This trick could save up to £45 off your shopping bill

With inflation carrying on at an all-time high, groceryshopping has become a financially burdensome ordeal for many households across the country. After having stretched every penny as far as it could go, we all could use some money-saving tips and tricks that helps cut down grocery bill.

As reported by Manchester Evening News, a savvy Sainsbury's shopper has shared just that by revealing how she managed to slash her weekly food shop bill from £49 to £3.50.

The savvy shopper’s trick

As per the report, Leia Winch, the savvy shopper in question, found herself drowning in debt and knew that she must make some drastic lifestyle changes to bring down her expenses. She managed to cut down her grocery bills drastically at Sainsbury by using a very handy trick.

The secret to Winch being able to cut down her shopping costs is using supermarket loyalty schemes to collect points. She states in the report,

I managed to get the weekly shop from Sainsbury's for just £3.58 reduced from £48.58, as I used some of the points I’d saved up and converted them to vouchers, and got a lot of reduced foods including meats, ready meals, and vegetables.

Some others ways to save money

According to Winch, others way to get great discounts and cut costs while shopping are to use cashback sites and sites that pay customers to take online surveys. She explains,

With the cashback apps and survey sites, I tend to get a lot of free items, like four bottles of shampoo from Boots, or big bags of dog food, which I gave to friends and family.

Sources used:

Manchester Evening News: ‘Sainsbury's shopper shares tip that slashed her weekly food shop from £49 to £3.50’