As I have mentioned before, I am a part of BzzAgent. In case you don’t know what that is, it’s a great community that you can join for free, and you get the chance to Buzz products. How does that work? Basically, when you fit a certain profile, you’ll be invited to join in a campaign where you can learn about a new product, and then tell others about it. You will usually get to try the product for free, so that you can tell others about it after having tried it. The point is to get the word out about new products.
Recently I was invited to join the Tropicana Pure Valencia campaign. It’s orange juice that uses the top 3% of the oranges in the harvest, so it’s the best of the best. They also have a lot of great flavors like Tropicana Pure Valencia, Tropicana Pure Valencia with Mango (both in 56oz size), and then Tropicana Pure Pomegranate Blueberry, Raspberry Açaí, Indian River Grapefruit and Peach Papaya Mango that all come in 1-liter bottles. The price is about $4.49 (it was $4.69 at my local ShopRite), and that’s for either size.
I have to say this. I was really impressed. Normally orange juice is just o.k. to me, but this stuff was really great! I bought the Tropicana Pure Valencia Mango, and both Scott and I enjoyed it very much! I see now why it’s separated from “regular” juices, and has a higher price. Even with the high price, I will still buy it in the future, and will definitely recommend it to others.
Just as a note, you might not find it with your other juices. By me it was at the end of the freezer aisle, in a separate refrigerated section.
Now, with this being a blog about saving money, you’re probably ready to ask me, how on earth can I talk about buying orange juice (even though it’s different flavors) when it costs that much? Well, there are a few reasons.
The first is that just because it retails for $4.50+ doesn’t mean you have to spend that much to get it.
You can try different grocery stores, wait until it goes on sale (The Tropicana Pure Valencia at 56oz was on sale at my local ShopRite last week for $3.50), or wait until they have a coupon out and use it. Also, by purchasing the 56oz flavors, you’ll get more juice for your money.
Another reason that I feel this is a good place to talk about something like this is because you CAN save money and still buy something once in a while that you really like – but isn’t exactly “budget”. That’s the whole point of trying to save money everywhere you can! This way you’ll have money to use for the things you want. What’s the point of saving money if you never do anything, or buy anything you want?
Think about it this way. If you use coupons and are saving $20 or so a week, then even if you buy this you’re still saving over $15 for the week. Or, if you want to buy something like this and are trying to justify it, that week get whatever brand of some other product is on sale, even if it’s not your usual brand. You’ll still have spent the same amount of money at the grocery store, and you’ll have gotten to buy something you really wanted. Plus, you might end up liking the sale item, and you’ll be able to buy it again and save money in the future!
Just because you want to save money doesn’t mean that you can’t still buy things you like. That’s why Dreamline Savingsis all about saving money, without changing your lifestyle!
