Friday, April 20, 2012

Price Comping at It's Best

Yesterday I went for my weekly grocery run to Walmart.

As I was piling groceries into my cart I just knew this was going to be an expensive trip. In fact, I cut my shopping short as I was just sure I had spent well over $100.

I checked out and to my surprise my total came to $57 and some change.  I just had to take a picture.
Here is some of what I bought and how much I saved:

20 bottles of Powerade- Regular price $0.88ea ($17.60) / comp price $0.59 ea ($11.80) = $5.80 saved
3 chunks of Kraft cheese- Regular price $2.68 ($8.04) / comp price $1.49 ($4.47) = $3.57 saved
1 package Kraft shredded mozzarella cheese- Regular price $2.68 / comp price $1.49 = $1.19 saved
2 packs Nestle Pure Life bottled water- Regular price $3.98 ($7.96) / comp price $3.33 ( $6.66) = $1.30 saved
1 package Oreo cookies- Regular price $2.98 / comp price $2.00 = $.98 saved
1 package Keebler Fudge Shoppe cookies- Regular price $2.38 / comp price $1.88 = $0.50 saved
3 packs Farmland bacon- Regular price $3.78 ea ($11.34) / comp price $1.99 (5.97) = $5.37 saved
1 box of Capri Sun- Regular price $2.48 / comp price $1.79 = $0.69 saved
1 Peter Pan peanut butter- Regular price $2.68 / comp price $1.99 = $0.69 saved

In just those few things I saved over $20.00.

So when I was walking around feeling guilty for spending over $100 in groceries I was partially correct. Had I not comp'd the items I was buying I WOULD have spent over $100.

I challenge you to write down the regular prices of the items you buy just to see how much you save in one week by comping your groceries.  You will be surprised!


3 comments:

Fonda said...

I have added an extra column to the spread sheet to write the actual price. Then when my shopping is over I figure it up and brag about how much I saved.

Emily said...

Very good idea!

Heather said...

I may have to borrow that idea. Love your spread sheet. Thanks for all that you do.