Reduced OOD foods in supermarkets.

bigdavieh

jackk wrote: »

So you scavenge first? .

Jackie x

Someone already made that point on the previous page. Please try to keep up...

And I wouldn't class having the choice of what to take scavenging to be honest. I get to pick and choose what I reduce and what I will take without fighting for it so I consider myself a tactical shopper rather than scavenger.

jackk_2

bigdavieh wrote: »

Someone already made that point on the previous page. Please try to keep up...

And I wouldn't class having the choice of what to take scavenging to be honest. I get to pick and choose what I reduce and what I will take without fighting for it so I consider myself a tactical shopper rather than scavenger.

Hehehe whatever .

x

caledoniaquine

My Tesco never reduces things down that far :eek: I look in it everytime im in though to see if there are any bargains, and ususally its people from all walks of life I see looking in it. I have noticed that some of the things that are on bogof or other offer are cheaper when they are not in reduced section. I got some lovely seeds of change chocolate for 15p last time so I stocked up, then i went and ate them all in about 2 days

halojones

I love reduced food and always look for the yellow labels....last week though I got some half price friut and both were off when I got them home ;-(

Some you win, and some you dont....

mcallister1

Those of us who buy near sell-by-date food are environmental heroes- and probably scavengers are too. I think they are a misunderstood category of animal who perform a useful environmental service.I'm proud to link my name with those animals who clear up the stuff that isn't wanted by those lions and other hunters who need to kill their own food. There's room for us all in the eco system.
Lots of shoppers are blinded by sell by dates and false pride. If it wasn't for us, a lot of stuff would go in the bin to landfill. All that wasted food;its criminal. Alright, I'm not prepared to go freegan and take food out of skips at the back of supermarkets to save the planet, but I'm probably pretty close. So , some people aren't well behaved when they are waiting around for reductions. Some of the most well heeled customers can be unpleasant too. Scavengers, don't be ashamed! We are saving the planet, one reduced yellow labelled pack at a time! Join me and hold your head up high as you hover with your trolley.:beer:

therocketman

I spied a 1 kilo pack of Carved Ham last Wednesday in ASDA. I wasn't on the lookout for reduced stuff at the time, just noticed it as I walked past it.

The pack had been reduced from £6.15 down to £1.53, then further reduced to 76p, fantastic bargain

machofairy

halojones wrote: »

...last week though I got some half price friut and both were off when I got them home ;-(

Some you win, and some you dont....

That's really unusual for fruits, unless you're referring to prepared ones, like cut melons or pineapple. Melons are prone to going off once cut. Usually, fruits are so raw and unripe when they go on the shelves, even by the sell by date, they are still not ripe. Quite unlike raw meat, which tends to start smelling a bit off by the sell-by date.

dervish

mcallister1 wrote: »

Those of us who buy near sell-by-date food are environmental heroes- and probably scavengers are too. I think they are a misunderstood category of animal who perform a useful environmental service.I'm proud to link my name with those animals who clear up the stuff that isn't wanted by those lions and other hunters who need to kill their own food. There's room for us all in the eco system.
Lots of shoppers are blinded by sell by dates and false pride. If it wasn't for us, a lot of stuff would go in the bin to landfill. All that wasted food;its criminal. Alright, I'm not prepared to go freegan and take food out of skips at the back of supermarkets to save the planet, but I'm probably pretty close. So , some people aren't well behaved when they are waiting around for reductions. Some of the most well heeled customers can be unpleasant too. Scavengers, don't be ashamed! We are saving the planet, one reduced yellow labelled pack at a time! Join me and hold your head up high as you hover with your trolley.:beer:

I tend to find tha it is the lower class people who are the rudest and scruffiest when pushing in the whoops bins.

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frosty

My shopping budget is £50.00 for six adults,I only achieve this by buying reduced items.Our local Tesco are very good at reducing things,I usually shop at 8pm to receive the best reductions.I must be very lucky because everyone is very civilised nobody fights over reduced items.If I see bags of veg/fruit reduced to 10p each I do tend to buy as much as I can,when I arrive home I nip round the elderly neighbours and we share it out,I do the same with bread,meat ect.So I would be classed as a greedy scavenger even though I share with people who dont drive or are disabled and unable to go to the supermarket and bargain hunt.Maybe people shouldnt assume every one is greedy and selfish if they hover around the reduce bits,maybe they are kind people who share.