figuring. Unit prices are not necessarily posted where I shop.
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04-30-2009, 12:35 AM
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It's not a bad idea, however I just usually do the figuring in my head.
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04-30-2009, 10:53 AM
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Most phones have a calculator function. I use that.
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04-30-2009, 12:11 PM
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I tend to do the price per portion calculation in my head, ie an 8 pack of nathan's hotdogs at 4 bucks equals $2 bucks per serving.
My goal is meat below $2 a pound, fruits below $1 a pound
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04-30-2009, 02:11 PM
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I always carry my graphing calculator in my purse because of school, so I do carry it to the grocery store by default. It has been very useful on a few occasions. For instance, the unit price of brand A is in metric but the unit price of brand B (same item) is in US standard. And for some reason, toilet paper at the store I shop at never has a unit price.
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04-30-2009, 03:31 PM
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That's what the husband is for.....
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04-30-2009, 05:06 PM
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Whats also a great thingfor grocery shopping is this app on the new tmobile g1 phones where you can scan any barcode and it will tell you the cheapest price for that item in your area. It's great for anything you buy really whether its just juice or a new tv or something.
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05-02-2009, 12:28 AM
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05-02-2009, 09:14 AM
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I use the grocery list that I take with me and manually add up the items that I am buying. I also have a small calculator so that I can use for figuring our price per ounce or unit.
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05-02-2009, 09:08 PM
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Back when I first got married we had to use a calculator, now our bill is fairly predictable.
I highly recommend the calculator for those getting out of debt or on a tight budget.
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05-03-2009, 07:22 AM
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When my kids were pre and early teens I used to have them add the stuff I bought as we shopped. When my grandsons visited I had them do the same thing and offered a prize at the checkout (gum). It was fun and kept them occupied.
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05-03-2009, 06:46 PM
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DW and I tried this for the first time today, and it took a lot of the surprise away at the checkout counter and also took a lot of the stuff off of our list. We had been wanting to get a lot of stuff that we need, but don't have to have at this moment. So DW ended up prioritizing what she really wanted vs. what could wait, and it saved us about $60 until the next time we go to wally world.
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05-04-2009, 09:00 AM
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I use my calculator to figure which product is the better deal when there are multiple brands, sizes, and units of measure on the sizes. I don't have a budget to stick to when shopping, so I don't need to keep a running total before check-out. I always pay for groceries with credit card, so there is no issue of my total exceeding the cash I have on me. Of course, I don't recommend everyone have no budget for groceries. It work for us, but we are very careful with the spending.
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05-06-2009, 01:58 PM
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LOL, about 6 yrs. ago, our local grocery store mounted caclulators to the carts. They didn't last and my 2 and 4 year old had a blast with them while I kept track of the bill in my head. I am a DH and that is what I am for.
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05-11-2009, 11:41 AM
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Yes,I remember those calculators on the carts!!!
I miss them! Now, I use my cell or try to figure things out in my head. (cell works much better though!)
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05-13-2009, 10:28 AM
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I use a list and a calculator with memory & math functions. I keep a running tally as I put things in the cart. You don't see too many people weighing produce anymore, but I do. Last week my total was off by 0.12 from the register- guess those bananas were a little heavier!
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05-13-2009, 12:21 PM
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My PDA (iTouch) has a built-in calculator software.
Typically, I can round and calculate in my head, but I did break it out once in Macy's, because I couldn't believe how good the price of a leather jacket was. Two sales associates saw me doing that, and perhaps they thought I was serious, they literally jumped on me, trying to get me to buy it. I didn't buy it by the way. As cheap as it was, I still didn't need it. 
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05-13-2009, 06:22 PM
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Shopping with a calculator = a great idea
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