About an hour's drive northeast of Atlanta, Georgia, likes the city of Lawrenceville. Incorporated in December 1821, the town's population in 2010 topped 28,000 people. At least a fourth of these are under 18 years old. When you have kids in the family of any age, taking advantage of grocery delivery makes a lot of sense.
Whether you're sick, just had a baby or are simply busy, shopping online can be a real life-saver. It saves time, it saves money and it saves the planet. One delivery van can make several deliveries to a number of homes in the same neighborhood, saving each home a trip in the family car.
By keeping the things you regularly use on a favorites list, you can also save time shopping while saving money just by not exposing yourself to impulse shopping pressures. This probably saves you harmful calories, too. Without the tempting smells of cinnamon buns baked on the premises, you are less inclined to cave in and order every cake on the list of items in the bakery department.
You do have to be careful. Stores have crafty ways of getting you to buy more stuff than you intended. One trick is to group items together in multiple-buy offers. Buy one for two dollars, buy two for three dollars. The system will flag up a warning when you "fail to qualify" for one of these fabulous money-off purchases. Unless it is something you can really use and would buy regularly anyway, try to resist the temptation to click on that extra item to qualify for the reward, as if you have won something instead of just spending more money than you had originally planned.
Of course, if you have the space and know that you will use the extra items, it makes sense to make use of these money off deals. Once you have reached the checking out stage of your shopping session, you will see just how much money you have saved by taking advantage of special offers. Put this away for a rainy day or to save up for that new sofa you have had your eye on. Don't let the savings just disappear into the nebulous cloud that is your family's finances.
The first thing you usually do when you log on for an online shopping session is to book a delivery slot. If you are lucky, you can specify within one hour when you want your shopping dropped off. Just make sure you note the time and don't go wandering off to the dentist.
By linking your store loyalty card to your online shopping account, you can get extra savings. The store's computer keeps an eye on your buying patterns and selects coupons and money-off offers tailored to your family's needs. Of course, you are not restricted to your usual purchases and you can use your savings to try new products that you otherwise might have passed up.
Ordering your groceries online can save you time and money. It also is gentler to the environment. Once you get the hang of using it, you will wonder how you ever managed when you had to fire up the car and actually drive to the shopping center.
Whether you're sick, just had a baby or are simply busy, shopping online can be a real life-saver. It saves time, it saves money and it saves the planet. One delivery van can make several deliveries to a number of homes in the same neighborhood, saving each home a trip in the family car.
By keeping the things you regularly use on a favorites list, you can also save time shopping while saving money just by not exposing yourself to impulse shopping pressures. This probably saves you harmful calories, too. Without the tempting smells of cinnamon buns baked on the premises, you are less inclined to cave in and order every cake on the list of items in the bakery department.
You do have to be careful. Stores have crafty ways of getting you to buy more stuff than you intended. One trick is to group items together in multiple-buy offers. Buy one for two dollars, buy two for three dollars. The system will flag up a warning when you "fail to qualify" for one of these fabulous money-off purchases. Unless it is something you can really use and would buy regularly anyway, try to resist the temptation to click on that extra item to qualify for the reward, as if you have won something instead of just spending more money than you had originally planned.
Of course, if you have the space and know that you will use the extra items, it makes sense to make use of these money off deals. Once you have reached the checking out stage of your shopping session, you will see just how much money you have saved by taking advantage of special offers. Put this away for a rainy day or to save up for that new sofa you have had your eye on. Don't let the savings just disappear into the nebulous cloud that is your family's finances.
The first thing you usually do when you log on for an online shopping session is to book a delivery slot. If you are lucky, you can specify within one hour when you want your shopping dropped off. Just make sure you note the time and don't go wandering off to the dentist.
By linking your store loyalty card to your online shopping account, you can get extra savings. The store's computer keeps an eye on your buying patterns and selects coupons and money-off offers tailored to your family's needs. Of course, you are not restricted to your usual purchases and you can use your savings to try new products that you otherwise might have passed up.
Ordering your groceries online can save you time and money. It also is gentler to the environment. Once you get the hang of using it, you will wonder how you ever managed when you had to fire up the car and actually drive to the shopping center.
