Grocery Store Tips
Coupons
Couponing Tips
Markups
Markdowns
100
Bring this item with you to the grocery store to help you stay on track
What is a list?
100
The two types of coupons you can stack
What are store and manufacturer coupons?
100
Combine coupons with this item to save more money
What is the store's weekly ad?
100
If you know the retail price and wholesale price, how do you find the percent markup?
(Retail price - wholesale price)/wholesale price
100
This is typically considered another word for a markdown.
What is a discount?
200
Buying this type of a product is often cheaper than buying a name brand
What is a store brand or name brand?
200
How stores earn money from manufacturer coupons
What is they send them to the address on the coupon?
200
If you try to use these types of coupons, you are committing coupon fraud and will go to jail.
What are photocopied or altered coupons?
200
What is one of two ways you can determine the selling price of a product if you know the wholesale price and percent markup?
(Wholesale price * markup) - wholesale
Wholesale * (1 + markup)
200
One of the ways to figure out how to determine the amount you'll pay after an item is marked down by a certain percent
Total = (Amount * percent) - amount)
Total = Amount * (100-percent)
300
The most expensive items in a supermarket are often found here
What is on the middle shelves or at eye level?
300
The type of coupon you might find on a package at the store and peel off.
What is a peelie?
300
Check this document before heading to a grocery store to ensure you can use your coupons.
What is a store coupon policy?
300
The difference between your retail or selling price and your wholesale price is often known as this.
What is profit?
300
How you figure out your total savings in $$
Original price - sale price
400
Buying fruits and vegetables at this time can cause them to be cheaper.
What is when they're in season?
400
The type of coupon put out by the maker of a product.
What is a manufacturer's coupon?
400
Sometimes stores will do this for coupons under $1.00 or $0.50 and under.
What is double them?
400
Most grocery stores mark up their products an average of this percent.
What is 12 percent?
400
How to find the original price when you know the sale price and % discount.
Original price = sale price/1-% discount
500
Paying for your groceries this way can keep you from overspending.
What is paying with cash?
500
The type of coupon put out by a business like ShopRite
What is a store coupon?
500
The best place to find coupons on a weekly basis. (Hint: Sometimes it comes to your house, but not as often as it used to)
What is the Sunday paper?
500
Most restaurants mark up their food costs an average of this percent?
What is 30 percent?
500
How you can determine the percent discount if you know the original price and sale price
sale price/original price
600
Ordering your groceries this way can keep you from being tempted to pick up additional items in store
What is online for pickup or delivery?
600
What I must buy to use this coupon
What is $40 or more worth of items at Hershey's Chocolate World?
600
Make sure this item is fully intact when clipping coupons
What is the barcode?
600
The percent markup
Wholesale price: 200
Selling price: 300
What is 50 percent?
600
The sale price
Original price: $500
Percent discount: 20%
What is $400?
700
You are more likely to buy more items at the store if you shop while in this state (or condition)
What is while hungry?
700
What I get with this coupon
What is $7 and a complimentary car wash and vacuum?
700
What you must read before using any coupon anywhere
What is the fine print?
700
The selling price
Wholesale price: 200
Markup: 150%
What is $500?
700
The amount saved
Original price: $500
Percent discount: 30%
What is $150?
800
One way to get money back after grocery shopping
What is use an app like Fetch or Ibotta?
800
What type of coupon this is
What is a store coupon?
800
One way to maximize savings without physical coupons at stores like Target or ShopRite.
What is a loyalty card or Target card?
800
The wholesale price
Selling price: $750
Percent markup: 275%
What is 200?
(750/3.75)
800
The original price
Sale price: 420
Percent saved: 30%
What is $600?
420/(1-.30)