'Home Bargains' finds thread. Please post any good offers you see at HB here.

funkmaster_2

Home Bargains (and Quality Save, which has a different proprietor but buys from the Home Bargains pool) specialise in end of lines, short-dated goods and overstocked lines. Many people sell to them because they know that they can move on their stock - if a new line is coming out they can clear their soon-to-be-old line on quickly. Home Bargains works on high turnover and low profit margins. Regular supply of a line is not the name of their game. Works for them, and can net you a bargain. Other times the shops could be accused of selling tat. It all depends what you went in for. A retail car boot sale perhaps.....but that's not to put it down, because if you find what you want it can be great.

anguk

durhamdiva wrote:

Just bought Bop It at Consett branch for £4.99 excellent bargain , in Argos for £19.99.

I went in today (29th) and there was none left, shame I wanted one for my daughter. Bought 10 bars of Nestle double chocolate for £1 instead!

TheChillPill

funkmaster wrote:

Home Bargains (and Quality Save, which has a different proprietor but buys from the Home Bargains pool) specialise in end of lines, short-dated goods and overstocked lines. Many people sell to them because they know that they can move on their stock - if a new line is coming out they can clear their soon-to-be-old line on quickly. Home Bargains works on high turnover and low profit margins. Regular supply of a line is not the name of their game. Works for them, and can net you a bargain. Other times the shops could be accused of selling tat. It all depends what you went in for. A retail car boot sale perhaps.....but that's not to put it down, because if you find what you want it can be great.

I think thats one of the reasons people like HB so much, and why it is so successful - it's an ever-changing product lineup. Everytime you go in, you can be pretty sure they'll be something new.

Most of the stuff on offer is close to the sell-by date, but if you do your shopping weekly, I've never found it to be an issue - it's exactly the same as something you would buy in a supermarket, but you can't leave it in the cupboard for months.

Their profit margins are actually fairly decent too - one was to tell how much profit they make on something is when it gets reduced instore. Take for example the Nestle double chocolate bars, I believe they were originally selling for 39p (which is still half the price of anywhere else), now they are reduced to the price they paid - 10p. For a low-value item, a 29p markup is pretty decent. I personally think that have a pretty good business model - we get ever-changing bargains, they make a decent profit - win win ;-)

nettynora

Forgot to mention, also bought Nestle Cookie Crisp cereal yesterday (50% extra free so 565g instead of 375g) for 99p.

louised

They had some fantastic dressing up stuff for kids today. they had kermit the frog, Miss piggy and stuart little. they were called deluxe dressing up kits, top quality and only £5.99

Kitikat

Bop it arrived in Cramlington today, they weren't on display but when I asked for one the assistant said they had just arrived and got me one from the back. I also picked up a glass painting set half price at £7 I think or possibly £6. Whichever it was, I paid double that in John Lewis last week so that one is being returned.

cheekymole

Xbox controller £4.99 rrp £19.99
Xbox joystick (thingy) £9.99 rrp £29.99

Kinder chocolates 49p
Nivea mini deoderant 99p rrp £2.?

Boxes of Cadbury Roses - half price

pesky2

Bharims ? Thai and Malaysian Curry Sauces large pouch 10 person serving 39p real bargain retail at £2.69 plus vat in Makro, not tried yet but bought afew.

Froot Refresh drinks 10p each or 12 for a £1.00 in Orange and passionfruit or Apple & Mango

Pregnancy test kits 89p

cookiemonster25

somthing you want to tell us pesky?????

pesky2

cookiemonster25 wrote:

somthing you want to tell us pesky?????

Too late for me to be buying them I'm already 5 Months pregnant, I just know that they are that price as i spotted them the other day :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: