Tesco Mega Reductions Thread 2

c_l_a_i_r_e

jenniewb wrote: »

I saw today whilst shopping at tescos, there is an offer for "buy one get one free" on the ambi-pure candels which normal price is £4.99.

Then I found on the shelf, a double pack of two ambi-pure candels with a sticky label on saying "buy one get one free, free candel enclosed". This was side by side with all the other ambipure single candels. which had been priced on the shelf with a yellow label explaining all the single candels were BOGOF

I bought two of the double packs where the extra candel was attached/inside the packet and expected to be paying £4.99 per pack and so in all pay £9.98, but nope, I got buy one get one free even on the double pack! This means I paid £4.99 for 4 ambipure candels!! so £1.24-ish a candel! (rrp£4.99 each).

The double packs I have not seen before, I assume they are a new thing for the moment and that Tescos has not latched onto this just yet, so be quick as when they do I would imagine they will take the offer off the BOGOF/double pack!

Thank you so much for this post. I went in today and got 6 of the double packs, so 12 candles for £14.97. There were more of these double packs on the shelf than the single candles so may end up going back for more:D

parsnips

scottishchick27 wrote: »

I'd wondered this too and spent ages one night going through her old posts to try to find out but gave up in the end. I wish I'd just done what you did and just asked her .:rotfl:

but where does the £20 come into it,

Coupon-mad

tpsjrm wrote: »

Coupon-mad wrote: »

I spend under a tenner a week in money but well over £100 in money-off coupons. So I earn the points but don't spend much at all. My local stores are fine with it BTW as I use legit in-date manufacturers coupons, no duplicates and no Somerfield/Sainsburys unredeemable carp.


quote=tpsjrm
Where do you get all those coupons from? It's amazing that you can find over £100 in coupons each week. I don't see very many advertised or get many out of magazines.

I buy lots of copies of whatever magazine is named as having mocs in it (see the magazine thread started by MBN). I have been known to buy (with other coupons) shedloads if the moc has a long expiry date and a large profit over and above the magazine price.

I buy lots of copies of newspapers stated as having a high-value nss moc in (see the Daily newspaper thread, started every day by quoia).

I print out as many printable mocs as I can (see the printable coupons thread sticky for info, and the printable coupons chat thread if you have any questions).

I buy products with mocs sometimes if the product is useful and the mocs worth more than the item (e.g. Oasis small bottles at 2 for £1 when each one had a £1 moc on it, or the Nestle pic-a-pac mini cereal packets which had £2 in mocs until recently but only cost £1.21).

Finally, I don't shop once a week I shop once a day, or at least almost every day. Tesco allow one of each coupon per day so if I have £20 in mocs I might shop 6 times a week spending about £21 each time (almost completely covered by coupons). I will also top up with smaller shops at a smaller Tesco or Waitrose where I can also use more of the same mocs.

We have 4 kids and a fairly low income and this is how we make ends meet TBH, it's a way of life to me now!

HTH

claire21

Found on HDUK;

Bernard Matthews BigGreenTick range ALL now 59p! (was £2.50-£2.99)at Tesco's

Turkey drummer (6 per pack)/ dippers (12 per pack) / steaks(2 per pack) all 59p

DonnaDoop

Coupon-mad wrote: »

I spend under a tenner a week in money but well over £100 in money-off coupons. So I earn the points but don't spend much at all. My local stores are fine with it BTW as I use legit in-date manufacturers coupons, no duplicates and no Somerfield/Sainsburys unredeemable carp.

But many save lots of points without using coupons, they just buy tons and tons of whatever has extra points on it, use extra point codes a lot online, recycle old phones and ink cartridges for extra points etc. Use every extra points bonus coupon that comes your way (unless the cost of the item is stupidly high and something you don't want).

Take a look at the Tesco threads on the Discount Codes & Vouchers forum for ideas. You'll never earn enough points just by 'normal' spending alone IMHO - you need to specifically have points as your focus and shop accordingly, either instore or online.

It's a different mindset than most shoppers have but fairly easy to learn and addictive too!

I would love hints and tips to know how you do it!! I looked on Discounts and codes, but cant figure out how you keep to spending £10? 10 out of ten to you!! my current challenge is getting stuff from OOD SELs for xmas (had a couple)

grannybiker

claire21 wrote: »

Found on HDUK;

Bernard Matthews BigGreenTick range ALL now 59p! (was £2.50-£2.99)at Tesco's

Turkey drummer (6 per pack)/ dippers (12 per pack) / steaks(2 per pack) all 59p

Ah yes, that was the make, thank-you! I'd already stashed mine in the freezer so didn't post the full details when I posted on the previous page earlier, sorry!

grannybiker wrote: »

Spotted this large silver wall clock for £1.60 which struck me as a bargain. Has second hand, numbers and minutes between digits marked on it. (Vital for perfect boiled eggs!) Apparently they came in pine and antique finish too, but none left on the shelves.
The shelves in the freezer cabinet where the salmon kebabs had been were empty too, sadly, but we did get some lemon bean-burgers for 25p a pack and turkey steaks for 59p.
HTH[/quote

KrispiiDuck

parsnips wrote: »

but where does the £20 come into it,

That'll be the balance which wasn't covered by the vouchers


HTH

DSmiffy

I have just used it to dye my hair, covers everything, and is suitable for all over not just touching up grey. Not bad for the dosh

alexandrite

Muller Rice down from 54p to 27p, ends 11/11/08 - spotted online.:D

Flavours:

Strawberry 200g
Apple 200g
Vanilla Custard 200g
Blueberry 200g
Original 200g
Rhubarb 200g

babs2008

Coupon-mad wrote: »

tpsjrm wrote: »

I buy lots of copies of whatever magazine is named as having mocs in it (see the magazine thread started by MBN). I have been known to buy (with other coupons) shedloads if the moc has a long expiry date and a large profit over and above the magazine price.

I buy lots of copies of newspapers stated as having a high-value nss moc in (see the Daily newspaper thread, started every day by quoia).

I print out as many printable mocs as I can (see the printable coupons thread sticky for info, and the printable coupons chat thread if you have any questions).

I buy products with mocs sometimes if the product is useful and the mocs worth more than the item (e.g. Oasis small bottles at 2 for £1 when each one had a £1 moc on it, or the Nestle pic-a-pac mini cereal packets which had £2 in mocs until recently but only cost £1.21).

Finally, I don't shop once a week I shop once a day, or at least almost every day. Tesco allow one of each coupon per day so if I have £20 in mocs I might shop 6 times a week spending about £21 each time (almost completely covered by coupons). I will also top up with smaller shops at a smaller Tesco or Waitrose where I can also use more of the same mocs.

We have 4 kids and a fairly low income and this is how we make ends meet TBH, it's a way of life to me now!

HTH

you must spend a fortune on magazines!