There is a lot more to your typical grocery store than meets the eye. Everything has been carefully planned and designed with the goal of getting you to spend more money. From the increasing size of the carts, to the way the aisles are organized, you are being played.Fortunately, if you know all of this in advance, you can protect yourself. And if you also know some of their pricing secrets, you can take advantage of some great deals, and create a shopping strategy that means you never have to spend one cent more than necessary. Here are nine pricing secrets from grocery stores around the country that will save you time and money.SEE ALSO:How one young professional cut her grocery bill in half1. When shopping at Target, look for 4, 6, and 8.If you do a lot of clearance tag shopping at Target, you should pay close attention to the end number of the price. If the item ends in either a six or an eight (i.e. $12.48), then it will definitely be reduced again during the next clearance run. Of course, if it sells out completely, you won't have a chance to take it, so consider how much you want the item. If the price ends in a four (i.e. $7.24), then it has reached the end of its clearance cycle. It will not go down in price any further, so grab it now if you want it.2. At Costco, avoid .99 and look for an asterisk.The popular warehouse discount store has a pricing code that can tell you a lot about the current and future prices of its products. First, anything ending in .99 is a regular priced item. It's not on sale. However, just two cents less makes all the difference. Any item ending in .97 is a sale item, and you should consider doing a price check on it to see if it is lower anywhere else. If not, and it's something you want, grab it.Additionally, anything ending in .49, .79, or .89 is also on sale. And finally, look for an asterisk in the top right corner of any price tag. If you see one, it means that particular item will not be restocked. Once it has sold out, it will be gone for good. This can be helpful if you're considering waiting for it to go on sale. (See also: 15 Things You Should Buy at Costco)3. When in Walmart, 5 and 1 are your friends.If you shop at Walmart often, you will know that most of their price tags end in a seven. This is just the Walmart way of keeping things lower than the typical .99 or .49 prices of other stores. However, when things do go on sale in Walmart, the end number changes. If you see a price ending in five, the item has just been marked down. This is good, but it's not as good as a one. Anything ending in one, such as $9.91, will be at its final marked-down price. If you have any hesitation that it will go down any further, forget it. This is as low as it will go, so if you want it, bag it. Oh, and it's also the same story for Sam's Club, which isn't a surprise as it's a Wal-Mart company.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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