Do you ever purchase pre-bagged produce at the grocery store?
If you do, the next time you’re at the market weigh a few bags first before you toss one in the cart. You’d be surprised at how much of a difference in the weight of the bags.
The bag of apples you see above was suppose to contain 3 pounds of apples, but it actually weighed 3 pounds 8 ounces. I don’t know about you, but half of a pound of free apples sounds like a pretty sweet way to save money at the grocery store without using a coupon.
How about them apples?
~Mavis
P.S. Do you do this too, or do you think I’m total crazy person for doing this.
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Lucky L says
Absolutely you should weigh stuff that isn’t sold per pound!! I do that when I buy Romaine or green/red leaf lettuce when the price is per head and not by weight.
Teresa Yb. says
Yes, I do this. I often find the extra 1/2 lb. It is the same as looking for the biggest watermelon when they are all the same price.
Lynn says
Hey, I don’t know if you will see this or have time to comment, but you posted a pizza sauce recipe a week or so ago with a “mystery” pepper. Can you tell me what it is? I made it with 1 jalapeno and it was mighty spicy, but maybe that was from the red pepper flakes. I’d like to make it again, but maybe a different pepper would be better? Thanks!!!!!
Mavis says
I have no idea what the pepper was… LOL. You might want to try it with an milder peper… maybe an Anaheim pepper?
Vanessa says
I made your sauce and my family loved it. I added a can of green chilis in place of the pepper because I didn’t have any. I also didn’t have quite enough tomatos so, I just added 2 cans of diced tomatos. It turned out great anyway!
Mavis says
Glad to know you liked it. 🙂
Rae @ Two Hands says
My problem with it is that the stores I frequent at often stash their less desirable fruit this way.
Paula Perez says
I worked at an organic grocery before and I learned to “pretty up” the lettuce, cabbage, etc. by taking off the wilted outer leaves. After a few days, the head is quite a bit smaller and less fresh, but still just as expensive if sold “by the head”. I always reach in back or underneath for newer, fresher, bigger heads! (or wait until the produce is restocked)
Karin C says
My mom did this for years, I always weigh bagged item, my husband thought I was crazy until he saw the difference. I do it with the chicken breast I buy from our local chain store,mother can range from .6 kg to over 1 kg, I do that as well for the cheese that is sold at Safeway for one price, every little bit helps .