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How to get money off when buying fruit and veg

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  • MIRRY_2
    MIRRY_2 Posts: 186 Forumite
    my friend works in tescos reducing all the veg on Tuesday nights,
    sometimes I go in there at 6pm when she starts and follow her around as shes reducing things, sometimes ive been cheeky picking up a bag of organic potatos saying "these look a bit off" and she puts a sticker on it for 20p lol..
    we dont do it too often as she needs her job, but as they say "every little helps".
  • sophiesmum_2
    sophiesmum_2 Posts: 4,965 Forumite
    I went to Asda last night at 7pm and picked up granny smiths apples (bags of 9/10) reduced from £1.35 to 10p, iceberg lettuce 5p, springonions 5p, bag of celery 10p, cucumber 5p. Bought loads of apples and enough salad stuff for the week and only spent just over £1 and all still really fresh. Our Asda does this quite regularly.Also got 3 packs of warburtons sliced soft rolls(12) for 10p each - lovely and fresh - now in freezer for lunches.:D
    sophiesmum

    ps we always eat broccoli stalks and green bits of leeks, just cut off very end bits as usually dried out.
    Reduce,re-use, recycle.






  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Buy from a market, and as long as you have been a teacher, pick the stall with one of your ex pupils on it ;) Gets me a discount every time:)
    Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
    I have done reading too!
    To avoid all evil, to do good,
    to purify the mind- that is the
    teaching of the Buddhas.
  • You want bargain fruit and veg do you. Better than BYO and PYO is GYO. Grow your own!

    On Good Friday I planted 3 type of seed potato and in the last 5 months I haven't bought a single potato and probably won't for the rest of the year.

    I have had (and am still getting) courgette and marrow, strawbs, toms, letuse, onion and much more.

    The only real cost is the allotment rent £18 per year - stick that in your grocery basket and eat it.

    Most of the seed is saved from last year too - in case you're wondering.

    Scrummy!!

    If no-one minds here visit this website to whet your appetite. http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/index.php
  • rosy
    rosy Posts: 642 Forumite
    I used to throw broccoli stalks away in the past. Now I always eat them - in fact they can taste nicer than the florets. You can always cut the stalks off if you prefer though and freeze them raw - when you have amassed enough use them to make broccoli soup! I have a big bag in the freezer at the moment waiting for me to get round to it...
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