"Outsmart" the supermarket: Tip 7
7. Think twice about rebates.
Less than 6 percent of shoppers ever redeem rebates or mail-in offers. But they're a great incentive to buy a product we usually don't or to purchase multiple packages to comply with the offer. Before your put the products in your cart, decide that you really will redeem the offer.
Top 10 Ways to Outsmart the "Super" Marketers
- Shop around for cheese
- Pay attention to package sizes
- Don't be fooled by "New" or "New and Improved"
- Check the calories
- Don't trust "tastes great!" claims
- Read the nutritional label (not the brand)
- Think twice about rebates
- Enter contests without buying the product
- Don't believe the scanner
- Don't go shopping when you're hungry or cranky
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