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Grocery Store Loyalty!
I recently cleaned out my wallet and I found about ten receipts from my local grocery store. At first I just brushed it off because they were just trash at the moment. But then I realized that I have ten receipts from the SAME grocery store! Not ten receipts from different stores, but ten from [...]
Social Media is Taking Over
When I cook I use all of my mom’s “secret” recipes, supposedly these recipes have been in our family since my great-great-great grandmother! But between us, I sometimes go online and look up recipes on how to make a certain dish (tell my mother I’ll deny it!). It’s not that I don’t enjoy my family’s [...]
No-Line Checkout Lanes?!
How many times have you caught yourself going to the grocery store for one or two items and you think to yourself, “Man, I’m glad this trip to the grocery store is only going to take me five minutes.” Then when you walk over to the cash registers and you see that there’s only one [...]
LiquiGlide Can Speed Up Your Ketchup!
I tend to write informative blogs, but today I thought I would change it up a little. So I’m going to write about something that I think is really interesting! Anyways, how many times have you guys had to pound the bottom of your ketchup bottle in order to get that last bit for your [...]
Fruit Drinks Have More Sugar Than Soda!
People are always trying to lose weight or live healthier lives by trying to remove anything that is unhealthy. They take away chips, sodas, cookies, and basically anything that tastes good! But what if I told you that most people are actually forgetting to remove one item from their diet that is worse than soda! [...]
The Cure to Obesity Could Be A Fat Tax!
There have been a lot of theories of how a country can beat the obesity problem that the world is facing. But I most recently heard a theory that I liked but at the same time I didn’t. A research facility in England believes that they found the cure to obesity…….a fat tax! Yeah you [...]

Grocery Store Loyalty!

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Jul 062012

I recently cleaned out my wallet and I found about ten receipts from my local grocery store. At first I just brushed it off because they were just trash at the moment. But then I realized that I have ten receipts from the SAME grocery store! Not ten receipts from different stores, but ten from the same one! I mean how weird is that?! Is it just me or do all people go to the same grocery store every week or do they like shopping at different ones?

Grocery Aisle

So I decided to do a little researching. There are three big grocery store chains in my area that I visited. At each supermarket, I approached five different people, introduced myself, told them what I was doing and then asked them one question: “when you need to restock on groceries, is this your main grocery store?” And after they answered with a yes or a no, I would follow-up with a why.

To my surprise twelve out of fifteen people answered that they do go to the same grocery store every week! Meaning that four out of five people are loyal to their grocery store and one out of five people like to bounce around from grocery store to grocery store. But the most interesting part of this research was the last question I asked customers: why (or why not) go to the same grocery store? One person told me that the reason that they go to the same grocery store every week is because they enjoy shopping there! They told me that the customer service is the friendliest they have ever encountered, that every worker greets them with a smile and asks how their day has been. The customer went on to say that it is just so convenient because they found that the grocery store stocked all the items they needed!

As far as those the customers that do NOT shop at the same grocery store every week did not have anything specific to say about each store. They simply stated that every store has different prices at different times, so they just shop where the bargains are.

Grocery Shopping

This research showed me that the grocery store the customers go to has a lot more to do with the customers’ experience than with the prices. Customers value more about being greeted by the workers then the price tag of groceries. Customer service plays a huge role for why people go back to the same store. Also, people like how convenience of finding all their grocery items in the same store.

It is no wonder I had ten receipts from the same grocery store in my wallet… I too enjoyed feeling welcomed and sticking with a grocery store that always stocked the items I wanted and made me feel welcomed.

How is your customer service? Do you have a system in place to periodically evaluate and improve the changing customers’ demands? Do all stores have a policy in place to greet every customer? How often do you re-stock? Especially the most popular products?

How to Cater to a College Student

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Mar 082012

Being a college student who does not receive any financial aid, I try to save as much money as possible. Ever since my friends and I moved into an apartment after freshman year, we all couldn’t rely on our school cafeteria and just swiping our school ID to get food. Instead of having our food prepared for us breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we realized that we would have to be doing the preparation ourselves. This means driving to the grocery stores ourselves and buying ingredients for the meals that we’re trying to make. When we buy quick fresh produce, we usually go to Food 4 Less. Food 4 Less organizes their fresh produce to one side of their store so it’s a lot

Grocery store coupons

easier for us to find whatever we need. Additionally, Ramen Noodles are very popular when it comes to a college students meal.

Ramen is cheap, easy to make and also, a lot of them come in plastic bowls or cups so its very portable. Food 4 Less items are organized and fresh. They usually throw out the old veggies and fruits and supply us with new ones.

However, I feel like price wise, Albertson’s excels our needs. Every time I grocery shop at Albertsons, all the items I need are always reduced with the savings preferred card. Also, Albertsons is very neat all around the store. Each aisle is conveniently labeled so we don’t have to be going on a scavenger hunt whenever we grocery shop. Albertson’s also has a varied selection of frozen foods. Frozen foods are also

Costco grocery; large amounts of items for less money

really popular for college students because microwaving it for a couple minutes is fast and doesn’t waste our time when we’re busy with school work or in a rush.

