Saturday, June 1, 2013

Do your shopping for groceries in mass and spend less

By Gina Duggen


One can save money by buying their groceries in bulk. Though this practice has been there for a long time, these days people tend to avoid buying groceries in bulk and this has become a forgotten practice now. However this method of shopping comes with a number of perks and it is quite amazing that people do not do it more frequently.

Most of the large towns and cities have a number of bulks buying grocery store or distributors since this practice of buying groceries in bulk can save both your time as well as your money at the same time. Many of these big stores, where you buy things in bulk, has their own membership cards which is available by paying a small fee, which you can redeem when you are purchasing things from them.

The monetary benefits of buying in bulk will be apparent to you at once you visit a bulk buying grocery store or distributor since you will find a reasonable difference in the price. For many of the items you purchase, the difference in price can be as high as fifty percent, when you compare with the price of the same item sold at the nearby shop. And it is not only this saving that you naturally gain by buying in bulk, you gain extra by buying in bulk items that are up for sale. Thus if you shop smartly then you can make huge savings in your grocery bill by buying in bulk the items that are on sale.

It is always to stock up on nonperishable items whenever it may be possible and some of the best items that can be bought in bulk format for stocking up include different types of cereals, juices and toilet paper as for example. You would also be able to make a large savings on your grocery expenditure, if you purchase and stock up items of your daily use for which you normally spend a large part of your grocery budget. While buying things in bulk you need to ensure that your kitchen has adequate space to store them. Many of the consumers however are not in the favor of stocking up on certain food items such as meat or other fresh products but you should consider buying them in family packs and separating them into smaller packs before putting them into the freezer. Your freezer is also a good storage space for stocking up such food items.

With an exponential rise the price of petrol and gasoline frequent visits to the grocery stores results in lot of fuel wastage. So buying in bulk results in less frequent visits which in turn results in saving time and fuel, which is equivalent to saving money. While buying items in bulk, you need to ensure that you are purchasing only those items which your family will use in a period of time. If you shop intelligently then buying in bulk the groceries can result in saving a lot of your money.




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