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Nine Simple Ways to Avoid Supermarket Impulse Purchases

September 12, 2009

It never fails. We go into the supermarket to buy a few things and come out with a cart loaded with groceries. The problem – those impulse grabs that fill our grocery carts.
In fact, depending on the study cited, nearly 40% to 50% of our grocery purchases are impulse buys – items we never [...]

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How to Enjoy Your Grocery Store Indulgences Guilt Free

July 20, 2009

Yes, I’ll admit it. I have my grocery store indulgences – those sinful over-priced temptations that quickly inflate shopping bills.
My particular Achilles heel is silky smooth, delicious Dove  ice cream.  At $4.79 a pint its nearly twice as expensive as quality ice creams like Breyer’s and Edy’s. Yet, I just can’t resist the taste of [...]

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How to Avoid Impulse Purchases

November 13, 2008

How many times has this happened to you? You stop by the store to pick up a gallon of milk and some eggs, but end up leaving with a whole shopping cart full of groceries.
Supermarkets are masters at making you purchase more than you ever intend to, even when you only want to buy a [...]

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Discover How to Resist the Temptations of the Checkout Counter

November 10, 2008

Between 40% to 60% of our shopping purchases are impulse buys – purchases we had no intention of making when we first entered the grocery store. One of the most notorious impulse traps is the check-out counter.
Here grocery stores understand they have a captive audience as we patiently wait to pay for our purchases. It [...]

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