With prices on supermarkets rising month after month, each purchasing trip can become a real challenge for families’ wallet, as this common mistake, often done without thinking, is costing hundreds of euros a year without consumers.
According to the British British British company Brit SuperStore, quoted by the British newspaper The Mirror, the recurring error, to go to the empty stomach supermarket can add about 1,000 pounds (about 1,170 euros) to annual grocery expenses.
The value seems exaggerated, but results from the weekly repetition of small choices that, accumulated, ultimately weigh significantly in the budget.
Richard Price, a professional buyer in the same company, explained that these impulsive decisions add an average of £ 20.82 (about 24 euros) to go to the supermarket. Multiplied by the weeks of the year, the result is an unexpected expense that many consumers cannot justify.
Why we spend more than we should
The phenomenon is related to brain behavior in the face of immediate needs. When we are more vulnerable, we tend to opt for caloric products, ready to consume and poorly planned, such as snacks and chocolates. These choices are not on the initial list, but they inevitably end up in the cart.
According to behavioral experts, cited by the same source, the brain privileges rapid rewards whenever it feels private, making it difficult to resist strategically arranged temptations in stores runners.
Small habits that make a difference
To counteract this trend, Richard recommends changing simple routines before purchases. Something as basic as preparing a list of products set for the week already helps reduce the margin for impulsive decisions.
Another suggestion to avoid this common purchase error is aware of economic ranges or promotions of large surfaces, which often offer identical quality to the most expensive brands. Savings accumulated over the months can represent hundreds of euros.
The weight of the right basket
Also the choice of the container can influence. Opt for a basket instead of a large cart physically limits the amount of products that can be carried and helps to lock unnecessary expenses.
Similarly, avoiding purchases in more appetite hours greatly reduces the likelihood of exaggeration, the.
Small spending that repeated becomes large
Basically, they are small gestures that, repeated throughout the year, can prevent hundreds of euros from disappearing without giving it, turning the trip to the supermarket into a more rational and economic task.
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