Tips and Tricks for Shopping

Our rehabilitation officers Paula and Zoe have come up with some great tips and tricks to help you when you are out and about shopping.

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A woman holds a high strength magnifier and is looking at the price of a dress.
  1. Use a backpack or cross body bag so that your hands are free. Sling backpacks can be great as you can easily position them on your back or pull to your front to access the bag.
  2. Use any tech you have. Smart phones can have magnifier, lighting and reading apps downloaded onto them.
  3. If you have a handheld magnifier, take that with you. There are pocket versions of magnifiers available to save space.
  4. Organise money in your purse or wallet before going out and put any change from purchases in your pocket so as not to confuse your organised purse.
  5. Ask for confirmation of the notes you hand over to avoid confusion with change.
  6. If you use a card and need to input the pin, consider using the notch that is on the number five of the keypad to help you locate the other numbers. You can change your pin to something easy to locate on the keypad.
  7. Seek customer support for assistance with your shopping.
  8. Use overspecs for glare issues in bright supermarkets.
  9. Consider the time of day that you go shopping to avoid busy times.
  10. Consider how distinctive packaging can help you identify products in store e.g. note the colour or shape of the containers of your usual products.
  11. Ask assistants to identify products as they scan at the checkout to enable you to pack your bags as suits you.