Kids and Canning Jars

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Save Money Buying Produce!


I just wanted to take a quick minute and share one of my secrets to savings a little money on produce...


I sometimes find (after doing all the math of course) that buying a big bag of something is a better price per pound. Just today I bought a 5lb bag of carrots for $2.99 That is .59c a pound verses the 1lb bags that were .79c !
Here is my trick. Have you ever thought to weigh those bags???
I have!!!

I weigh all sorts of stuff that is "bulk" I weighed 6 bags of carrots today before finding the one I wanted. The reason ?
They cannot possible get exact weight for everything. I found that most 5lb bags of carrots were actually less than 5lb I even found one that was a shocking 3.75lb !!! I found one that was actually over 5lb and snagged it up!


Try this trick with everything. Oranges, apples, potatoes, onions, carrots, and really anything that says a certain amount of pounds for X amount of dollars.
I think you will be surprised!

2 comments:

  1. I have never weighed my produce like that but surely will do it now and think of you!
    Abby

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  2. Ha ha :) That's great! Good thinking! I'm going to do that from now on too.

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