For consumers It is increasingly difficult to fill the purchase car due to pricing For inflation. One of the chains that has most increased its prices in recent years is Mercadona. Specifically, and according to the latest report of the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU), the chain led by Juan Roig has increased its prices 3.4 %.
This has caused Many consumers decide not to buy in Mercadona and go to other supermarket chains with cheaper prices such as Lidl, Aldi or Supermarkets Dia. And although Mercadona has strategies to attract the attention of their customers and spend more, the truth is that it is also possible to save.
Tricks to save and buy at half price in Mercadona
The Tiktok @Carlos.estratega user has revealed some tricks to reduce the price of the shopping cart in Mercadona. It is possible to save up to 50% even in fresh products such as fruit, meat or fish.
The first advice is to try Always buy on Saturday afternoon or before the closure of the supermarket. The reason is that fresh products such as meat, fish or fruit offer special prices for liquidation. If the chain sees that it will be impossible to sell these products, they reduce its price by up to 50% to achieve its sale.
It is a very common practice among supermarkets and that seeks to offer an ideal price depending on the time of the day. According to ‘El Confidencial’, Mercadona applies a price policy such as shopkeepers. That is, stores can modify the prices of certain products to give them a greater exit at any time of the day. This is known as the Dynamic Price Strategy In your fresh products.
For this reason, there are many products in Mercadona with the yellow label “price drop”. Although consumers should know that it is a product that can expire soon, so it is recommended to consume as soon as possible.
Another advice offered by this user is that the time to buy a product Let’s look at the upper and lower shelvessince they can have cheaper prices. The main reason for this technique that uses Mercadona is that the central shelves are more in view of the consumer and therefore usually have the most expensive prices.
And finally, Make a purchase list to just buy what is needed. Many times we fall into the temptation to buy products that are not necessary or not consumed, while if we stick to the list, we will buy only the essential.