1. Let’s Go Shopping

2. Supermarket Tips Computing Sales Prices Computing Sales Tax

3. Supermarket Tips

4. Club price 50% off Buy one/get one free Unit pricing Expiration dates

5. 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

6. Supermarket Tips Be a member of the club!

7. Supermarket tips 50% Off! Buy One/Get One Free [BOGO] They are not the same.

8. 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?

9. Supermarket Tips Unit Pricing – How to compare apples to apples – Compute the cost on a common unit of measure

10. ACTIVITY TIME!!! IS THIS A GOOD DEAL?

11. Supermarket Tips What’s the better buy?

12. Supermarket Tips Unit pricing – $4.44 per pound

13. Supermarket Tips Unit pricing – $4.89 per pound

14. ACTIVITY TIME!!! WHAT’S THE BEST DEAL?

15. It’s on Sale! Knowing the % vs the $

16. 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

17. 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?

18. It’s on Sale Let’s do the math using the 20% coupon: $100 X.20 = 20 $100 – 20 = $80

19. It’s on Sale Let’s do the math using the $25 off coupon $100 - $25 = $75

20. 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

21. ACTIVITY TIME!!! WHICH COUPON DO YOU USE?

22. Sales Tax Non-essential items are taxed at 8% in Philadelphia and 6% in the rest of the Pennsylvania.

23. Sales Tax What are non-essential items? – Games and electronics – Books – Bathing suits – Fancy dresses

24. Sales Tax What are non-taxable items? – Food – Clothing – Shoes – Services like haircuts, manicures, accounting

25. ACTIVITY TIME!!! COMPUTING SALES TAX.

26. Questions?