Last weekend, as I prepared for a major grocery shopping trip, I could not find my handy dandy weekly circular.

The store of my choice around here is Stop&Shop, so I went to their website to see if the flyer was posted online. Happily, it was there, but even more interesting were the features offered online.

The circular was interactive. I could turn the pages and click on individual items to get more information. But the best thing was that I could make a list - right on the site - as I reviewed the flyer. If my favorite cereal was on sale, I just click the “add to list” button, easy as pie.

After my list was complete, I printed it out. The items were listed by category, along with the sizes and related price.

This made the actual shopping so much easier! I only had to visit the produce section once. No more backtracking for something I forgot. Having the sizes and prices was also helpful - sometimes the labels on the store shelves are missing - no more guessing which size of popcorn is on sale. Awesome!

Giant Food and Shop Rite both have similar features on their sites. Check out your local store online - you may be surprised.