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8 Overpriced Grocery Items to Skip (wisebread)

Although it is convenient to grab everything at the grocery store, sometimes
it’s best to only buy certain items and shop for the rest at other locations
such as specialty stores or the dollar store. One of the best ways to save
money at the grocery store is to keep away from the items that are marked up.
I talked to consumer savings expert Andrea Woroch, who shared eight items you
shouldn’t put in your grocery cart.

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## Cubed or Presliced Meat

“Meat markup is up to 60% and much more for precut or precubed meats. Since
meat has a refrigerated shelf life of just five days and must then be thrown
out, most meat departments in grocery stores aim for a minimum 30% markup, and
often much higher, to make up for losses.

Steaks, for instance, are marked up 40% to 50%; some cheaper cuts, such as
round and chuck meat, are marked up as much as 60%. Lesser cuts of meat, those
typically cut into pieces for stir-fries or stews are marked up as much as
300%, should never be bought at …

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