Reduced bargains and yellow stickers shopping

geordie_joe

Agentmomo wrote: »

Ok, so we all know that a bargain is only a bargain if you "need" it.

No, a bargain can be a bargain if you WANT it. Money saving isn't about only buying the things you need, it's about getting the things you need or want at the best price.

daveybea

i do get some bargains on the normal shelf occasionally..you have to look very careful at the SEL's ...or if you are not fussy you can go to the reduction shelves too.. I popped into my local morrisons (which i rarely do as I dont like the store) and in their reduced section I found some heinz soup reduced to 20p because the cans got damaged so I stocked up on those...perfect for when my daughter gets home before me and feels hungry! I dont go out expecting bargains but when I do I am very happy...like its christmas day everytime I find some!

TravellingAbuela

My favourite shop these days for any bargains is B & M. Recently I have had some excellent buys all reduced to 10p! Including a stack of Baxters soup (Red Lentil & Vegetable), Campbell's lentil & bacon soup, mustard, English Provender sauce, cartons of Heinz tomato frito (almost cleared the shelf!), Jaffa Cakes, Breakfast biscuits and Heinz salad dressing.

As far as Supermarkets go, good bargains in these parts are few and far between these days.

SquirrelNutkins

I had a good haul yesterday:

cheese 35p
strawberries 30p
asian veg mix 38p
fruit tartlets 45p (so good)
mini victoria sponges 31p
cheescake slices 41p
5 galaxy chocolate bars for 15p each (very pleased with this, found them next to the eggs, very random)

big trifle 89p
4 big baps 10p
small pack of toast 10p
king prawns 89p
bag of salad 15p

To me these are all great bargains, because we def. eat all of it.

Smoosh

Good haul yesterday. Happened to be in Tesco around 3pm, so reductions were being done to 90%.

Cheese & tomato sandwich reduced to 11p from £1.05
Goats cheese & caramelised onion tart reduced to 30p from £1.50
Smoked salmon & cream cheese sandwich reduced to 30p from £3
2x smoked salmon & king prawn sandwich each reduced to 30p from £3
6x hoisin duck sushi taster packs each reduced to 14p from £1.35
2x fish taster sushi packs each reduced to 24p from £2.40
Feta with mint & cucumber sandwich reduced to 20p from £2
Sweet chilli noodle pot reduced to 16p from £1.60
Hoisin noodle salad reduced to 14p from £1.35
Bag of salad reduced to 10p from £1

Pretty happy as that will basically do me and the boyfriend for lunches for the week All of the sushi & some the sandwiches have been frozen for use later in the week

Smoosh

Picked up a few more bits today.

2x bags of parsnips (750g) 90p each reduced to 9p each (will use to make soup)
2 cheese topped sub rolls 70p reduced to 35p
Seeded bread 85p reduced to 9p
Caesar salad kit £2 reduced to 20p

From the looks of things I got there a while after reductions were done as there wasn't much left, need to try and be earlier next time!

eleanor73

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Too many other people after bargains

I've never yet come across anything that is more than marginally reduced, either in last (fairly wealthy) area or in current (good bit poorer) area.

The whole idea of bargains rests rather on being prepared to eat anything going...so I don't hold out any hopes in that direction personally...as I won't do that.

You have to be in the right part of the country to get bargains imo and be prepared to eat "whatever comes up" (ie rather than having decided what way you personally eat and hoping something will come up that comes within your personal limitations).

I have quite strict limitations on what I eat (I eat very little processed food). This means that a lot of the stuff on the reduces shelf is no good to me however it also makes it easier to focus in on what I am looking for. I regularly find veg and fruit reduced and sometimes organic meat may be cheaper (but unfortunately not cheap). I think it depends how much you are willing to go into the shops at the right time.

VfM4meplse

SquirrelNutkins wrote: »

I had a good haul yesterday:

cheese 35p
strawberries 30p
asian veg mix 38p
fruit tartlets 45p (so good)
mini victoria sponges 31p
cheescake slices 41p
5 galaxy chocolate bars for 15p each (very pleased with this, found them next to the eggs, very random)

big trifle 89p
4 big baps 10p
small pack of toast 10p
king prawns 89p
bag of salad 15p

To me these are all great bargains, because we def. eat all of it.

Smoosh wrote: »

Good haul yesterday. Happened to be in Tesco around 3pm, so reductions were being done to 90%.

Cheese & tomato sandwich reduced to 11p from £1.05
Goats cheese & caramelised onion tart reduced to 30p from £1.50
Smoked salmon & cream cheese sandwich reduced to 30p from £3
2x smoked salmon & king prawn sandwich each reduced to 30p from £3
6x hoisin duck sushi taster packs each reduced to 14p from £1.35
2x fish taster sushi packs each reduced to 24p from £2.40
Feta with mint & cucumber sandwich reduced to 20p from £2
Sweet chilli noodle pot reduced to 16p from £1.60
Hoisin noodle salad reduced to 14p from £1.35
Bag of salad reduced to 10p from £1

Pretty happy as that will basically do me and the boyfriend for lunches for the week All of the sushi & some the sandwiches have been frozen for use later in the week

Smoosh wrote: »

Picked up a few more bits today.

2x bags of parsnips (750g) 90p each reduced to 9p each (will use to make soup)
2 cheese topped sub rolls 70p reduced to 35p
Seeded bread 85p reduced to 9p
Caesar salad kit £2 reduced to 20p

From the looks of things I got there a while after reductions were done as there wasn't much left, need to try and be earlier next time!

I love lists like these, my favourite meals are those that are made up of random things that I happen to enjoy eating but you wouldn't necessarily call a meal. In our family we call it a hotpotch supper and no one complains!

Smoosh

Bit early today, most things hadn't been done yet, so just got:

Chicken & chorizo sandwich reduced to £1.77 from £3 (my boyfriend's favourite, or we wouldn't have normally bought it for that price)
Grated cheddar with crispy fried onion reduced to 70p from £2
Pack of 4 American maple syrup pancakes reduced to 13p from £1
Pack of 4 American toffee pancakes reduced to 13p from £1
Pack of 4 blueberry muffins reduced to 20p fro £1.50

Looking forward to a pancake breakfast Saturday morning!

lee111s

I go for the meat at tesco. Their 3 for £10 are usually reduced to between £1.60 and £2.60 at around 5pm. So you get 3 for say £7.80 THEN they take off £2 as part of the 3 for £10 (items are £4 individually). Works out about half price. Yesterday I got 3 packs of pork shoulder steaks for £1.57 each, ended up being £2.68 for all 3 with the £2 discount, or 89p each!