Save Money on Groceries With Online Coupons Apps Save a Buck AARP Bulletin
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Phone apps. An Android app, tracks prices for the latest store circulars of Target, Walmart, Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS. highlights real-time discounts for items on your shopping list. Photo by Getty Images; AP Photos Online apps can help you save on groceries. Scanning for savings. "" codes are those square-shaped barcodes found on some packages or store displays. Scanning the codes into an app-loaded smartphone can give you on-the-spot
Some chains, including Stop & Shop, put handheld scanners in the aisles to let customers scan and bag themselves as they shop and get discounts. Others, including Costco and CVS, have kiosks where discount offers are loaded onto your membership or loyalty card; savings are applied at checkout when you pay for the products. Social networks. , and are increasingly the spots where grocers post coupons and specials. Coupon websites. They're nothing new, but consider their potential payback. At any time, sites such as and have up to 100 click-and-print coupons, compared with only about 30 in newspaper circulars. Check manufacturer and grocery chain websites for additional offers. Your Turn:
Sid Kirchheimer writes about consumer and health issues.
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Fed up with the cost of feeding your family? Turn to to slash your grocery bills, suggests ShopSmart, the sister publication of Consumer Reports.Phone apps. An Android app, tracks prices for the latest store circulars of Target, Walmart, Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS. highlights real-time discounts for items on your shopping list. Photo by Getty Images; AP Photos Online apps can help you save on groceries. Scanning for savings. "" codes are those square-shaped barcodes found on some packages or store displays. Scanning the codes into an app-loaded smartphone can give you on-the-spot
Some chains, including Stop & Shop, put handheld scanners in the aisles to let customers scan and bag themselves as they shop and get discounts. Others, including Costco and CVS, have kiosks where discount offers are loaded onto your membership or loyalty card; savings are applied at checkout when you pay for the products. Social networks. , and are increasingly the spots where grocers post coupons and specials. Coupon websites. They're nothing new, but consider their potential payback. At any time, sites such as and have up to 100 click-and-print coupons, compared with only about 30 in newspaper circulars. Check manufacturer and grocery chain websites for additional offers. Your Turn:
Sid Kirchheimer writes about consumer and health issues.
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