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Kiplinger
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Kate Schubel

I Saved Money on a Grocery Surprise Bag: Here's Why I Won’t Buy Another One

Baked pastry items in a supermarket.

Remember the days of blinking in-store coupon dispensers and thick, mailbox-clogging booklets full of grocery discounts? Depending on where you live, that might still be your weekly reality.

But those days are fading fast, as rising print costs and falling newspaper circulations push glossy inserts into history. Yet the need to save on food costs is stronger than ever — especially since strategic couponing can still slash roughly 17% off the average grocery run.

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