Comments on: Why I Don’t Play The Grocery Game

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:49:21 +0000

We tried the grocery game. Unfortunately, if you are a food snob for quality, the grocery game is of zero help. Coupons and sales are usually for things I don’t want, and I save more money not buying things I don’t need or want, than trying to buy bargain-basement, hating it, then buying the stuff I wanted in the first place.
Better ways to save money than the grocery game:
- Invest in local CSA programs (Community Supported Agriculture) – a full season of farm-fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, dairy, etc. Its a bunch up front, but a great deal over the year. You can even bulk up on preserving shares to can/freeze the harvest to last over the winter.
- Get a large freezer, buy meat in bulk – i.e., a side of beef, lots of chickens, geese, ducks, lamb, pig, etc. This ensures you learn to use the whole animal, and generally is a huge savings over even the best grocery store deals, and you get to pick your meat source.
The only thing I have to go to the grocery store for is pantry items from time to time – net annual savings dwarfs anything I could have gotten from the “grocery game”

By: Michelle Masters

Michelle Masters — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:11:03 +0000

I live in Southern California and checked with the So Cal BBB since TGG is based out of Santa Clarita, CA. The Grocery Game has an “F” rating and 19 complaints for Southern California, so I’m going to pass.

As an FYI…If anyone does have a problem canceling their free subscription and ends up with unapproved credit card charges, heres’ what I would do; I’d communicate with TGG in writing (e or snail) first. Give them the opportunity to correct any honest error they may have made. If that doesn’t work I’d call my credit card company and tell them I wanted to “dispute the charge and file a charge back” for the unauthprized charges. You may have to fax or mail them cpies of your e or snail mails. Then I would file a complaint with the BBB and the State Attorney General. Believe it or not, the one with the most teeth is the CC companies; if TGG receives too many “charge backs” the CC companies will increase their processing and acceptance rates, then list them as “high risk.” AOL learned this the hard way.

By: dang

dang — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:46:13 +0000

I am from Southern California and Grocery Game just doesn’t work here. GG is too slow to upload deals for me. I get better deals faster doing coupon match-ups myself than paying for GG.

By: Kelly K

Kelly K — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:05:35 +0000

I just decided to check out the grocery game, i had seen it advertised before but never bothered and then saw a segment on the local news recently so figured i would try it free for 4 weeks.

I cant for the life of me figure out why anyone would want to pay for this. For starters due to the limited number of grocery store change, my grocery game gave me one grocery store so no comparrison shopping for me there, also, not a single deal or sale was something I can’t find for free on other sites, and one of the local drug store deals on the grocery game was horrible, leavining out many great deals, and also only tells you about coupons from inserts and printables, not really covering other avenues.

I searched all this eve on reviews for it, hoping maybe I was missing something there, but never seeing anyone actually touch on why they dont use it…

Great job!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:57:38 +0000

There is a place for the Grocery Game and our family is one of them. First, fhere I live, there is a Publix, CVS and Walgreens right next to each other. Our town also doen’s have a discount grocery store so we are relagated to Publix. Second, I have tried clipping coupons and cross-referencing with weekly flyers, but I just don’t have time with work and my family to find a coupon I clipped two weeks ago for this week’s flyer special. Third, the deals a good for the stuff we seem buy because we never stocked up on before, deoderant, toothpaste, etc. The savings on white strips every other month alone pays for cost. By the way, CouponMom does the same thing, but for free. We just like the layout and ease of Grocery Game better. Hope this gives a different angle to the discussion. Thanks!

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:42:56 +0000

The Grocery Game to me, seemed more like a scavenger hunt. It definitely was a game…and in the end, wasn’t worth the $$$ for me. You are right, it’s much easier to me to sit down with the ads, my coupons and do it myself. Also, with so many grocery stores offering online coupons that can be uploaded to your card, the grocery game is less attractive.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:12:51 +0000

I shop in almost exactly the same way as you do. I’ve found that a lot of the sale-coupon pairings are for items that I don’t need (such as the canned spaghetti you mentioned). I make my list from the store ad and, although my “Savings” at the bottom of the receipt might be lower, I know I’m spending less.

By: amanda

amanda — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:43:03 +0000

I have the trial for grocery Game right now. Honestly I am not too impressed. Personally I can figure out these deals on my own using a grocery flyer, my coupons, and my knowledge of what the products I like usually cost.There is also plenty of FREE information and ideas out there on how to save on grocery items so why should I pay for it? I will be canceling my account when the trial is over. I agree with you!

By: MGD Cyndi

MGD Cyndi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:47:55 +0000

Hi All:

You can play our grocery game for free or you can just look up deals! Our site MyGroceryDeals.com let’s you look up local grocery sales by ZIP Code, make a list of the best deals and head out to shop for them. We also have some coupons to add to the savings!

So, please visit soon and happy deal hunting!

MGD Cyndi