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What's a Good Price on Groceries?
The difference between thinking you're getting a good deal, and actually getting a good deal requires simply knowing what things cost.
For example, my husband came home from the grocery store and said he saw a buy-one-get-one-free deal on London Broil. It was $6.99 per pound. Some people would see the BOGO offer and stock up, thinking that buy-one-get-one-free is automatically a good deal. My husband didn't buy it because he knew better. $6.99 a pound isn't a good price for London Broil. Even $3.50 - the BOGO price - isn't that great. For the record, I usually buy London Broil when its being sold for under $3 a pound. I buy ground beef or boneless, skinless chicken breasts when they're $1.99 a pound or less. So how do you know what things cost, so you can tell the difference between a good deal, a great deal, and no deal at all? For starters, know that "Special Buys!" "…
Kevin Haslam
11:57 am on Friday, March 2, 2012
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