On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:17:02 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>Reader's Digest had comments from supermarket experts,
>some of which I question.
>
>For instance: The average customer tends to remember the
>price of only four items: milk, bread, bananas, and eggs.
>Ninety-five percent of shoppers have no idea what all the
>other items cost and don't know if they're getting a good
>deal when they buy them?
>
>Seems to me people here notice a dime's difference in price,
>maybe I'm wrong. I am on the oblivious side, myself, and I
>notice when something's a good price or higher than I remember
>paying before. I don't actually know what milk goes for.
>
>Another one: We let you linger ... and it's good for business.
>Customers would tell me as they went through the checkout "I
>just stopped in for eggs" and they would have $250 worth of
>stuff.
>
>Seriously, it's happened to me I spent $40 when I only
>planned to get a couple of items, but $250? Has it ever
>happened to you? Happens enough that it winds up being
>mentioned in an article as if it happens every day?
>
>nancy

I must be in the minority around here. We have cards for a couple of
local grocery stores and I am registered to get an email from our
favorite store on Sunday morning (when the new ads come out) with a
list of about a dozen things we normally buy that are on special this
month. There is a link to the full flyer. We make a list of what we
are out of or need for various meals. We also check to see what is on
sale. For example when coffee is on sale BOGO we stock up. If we see
other good deals we may plan meals around some of the sale items. Then
check the freezer and pantry to make sure that we have what we need
for the new plan. Meal plans in summer are whatever is ready in the
garden or what looks good at the farmer's market.

We still end up at the store at least 3 more times during the week. We
live just outside of a small town and a trip to any place is not that
far and if I see 10 cars on the road it is heavy traffic.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)