Man branded ‘greedy’ as he nabs a haul of two weeks’ dinners for just £3.50 but others congratulate his ‘great bargains’
A MAN has left people totally stunned after he hit the jackpot when he nabbed a huge haul of yellow sticker buys from his local supermarket.
So if the cost-of-living crisis has meant that your purse feels tighter than ever before, then don’t worry, you’ve come to the right place.
Savvy shopper Lewis Currington was left stunned when browsing the shelves in his local Morrisons Extra, when he noticed a huge selection of reduced food items.
Thrilled with his cheap finds, the dad-of-two took to social media to alert others on a budget.
But users were left divided by Lewis’ bargain buys – whilst some claimed he hit ‘the motherload’, others slammed him as ‘greedy’.
Posing on Yellow sticker shopping tips, tricks and hauls, a private Facebook group with 195.1k members, Lewis shared a snap of his huge haul – with enough dinners to last him two weeks.
Not only was he lucky enough to nab six Shepherd’s Pie ready meals for just 25p each, but he also swiped three Spaghetti Bolognese ready meals, also only 25p each.
As well as this, he got three pots of Tomato & Mascarpone pasta sauce and even managed to nab two microwavable packs of Mashed Potatoes.
In total, Lewis spent just £3.50, leaving him thrilled with his finds.
And it wasn’t just Lewis that was impressed with the reduced buys – his post has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it was shared just 11 hours ago, but has quickly racked up 263 likes and 82 comments.
Bargain hunters were gobsmacked at the cheap prices of his ready meals and many took to the comments to express this.
One person said: “I never see any of these when I shop.”
Another added: “The motherload.”
A third commented: “Best one yet.”
Great bargains
Facebook user
Someone else beamed: “That’s a beautiful thing.”
Whilst another savvy shopper penned: “Great bargains.”
Greedy? I have two kids to feed…
Lewis Currington
However, at the same time, not everyone was as complimentary.
One user slammed: “Greedy.”
When do supermarkets put out yellow-sticker bargains?
The time supermarkets reduce their products vary across stores.
Here’s a rough supermarket-by-supermarket guide:
Aldi
Aldi uses a red sticker to show reductions on fresh products such as bread, meat, fruit and vegetables.
This is when they have reached the last day of shelf life.
Red stickered items are most commonly found at opening and closing times.
M&S
Reduction times can vary from store to store but is most likely to occur near closing time.
Asda
Asda told Which? that yellow stickers are applied twice a day – in the morning and evening.
Co-op
Co-op told The Sun its reduced-to-clear prices are generally applied about four hours before the store closes.
Lidl
Lidl has a similar procedure to Asda and Aldi with reductions twice a day.
However individual stores may opt to reduce prices throughout the day.
Morrisons
Shoppers online have said that Morrisons does the best bargains first thing in the morning.
However, the store told Which? that there are no specific times for yellow sticker price cuts.
Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s told The Sun it’s at the store manager’s discretion whether to offer discounts.
However, shoppers have reported that the best deals are in the evening from 6pm.
Tesco
Tesco has said there is no specific time for reduction, but again most people found that prices were reduced from 6pm.
Waitrose
As with most of the other stores, Waitrose shoppers have said the best reductions are found before closing.
However, the store stated that there is no specific time for yellow stickers to be applied.
But to this, Lewis clapped back and replied: “Greedy? I have two kids to feed…”
Not only this, but another Facebook user claimed: “Processed food in quantity is no good…
“It’s full of sugar, salt and other awful preservatives.”
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