Reduced bargains and yellow stickers shopping

Enid0511

I've visited mr W, little trolley full of stuff for £26, freezer now full to bursting...

Burgers £3.99 reduced to £1.49
Blackberryb& apple crumbles from £1.99 to 99p
Bread down to 39p a loaf
A few ready meals for 99p
Avocados £1.99 to 99p on 3 for 2 offer too
Strawberries £1.05
Pasnips 49p
Eclairs 35p

Not much at sainsbobs

lindseykim13

Just wanted to say how shocked i was when i popped into a t's that i don't normally go in to look at the ys stuff.
The poor reducing guy was surround by no less than 20 people all shoving eachother to try and get closer to him. The minute he marked stuff someone would snatch it! I didn't even attempt it i'm not that desperate.
Walked around for a bit to get some other items and came back, it was a little quieter and the scrapping had stopped.
About 5 people remained all joking about how they needed a bouncer!
I hung at the back waiting for the cast offs nobody wanted.
2 x finest smoked salmon 80p
2 bags of spinach 20p
2 packs of baby sweetcorn 30p

There was plenty more veggies left which i didn't need to pick up, everyone must have been fighting over the junk food-bit of a joke really when they could have had something healthy for the same price.

lindseykim13

mon37 wrote: »

if the supermarkets are opened today until 10pm what is the best time for the bargains?

You'll have missed it today, best times to go tend to be between 6-8pm in my experience, even for the 24hr stores.

gailey_2

I went to local large co-op about 5ish as thats normal time.

had hardly any reduced veg.
Did manage to get blueberries. strawberries and rasberries 99p.

went to bread and looked like not been reduced right down like fresh had.

got 2 warbertons thinks 50p each loaves were still 1st cut.

Fresh chilled was better for me today.

they had loads inncocent veg pots 95p-dident buy.

But did get 3 of my fave quiches higeldy piggoty roasted red pepper normally buy min 1 for 1.99 but the large one 3.99 reduced to 99p.

pastie -25p
egg and bacon sandwich filler 30p
nice 4pk yogurts 30p
2small mini trifles 16p each
premuim ham 2.99 down to 75p each.
cooled chicken peices 2.99 down to 75p.
pork pie 25p treat for hubby

really wasent much meals just snacky stuff.but was pleased with what i got.

wondering if monday be key day now as wasent much today.
They shut tommorow

checked sainsburys local as got some fab bargains other day nothing.
went tesco express 4pm as passing hardly any money off yet mate says hers has loads. am i going too early?

NaughtyAngel2007

lindseykim13 wrote: »

Just wanted to say how shocked i was when i popped into a t's that i don't normally go in to look at the ys stuff.
The poor reducing guy was surround by no less than 20 people all shoving eachother to try and get closer to him. The minute he marked stuff someone would snatch it! I didn't even attempt it i'm not that desperate.
Walked around for a bit to get some other items and came back, it was a little quieter and the scrapping had stopped.
About 5 people remained all joking about how they needed a bouncer!
I hung at the back waiting for the cast offs nobody wanted.
2 x finest smoked salmon 80p
2 bags of spinach 20p
2 packs of baby sweetcorn 30p

There was plenty more veggies left which i didn't need to pick up, everyone must have been fighting over the junk food-bit of a joke really when they could have had something healthy for the same price.

try looking at the bigger picture. i am that desperate. at the moment we are going out to the shops when we know the yellow labels are going on. we go to Tesco then the co-op in the hope to find some reduced foods. my husband has lost his job and i cant find work. we have three children and feels like we are living on fresh air. so yes i'm one of those disgusting people who try's to get in first and grab a bargain to feed my family and give them a cheap treat. got our reduced sandwiches last night to make a Easter picnic for the kids as we go on our Easter hunt today. and will be looking into the co-op on the way home to see if they have anything for tea.

Pamsy

NaughtyAngel2007 wrote: »

try looking at the bigger picture. i am that desperate. at the moment we are going out to the shops when we know the yellow labels are going on. we go to Tesco then the co-op in the hope to find some reduced foods. my husband has lost his job and i cant find work. we have three children and feels like we are living on fresh air. so yes i'm one of those disgusting people who try's to get in first and grab a bargain to feed my family and give them a cheap treat. got our reduced sandwiches last night to make a Easter picnic for the kids as we go on our Easter hunt today. and will be looking into the co-op on the way home to see if they have anything for tea.

Do you have access to a local food bank.

frosty

I went to our local Tesco at 7pm last night.I managed to buy....4 bags of oranges £2.25 each down to 5p,two bags of sliced mushrooms 5p,two bags of microwave potatoes in garlic butter (£1 each)5p,one pack of grapes 5p,two large tubs of stir fry veg 5p,two large tubs of salad 5p,two packs of beet root and feta cheese salad 5p,a pineapple 10p.No reduced meat and all the bread was still very expensive.Shared it with a friend who is struggling and a neighbour.Will try again tonight.

moses06

Had a mega yellow sticker run a couple of weeks back! Sainsbury's reducing loads of taste the difference meat products, joints of beef was £14 now £3, pork chops for a £1 a pack joints of pork was £5 now £1 - whole chickens £1 each - Not being overly fussy and an inventive cook I didn't pick through the stuff I just stuck the lot in my trolley -£92 worth of meat for £32 !! Freezer now full and meals sorted for a month or more!!

NaughtyAngel2007

Pamsy wrote: »

Do you have access to a local food bank.

I worry that there are people worse off than us. my kids never go without food and thanks to this site i've learnt a few tricks of the trade to get cheap items. its been a rubbish start to the year so far but i know we are not the worse effected.

Steve059

Pamsy wrote: »

Do you have access to a local food bank.

Usually, you have to be referred to a food bank and can only be so three times.