Reduced bargains and yellow stickers shopping

TE1979

If you work for a supermarket - staff get the best bargains. I stocked my freezer up on quality meat from end of day bargains.

ancientofdays

I find Morr*ons best for Y'S bargains, there isn't an A*DA near us and T*so sometimes reduce, other times not. I only ever buy what I know will be used though, some things are hugely reduced but they are often ready meals, which we tend not to bother with.

My OH is cross because Morr*sons has had the audacity to move the reduced section. All of 3 yards.

camNolliesMUMMY

ancientofdays wrote: »

I find Morr*ons best for Y'S bargains, there isn't an A*DA near us and T*so sometimes reduce, other times not. I only ever buy what I know will be used though, some things are hugely reduced but they are often ready meals, which we tend not to bother with.

My OH is cross because Morr*sons has had the audacity to move the reduced section. All of 3 yards.

Pmsl how very dare they!!!

Il try morrisons in the opposite direction. You see we have a tesco 2 miles away, asda and tesco 3.5 miles away and the morrisons 3 miles away. So il try there next I think.

I also got veg packs reduced from £1 to 10p and grabbed loads as we get through lots of veg. So it's all happily tucked in the freezer. No chopping veg for me this week. :T

Ilona

I always cook up my bags of chopped veg into soups and stews, put into margarine tubs and freeze. These are my ready meals.

Don't fall into the trap of grabbing more than you need. Just because it's cheap is no excuse to throw it out because you haven't eaten it before it's gone off. If your freezer is full eat the food before you go again, no need for a second freezer. Check dates and condition every day, twice a day, eat what will not keep very long, first.

I need to go tonight, my fridge and freezer are almost empty.

Ilona

t14cy_t

I must confess that i adore YS shopping, you never know what you may get! It is like a game. Though i do have to disipline myself to rotating what is in the freezer. most of my experiences of other ys shoppers is good, often we all look comical waiting patiently for the prized yellow sticker machine to whirr into action.! x

Ilona

A good haul last night, although they don't do 90% off any more, 75% off is still ok. I pick up mainly fruit, veg, salad, and deli. I noticed they were clearing the shelves of last day bread, they support Fair Share charity and it was being packed up to go there.
Ilona

VfM4meplse

I ended up doing some YS trawling late last night on the way home. I hadn't eaten all day and really fancied some cheese scones at whatever price . None left in the M&S bakery but bought some YS milk (which I did need), some fancy cheese (which I didn't but slung in the freezer) and some bakery croissants.

Unsatisfied, I proceeded to Tesco en-route to the tube station....where I found their finest cheese scones, massive boulders of scones reduced from £1 per pack of 4, YS to 60p. So I bought loads, most are now nestling happily in my freezer. Great summer lunch warmed with salad. So £10 in total spent unexpectedly on YS goodies.

I had my bloods done today and decided to do a shop - again on an empty stomach and also gasping for a cup of tea - in Aldi at lunchtime, to last for the next 9 days. (It's just me plus Mum and fridge-raiding neighbour, and whatever little the baby decides she want to eat). A large trolley full of fresh fruit, veg and dairy cost me just under £20. I know which is better value.

camNolliesMUMMY

Well done!! I did go last night.
I ended up with this thin bread things 10p a pack I grabbed 3 packs and warburtons brown rolls 10p grabbed 4 packs.
Husband and son had rolls/cob for lunch and both said they were gorgeous!!!

I also had some fancy cheeses. I love cheese and crackers and at 19p a different flavoured cheese I was happy to add them to my basket.

Will go at the weekend I'm hoping to get some meat x

VfM4meplse

camNolliesMUMMY wrote: »

I ended up with this thin bread things 10p a pack I grabbed 3 packs

These freeze really well and take up a lot less space in the freezer, so it's well worth buying as many as you can store.

You were lucky with the cheese too, the portions I bought were £1.05 per piece.

HOWMUCH

Hello I've done the round robin again tonight MrM's chicken tikka curries 55p x 4, fresh chicken n rice soup 15p x2, quorn peppered streaks 25p. MrT's chopped swede n carrot 720g 4p x3 plus 3 for 2 kicked in, spinach 5p x2, mixed salad leaves 5p, flat lettuce 2p, chorizo roast potatoes ready to cook 13p, hot dog rolls 2p. Plus I did other shopping. x