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HINTS AND TIPS
Ask Calcu-Kate
Forget Wayne
JT of Brisbane sent this message at 8:09pm on Thursday, July 10, 2008
Here are some great tips for Smart Shopping!
• Think before you buy! Ask yourself . . . do I need this item? Will it fit into my budget? Spending only $5.00 a week on things you don't need will cost you $260.00 in a year.
• Check it out! Find out all you can about a product before you buy it. Read about the product. Talk to people who own the product. Ask the salesperson to show you how the product works. See if the product really does what the commercials say it does. Learn the usual price of an item. Check the usual price of an item with the sale prices that a store is offering. Is the sale price cheaper than the usual price of the item? If the answer is yes, then this may be a good buy.
• Consider the facts! Think about the product facts that you read or are told. Which facts are the most important to you and your family? Remember that because a company made a product of high quality one year does not mean that the company makes high quality products every year. Smart shoppers consider the facts before they buy.
• Compare! Smart shoppers shop around. Visit or call three stores to compare the price of the item, the different models of the item and the return rules of each store. Buy from the store that gives you the most for the money you spend.
• Choose! Be picky! It's your money. Think about what you are getting for your money. Remember if a product or a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
Here are some great tips for Smart Shopping!
• Think before you buy! Ask yourself . . . do I need this item? Will it fit into my budget? Spending only $5.00 a week on things you don't need will cost you $260.00 in a year.
• Check it out! Find out all you can about a product before you buy it. Read about the product. Talk to people who own the product. Ask the salesperson to show you how the product works. See if the product really does what the commercials say it does. Learn the usual price of an item. Check the usual price of an item with the sale prices that a store is offering. Is the sale price cheaper than the usual price of the item? If the answer is yes, then this may be a good buy.
• Consider the facts! Think about the product facts that you read or are told. Which facts are the most important to you and your family? Remember that because a company made a product of high quality one year does not mean that the company makes high quality products every year. Smart shoppers consider the facts before they buy.
• Compare! Smart shoppers shop around. Visit or call three stores to compare the price of the item, the different models of the item and the return rules of each store. Buy from the store that gives you the most for the money you spend.
• Choose! Be picky! It's your money. Think about what you are getting for your money. Remember if a product or a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
AY of Nambour sent this message at 7:15am on Friday, July 11, 2008
The most useful hint I can think of is "Don't shop while you're hungry!"
The most useful hint I can think of is "Don't shop while you're hungry!"
NT of Unknown sent this message at 7:45pm on Thursday, August 7, 2008
Why don't you include ALDI in your price survey? Their prices are much cheaper than the prices you are showing for the major supermarkets on your website.
Thank you for your comments. We would like to include ALDI, but many of the items that make up our shopping basket are not stocked by ALDI. In order to maintain an accurate price comparison, we have carried over branded items from shopping surveys carried out previously in Wayne Swan's survey.
Why don't you include ALDI in your price survey? Their prices are much cheaper than the prices you are showing for the major supermarkets on your website.
Thank you for your comments. We would like to include ALDI, but many of the items that make up our shopping basket are not stocked by ALDI. In order to maintain an accurate price comparison, we have carried over branded items from shopping surveys carried out previously in Wayne Swan's survey.
