5 Things Not to Buy in a Supermarket

Maybe that is why they call them grocery stores!

i hate shopping and the thought of driving to another store [while my icecream melts]to buy toothpaste and lightblubs to save $2.00 after burning $2.00 in gas driving to this super toothpaste/lightbulb super saver store really makes me wonder if the person giving this advise really knows what the F785 they are talking about...Cosmetics i buy at nordstrom.....

Actually, the grocery store is the best place to buy toiletries. Those items are MUCH more expensive at Target or Walgreens.

please dont shop at scummy, anti-union wal-mart.

I usually find my local grocery store cheaper on food and toiletries then wal mart will ever be.

As for buying cookware. I been know to pick up a glass dish if I need to make a special dish. So I am not worried about not having one and the cost is similar Walmart.

Figuring in your time and the cost of gas to go to another place may zero out any savings.

I almost always try to buy things like a toaster or anything like that at places like the Dollar General store you will be really suprised at the saveing you can get by just going a little farther to get your items.

I agree with most of 1, 3,4, but not category items 2 & 5, First , I've gotten deodorants and soaps for free at double coupon days at Smiths and Albertsons and with category 5, supermarket light bulbs are a definite great buy, I've got shop-rite and name brand bulbs still from 5 plus years ago, bought at an 8-pak for a buck deal. Recently bought some Duracell rechargeable AA's at a Smiths for 3 dollars cheaper than Walmart so you just have to be price minded at all times.

My grocery does the 10 items for $10 and every now and then they do it on Energizer batteries. That's the best deal I have ever seen on batteries. 10 four packs of AA or AAA batteries for $10. Whoever wrote this has no clue about grocery deals.

DUH!!!

I been looking around for the cheapest prices for 20 yrs
conclusion:buy at walmart their own brand,99c store and big lots.

dont shop at walmart!

I agree with all this except the personal care items... I buy deodorant, body wash, toothpaste, and razors all the time at Kroger and HEB. Their prices are about the same for those items (sometimes even cheaper during a good sale) as places like Target or Walmart.

Even if prices are slightly higher on some of those products, it's not significant enough (typically 5 cents to 10 cents) to justify driving to walmart and fighting the crowds, waiting in the long lines, and dealing with the trashy/rude clientele.

Cosmetics, toiletries, and personal care items -- If these items are on sale at the supermarket, than you can get them cheaper than WM. Most items go on sale every few weeks. Timing is the key.

ask yourself....do u really need it? CVan u save for something more important.?????priorities

I do not shop Wal Mart. I only bought a roast when they first opened and it was full of Formaldehyde. Why should I by chinese when I can buy American Made. Wake up people.

wal-mart is terrible....produce ghastly, merchandise is high end junk...meat comes in pre-packaged...service is worst than the dollar store...they are awful with employees....they have lost money last six quarters...good luck checking out...

It also depends on two factors as well: 1) How much is your time worth, if its going to be a 1/2 drive involved as well as finding a parking place, walking to the store, finding the item and getting back home.How much time was involved in paying one item that you needed.2) Also now adays you must factor in the cost of the gasoling that is involved. Another factor that many of have to add in is the "nerve factor"-which includes if you have the kids along how much more will you end up buying before you can get "your" item and get out of the store.
Like someone else mentioned sometimes going to WalMart or Sam's you can get out cheaper for everything..

i wont buy produce at walmart.its mexican and out of america.the health and clenliness is terrible in many foriegn plants.ive seen mexicos food plants,god it would make you puke.keep buying canned and produce from mexico and see what you get ill from.clothing made ouit of country is often miss sizes and poor quality.you realize when a sleave on a shirt comes lose that youve been screwed.try to complain ,no one listens.wallmart isnt all that careing toward americans,its all about the money.

what state does cori live in to get toothpaste at 59cents? and where are these stores that give double coupons and triple please post these stores as i am 59cents away from homeless. signed homeless in florida