Allbeforecoffee’s Blog

Sometimes in the process of amusing ourselves, we figure out ways to save money. That’s true with the new grocery scanners–no, I do not mean self check-out–that’s been around. I mean the scanner gun–the weapon of choice for those looking to save time and watch how much they are spending.

The beauty of the gun is that the shopping cart comes with a holster so you do not need to hold the upc reader as you go through the store. You find what you want, hit the bar code, as you do when you self check-out, and the item comes up on the screen with the amount. If you want to change your mind, you can just as easily remove the item.

Are we having fun yet? Maybe, but here’s the best. As you go through the store and see the posted prices, you can quickly spot an error, a price discrepancy with what it reads and what the advertised price is. Bingo–at the Giant, that discrepancy means the item is free. That’s a great big win.

So now it is even more imperative that you pay attention to the posted price, make certain it matches the scanned gun display, and hit the aisles. As you go along, you can bag so that when you get ready to checkout, you are basically just waiting for a printed receipt. Another handy timessaver, or as someone mentioned as I checked out my scanner: If there’s a line, while you’re waiting to check out, you can finish scanning the items you have not scanned yet. Multi-tasking (m-t), she suggested; she was speaking to the m-t queen!

I know some of you have had scanners for a while, but they are news to me! They’re not yet at all Giant Supermarkets, but they’re coming.

Oops, almost forgot to mention another plus: The scanner matches your frequent shopper card input with frequent purchases and generates frequent purchase coupon savings. Remember, I used to worry about those loyalty information cards, but that is so yesterday!

Loyalty, that’s what this all about. Oh, and time and money as you see the rolling total and know when to stop.

It’s love!