Anything that sits in its own nice little bag on the clean store shelf commands a premium for the convenience of having the food bagged for you.

Buy your groceries loose and for a bunch of bananas for instance you could save yourself 30% compared to the bagged version.

Small personal sized packaging is the most expensive form of product size and if you have the room for it, buy in bulk sizes instead.

Jon says:
“It took us a while to actually get to grips with this one, as the BOGOF deals have been a central part of our shopping strategy for a while, but also because we don’t have the room to buy in serious bulk.

Instead of following this tip to the letter and buy in bulk we now avoid small sized packaging and also look for budget alternatives and supermarkets own brand products.”

The most important reason for avoiding the small sized bags that haunt the vegetable isles in particular, is that they end up in the land fills.

Take Action Today:

Train your eye to look for loose groceries. The best place for quality loose food is the local farmers markets, but you do pay a premium. Hunt down wholesale stores like Makro and other similar stores that sell in bulk as well.

The regular supermarkets also sell larger sizes  – Check out Tesco’s or Mysupermarket.co.uk

Save money on groceries by shopping them online at Tesco’s (affiliate link)