Shoppers Advice: Save money by doing a little work yourself

Pre-sliced, pre-packaged convenience will cost you

Story by Liz Zamora (Contact)

5:02 p.m. Friday, July 11, 2008

There's a simple way to save money on your fruits and vegetables.

Instead of buying the pre-packaged cantaloupe for $3.99 a pound, we found this whole cantaloupe for about $2.50.

All week we've shared advice for you to save money on your grocery bill.

Don't miss our special report this Sunday on 49 News at 10.

You'll hear from the experts on some little-known ways to save big at the grocery store.


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