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Tech in Grocery Shopping – Grocery IQ is FREE!

Monday, May 24th, 2010

One of my many hobbies/addictions is saving money on the web.  I love to hunt for the ultimate deal by using price comparisons, coupon codes, cashback options, etc.  I have had these tools at my disposal for at least 10 years now and have saved thousands of dollars, yet I still make some purchases in physical stores.  Grocery shopping, although attempted as a web service years ago with Peapod, is not available here in Houston so I venture out to my local Kroger, Randalls or HEB at least once a week.  Until now, these trips to the supermarket meant I had to leave the technology behind and earn my savings the old-fashion way (printed coupons).  Thanks to Grocery IQ, that is all about to change.

Grocery IQ is a FREE application (originally priced at $4.99) for smartphone users and is currently available for iPhone and Android owners.  The tool, powered by coupons.com, was designed to help users with a number of typical grocery shopping activities (listed below):

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