I came, I spent $25, and I didn’t starve. But what lessons does Mastercheap hold for anyone trying to get better value from their shopping on an ongoing basis?
Just how much difference would it have made to the Mastercheap project if I hadn’t relied almost entirely on store brand products? An enormous amount, it turns out.
The plan for Mastercheap was pretty comprehensively covered in the original announcement post and the shopping list, but some issues keep popping up in the comments (and when I meet people in the real world). Here’s a concise summary of what I’m doing, what I’m not doing, and why.
