Yellow Sticker Madness

sarahj1986

Ive not seen the reduced frenzy at Tesco but I have seen it in Asda and Morrisons and its just bizarre to watch!

I remember going into Asda about a year ago or so just past 3pm on a sunday, now Asda and Morrisons seem to stick all the chilled reduced stuff in one area and in Asda its the last fridge of the yoghurt section. I was casually walking down said section and noticed a swarm of people hanging round. I thought how strange not clicking what it was for, then some poor sod brought wheeled out a trolley full of reduced stuff and it was just carnage! I just stood back watching in amazement. Stuff that can be frozen or will be eaten that day then fair enough but I saw people picking up about 8 of the prepared salad boxes that had prawns in so they had to be eaten that day. I just don't get half the stuff they buy.

Morrisons is equally as funny I often take my sister in there around 7pm and we usually witness the stampede.

Im not against the idea and I have picked up some bargains but the way people do it is mad. Pushing, shoving, elbowing just for a reduced pizza and rock hard bread. Really don't get it personally

honeythewitch

sarahj1986 wrote: »

Ive not seen the reduced frenzy at Tesco but I have seen it in Asda and Morrisons and its just bizarre to watch!

I remember going into Asda about a year ago or so just past 3pm on a sunday, now Asda and Morrisons seem to stick all the chilled reduced stuff in one area and in Asda its the last fridge of the yoghurt section. I was casually walking down said section and noticed a swarm of people hanging round. I thought how strange not clicking what it was for, then some poor sod brought wheeled out a trolley full of reduced stuff and it was just carnage! I just stood back watching in amazement. Stuff that can be frozen or will be eaten that day then fair enough but I saw people picking up about 8 of the prepared salad boxes that had prawns in so they had to be eaten that day. I just don't get half the stuff they buy.

Morrisons is equally as funny I often take my sister in there around 7pm and we usually witness the stampede.

Im not against the idea and I have picked up some bargains but the way people do it is mad. Pushing, shoving, elbowing just for a reduced pizza and rock hard bread. Really don't get it personally

The salad boxes are often tiny so eight would be one meal for four people, which isn't excessive.

SoWhatIsNext

honeythewitch wrote: »

One of the worst things about being poor is the lack of choice with food. If you always have to buy the best nutrition for the least money it can be monotonous.
These people might have thoroughly enjoyed having a selection of food to choose from (like lots of people who pay full price and discard some at the end of the week) and if the excess is thrown away so what?

honeythewitch wrote: »

It is only a shop not a charity, and I don't think anyone should be made to feel guilty for buying what is on the shelf.

If it is cheaper to buy a large amount of reduced food than a small amount of full price food it is saving money not wasting it.

I'm not talking about the shop, obviously they want to sell it.

I'm talking about the people who waste what little money they might have on food they will not eat.

It doesn't matter that it's discounted by 90%, it is still wasting money and food to buy things they will not eat.

What's more, when they do this, they deprive others (whether "poor" or not) the chance to buy the discounted food.

However, if someone buys a trolley load of discounted food that they will actually eat, fair play to them. Assuming of course, they aren't pushing people out of the way to do so.

zygurat789

SoWhatIsNext wrote: »

I'm not talking about the shop, obviously they want to sell it.

I'm talking about the people who waste what little money they might have on food they will not eat.

It doesn't matter that it's discounted by 90%, it is still wasting money and food to buy things they will not eat.

What's more, when they do this, they deprive others (whether "poor" or not) the chance to buy the discounted food.

However, if someone buys a trolley load of discounted food that they will actually eat, fair play to them. Assuming of course, they aren't pushing people out of the way to do so.

But if they only consume half of what they buy, they have still saved a lot of money and eaten a lot more food than if they had paid full price. Isn't that what money saving is about?

SoWhatIsNext

zygurat789 wrote: »

But if they only consume half of what they buy, they have still saved a lot of money and eaten a lot more food than if they had paid full price. Isn't that what money saving is about?

No, if they only ate half of what they bought then they spent double what they needed to.

honeythewitch

SoWhatIsNext wrote: »

I'm not talking about the shop, obviously they want to sell it.

I'm talking about the people who waste what little money they might have on food they will not eat.

It doesn't matter that it's discounted by 90%, it is still wasting money and food to buy things they will not eat.

What's more, when they do this, they deprive others (whether "poor" or not) the chance to buy the discounted food.

However, if someone buys a trolley load of discounted food that they will actually eat, fair play to them. Assuming of course, they aren't pushing people out of the way to do so.

I don't see how it can be a waste if they spent less and had a better choice or quality.
As for the supermarkets "wanting" to sell it, unfortunately it is not so.
Only a tiny proportion of out of date items go on sale, as a loss leader to draw people into the supermarket so they buy other things too. Most of it is thrown into skips and sometimes has bleach poured on it to stop people taking it.

flubberyzing

Fiona - What a nerve that woman had! I'm glad you took it back!

I always look at the YS section in my Tesco, but don't often get anything. This past Saturday, I got 2 things - a quiche and a ready meal - but that is very unusual for me. Generally I only buy things I'd buy anyway, even if I hadn't necessarily planned to buy them that week.

Usually though, I look at the price, and they aren't that discounted anyway.

The thing I buy most often are sausages. I split them into 2's then freeze them. They'll last for ages in the freezer.

honeythewitch

SoWhatIsNext wrote: »

No, if they only ate half of what they bought then they spent double what they needed to.

Only if what they bought was available in the required size at a cheaper price.
If I buy a reduced 7.5kg sack of potatoes for £1, and I throw away 3kg it is much cheaper than buying three 1.5kg bags at £2 each.

zygurat789

SoWhatIsNext wrote: »

No, if they only ate half of what they bought then they spent double what they needed to.

WRONG read the WHOLE post

SoWhatIsNext

zygurat789 wrote: »

WRONG read the WHOLE post

I did.

Just because something is discounted, doesn't mean you are saving money.

If you buy something even at 90% off, you are spending money. If you don't use (or in this case eat) it, you are wasting money as you no longer have that money. Instead, you have spent it on something you don't need.