Rossen Reports: I bought store brand groceries and saved this much
Updated: 3:19 PM CDT Jul 5, 2022
Rossen Reports: I bought store brand groceries and saved this much
Updated: 3:19 PM CDT Jul 5, 2022
Yeah, everything is more expensive now, but the grocery store is especially painful, right, huge price bikes. But I just found *** way to save serious money and I do mean serious money by making one small change. Look you love name brands, I get it, but if you buy the store brand and I know you never want to buy the store brand, we wanted to see just how much you save that one little change before you go shopping, you gotta see this, you know it you're shelling out more money for groceries this year compared to last year, $460 *** month more now chains like walmart and Kroger say we're turning to the generic store brands to save money. The question is, how much money can you actually save by buying the store brand by buying generic, Is it really worth it? We're setting up *** little experiment. This is my producer kelly, we both have *** shopping list, it's the same exact shopping lesson. What are you going to be buying? I'm going to be buying the name brand stuff, the stuff that you know, and love all the brands that you know. Okay, got it. I'm going to buy the same stuff, but I'm gonna be buying the walmart generic brand, the walmart store brand to see how much I save to go shopping. Alright. Store brand white bread in the car, we've got our wonder bread done generic ketchup, 32 ounces in the cart, Heinz ketchup store brands granulated sugar, check out the sugar, you won't believe the difference in price is I'm already seeing canola oil spray this, Look at this. The generic two bucks. The pam for 64 more than double the price and eric but the price gaps get even bigger in the coffee aisle. Look at the coffee french vanilla, this is the walmart store brand and this is $4.24. Come on over here if I want Duncan french vanilla. Okay, Duncan french vanilla is gonna cost me $8.72. I mean they're both french vanilla generic. I'm choosing the Duncan. Okay, back to our list. *** gallon of vegetable oil. Yeah, I like cooking. Here you go. Alright. Crisco but the biggest price difference by far freezer bags, *** $6 difference. Look at that now for the results. Okay we just got out, we just did our shopping. This is pretty crazy. What is your total? Alright. For name brands? My total on my receipt is $135.91. Alright I bought the same exactly stuff but the generic, the store brand Mine is $85.24. That is *** whopping $50.67 in savings just by buying generic. That is incredible. It's *** lot of money by *** lot. Pretty cool. Right? You know I'm always looking for the best ways to save money at the grocery store and everywhere for those tips and *** lot more. Head to Rawson reports dot com Back to you.
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Rossen Reports: I bought store brand groceries and saved this much
Updated: 3:19 PM CDT Jul 5, 2022
Record inflation is putting pressure on our wallets. Grocery shopping is especially difficult right now. The latest Consumer Price Index report says the grocery staples getting hit the worst are dairy, eggs and meat. But is there a surefire way to save some cash each time you go grocery shopping?Could buying generic groceries instead of name-brand groceries really save you money? Click the video above to find out how much it saved our Rossen Reports team in their grocery test.We know, you love the name brands. We do too! Here are some tips to buying generic that might help:Compare ingredients: Look at the ingredients on both labels and do a little compare and contrast. For some of your favorite products, you’ll see there are the same or very similar ingredients on both the generic and name-brand groceries.Swap one in your cart: Just replace one or two products each time you shop. If you bring it home and don’t like it, you know that’s not the one to swap next time. Just swapping a couple here and there will save you.Switch one in your recipe: Take a look at your recipe. Swap one or two ingredients in your recipe. The other ingredients should cover up if the flavor is different.Dress it up: Use spices you have at home to dress up generic groceries.There are apps on your phone that can also save you big at the grocery store. Watch the video below to see how.
Record inflation is putting pressure on our wallets.
Grocery shopping is especially difficult right now. The latest Consumer Price Index report says the grocery staples getting hit the worst are dairy, eggs and meat. But is there a surefire way to save some cash each time you go grocery shopping?
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Could buying generic groceries instead of name-brand groceries really save you money? Click the video above to find out how much it saved our Rossen Reports team in their grocery test.
We know, you love the name brands. We do too! Here are some tips to buying generic that might help:
- Compare ingredients: Look at the ingredients on both labels and do a little compare and contrast. For some of your favorite products, you’ll see there are the same or very similar ingredients on both the generic and name-brand groceries.
- Swap one in your cart: Just replace one or two products each time you shop. If you bring it home and don’t like it, you know that’s not the one to swap next time. Just swapping a couple here and there will save you.
- Switch one in your recipe: Take a look at your recipe. Swap one or two ingredients in your recipe. The other ingredients should cover up if the flavor is different.
- Dress it up: Use spices you have at home to dress up generic groceries.
There are apps on your phone that can also save you big at the grocery store. Watch the video below to see how.
