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By Harriet Goode

rn food shopping, as in so many other things we do, we’re likely to be creatures of habit. Week after week we go to the same spot, we take the same path through the store, we buy about the same items, and we have the same complaints about the food quality or prices. There’s nothing wrong with habits. In fact, with all the decisions and jobs we have to do today, we must develop habits. They save time, energy and mental work. Today’s pace of living naturally demands that we do have habits. However, there are both good and poor shopping habits. Either type is equally easy to develop; either type is hard to break. What are some of the poor habits we develop? We have many, but here are three common ones: Failure to observe and take advantage of specials. Often we forget to check ads before we go to the store. Once at the store, we race through it so fast we don’t see the signs. As a result, we miss many opportunities to stretch the budget with money - saving specials.

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