Grocery shopping (& Consumer Reports)

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love it; hate it; we all gotta do it. And you can't get everything at one store, nooooo.

I recently converted my paper Consumer Reports subscription to online, and I think I'm really going to like it. (Only problem is automatic yearly billing, but hey--I guess I can live with that to be able to search for specific products online.)

CR has these tips for grocery shopping:

--shop clockwise to spend less time & money. (Most stores have their door on the right, so you go counterclockwise naturally. I know I do).
--buy store brands; these have improved over the past few years
--you can have low prices or great service; not both. Go to warehouse-type stores for bulk packaged items; high end stores for fresh perishables
--study the circulars online; watch for patterns of sales so you can stock up on staples cheaply.

I'm off to the store now!