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Guide Offers Shopping Tips

Jennifer Lowe And Gary Krino Orange County Register

Who doesn’t need help these days when it comes to shopping? Consumer Reports rides to the rescue again, this time with the “Supermarket Buying Guide” (Consumer Reports Books, $14.95).

It includes:

Ratings of supermarkets

Ways to save $2,400 a year on your grocery bill

How to use coupons

How to select store brands

Suggestions for making decisions when confronted by hundreds of brands

Tips for understanding new labeling laws

Chapters also cover the poultry counter, meat counter, fish market and dairy case. An appendix contains Consumer Reports’ familiar ratings for everything in name-brand products from pancake syrup to yogurt. The book is available at bookstores or by calling (800) 272-0722.