How to save money on groceries: You can buy cleaning products at Chemist Warehouse

There are only so many ways customers can save once we enter our local supermarket from sticking to our lists, to pointedly ignoring chocolate sales displays, to selecting supermarket ‘own’ brands, to purchasing less meat…

But there’s a simple way to free up more of your grocery budget for actual food items, and that is via buying non-food items outside of supermarkets.

These would include toiletries, cosmetics and cleaning products, which eat away out our weekly grocery budgets.

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An example of this is the incredible display I saw at my local Chemist Warehouse.

I had popped in for some nail polish remover and right at the front of the store was a large display of dishwashing liquid, laundry liquid, shower gel and moisturiser.

A quick price comparison on my phone while I was lined up allowed me to instantly confirm the prices on display were lower than both of my local supermarkets.

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By purchasing these items at Chemist Warehouse once a month, I can take them off my grocery lift and save money in the long run.

Here is what I found.

Earth Choice Dishwashing Liquid is selling at Chemist Warehouse for $2.19 for 1 litre. At Coles you would pay $2.35 for this same product, and at Woolies it is priced at $2.55.

Earth Laundry Liquid is $2.59 for 1 litre at Chemist Warehouse. Coles is charging $3.00 for this and at Woolies you’ll pay $3.20.

Cold Power 1 kilo powder pack is $8.00 at Chemist Warehouse. Coles has this on sale this week for $12 for a 2 kilo pack, but their standard price is $24.00 for a 2 kilo pack, which is $12 for 1 kilo.

Woolworths also has Cold Power priced at $24.00 for a 2 kilo pack.

Vanish Laundry Powder 3 kilo is selling for $20.99 at Chemist Warehouse, whereas Coles will charge you $10 per 1 kilo, leaving you paying $30 for 3 kilo.

It’s even more at Woolworths, where it’s selling for $11.50 per 1 litre.

Purity Sensitive Laundry Liquid 2 kilo is $6.49 at Chemist Warehouse, less than Coles’ price of $7. Woolworths’ regular price is also $7 but this week they have it discounted at $5.60.

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White King Fabric Stain Lift is selling for $4.49 for 500 mils.

Coles doesn’t have this particular version of White King Fabric Stain Remover on sale. The closest they have is has White King Fabric Stain Lift Gold, which on sale this week at $7 for 450mil. Normally it retails for $9.

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Woolworths doesn’t stock White King Fabric Stain Lift.

Dove Body Wash is on sale at Chemist Warehouse in 1 litre packs for $8.49. The same costs $17 at Coles and this is the standard price at Woolworths, however this week they have it on sale for $8.50 at half price.

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Palmolive Body Wash is $16.00 for 2 litres at Chemist Warehouse.

The largest version of this at Coles is 1.8 litres for $16 and Woolies sells it for the same price.

So yes, is true that Coles and Woolworths discount these items from time to time, but they don’t tend to have them all discounted across the board like Chemist Warehouse does.

By permanently taking these items off your grocery list, you’ll save yourself money as well as time you would spend running around multiple stores.

And it’s too easy to grab these items full price at supermarkets due to convenience.

Overall, to continue to tackle cost-of-living pressures, take a look at the habits you can change permanently in the most convenient way for you and your family, with strategies such as this.

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