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There are many quick and easy ways Britons can save money on their shopping, from using a supermarket’s loyalty scheme to shopping at certain times in the day. Tesco has shared more ways customers can save both time and money when they go shopping.
Additionally, when shopping around, customers often spend more for items they did not first set out to buy.
According to a survey carried out by Tesco of 2,000 UK adults, people who shop at different supermarkets spend an additional estimated £128.61 each month.
Only 35 percent of people stick to their shopping list, with additional items costing the other 65 percent an average £10.60 per visit.
As well as saving money, shoppers can save time if they shop at only one supermarket.
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The average shopper spends almost six days on grocery shopping a year.
As for car or public transport mileage, 757 miles are covered each year by the average shopper.
Tesco has worked out that if Britons shopped for groceries once a week at a one-stop-shop that offers everything, they could potentially cut their shopping time by 86 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds.
They could also save £1,543, on average, a year.
However, research elsewhere shows that shopping around for the best deals can make your shopping cost less, not more.
According to Money Advice Service, the average family spends £149.53 on groceries a week.
But grocery comparison site mySupermarket has found that shopping in many shops, instead of one big supermarket, can decrease your shopping bill by 30 percent.
Research carried out by the company in 2015 showed that families could be saving more than £10 between the cheapest and most expensive options when shopping for grocery staples such as apples, fresh chicken, minced beef, and cheddar cheese.
This would add up to families saving £520 a year.
It would therefore be worth shopping around to find the cheapest items.
Furthermore, in 2013, a Channel Four Dispatches investigation found that local markets and grocers were up to 35 percent cheaper than supermarkets.
Mystery shoppers visited local markets, independent shops and big brand supermarkets in 32 locations around the country.
Big supermarkets were 12 percent more expensive than local market and shops, while small ‘Metro’ branches were 35 percent more expensive.
As well as offering its own money-saving hacks, Tesco has partnered with TV personality, presenter, and mum-of-one Kate Thornton to provide extra tips for customers.
Kate said: “We all want to save money on our everyday items, but sometimes shopping around can actually cost you more in time and money.
“Looking at tools such as price match initiatives can do all of the hard work for you, meaning you can spend less time researching and travelling from store to store and more time doing the things you love with family and friends.”
Kate recommended batch cooking and keeping food in the freezer to save on money, as well planning your meals for the week.
She also advised avoiding grocery shopping when you’re hungry and, when you do go shopping, stocking up on tinned food.
Kate noted: “It’s so easy to immediately go for the fresh items because they tend to be at the front of the shop and one of the first things you see, but often you can find just as good produce at a much lower price point if you look at the tinned food aisle.
“Stock up on these and put them in the cupboard and they will last longer.
“Our larder is packed with tinned kidney beans, chopped tomatoes, sweetcorn, chickpeas, tuna and crab.”
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