When it comes to getting the best bang for your buck when shopping at Woolworths, Mouths of Mums members are experts! So, we thought it only fair to share their amazing tips and tricks for saving on your Woolies shop with the rest of Australia.

We recently asked our community for their best hacks on saving money when shopping at Woolworths, because we’re all feeling the cost of living pinch.

And we loved all of the ideas that came flooding in – all 1,110 of them! We’ve compiled some of our favourite ideas below, so you can start saving on your grocery shopping too.

Mums Reveal Their Hacks For Saving On Shopping At Woolies

From the best days to shop a bargain, to the craftiest way to stretch your dollar further, here are the Mouths of Mums’ community’s top tips for saving when shopping at Woolworths.

Shop Online

We’re all guilty of throwing in a few extra items when shopping in store. Supermarkets are designed to capitalise on the impulse purchase! So our mums recommend letting your fingers do the shopping, to make it easier to stick to a budget.

“I shop online, I am not privy to the temptations of shopping in-store and it keeps my grocery bill down at least $50 to $100 a week!”

“I love using the Woolworths ‘Best Value’ App on my phone, it helps me pick the best value for money products.”

“Use the filter option to list items from low to high price or lowest unit price.”

Plan And Be Prepared!

It’s an oldie but a goodie – make sure you know exactly what you need, and stick to your list. And meal planning is a must!

“I always create a meal plan and plan out our family meals each week, then do a big grocery shop once a week. This has saved me lots of money by not going to Woolies everyday and buying extra stuff we don’t really need.”

“I plan meals around weekly specials which makes it exciting each week as to what will be on the menu and buy in bulk for non-perishables! I also stick to a shopping list and avoid impulse buys to keep our budget on track.”

“We bulk buy everything and meal prep weekly. We only stock on the sale items especially the half price items and work our meals for the week around those! There’s always a bonus when there’s extra reward points for certain products!”

Shop The Specials

Scour the catalogues and app for the best deals of the week, and then plan your meals around what’s on special. It’s such a simple tip, but it will save you plenty.

“I’m the matriarch of huge family, budgeting is in my DNA. Tuesdays check Woolworths online for Wednesday specials. Purchase non-perishables in multiples when half price. Purchase fresh whole chickens, good price, great roast dinner. Leftover chicken portioned into freezer bags later used for chicken pies, chicken quiche, chicken curry.”

Activate Deals

If you’re not already an Everyday Rewards Member, what are you waiting for? It’s a brilliant way to get money off your shop, by activating weekly promos.

“Apply for everything Woolworths offers! Activate all boosts. Use their app. Use their reward card. Pounce on special offers!”

Become A Woolworths Everyday Extra Member

So many of our mums recommend becoming a Woolworths Everyday Extra member to save money on shopping. With extra points, extra perks and a 30 day free trial it’s a no-brainer. Others also recommend Everyday Mobile from Woolworths, which is a prepaid mobile phone service.

“I subscribe to every single promotion Woolies offers me. Getting 10% off my biggest shop every month with Woolworths Extra, and boosting every single Rewards offer and email that comes my way helps boost my points tally.”

“Both my husband and I are Woolworths mobile customers which means we both both get a 10% off per shop per month. We time our usage of our 10%, one at the beginning of the month and one at the end, so that we maximise the discount which saves us on average at least $50/month.”

“Take advantage of Woolworths Extra when it’s half price! We get double points on spends at Woolies, we shop the home brands where possible. Take a list!! Otherwise Woolies tells you what you need.”

Do you have any great tips you’d like to share? Add them to the comments below!