Reduced food item challenge Sunday 16th Sept. - Saturday 22nd Sept.

Lynsey

Another week, another challenge (no coupons or staff discounts).

Just a bit of fun, but shows what can be achieved and from where.
Some great bargains last week, will this week be as good ........... or even better??
Please post store name and time that you bought reduced items.

SHOW ME YOURS AND I'LL SHOW YOU MINE.

Good luck all.

Lynsey

quintwins

Forgot to get shampoo yesterday and we're completely out so i wnet to get some just before tesco closes and i got

a mince pie down from £3.99 to 80p
2 bags of mushroom stirfry down from £1 to 10p
a bag of chinese stirfry down from £1.50 to 10p
a coleslaw down from £1.50 to 20p
4 cartons of skimmed milk (the wee small one syou used to get ins chools) down for 29p to 6p

freyasmum

3 burgen soya linseed loaves, 60p; Should be £4.47
3 packets frubes 60p; £6.00
packet raisin pancakes 10p; £1.10
bag carrots 5p; £0.50
packet 4x panini 10p; £1.50
2 croissants 10p; £4.80
2 trays pansies 20p; £8.00
2 x trays cyclamen 90p but my mum paid and I gave her a pound off voucher so didn't really pay; £8.00
3 big tubs double cream 81p; £5.40

Should've Spent: £39.77
Actually Spent: £3.46 (before accounting for £1 voucher)

(all prices are total, so 20p/loaf, 27p/tub of cream, etc)

All have been frozen, carrots were made into soup with some bacon and lentils and frozen in portions. Paninis were served with bacon and tomato for breakfast and pancakes were given similar treatment.

The frubes were frozen to be packed in lunches over the coming weeks and the cream was churned into ice cream with some icing sugar and vanilla bean paste.

The flowers, well... I'm not very green fingered so don't mind paying cheaply cos they'll just be killed anyway

cherrypies

Lots of bargains today!

M&S

Organic romaine lettuce 10p - should be £1.50
Wholemeal baguette 10p - should be £1
Deli sandwiches 50p - should be £2.95
Individual prepared veg (potatoes, carrots, green beans, cabbage) 10p each, should be 60p-90p
Fresh Herb packs 10p - should be 89p+ each

Tesco

5 x packs chargrilled chicken breast pieces 34p each - should be £3.50 each

Organic watermelon 36p - should be £3.60
5 x packs exotic Vegetable medley - 18p each - should be £1.92 each
Mange tout 18p - should be £1.80
Chicken and chorizo chickpea salad - 23p - should be £2.30
Cous cous and butternut salad x 3 - 25p each - should be £2.50 each
Large bag spinach 20p - should be £2.00
Garden salad bags 18p each - should be £1.80
Little Gem lettuce - 8p for a pack of 2, should be 80p

They had loads or really good bargains that I didn't want or need OR have room for, stuff like Walls sausages 25p, sushi 50p, loads of sandwiches 50p each, pork chops, £1.20, pizzas 50p etc etc. My fridge and chest freezer are at capacity and I'd struggle to even find room for a mushroom after todays haul! BUT, I've got a new fridge freezer arriving tomorrow..... and I'm already plotting how I'm going to fill it, sad, I know! I am a hopeless shopping addict!

Lynsey

My only contribution is a pack of TTD clementines reduced from £1.49 to 25p
The £1.49 was supposed to be half-price!!!!!
Imagine £2.99 for 9 clementines?? :eek:

Sainsbury's 9pm
They also had lettuce and beans for only 10p.
I wanted bread, but it was only reduced to half-price and I don't do half-price.
I need 75%+ reductions. lol

Lynsey

billieboy_2

Got a tiger loaf in Waitrose reduced from £1.26 (I think) to 17p at about 5pm.

Potato salad reduced from 63p to 19p.

Three packs of 450g stewing steak each reduced from £3.99 to £2.25 and on three for £10 so three packs for £4.78. Not sure this counts as it's a multibuy.

Not been paid to take anything last week or this week (yet) .

Lynsey

billieboy wrote: »

Not been paid to take anything last week or this week (yet) .

That's just not on!!
Have you complained to the manager??

Good luck though, you're time will come ..................... again.

Lynsey

billieboy_2

Lynsey wrote: »

That's just not on!!
Have you complained to the manager??

Good luck though, you're time will come ..................... again.

Lynsey

The week is young! I live in hope.:D

ALittleInLove

Hey guys,
Mind if i join you? I've been lurking for a while and it's oddly exciting discussing bargain buys. Almost like beating the supermarket at their own game!

I stopped off at Morrisons yesterday at 7pm and picked up a few bargains.

Hot counter:
Cumberland Ring 49p,
Hot and Spicy Chicken wings 49p,
Whole cooked chicken £1.99 (usually £4.40) (This does two meals for me and Dad and the animals get the skin and bits so bargain!)

Deli:
Large salad bar usually £3.50 ish with pasta and bhajis for 55p

Bakery:
5 pick and mix rolls usually £1 - only 19p,
Pain de la creme twin pack 25p usually 69p

Other:
3x Innocent smoothies Cartons 750ml - 45p each usually £2.70 each,
Potato wedges with dip pack 99p instead of £2,
Three pack of apple slices with strawberry dipping sauce 9p

All in all not a bad shop although i didn't need anything specific, i like to bargain hunt when i'm there

Soworried

Hi
I got 4x cheese french sticks for 9p each.
That is lunches sorted.
Some great bargins.

freyasmum

Full price / reduced price

1 x cucumber 80p / 15p
3 x milk £1 / 8p
3 x petits filous £1.50 / 33p

£8.30 / £1.38 or 83.35% saving