Of the Top 5 Mistakes We Make When Grocery Shopping…I made every-single-mistake on my last grocery trip. Aside: I could have titled this “Top 5 Reasons I should not take my kids to grocery shopping“. Learn from my mistakes and do not do any of these Top 5 Mistakes We Make When Grocery Shopping (especially #3 and #5)…
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Top 5 Mistakes We Make When Grocery Shopping
- Impulse buying. Guilty. My last shopping trip took over an hour (though I promised the kids we’d be in and out). Because they were tired (and so was I) – I shopped spur-of-the-moment. You know what that’s like right? Walk by the brownies…buy the brownies. Walk by the cookies…buy two boxes of cookies. Never a healthy shopping experience.
- Shopping on the wrong day. Did it. Weekends are always busier. And my Loblaws PC Plus points load up on Friday mornings…so really, I should do my shopping Fridays because I can take advantage of the PC Plus points plus the new flyer starts.
- Shopping on an empty stomach. Don’t do it! My kids were hangry (hangry = hungry + angry) which resulted in a fairly impressive lying-on-the-floor meltdown of my son. I shopped too long, on the wrong day, and hungry…it was a trifecta of what not to do when you grocery shop.
- The wrong check-out line. Weekends are always busy. And the line-ups loonnng. Choosing the right check out line is like a path to freedom.
- Not having a meal plan. It’ll come back to bite you in the butt. I shopped for school lunch essentials…but ended up having nothing for dinner. Having a meal plan keeps you to healthy choices and organizes you life.
Bonus #6: Not stocking up on your tried and true products. I’m talking Pampers, Secret, Crest, Dawn, and Mr. Clean – your favourite products that don’t go out of date and you always need on hand. Psst…click here to take advantage of coupons and sample offers.
I am putting a stop to the Top 5 Mistakes We Make When Grocery Shopping madness now. I have been challenged to track how much time I save by using Click & Collect to purchase my everyday necessities (like Bounty which I use all the time). Follow along as I #SaveMommyMinutes to by using Click & Collect…
Share: What mistakes do you make when you grocery shop?…
Please tell me – How do you choose the “Right” check out line?…I would like my path to freedom
I find that if I eat before shopping nothing looks good to me to buy LOL…it doesnt have any appeal to me ..but when I’m hungry I think of ten ways to make that ground beef into meals. I now only go on fridays mornings before work (7am the store opens) because I have gone into the city on a saturday only to find nothing on the shelves and then have to wait an additional 2weeks before I can go again. I am sure I impulse buy…oh look brownies…I’ll make those tomorrow..yep, 2 weeks later still havent had the time to make brownies lol
shopping on an empty stomach is something I do way too often. it really is silly.
It seems I do ALL those things every time I shop. Maybe I just hate shopping. It just never seems to go well. and I always forget things, list or no list.
I am guilty of shopping on an emppty stomach – which does lead to impulse buying! It’s something simple to not do – but I do it often
The “right” check out for me is online. No line ups ever! In store – peak at the carts in front of you…are they FULL or semi-full? Line up behind the semi-full whenever possible to get through faster.
I tend to shop Fridays too – load up for the weekend and take advantage of the new flyer deals.
I try to shop first thing in the morning (after breakfast) so my tummy won’t make my brain make impulse choices.
The list is my saving grace. I know I’ll buy off list (always happens) but I list not the wants but the absolute needs
We’re all guilty of it – you aren’t alone 🙂
I shop on an empty stomach all the time. I need to knock that off because I always end up spending double.
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I’m an impulse shopper and always shop when I’m hungry which is so awful and always leads to over spending and buying stuff I don’t need!
I need a meal plan before I go to the store, but early do! I hate cooking so I hate looking! This is a good reminder that it saves me money though so I need to do it LOL.
Okay, I can say that I have made every single one of these mistakes. I am horrible at meal planning until I am mid-aisle then I have all these ideas and then I never know what I have in the pantry and end up repurchasing items. LOL
I am terrible for impulse buying at the grocery store. I have learned my lesson never to shop while i am hungry.
I have to make a list and stick to it when i go grocery shopping. If i do not make a list i always forget what i needed.
These are all great examples of grocery shopping mistakes. I do my best to make an in-depth list based on the weekly ad and sales, but yummy snacks sometimes get me sidetracked.
when i shop while hungry i totally over spend. HA! i buy things that i normal wouldnt buy. i totally dont have any will power.
These are for real! Making a list before you go on a grocery is a big help and learn how to focus on what is just written. Most especially, the MEAL PLAN for a week is helpful in saving time and money.
I do all of these bad habits, I don’t think it will ever be a perfect shopping trip, that’s just nature, but I do try to eat before I go or else I will buy more junk than healthy!!
My husband and I have a running joke about picking the right lane…No matter what I do I seem to pick the wrong one where the machine’s don’t work when people go to pay, price checks are needed so my husband always says whichever one I pick we should go in a different one!
oh my gosh shopping on an empty stomach is the worst!! I go there with my list on an empty stomach and it results in #1 on your list…impulse buying and lots of it
I check flyers and make a list,but i can never seem to stick to it and buy to much extras
It’s always a bad idea for me to shop on an empty stomach…
I still do this, shopping on an empty stomach. I course I buy way too much junk then
Only buying for myself and on my own means that I don’t get sidetracked. I’ll have a list of the essentials that I need but will also check out what’s on sale and buy that if it fits into my plans. Shopping with children in tow is never easy, as I well remember.
I love your tips but I do find myself doing 1, 2 & 3 but I try not to give in if I can
I always stock up on my staple products when they are on sale…Bounty, Crest, Dawn.
Def. check flyers – and print off coupons from https://www.pgeveryday.ca/ so you can get the best price on P & G products!
I do that all. the. time.
And update that list as things run out…my girls go through more Herbal Essence than I can keep on hand.
And the end of the aisle promotions…gets me every time. Which is why Click & Collect keeps me from overspending (most of the time)