Save Money At The Grocery Store Without Coupons

Very often when you go to the grocery store armed with your fistful of coupons, you find that the grocery bill is still higher than you wanted it to be. If you look at the coupons, you’ll notice that most coupons today offer a savings only if you buy 2 or more of the item. Do you really need 2 or more of that item right now? Sure it's a small savings overall but would you buy it if it weren’t for the coupon? An independent source did some investigating and found that you can shop without coupons and save a considerable amount on your normal grocery bill. Check out these 30 items listed. The prices were compared with the standard price at a popular local chain supermarket.
Aldi's Local Chain Supermarket
Acetaminophen (50 gel caps) 0.99 2.39 *
Apple Juice (2 quarts) 0.99 1.50
Baby Wipes (80 count) 1.69 2.50
Bagels (6, 1.31 lbs) 0.99 2.15 *
Sweet Crunch (.938 lbs.) 1.69 1.89
Carrots (2 lbs) 0.99 1.69
Center Cut Pork Chops (1 lb.) 2.19 2.99
Chicken Breasts (3 lbs) 6.49 6.36
Chicken Nuggets (70, 2 lbs) 3.69 5.29
Coffee (39 oz) 4.29 5.59
Diapers (40, size 3) 5.99 6.66
Ice Cream (vanilla, half gallon) 1.99 2.86
Italian Bread sliced (1.25 lbs) 0.89 1.24
Liquid Laundry Detergent (6.25 qts) 6.99 7.89
Microwave Popcorn (6, 3.5 oz) 1.29 2.50
Milk (Gallon, 2%) 1.89 1.89
Paper Towels (85 sheets) 0.59 1.26 *
Peanut Butter (1.13 lbs) 1.29 1.50
Potato Chips (3/4 lbs) 0.99 1.50
Rising Crust Pizza (35 oz) 3.49 5.38
Spring Water (202.8 oz) 2.29 2.99
Frozen Peas 0.79 0.79
Garden Salad (1 lb 0.89 1.50
Green Seedless Grapes (2 lbs) 2.69 3.98
Hamburger Buns (3/4 lb) 0.65 0.85
Hamburger (patties, 3 lbs) 5.49 7.99
Sugar (5 lbs) 2.09 2.29
Toaster Tarts (12, 1.38 lbs) 1.69 2.24
Tomatoes (6 Roma, 20 oz) 1.49 1.89
Vegetable Oil (1.5 qts) 1.59 1.99
69.06 91.24 Total Savings: $22.18
*items where Aldi's price is less than half of competitor's price

Considering most coupons today are for $1.00 in savings, you would need at least 23 $1.00 off coupons to beat the prices of Aldi's. Consider also that you most likely would have had to double up on the number of items purchased and you can see that the savings are substantial.