Introducing the Grocery Comparison Shopping Mini-Game!

comparison shopping

Knowing how to comparison shop for the best deal is a a fundamental skill for every consumer. Different package sizes, different perceived quality, and different prices can be confusing to navigate, especially for young people. This is why we are so excited to add our “Comparison Shopping” mini-game to our personal budgeting game!

How The Comparison Shopping Game Works

The Comparison Shopping game launches as part of our Weekend Events, launching when the user chooses to take care of their Household Chores for the week.

weekend choice

This will take the user to the grocery store, where they need to stop in for 3 items on their shopping list. For each item on their list, they will see 3 alternatives, each with its own price, quantity, and quality score.

grocery figures

The challenge for students is to balance the Quality, Quantity, and Price for each of the alternatives to choose which option to buy.

Game Scoring

After the user chooses all 3 items, they are taken to the “checkout” for their final score:

grocery scoring

Two types of points are earned:

  • Quality of Life points, which is based on the Quality Score and Quantity of each of the items they chose
  • The Smart Shopper Bonus, which is extra bonus points added straight to the user’s Game Score. These bonus points are earned if the user chose the “best value” for each option – quality per quantity per price.

As some items will randomly go on-sale with each visit to the grocery store, the “best deal” might change from week to week – keeping users on their toes!

The Comparison Shopping game joins the Wealth Whiz Quiz in our new suite of mini-games to keep students engaged – and learning – as they play through the budgeting game! We hope your class has as much fun playing the game as we did building it!

If you want to try either of our mini-games, but your school does not yet have a license for PersonalFinanceLab, you can sign up for our Teacher Test Drive to give it a spin!

Happy Learning!

-The PersonalFinanceLab Team.