Extreme Couponing Tip: Weigh Your Produce
Extreme Couponing Tip: Weigh Your Produce
This week’s Extreme Couponing Tip is on weighing your pre-packaged bags of produce! This is an important tip to remember while at the grocery store and a tip that I’m just getting used to doing.
When picking up a 5-lb bag of potatoes that are on sale, for example, how many of you typically weigh the bag before you place it in your cart? There’s no need to, you think, because all the bags are 5-lbs and they are all the same price Think again! You’d be surprised at the variation in weight from bag to bag. I’ve gotten a bag of potatoes that weighed close to 6-lbs even though it was labeled 5-lbs. By taking that extra minute to weigh a few bags, I gained an extra pound of potatoes!
This rule only applies when you’re buying produce at a fixed price that is already bagged. Here are some examples of items I typically weigh before buying.
Some produce items to weigh before buying:
- Potatoes
- Onions
- Apples
- Oranges
- Strawberries
and more!
This simple yet effective tip will hopefully get you more produce for your money and help you to continue in your journey of Living Rich with Coupons!
Do you have an idea for an Extreme Couponing tip you’d like to see addressed? Leave your ideas in the comments!
Never thought of this but our Costco has a scale out next to the cooked chickens and people weigh them to get the one that ways more! I also check anything I am buying liquid in a bottle, you would be surprised at the different levels if you can see the liquid – my husband thinks I’m nuts!!
Not nuts at all!!!
Wow! I never thought of this! Great tip!!!!
Pineapples too! I love fresh pineapple and I always weigh em. My husband and I compete to see who can find the heaviest one;-)
many vary by pounds, not just ounces!
wow i didnt know thT!THANKS!
Awesome tip thank you!
Wow, never have thought of that!
I will try this from next time, thanks!
Have done this for years — my mom always did it (learned all my couponing from her before you came along, Cindy!). Just last night, got a 4-lb bag of oranges at Stop and Shop that weighed more than 5 lbs!!
I buy 3lb bag frozen chicken breasts and always weigh them.
My husband & I have been doing this for years….
Thanks for the tip! I will try this great idea!
Are there ever any that weigh LESS than the stated weight?
I learned to check the weight of packaged fresh chicken. I got a 3 pound package once, was weighing out what I needed for a recipe and realized that I was ~half a pound short.
Nice! I’ll definitely add this to my saving money arsenal. Thanks.
I always look for the bigger head of lettuce, I’ve never weighed them though.