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Save Money on Soda Tip # 1 - Of course the best way to save money on sodas is to start drinking water instead, and it's a lot healthier too! Tip # 2 - If you can't cut the soda habit completely, try just cutting your family's consumption in half. That will help. Tip # 3 - Sales for these products vary from week to week, but I have noticed when Coke products are on sale Pepsi products are not, and vice versa. So, either stock up when your brand of choice is on sale or switch back and forth depending on the sale. At our local stores, a 2-liter on sale will cost about 89 cents, while a 2-liter not on sale will cost up to $1.39! In other words... No sale, No buy!! Tip # 4 - Smaller containers (cans and bottles) are always more expensive than the 2-liters, so try to avoid purchasing those altogether if possible. Tip # 5 - There is one exception to #4... if you're cutting back on total soda consumption, and will only drink 1 can or 16-ounce bottle a week, then get them when they're on sale because in the end you'll save money. (Because if you're only drinking a small amount each week a 2-liter will not stay as fresh and you may end up having to pour it out, thus making the smaller cans and bottles--when on sale--a better purchase.) Tip # 6 - A lot of store brand sodas are decent, but not great. Some of the flavors, like grape and orange, the kids seem to love. Other than that, the decision is up to you. I suggest trying the store brands when they're on sale to see if you like them. If you don't - especially if it's just awful, take the remaining soda back to the store and ask for a refund. And if you discover that you DO like the store brand sodas you may save a fortune over the next 20 years! :o) Tip # 7 - Did you know sodas are always "sale priced" at Wal-Mart? It's true! I spent years waiting for my favorite sodas to go on sale each month and just doing without or switching brands when they weren't on sale, but now whenever I'm at Wal-Mart I just pick up a few of our favorite (diet) sodas while I'm there! Depending on how much soda your family drinks per month, it might even be worth a special trip! Tip # 8 - When buying sodas for large family gatherings or parties, here's two tips... First, stock up on sale items starting a month before the gathering (since there's often a limit of 4 on the best sales.) And second, consider buying 3-liter containers, they almost always cost less per ounce! I know they don't fit in the fridge very well, but as long as you keep the caps on tight, you can just set them out on the counter during the event and serve with ice. Tip # 9 - Okay, now I'm back to the water tip again... if we could all just make the switch from sodas to water we could really save some money! And this tip is not just for the grocery stores, they offer water at restaurants too you know! ;o) Tip # 10 - If you're not familiar with price matching at grocery stores, all you have to do is ask the sales associate for a price match... which means asking them to give you the lower price that's being offered at another store on the exact same item. This is especially easy when purchasing sodas because they are pretty much always on sale somewhere! Just look through the store flyers each week and when you go to your favorite store say to the cashier "Can I have a price match on this, it's on sale for (whatever price) at (whatever store)." That's all you have to do! If you're the first person to ask for the price match on that item they'll look it up in the sale flyers to confirm, but often they already know it's on sale because other shoppers have been asking for the same price match all week! * * * Readers' Tips... Contact Michelle to Submit a Tip "Can't stand to drink just plain water? Need to cut back on sodas? Try this: put ice in a cup, fill cup 3/4ths with filtered water and fill last 1/4th with your favorite clear soda. One can will last you for a couple of refills when you water it down this way. You get the water you need and it's flavored with your favorite drink. You're also cutting back on sodas and saving money. A win/win all around! I also love to do this with orange juice and my favorite - grape juice! If you try this tip with "brown sodas" make it half and half. It tastes no different than the drinks you get when you go through a fast food drive-thru." - Karen Yates of Georgia "For saving on the soda, if you get the 24oz bottles out the machines... keep the bottles rinse them out. Save about five or six of them. Then you can buy the 2 liters and refill them. That way you portion them out and will not drink as much." - Livena C
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