Iceland over 60s discount

fatbelly

Iceland shopping works best for the over 60s as they can get an extra 10% off on a Tuesday.

So I buy milk and eggs there as well as some frozen bits and pieces I have a weakness for.

They often have a reduced price freezer - worth keeping an eye on because there are some bargains to be had

subjecttocontract

I guess those that feel lucky will load their card on 2nd November, receive their £15 bonus on 24th November and spend it all on 25th November. It equates to a 20% discount (£15 + £5 bonus on £100) which I think is well worth the gamble that Iceland won't go bust during November. Now, if they have a particularly poor trading period over Christmas I can see them struggling early next year. But having said that they are very smart and very resilient and Richard Walker their Chairman is a brilliant businessman who I have a lot of confidence in. 

We find that they sell a lot of Greggs products which we particularly enjoy, are very cheap for kitchen roll, cleaning products and niche frozen items. Well worth looking if you pass one of their shops.

notabot

I think they'll be OK over xmas and the new year as they do a lot of party food deals. I have used the 3 for £5 deal instore (bananas and butter) which is pretty good. I don't know if its available online
re: eggs: I thought their eggs were a steal until I looked more closely and saw they were from caged hens. I thought that had been banned
@YoungBlueEyes I
They are in trouble from Looking at the store closures, in particular 2 nearest to me

badmemory

They are all closing stores.  Including Tescos who made a lot more profit last year than the year before.

YoungBlueEyes

Store closures needs to be balanced against new stores though. If they’re closing the wee ones to open big out of town Warehouse ones, then that wouldn’t signify trouble to me  

dealyboy

Iceland are expensive, on a par with Sainsbury's and I am a Tuesday 60+ shopper. They appear to be quite generous with reductions but check their 'Use By' dates. 

My town's store closed a few months ago but I am able to shop at a nearby town's edge of town retail park where Aldi, Lidl, B&M, Home Bargains, Sainsbury's and Iceland are available.

Home Bargains and Lidl are cheaper for large eggs (and bigger).

Iceland are competing at the lower end of the market and with their historical emphasis on 'frozen' they're not winning on range or price.

subjecttocontract

* Use by dates matter less if you are buying frozen food.
* We like the next day, free home delivery they offer for a £40 spend. Sometimes it's same day delivery !
* They sell products which we have not been able to find in other supermarkets.
* Their online ordering is brilliant.
* We mainly shop in Sainsbury, Tesco & Waitrose and only use Iceland for their niche products that we like.
* Who can dislike their latest 20% discount on everything ?

MrsStepford

Some years ago, we tracked prices for a few months and looking at receipts, found that Iceland was 14% cheaper for us, than Sainsbury's. Using Trolley, I notice that ASDA and Iceland often beat Sainsbury's on price. 

Like @subjecttocontract we don't use Iceland for a big shop but Iceland is excellent for packed lunches, cheese offers, Torchon ham and old-fashioned stuff like Viennetta, piccalilli, Heinz Sandwich Spread and corned beef. My husband loves having a surprise retro packed lunch. 

 If you are catering for a family get together, Iceland's party ranges are great as they will go in the oven from frozen at the same temperature. 

Young's kipper fillets with butter are 1.60 per box. Microwave or boil in the bag from frozen. Excellent cheap meal for two !

Iceland has a huge range of confectionery at Easter and Christmas, with lots of offers.

Same day delivery offers can be had and next day delivery is free on orders over £40. They do deliver next day on orders over £25 but I think Iceland charges for those.

Iceland delivers from local stores and mine manages to deliver without substitutions. The drivers are always friendly and polite.

The Iceland website is easy to use and has detailed info for ingredients and nutrition. Very handy if you're on a special diet.

thriftytracey

That's a good offer but I would say 85% of Iceland products are UPF, so would not like to spend £120 there!

MysteryMe

They sell fresh meat, fruit and veg, they sell household and store cupboard goods, alcohol, bakery. Frozen they sell unprocessed veg, fruit, fish and meat cuts.  It's not just ready meals and processed food by any means.