Reduced bargains and yellow stickers shopping

Edwardia

Well done on the bargains.

I have to say that ranges like ASDA Extra Special, Tesco Finest, Morrisons The Best, The Co-operative Truly Irresistible and Sainsbury's Taste The Difference are often misleading.

Several supermarkets have admitted for example, that they allow farmers rearing animals and poultry for premium ranges to feed GM feed.

There's a difference between organic and conventionally farmed or between species of fish but how can one piece of wild salmon be 'ordinary' and another 'finest' ???

I think quite often these ranges are a rip off - and can cost more than organic. Supermarkets like to include them in website searches for organic but unless labellled and certified organic - they aren't. They don't necessarily contain fewer additives than normal ranges either.

So if you can get them cheaper great but please don't be misled by nice pix into thinking that if you pay normal price you'll get what you're paying for.

Nada666

Edwardia wrote: »

Several supermarkets have admitted for example, that they allow farmers rearing animals and poultry for premium ranges to feed GM feed.

And? So? Where do they claim anything about the meat?

Edwardia

Basically if a supermarket is rearing the supposedly better premium price supposedly better tasting meat in the same way that it's rearing the cheap stuff, then what's the difference ?

Yes supermarkets do make claims about their premium meat etc and it won't say fed on GM feed because it doesn't have to. But when asked by the trade paper The Grocer, the supermarkets will then admit what they are allowing to be fed.

ASDA was labelling beef from South America as Hereford beef for example.

It's great to get stuff for bargain prices but if you're being ripped off in the first place then perhaps it's not so much of a bargain always.

cootambear

Edwardia wrote: »

Basically if a supermarket is rearing the supposedly better premium price supposedly better tasting meat in the same way that it's rearing the cheap stuff, then what's the difference ?

Yes supermarkets do make claims about their premium meat etc and it won't say fed on GM feed because it doesn't have to. But when asked by the trade paper The Grocer, the supermarkets will then admit what they are allowing to be fed.

ASDA was labelling beef from South America as Hereford beef for example.

It's great to get stuff for bargain prices but if you're being ripped off in the first place then perhaps it's not so much of a bargain always.

and they know that some people believe that if they eat it they will turn into a monster

redfox

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marris

got some bargains

mr m bistro fish, chips and mushy peas £0,35
mr m bistro shepherds pie £0,35
mr m bistro mushrooms stuffed with garlic cheese(2pack) £0,25
orange & duck pate (twin pack) £0,15
simon howie links (4pack)£0,15 x 2
benecol drinks (6pack) £0,25 x 3
whole organic milk 1 pint £0,09 x 2 (still 2 days before usy by)
carvery chicken slices 100g £0,25 x 2
yorkshire ham slices 100g £0,25
tropicana apple & mango juice 1l £0,25
cooking white wine 250ml £0,75 x 2 (BB Sept 2014 so i do not have to open a whole bottle as i do not drink white wine )

princessmoneysaver

I have 2 co-op's withing walking distance, the first has some good reductions but as to be at the right time (which I haven't worked out yet lol) the other is a little further but on a main road & the reduced prices are FAB all day everyday

Today I got :-

4 pints of milk 36p
1 kg of carrots 30p
Pack of 4 baking potatoes 30p
Ham & Pineapple pizza (family size) 75p
2 boxes of Filous Frubes 55p each
2 packs of Roast chicken (sliced for sandwiches) 50p each
2 packs of 6 Sausages 70p each
Keema Mattar Curry & Rice 70p
Warburtons Seeded Batch 800gm 45p
2 x Warburtons Farmhouse 800gm 45p
Warburtons wholemeal 800g 35p
2 packs of sliced Warburtons Sandwich rolls (Think it was either 10 or 12 in a pack) 35p each
3 packs of Kingsmill white bagels 19p each
Pack of 2 Haribo cupcakes 50p

kboss2010

My friend got a bargain in T3sco. 5 400g packets of stir fry pork chunks for 70p each and a pack of fish pie chunks (salmon, smoked cod and a white fish) for 80p.

Westywoodpecker

My student son is FINALLY listening to me.

He 'phoned this evening to say he'd bought a whole chicken this evening for 40p :j

Edwardia

Well done westywoodpecker :T

Went to Morrisons today and picked up Highland Game 12 venison meatballs. Originally 2.59, currently on offer for 2.25 and this pack YS to 1.85. Well pleased with myself until I got home and found that they include pork and E numbers