Reduced bargains and yellow stickers shopping

Lynsey

I've had some good offers of late and freezers getting full again!!

For a spend of 89p tonight in Morries, I bought (using the term loosly):

4 x twin packs of pork and onion pate @ 15p each
1 x Oyko youghurts @ 15p
1 x cooks bacon pieces (great for ministrone) @ 5p
1 x Copella cloudy lemonade @ 9p

All in the freezer for another day and the pate will do for pate on toast (toasted pate under the grill).

Lynsey

mcculloch29

Well done - our Tesco does have some decent reductions around 4pm . I'm not a lucky reductions person though I've had my moments. Monday's was a £2.50 chicken from £4.50 ish, it was a little one that roasted within an hour.

I spotted something slightly odd. I bought 2kg of bananas in separate bags of a kilo for 30p. A good buy.

However both bags were put through on my Tesco receipt as being for just under half the amount in weight at the full price of 68p a kilo.

I have no idea why, though it seems that they are trying to 'hide' the revenue lost to reductions for some reason.

yuppiebaker

Actually got to the reduction shelf at just the right time yesterday:

-£13.42 Pork leg joint reduced to £1.34
-£2 samosas reduced to 20p
-2 £2.50 finest mash packs 36p each
-£2 Ham hock gratin pack 20p
- £2.25 Satsumas 34p

And even better there was no pushing or shoving at all - just one other person who was only interested in the ready meals

moments_of_sanity

I don't normally find any reductions but popped into my local Co-op this morning and found 4 packs of chicken thighs and drumsticks for £1.25, weight was 1.019kgs. One pack of them are now in our slow cooker and will be eaten for tea tonight :j

SeanT1992

when is the best time to visit supermarkets for reduced deals? first thing in morning or last thing at night?

SeanT1992

Obviously this will vary shop to shop, item to item, but generally speaking

dlusman

SeanT1992 wrote: »

when is the best time to visit supermarkets for reduced deals? first thing in morning or last thing at night?

Different in different supermarkets ( even within the same chain ) - but gererally a couple of hours before closing or around 7pm for a 24hour store. You realy have to do your own research on the stores in your area

dlusman

supki wrote: »

btw, has anyone else noticed that lidl stick a 30% off sticker if the item's sell by date is almost due? my local started doing this in the last month. mind you i did email them requesting they do it so

They have always done this in the Lidl closest to me.

Zippy001

Hi
I had my first go at reduction shopping today
I got to JS and the lady was in the next isle doing the stickering
This is what i got.
2 packs of 6 pack kingsmill rolls from 1.10 each to 0.55
strawberry trifle from 2.35 to 1.59 Treat for tonights dessert.
Parmentier potato from 2:00 to 1.34
2 packs of 3 pack extra lean escalopes from 3.45 to 2.29 per pack
Double pack of extra lean casserole steak from 6:00 to 4.04
Pack of 6 lamb rump steaks from 7.01 to 4.69
Diced turkey from 4.00 to 2.69

I am very pleased not huge savings but a saving of £12.02 this means our freezer is a bit more full.

Thanks for all advice on here i always were to shy to look for bargains before but now i am always going to have a peak.
Next time will go to self service till wont feel so embarassed about getting yellow sticker products.

LadyCoupon

On Sunday managed to get 4 blocks of Cathedral City cheese, from £4.48 each to 25p each.