New Book Helps Consumers Beat The Food Budget Blues
The typical American consumer spends 30% to 40% too much for groceries, according to the author of a new book on discount grocery shopping.
(I-Newswire) - Nashville, Tennessee – Consumers are over-paying for groceries by 30% or more, and a few simple steps could help them reduce their family budgets, according to Randall Putala, author of a new book, “Better Groceries for Less Cash”.
The author says that American consumers need to wake up to the fact that they are paying much more for their groceries than they have to.
According to the author, the grocery industry has many ways to trick shoppers into overpaying for our food:
• Frozen Dinner Mixes. “You can buy the same ingredients for less than half the cost and then bag your own frozen mixes. You can have ready-to-go meals for a month!” • Buying Only Name Brands. “Did you know that most food factories produce the same product 24/7, and just change out the boxes when they reach “quota”? You can get the SAME QUALITY in many cases with the store brands”. • Coupon Phobia. “Many people think that coupons are only for poor people. But if you take advantage of “BOGO”s ( buy one / get one free ) and promotional cycles, you can save up to 75% on an advertised product. It’s true – and it really does work! Coupons are for SMART people.”
The author also says that most people are not even aware that they are overpaying for their groceries. “When people buy a high-ticket item like a car, they plan for months, they download fact sheets and reports, they’ll fight for free upgrades, and they’ll even drive 50 miles out of their way to save 1%. But these same people will not take 5 minutes to plan their grocery shopping, which could save them 30% or more. And groceries are a purchase they make every week, not once every 5 years! If it weren’t so sad, it would be laughable,” he said.
The author claims that his family’s intervention worked, and that he now saves several thousand dollars per year on groceries. “I learned how to plan my grocery store visits,” he said. “Now I take 15 minutes to plan my shopping trip before I enter the store. Now, I clip coupons of all values, and I match them to the store’s sale flyer. And now, I’m not only saving $50 or more per week, I get mad if I only save 25% or 30% off my total order. That’s because most weeks, I save 40% or more. I literally save $75 or more off my order, and I’ve got the receipts to prove it,” he said.
The book is titled “Better Groceries for Less Cash: 101 Tested & Proven Ways to Save on Food” and it can be ordered through all major online & retail bookstores. A free chapter can be downloaded at http://www.freegrocerybook.com.
According to the author, “If I can help just one struggling family out, I will feel that my time has been well spent. Stay cheap like me,” he said. And in these challenging financial times, that is good advice for any family.
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Randall Putala We Deliver Vegas, LLC rputala@comcast.net 5010 Linbar Drive, Suite 130 Nashville, TN 37211-8216 Phone: 615-293-1012
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