Another big “hit” for college students is Costco. College students like me go to Costco because we can get a big amount of what we want for a pretty good price. Water Bottles at Costco come in a pack of 35 or more and it’s pretty cheap. By buying a big pack of water bottles, we don’t have to repetitively go to our school mini mart or even 711 just to get one bottle of water each time we’re thirsty. THE

MONEY ADDS UP! This also applies to other drinks like Gatorade or juices as well. Also, I like to buy my sandwich meats and sandwich breads here. Although the meat packages come in excessively amounts, with a apartment of 4 girls who love to eat, this isn’t really a problem. Along with the sandwich meat, the bread at Costco comes in bundle of buy 2 for the price of one. COLLEGE STUDENTS LOVE GETTING MORE FOR LESS MONEY!

When grocery stores are open 24/7, it’s also very convenient to college students. We often stay up very late to study, complete homework, and especially during midterms and finals week. Food keeps us awake and we need more grocery stores to be open at the time of our needs. Changing a stores open hours could potentially raise their grocery store’s income!

Do you have any other suggestions on how to cater to a college student? What attracts you in a grocery store?
Thank you for reading! leave comments below!

Benefits of Grocery Smart Phone Apps!

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Feb 012012

Whenever I go grocery shopping, I always need to write down a list of things to buy. There are always too many items to be able to memorize it all and I usually come home forgetting a very important item. Since I jot down items on a small sheet of paper, I tend to misplace it sometimes right before I plan to go grocery shopping for the week. Besides being misplaced, the paper just gets crumpled and I throw it away thinking that it is trash or sometimes it falls out of my pocket without me knowing.

Recently, my family and I updated our phone plan to all get smart phones. My mom told me that she figured out a way to get rid of all the problems with a hand written list of grocery items. As she was searching for free Apps on her smart phone, she found great grocery apps. She even found apps that would benefit our grocery shopping experience aside from just an app for a more convenient shopping list.

Iphone Grocery Shopping List App

It can be really time-consuming to make a shopping list. That is why iphone apps like these will be handy for shoppers like you. You wouldn’t misplace your hand written list anymore! Nowadays, everyone has their smart phone with them all the time anyway so whenever you think of something that you may need at your next grocery purchase, you can simply add it to your electronic list. The App on the right even categorizes your produce so it would be more organized and less confusing. Also, at the top, it lists many different grocery stores since you may not shop at only one place.

Another beneficial smart phone app are the product search ones and the coupon ones. When you type in the kind of product you want, the app will show you many related products and will even compare prices. Also, for some apps you can simply scan the prices of goods in the store you’re at and then you can look up the prices of the same product sold in another store. That not only saves you time, but also the effort needed to go check up the prices yourself. The coupon app can save you a lot of money without you having to search through loads of magazines and cutting them out yourself.

Android Grocery Product Search and Coupon App

These Smart Phone Apps sure did help my family and I whenever we went grocery shopping at the end of every week. It could help yours too! Whether you have an Iphone or Android, these grocery assistant apps are available for all types of Smart Phones. Your shopping time will be a lot shorter and you can save a lot more money for each product than you ever thought! I suggest that you Download it, everyone likes free stuff right? It’s a win win situation, free app and it benefits your shopping experience!

Have you used these grocery apps to help your shopping experience? Are there any other apps that you use? Thanks for reading and make sure you leave comments!

How to save money on your next grocery bill!

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Oct 242011

Groceries are a necessity, they are a daily part of everyone’s life. But, and I think I speak for everyone, we could do without the high grocery bill! Groceries are at an all time high, This last February the world saw the highest food increase in 36 years! The Agricultural Economic department of Purdue University has also stated that grocery prices this year are not going to decrease, but increase! And since the holidays are just around the corner, I thought I’d write about different techniques that can help you save money on your grocery bill!

Plan your meals!
1. Before you head off to the grocery store sit down for a minute and decide what meals you’re going to make this week.
Make a list!
1. After planning your meals for the week, write down every ingredient that you’re going to need. That way you don’t forget something and have to go back to the grocery store which increases the chances of you purchasing even more stuff.
Eat before you shop!
1. The main reason that we impulse buy is because we’re hungry when we go grocery shopping. And believe me, that cake or bag of potato chips, which you don’t need, looks a lot better on an empty stomach.
Join your grocery stores reward club!
1. Most grocery stores offer their products for a cheaper price if you’re part of their rewards club. Some of these grocery stores sometimes offer free items once you’ve gotten enough reward points.
Go when there are sales!
1. An important part to saving money at the grocery store is to know when your local store has sales. These sales can sometimes save you half of what you would normally spend. So know when these days are and take advantage of them.
Clip those coupons!
1. Coupons are your friend! Don’t be ashamed of using coupons at the checkout aisle just because you cause a little bit of traffic. Those extra minutes can save you hundreds of dollars annually.
Buy Generic!
1. Most grocery stores have begun to create their own products to mimic name brands. They taste the exact same and they’re cheaper.
Watch the Scanner!
1. This is extremely important! Not all scanners are set correctly so the store may say an item is on sale but the scanner might not know that. So on average Americans can lose up to one billion dollars on items that scanned the wrong price! So make sure you look at the scanner while your items are being rung up!

I hope these techniques help you, and happy food day everyone!!

Now its your turn readers, what techniques do you use to save money on your grocery bill? Leave your comments below!

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