Store Savings :: Organics on the Cheap

Tips for Saving Money on Organic Foods in Stores

Whole Foods 

• Mambo Sprouts coupon booklets are given out at Whole Foods with about a dozen coupons for organic goods.
  
• Join the Whole Foods online newsletter for great deals and sales notification.
  
• Whole Foods will give you a 5 cent credit for each bag that you bring in to use instead of their bags. Think of it as a small cost savings or perhaps a way to fund that occasional bit of organic, fair trade certified chocolate!

Sunflower Market

• Sunflower Market has a magazine they give out monthly that has  coupons for organic products.
  
• Sign up online for their newsletter with sales notifications.
  
• Shop on Wednesdays when the sales for two consecutive weeks overlap and the savings double.

Henry's Farmer's Market

• Sign up online for their newsletter with sales notifications.

Wild Oats

• Sign up online for their newsletter with sales notifications and get free printable coupons.
  
• Be on the lookout for coupon booklets near the entrance and exit.

Grocery Stores

• Kroger and Frys have great sales on organic foods that don't make it into their sales fliers. You may need to stop by and check them out.
  
• Safeway has great prices on their "O" brand organics. They also give out coupons for organics that print out at the register when you purchase other organic products so be on the lookout.
  
• Ask the grocers about their policy on organic food that is getting too ripe or organic meat that is nearing its freshness date. Many will give you a steep discount on these.

The best thing you can do to make sure you get the best deal is talk to your grocer and ask for tips and secrets for getting the items you want at the lowest price!