How to make the most of BOGOF?

victory

I read somewhere on this forum (can't seem to track down the post now) that they only buy BOGOF and keep the other one in the shed so use one and save one, I have really started to concentrate more when going shopping and using that rule have lots of tins etc but do not seem to be able to 'save' the other one, they get used, both ones, am I doing it wrong?

I am getting used to the supermarket trick where it looks good but they have made the contents smaller so you are not getting the bargain you thought you were or they have upped the price by a few pennies etc all those tricks or it is cheaper to buy loose veg/fruit than packaged.

Like Mccoys crisps BOGOF for £1.75 but at poundland they are £1 each so really only saving 25p.

What is the best way to take full advantage of the BOGOF?

Bongedone

If your using both then I don't see the problem so long as it was really BOGOF to start with.

The issue is having two but chucking the other out as it goes out of date.

victory

no they are tins or frozen stuff stuff that keeps so there is no throwing out but it just seems that I cannot do it the way the lady said on this forum where she has amassed a load of tins and said the shed looked like one of those pantry's they had in the war, just in case:rotfl:

vennypenny

I think the trick is to 'stock up' if it's something you are likely to use lots of, so buy 4 or 6 <or more> while they are cheap, that way you don't have to buy them <as often?> when they come off of offer. Some people who would find it difficult to get to a supermarket in bad weather like to stockpile reserves for those times, so then it makes sense to take advantage of an offer in order to build up the reserves that they don't use up straight away. Sometimes, there is a really fantastic offer that some find is too good to not take full advantage of - and then you hear of people buying up years' worth of supplies all in one go - which is great if you have plenty of appropriate storage space.

Bear in mind, though, that the supermarkets do manipulate the prices horribly, so BOGOF is NOT the same as Half price. Actually though, half price isn't really half price in real terms, because the chains only have to have something on sale at a particular price (usually inflated) in a certain number of stores for a certain length of time, so it's really half of an inflated price. They are in it to make a profit, and those profits come from such 'marketing strategies'.

So, keep an eye on the 'normal' prices, and also on variations of the offers rather than just BOGOF or even BOG2F. As you mentioned you already do, compare sizes and prices in different chains. Buy what you will use in a reasonable length of time, when it's on the best offer you can find and as long as you are saving money in both the short and longer term, then don't worry about not having lots of extras lying around if that isn't what you need. When yo get 'low' on what ever it is, start comparing again to find best offer, and then replenish your stock.
(sorry if this sounds a bit like preaching, it isn't meant that way at all)

lindseykim13

I do this a lot i spend hours trawling my supermarket, mse, hotukdeals etc and pick the best offers from each supermarket. I tend to only have time to go to tesco or asda probably once a fortnight. I will check the bogof price compared to other supermarkets to make sure it really it cheaper, write it down and decide how much i can store/use within a reasonable time.
For example a few weeks ago t's had cheese on b1g2f which was a real bargain and there was coupons for 30p off too. As it can be frozen i bought 9 blocks. Being a family of 5 we get through a block a week!
I've just taken delivery of 10 bottles of fairy liquid which were on offer at amazon for £4.67! I will pop them out in the shed and work my way through them slowly probably for the next year.
It's all about looking out for good offers and glitches and taking advantage of them bearing in mind your usage and storage.
Thats how you end up with a stock pile which will obviously get used up in the end. Trick is to watch your 'stock' and if your running low on say beans hope that an offer or glitch comes up.
Theres also no point in buying things you wont use just because it's on offer. hths

fiesta04

Slight twist on this subject.

When I buy BOGOF or any offers infact, I put them away and when I need them again I pay myself the full price for them.
Do it for a year and you will be amazed at how much money you have got in the pot.

No_more_usernames

I spent six weeks (a Lent challenge) one year only buying BOGOFs, other multibuys or reduced items. I saved about £200 in six weeks but the thing I have learned from this experiment is that these offers in the supermarkets go in cycles - there are certain items you need never pay full price for - if you time it right you will always have enough stockpiled until they go on offer again. Obviously you need to have the room to do this but if not you could always club together with one or two friends and share the savings that way.

A couple of examples - Sanex deodorant is often at half price in Sainsburys (3-4 time a year at a guess) so I haven't paid full price for years now. Same with Dove products. Heinz Baked beans often on buy 6 for price of 4 or buy two 4 packs for £3 - again I rarely pay full price for these. Loo rolls - well take your pick really there is always something on offer to suit your requirements. As for the items that are perishable well you can freeze stuff to stop you just wasting it and make soups and sauces to freeze. Cut blocks of cheese in half before you freeze them if you don't each that much at once. Spreads and butters and milk can also be frozen as can eggs for baking with later. Sorry if I'm stating the obvious here but there are definite ways of saving with BOGOFs.

kerrirobberts

I'm just getting into amazon bulk shopping, I currently have a stockpile of branston baked beans, and a whole load of organic vegetarian pasta, tomato puree, demerera sugar, museli and tinned tomatos. My family think I'm mad, but they didn't say no when I offered them a pack of each for taking delivery at their house as I can't at my flat because I work
Oh and they loved the 30 bottles of fairy for our 3 households.

renegade

kerrirobberts wrote: »

I'm just getting into amazon bulk shopping, I currently have a stockpile of branston baked beans, and a whole load of organic vegetarian pasta, tomato puree, demerera sugar, museli and tinned tomatos. My family think I'm mad, but they didn't say no when I offered them a pack of each for taking delivery at their house as I can't at my flat because I work
Oh and they loved the 30 bottles of fairy for our 3 households.

You may get 'bargains' at Amazon but what about the delivery charges?

Alikay

If you use up your BOGOFs well before the offer comes around again, you just need to buy more of that item next time it's on offer. I must admit to feeling a bit on edge if I don't have at least a month's worth of loo roll, teabags,and dishwasher tabs plus a few cans of deodorant and toothpastes, but thats because my preferred brands are expensive when on full price. BOGOFs on rubbish like crisps and biscuits is just an extra bonus and I often hide one for the next week, but there are always deals on junk like that so I don't buy loads and hoard it.

I'm not sure about having shelves of tins stacked in the shed - seems a heck of a lot of money to have tied up in food stock, even if it IS half-price! I'd rather have some of my spare cash available to snatch up that cheap holiday or half price theatre tickets than dozens of cans of bargainesque soup!

kerrirobberts

renegade wrote: »

You may get 'bargains' at Amazon but what about the delivery charges?

I only get the "super saver free delivery" so I don't pay delivery. Organic fair trade vegetarian goods at supermarket brand prices.