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I agree with you. Generally I shop at the same grocery store. When certain BOGO items go on sale I know to buy because I can ball park the usual price. BOGO chi
by wil421 8y ago
I agree with you. Generally I shop at the same grocery store. When certain BOGO items go on sale I know to buy because I can ball park the usual price. BOGO chicken breast, pork tenderloin, certain tolitries, yogurt, and a few other things. I usually freeze BOGO meat but I can see how it can go bad and you lose money.
My wife and I usually recognize the good deals. We avoid buying stuff we don’t usually eat just because it’s on sale.
Certain things are terrible to buy BOGO especially at gift shops, firework stores, and generally any tourist area. Another commenter mentioned Nashville boots and I can attest it’s a rip off trying to make you spend more. Single items have inflated prices at these places.
- Spivak 8y agoAnd if you don't shop at a store often enough to figure out the real price of goods using one of those historical price sites can help you figure out if you're actually getting a good deal. The 'true price', if you can say such a thing exists, of an item is almost always what it periodically goes on sale for. If you watch the historical pricing it will dip to a specific price anywhere from 6-24 times a year. As long as your happy with that price then feel no shame for pulling the trigger -- if not then you at least know when it really is on sale. Example: my personal vice is Diet Coke. The true price in my area is $0.25/can but it often retails at $0.41/can to make it seem like a sale. I will buy in at $0.25 but it's not a real sale until it hits $0.20.