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Grocery shopping and personal hygiene necessities
in Maribor
Grocery and basic hygiene necessities are rather expensive in Slovenia, which is why
adopting a strategic approach to shopping may save you a considerable amount of
money. Compare product prices for different supermarkets on the website http://
www.prihranimo.si/ and then make your list of products, combining several supermarkets.
Most supermarkets with grocery products are located in the neighbourhood
Pobrežje, scattered around the Ulica Veljka Vlahoviča. Bus number 16 will take you
there.
Saving money & grocery shopping:
(products on discount can be found either in printed supermarket catalogues
or on the internet);
• try to make weekly purchases on the basis of a previously prepared list;
• supermarkets have limited discounts of products for a certain period of time.
Discounts may also target various segments of population (students, OAPs,
etc.) or they offer different types of loyalty schemes (loyalty cards, etc.);
• you can save a lot of money if you cook yourself; buy basic ingredients and try
avoiding readymade instant food (such as soups and pasta in packs);
• buy brands from the supermarket you are in, these products are normally
the most inexpensive, whereas their quality does not really differ from other
brands; you can read more about the differences in quality of products on the
website of Slovene Consumers’ Association (www.zps.si).
• thoroughly compare product prices for each of the supermarkets and then
make a list of products sold at the lowest price for each of the supermarkets