Groceries

Though websites like Amazon.Com is making a play with its “Subscribe and Save” program, which gives you up to 15 percent off on groceries you order on a regular basis, they still can’t try to win with the kind of discounts you tend to see at local grocery stores and supermarkets.

Paine says, “For sure, groceries are cheaper. Amazon has become a lot more competitive in the last two years with things like diapers, but most of the time they are not going to meet what you can get with coupons.” Similarly Gault feels that groceries and small packaged goods can be cheaper in stores because of the popularity of coupons, sales and weekly markdowns. She adds, “Anything that’s consumer-packaged goods, groceries, health and beauty products, toilet paper – are cheaper in stores if you’re using coupons.” If you want to save on food, heading towards a physical grocery store is the best way.