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Supermarket Tips Computing Sales Prices Computing Sales Tax
Supermarket Tips
Club price 50% off Buy one/get one free Unit pricing Expiration dates
Supermarket Tips Supermarkets often have “clubs” to join to help build customer loyalty – Reduced prices and all you need to do is present card/app – Rewards (discounted gas at Giant) – Store gets to identify buying patters – Personalized coupons at check out
Supermarket Tips Be a member of the club!
Supermarket tips 50% Off! Buy One/Get One Free [BOGO] They are not the same.
Supermarket Tips BOGO – Do you need two of the product? – Will it be wasted? – Can you share with a friend? – Have you saved any money?
Supermarket Tips Unit Pricing – How to compare apples to apples – Compute the cost on a common unit of measure
ACTIVITY TIME!!! IS THIS A GOOD DEAL?
Supermarket Tips What’s the better buy?
Supermarket Tips Unit pricing – $4.44 per pound
Supermarket Tips Unit pricing – $4.89 per pound
ACTIVITY TIME!!! WHAT’S THE BEST DEAL?
It’s on Sale! Knowing the % vs the $
It’s on Sale! Read the BIG print Read the FINE print – Expiration dates – Price limitations – Can/can not be used with other offers – Can/can not be used on certain products
It’s on Sale $100 Sneakers If you use a 20% off coupon, what is the cost? If you use a $25 off coupon, what is the cost?
It’s on Sale Let’s do the math using the 20% coupon: $100 X.20 = 20 $100 – 20 = $80
It’s on Sale Let’s do the math using the $25 off coupon $100 - $25 = $75
It’s on Sale $100 Sneakers If you use a 20% off coupon, what is the cost? $80 If you use a $25 off coupon, what is the cost? $75
ACTIVITY TIME!!! WHICH COUPON DO YOU USE?
Sales Tax Non-essential items are taxed at 8% in Philadelphia and 6% in the rest of the Pennsylvania.
Sales Tax What are non-essential items? – Games and electronics – Books – Bathing suits – Fancy dresses
Sales Tax What are non-taxable items? – Food – Clothing – Shoes – Services like haircuts, manicures, accounting
ACTIVITY TIME!!! COMPUTING SALES TAX.
Questions?