Supermarket End Of Day Reductions

bc3000

I wish I could find all this reduced stuff! I do find some bargains like Ainsley Harriot (?) risotto reduced to 40p because the packets were a bit bashed, but I've never ever bought meat with a yellow sticker I dunno where to find it

Ben84

I was surprised by some of the comments in this thread. It doesn't all read as a nice normal thread that happens to mention the person was Chinese or Polish, it seems that some people are saying they're all rude or pushy, or that it's more likely for Chinese or Polish people to be like that.

I thought this before I came to any of the later posts saying similar things to what I have, so they're not the only ones seeing this.

ThinkingOfLinking

bc3000 wrote: »

I wish I could find all this reduced stuff! I do find some bargains like Ainsley Harriot (?) risotto reduced to 40p because the packets were a bit bashed, but I've never ever bought meat with a yellow sticker I dunno where to find it

To be honest, meat can be really dodgy; everything other than venison or duck that I have bought reduced has had a really nasty smell to it when I opened the packet. Be careful!!

ThinkingOfLinking

It does irk me though, when people say they can't afford to eat healthily when you can get so much good food so cheaply if you go at the right time.

Schamansky

Very much so. The local Tesco is great for reductions on fruit and veg. Hit the store around 18:00ish, and there's bags of oranges or other fruit for 40p, various lettuces and salad pouches for 50p or less, 5kg bags of potatoes for 16p, and so on. Since ALL produce is good for you (except kohlrabi, which must be purged from the surface of the Earth, hallelujah, amen), all it takes is to be a bit flexible. Make salads with ever changing ingredients depending on what was on offer, different lettuces, pre-sorted pouches, various tomatoes, onions, spring onions, celery etc., never gets boring.

Most reduced fruit and veg easily survives another 2-3 days in the fridge. I have almost zero waste. And if fruit looks like it won't last much longer, it goes into the smoothie maker.

That's vitamins sorted.

By the way, I don't believe in "use by" dates at all. I believe in my senses. That's what humans have done for millions of years, with very few casualties.

mrsthrifty_2

bc3000 wrote: »

I wish I could find all this reduced stuff!
I've never ever bought meat with a yellow sticker
I dunno where to find it

usually in its usual shelf position, pulled forward and yellow stickered

sometimes the yellow stickered items are taken to a communial reduced area, check it is a refrigerated space as no matter how cheap you dont want to be ill through ill stored meat

often the meat reductions are pretty instant, shelf fillers sort dates, find todays date,pull off and then alert reducer to come and reduce.......... best way is just to be alert while doing your normal shopping, be aware where the reduced areas are and keep an eye on the shelves

Schamansky

Yep. Hover like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Just don't behave like a vulture.

mrsthrifty_2

Schamansky wrote: »

Yep. Hover like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Just don't behave like a vulture.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I am finding my local store quite quiet evenings at the moment

maybe its the end of the month thing and people are waiting for pay day

2x smoked scottish salmon slices last night down from £3.47 to 1p
plus the usual veggies 10p and 5p a bag ...... veggie soup on the menu today and a nice uncut loaf , still warm 10p [ will warm it up again ]:j

Schamansky

Lady, I like your style. :cool::D

My missus is exactly like that.

mrsthrifty_2

Schamansky wrote: »

Lady, I like your style. :cool::D

My missus is exactly like that.

why thank you kind Sir

I thought you was male but didnt like to ask, you might have bashed my ears :rotfl:

I cant get my OH bargain hunting but he always asks when I get back what goodies I have found he looks forward to hot chicken but that seems a no no at the moment, I think they have stopped their last cook and it is all sold out earlier:rolleyes:

no more bargin hunting till next week for me now so happy hunting to you :beer: