I even made my own price book and recorded prices/stores in it. Trouble is, I never got into the habit of updating the record, so my makeshift price book languishes in my "wish I had done that" file.
Here you see my lazy man's way of keeping track of the prices of groceries. I know, I know, this looks terribly tacky, so I wouldn't show my groceries to just anybody! (Hopefully here I'll find a few like-minded folks who may not agree with my methods but will surely sympathize with my intentions.)
Having to look at the price every time I look at the package means I'm more likely to remember what I last paid for something when I run out. So next time I shop and pass the organic flour, for instance, I'll be putting some in the cart if the price is $3.69 or less.
Any price book keepers among you? If not, how do you figure out if a grocery item has the best price for stocking up?
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That's actually a really good idea.
I fall into the too lazy to compare prices at all arena, so I follow the Safeway club card yellow tags as my stocking up cue.
wow! I'll make m price book soon! in my previous life I had no need to do it. I mean, with my husband's incoming we had a certain amount of money to spend for living. now, as singlemama with a part-time job, I always check in stores what is the best buy. thanks for sharing the idea! :-)
So you shop online, Lindy? Guess I missed that in reading your site. I keep reading about folks shopping at Safeway & I thought it was a bricks/mortar store until recently.
@Single, hope YOU can make a habit of a price book. Look forward to hearing about whether one works for you.
I've printed the template and will use one of the little notebooks I have to make my brand new price book.
I'll keep you updated :-)
I have been writing the price on my food for ages. I have never though of it as tacky. As a matter of fact, my neighbors think it is a hoot when they run short and need to borrow something. the price book thing was too much work and didn't work for me.
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