5 Items You Should Avoid at the Grocery Store Andrea Woroch, a consumer savings expert, recommends skipping these items entirely at the grocery store. 1. Name-Brand Cereal Wolloch says the price of cereal has been rising for years and buying it will put a pinch in your wallet. 2. Spices According to Wolloch, spices can be bought cheaper at a drugstore or natural foods store. 3. Prepped meats Buying prepackaged produce can cost you anywhere from 60 to 300 percent more than buying the meat in its whole form. 4. Batteries Wolloch says you can save 50 percent or more by buying them at stores like Target or Walmart. 5. Personal care products Drugstores typically offer better deals—and more frequent sales—than grocery stores when it comes
to these items.