10 SHOPPING HACKS That Will Save You Money!

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I just have to say one of the things I absolutely love about watching your videos is not only that you want to help everyone save money which is huge especially in The Times we're living in, but it's the fact that after every video you say I love you bye bye. I know that that's simple and it might be missed by lots of people. But that might be the only time someone hears "I love you," today. And I just have to say that every time I watch your videos it just makes me smile from ear to ear when I hear it. In case you don't hear it from anyone other than your wife and daughter, I love you too, and thank you for what you do.

I got an eye drop RX for my pet using Good RX and found his med at Costco. Many dont know many Costco's sell pet medications. My vet was selling it for $75. I asked for the prescription instead of buying it there. Costco and using Good RX, I got it for like $17!!!

Called Amazon for a price adjustment when an item went on sale 50% off two days after purchasing. They gave me a hard time and wouldn't adjust the price. I finally said "Fine. I'll return this one and then re-buy it so I can get the sale price." Only then, they finally gave me a credit.

Also, appreciate the attention you paid to local, small business. You’re very thoughtful. And someone noticed.

I use to work at a supermarket bakery. We would put out discount cakes on the discount rack first thing in the morning. A lot of the cakes were only 3-5 days since being put out. Usually the icing of a fully covered cake will keep it fresh for at least a week. There were so many days I had to put out 1/2 sheet cakes (feeds around 20-30 1.5inch slices) for $11 when buying it the night before would be $30. Also, if you want to pick up a cake for a date in a week or two, you can just wrap it in cling-wrap(the container it came in could help protect it) and put it in the freezer and some can last up to a month that way.

I bought a new blade for my Cricut at Michaels for $35. Found it a week later on Amazon for $16. I took my receipt to Michaels and was refunded the difference. Worth hanging on to those receipts and checking price match policies!

Years ago, I worked as a stock boy in an independent grocer and the owner wanted me to build a display for Campbells Soup since someone over ordered that week. This was back when items had to be priced with stickers. He had me price the cans as ‘3 for $1’ - the display was at the end of the soup aisle where the regular price was 25 cents a can. We struggled to keep the display filled - we sold a boatload of soup! Very important to think about what you’re buying…thanks for the great video, Matt!

Hack #11. Before I pick up a food item, I ask myself "Would I eat this out of my car trunk like The Deal Guy?". If not, I put it back on the shelf.

If only my family would want to go in the evening time, I knew that it may have some best deals around this time of the day and I'd love to go see what they have.

Sometimes a prescription company that produces the brand name will also produce the generic. I think you just agreed a me. You always do a great job.

Matt, you’ve saved my family so much money over the years. Helped us during hard times. Thank you!

Matt- As an employee of a small town pharmacy- I want to point out 2 things. Generic medications are not the exact same ingredients. They are the same active ingredients and will work the same, but the fillers could be different. For instance, one pill may have a yellow dye and the other be white. Some people might be sensitive to the dye. I personally feel generics are the way to go- but this is also governed by your insurance company and your physician. Some insurance companies may require you to use the generic, but your experience has been it doesn't work as well as the name brand samples your doctor gave you. Conversely, there are some insurance companies that do not allow you to use generic for specific drugs- weird but true. AND- worse yet- not all drugs have a generic. As far as good Rx, it doesn't work with all insurance companies. It works very well for people with no prescription drug coverage, but not necessarily for those who are insured. Please do not yell at the pharmacy staff when you try to use Good Rx. They really aren't stupid and do know what they are talking about. Just because the celebrity in the commercial says it works, doesn't mean it will work for your situation. Remember you get more bees with honey- don't be rude!!!!!

I worked in a Walmart in their dairy department several years ago. we carried 3 brands of milk in my store. 2 from local dairies and the great value. great value was delivered to us on the same day, same pallets & crates from one of those local dairies. the only difference was the local dairy had white plastic jugs and the gv was clear plastic. used to tell people this any time they complained about the price of the local brand but only about half of them listened to me! also, if there are local dairies in your area that supply the grocery stores and you go through quite a bit of any of their products, try calling their number that is listed on the label. sometimes they will let you purchase the product directly from them at a cost closer to what the store paid! you'll probably just have to go to their warehouse or whatever to pick it up. EXAMPLE: one of our local dairies also sells iced tea products. most everyone in the area is addicted to their tea. local walmart price (when i worked there) 2.62/gallon. but, if you were willing to go to the warehouse and buy 4 gallons at once they'd sell it to you for $1/gallon.

One hack I learned while trucking. Walmart/Sam's spiral cut hams in the PURPLE foil comes from a Smithfield planting Tar Heel, NC. It's half the price of a Smithfield labeled ham. Same product! I buy one or 2 every year around Easter.

The 2optical stores you mentioned, Target, Lenscrafters are owned and operated by Luxottica. Walmart isn't yet. As a retired optician, I can say if the prescription is simple it is possible to order eyeglasses on line BUT progressive no line lenses or complex prescriptions are best to avoid on line.

FYI: sticking to the the outside aisles of the store is also good for when trying to lose weight or eat healthier, because as he said, the middle aisles are where most processed package and high sugar foods are and outer aisles contain mostly whole single ingredient items 👍

Thanks Matt, really love these hacks. My wife has had good luck with Walmart bakery deserts on Saturday morning, which is why I turn sideways to go through the door.

Shopping by price per oz (or whatever unit) is HUGE. I've found this change frequently - so some days the smaller package is actually a better value than the bulk size. Once we found organic brand-name chicken was cheaper than even the nameless, super cheap chicken. We stocked up!

As a misanthrope, who prefers to shop in person (the irony isn't lost on me), I really appreciate those who use Curbside Pickup, as it reduces the number of people I have to deal with. Thank you.