Buying reduced items/discount items in 2018

I_Love_comps · 23 December 2017 at 7:58AM

I have decided to see how much I can actually save myself by trying to buy as much as possible in 2018, which is yellow stickered or reduced and keep a tally of the savings. Just to see how much I will save ;

I will start this on January 1st 2018
Please join in if you would like to.

ScarletRibbons · 23 December 2017 at 8:08AM

I have been thinking along the same lines myself, so yes, would like to join in.

I've made a couple of good savings recently by looking for discount codes before buying, and will continue doing this.

eandjsmum · 23 December 2017 at 1:14PM

I do buy YS when I can however i don't keep a tally of the savings so perhaps I should try this.

[Deleted User] · 23 December 2017 at 8:57PM

I am happy to join in I will be checking out the Twinings tree bags as I have a 50p off voucher to use up, plus I always keep a good look out for Y/S stuff Veg especially as it can be turned into a decent filling soup for lunches for pennies

mrsnicewriting · 24 December 2017 at 12:09PM

Would love to join in too please, already YS active, but actual savings would be interesting. Although to be fair some of the YS of late I would never buy at the full price!

iammumtoone · 24 December 2017 at 12:18PM

mrsnicewriting wrote: »

Although to be fair some of the YS of late I would never buy at the full price!

This is my problem

so I am not sure if if YS items are a saving for me, more of an additional cost

Good luck to every one in your challenge I am not taking part but will follow you all for inspiration.

bouicca21 · 24 December 2017 at 2:26PM

Also worth remembering that YS isn't always a saving. Annoys me no end when stuff that is 3 for a tenner gets marked individually YS as reduced to £3.49

t14cy_t · 24 December 2017 at 3:10PM

I'm in too please!! just got a trolley of ys goodies from morrisons.....enough for fridge/freezer/ us/ the dogs/ the chickens and ducks! paid £18!! happy days. xx

JIL · 4 January 2018 at 12:23AM

I'm not sure if there are genuine savings, often i buy things because they are reduced, for example tonight I went into m and s. I bought some profiteroles, wouldn't have bought them but reduced to 30p so I did. There were some fresh apple tarts 40p. Some prawn lollipop things 25p. Sausage rolls 20p. Macaroni cheese with leeks 45p. Potatoes for jackets 2 for 30p. Stuffed mushrooms 35p. Tomatoes and spring onions 45p and 20p. I won't waste anything but I wouldn't have paid full price so I'm not sure if I have saved anything.
If I hadn't bought them i would have made macaroni cheese with bits already in the house. Husband will have sausage rolls in his packed lunch, but if I hadn't bought them he would have had a cheese sandwich. We ate the profiteroles watching TV tonight, but it would have been better for our waistline if we hadn't!

Do others get sucked in by prices being so low or do you only buy things to replace things you would have bought anyway?

Mrs_Salad_Dodger · 4 January 2018 at 3:23AM

JIL,

I only ever buy ys if it is on my list OR if it is on my menu planner for the next two weeks.

Mrs SD:)

[Deleted User] · 4 January 2018 at 10:25AM

This year (and from now on hopefully) I'm only going to buy YS items IF they fit into the menu plan. I've been a bit of a yellow sticker addict and have realised that I'm like a squirrel gathering everything in because it's reduced and buying in things that are not getting used before the viable date leading to an element of unnecessary waste of money. YS isn't what it was in our local supermarkets though and the prices are still sometimes higher than I'd consider paying full price. The exception that I would pre-purchase is meat and fish which I can freeze and then work into a meal plan later on.

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