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"Bargain hunters" (people who want to buy something at a low price) have many ways to save money at stores. Their strategies include "shopping the perimeter of the store" (shopping in the outer aisles, which mostly have fruits, vegetables, and meat, and avoiding more expensive process foods in the middle of the store) and shopping on the lower shelves, because the items "at eye level" (at the height of one's eyes, where one is normally looking) are more expensive. But they also know how to find "discounts" (reductions in price).

Many stores "advertise" (promote) a "manager's special" each week. The manager's special is an item that is sold at a very low price, often "at a loss" (sold for less than it cost the store to buy), in order to bring in customers. Bargain hunters stock up when the items they need are "featured" (shown) as a manger's special.

Bargain hunters also know to look for "clearance items," or items that the store has marked down to try to get rid of them quickly. In a grocery store, meat and "dairy products" (milk and foods made from milk) are "put on clearance" if only one or two days "remain" (are left) until their "expiration date" (the date after which something should no longer be eaten). Bargain hunters know that these clearance items are still safe to eat and can often be bought "at half price" (for 50% of the regular price).

Finally, bargain hunters might look for "final markdowns" and "close-out items." A "final markdown" is the lowest price at which the store will sell the items. And "close-out items" are items that will no longer be sold, so they are trying to get rid of all of them by lowering the price.