Supermarket Sleuths: Important detail on supermarket sales tags that could help you save
Per unit pricing is the best way to figure out if you are paying the lowest prices possible for grocery items at the supermarket.
Customers can find the per unit cost of items on sales tags, usually for weighted products such as pre-packaged meats, fruits and vegetables.
For this week's Supermarket Sleuths I noticed per unit pricing has gone next level. I spotted sales tags that included per units price for teabags. Not by weight as I have seen many times before, but by individual teabags.
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This week I noticed per unit pricing has gone next level. Coles/9Honey
Dilmah 85 Reserve Royal Ceylon Breakfast Tin teabags in packs of 20 had been marked down from $14 to $9.80 which meant customers were paying just 49 cents per teabag for this purchase.
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Teabags sales tags were displaying a per-teabag price. Coles/9Honey
Queen Victoria Lemon & Ginger teabags are selling for $5.50 for a pack of 100, marked down from $11, leaving customers paying just 6 cents per teabag.
This is instead of per unit pricing that displays the cost using weight. Coles/9Honey
Selling even cheaper are Dilmah Premium Tea Cup teabags at $5 per 100, down from $7.20 and 5 cents per teabag.
Aussie customers are always looking for new ways to save at the supermarket. Coles/9Honey
Taylors Harrogates Yorkshire Tea in a 100 pack, marked down from $6.30 to $5 leaves customers paying 5 cents per teabag too.
The Lipton Intense sales tag didn't display per unit pricing at this Coles store which can make quick per unit pricing a little harder.
Not all the sales tags at my local Coles store were consistent in their per unit pricing. Coles/9Honey
They have been marked down from $7.80 to $6.20 which means customers are paying $2.58 per 100 grams.
But customers can easily figure out the per teabag pricing for these, which is 6 cents per bag ($6.20 divided by 100).
Per unit pricing is also displayed for those shopping for groceries online. Woolworths/9Honey
Per unit pricing is also displayed for customers shopping online. I searched teabags on the Woolworths website and each displayed a per teabag price.
Dilmah Extra Strength is selling for $15.00 for 200 teabags which works out to be 8 cents per teabag.
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Lipton Quality Black Tea is selling for $7.00 for 100 bags which leaves customers paying 7 cents per teabag.
And Tetley Tea Cup Bags are the most affordable, on sale for $3.80 for a pack of 100 which works at 4 cents per teabag.
The bottom line is, per unit pricing remains the most effective way to ensure you are paying the lowest price possible for each grocery item.
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