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By ELAINE SCOTT
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
When people start thinking about saving money at the grocery store, the first advise they often get is, "Clip coupons.” It’s always been an assumption that you’d save money if only you’d use all the coupons advertisers so graciously give us.
Is that really true?
Advertisers know that when you buy a product you haven’t used before you’re taking a risk. If you find that you don’t like the product, ^you’ve wasted your money.
Some companies offer money back guarantees to reduce the risk. But, most consumers are not swayed by this because returning the item or requesting a refund is more hassle than it’s worth.
So, advertisers offer coupons that lower the price of the item, thereby lowering the risk to the consumer. Lowering risk, however, is not the same as saving money.
To save money, clip and use only . the coupons for items your family already uses or would like to try. jThen, do some careful comparisons 'in the grocery store or in the grocery iads in the newspaper. * Compare the price, using the * coupon, to the price of competitor’s
Hunt country
'stable tour
* ; * The 20th Annual Hunt Country ‘Stable Tour in Middleburg, Virginia, J known as the “horse capital" of the * world, will be held on May 27 and 28. J Twelve world-famous and lavishly t appointed horse stables, breeding $ farms, and training facilities are $ opened to the public from 10 a.m.-5
£p.m. each day.
The cost is $ 15/person for all f: stops and good for two days. a
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