Great Article on How to Save Money on Food

I just came across this great article entitled "45 Ways to Save Money on Food". I am posting the link. Maybe we can have a discussion about it!

http://www.homestead.org/NeilShelton/Groceries/45WaystoSaveMoneyonGroceries.htm

Number 36 caught my eye and I thought I would discuss it.

" 36. Watch the cash register It is estimated that up to $2.5 billion per year is made in scanning errors. That's a lot of money left on the check-out counter. Supermarkets often put items on sale at prices that don't always get to the register. Also, checkers can easily make mistakes when making entries. Check your receipt carefully."

I get many items free of charge because I carefully check over my receipt. I usually pull up past the registers and to the side and go over my receipt. Two weeks ago I found an error on my part. I grabbed the smaller box of cereal and it rang up as $4.99. I took it up to customer service and got a big box, plus $2.99 back. The week before I purchased a tub of hummus for $3.99 instead of the advertised price of $1.99. I received it free of charge when I brought it to customer service. Most stores have a policy that when an item has rung up at an incorrect price, the consumer gets the first item FREE and the second item half off or just the sale price.

Checking over my receipt those 2 weeks saved me $6.99. Well worth the total of 10 minutes that it took to fix the errors at customer service. Be sure to check over your receipts and start getting items free!