Best time to hit the 'Reduced To Clear' section?
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
the shop down the road from mas has tried to jump on the polish foodstuffs bandwagon only there aren't enough people from that region in this precise area so he's often got loads of out of date polish grub going cheap. Never know what it is except vaugely- if its in a yogurt pot its probably yogurt etc.
visiting a friend.
Do you think any real afficionado of knockdowns would actually tell you when their best stores did this?
They want the best choice for themselves!
i'm hoping their need to boast about a bargain may overcome their desire to protect their sources.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Just been to Waitrose on the way back from work - got 2 massive tuna steaks reduced from £13 to £3.50! Bargain or what 
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
i'm not coming to aberdeen to snatch your bargains pogo, don't worry.
All the more re-heated rice for him then
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
stuff_it
Too skool for cool
*awaits 'will I die' thread*Just been to Waitrose on the way back from work - got 2 massive tuna steaks reduced from £13 to £3.50! Bargain or what
moonsi til
worked it out now!
I have a freezer full of Waitrose snacks such as 'red pepper & bean empanandas' only 3 in a pack and they are not exactly big but £1.49 rather than £2.69 & 'mild & sweet corn fritters' £1.49 rather than £2.99 think there is 6 in there. I bung them in the oven when folk come back for drinks.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
I've had my best hauls at Co-Op and Waitrose. It's always such a pleasure getting in a Waitrose shop on tramps buffet. My local Co-Op very often has stuff discounted but you have to be careful as often the yellow sticker is deceptive - only 10p off or somesuch. But when you get the good discounts it's very satisfying. I tend to buy lots of "taste the poshness" type stuff from tramps buffets and freeze it.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
blimey - that's impressive!
stuff_it
Too skool for cool
Used to get some awesome stuff from out back of this healthfood shop in Sheffield. Can't remember the name though.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Even worse are the seasoned regulars who use their trolley to try and stop anyone else getting a look in
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
I went past the Tescos at half nine and was going to pop in to check, but there was a huge queue probably of scavenging urbanites
probably of scavenging urbanites 
Can't be arsed with that tramps buffet gig, terribly undignified, what?
Sod yer dignity, it doesn't pay the bills!
I refuse to call it the tramp's buffet, mind you.
_angel_
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Our tescos is shit for this, I frequently go in just before closing and it's rare I get any bargains. The great bread giveaway of a few weeks ago is a one off.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Even worse are the seasoned regulars who use their trolley to try and stop anyone else getting a look in
I'm tall with long arms - I delight in thwarting the efforts of the buffet blocker! The dirtier the look I get when I swoop, the more satisfying the subsequent feast.
It's a bit hit n miss really. We have two large Tescos nearby.
In one I've great bargains on Saturday afternoons. The best reductions are new product ranges, Finest ready meals and 'City Sides' that would never sell at the normal price. Good for work lunches though, I got shitloads at 50-60p each.
The other one I sometimes call in on the way home from work and only recently finished the 20 odd packs of cheddar I got for 39p/400g before Xmas.
I also like to spot a cardboard sleeve in the tramps, it's like an invitation to find something far more expensive to slip into the reduced sleeve.
In one I've great bargains on Saturday afternoons. The best reductions are new product ranges, Finest ready meals and 'City Sides' that would never sell at the normal price. Good for work lunches though, I got shitloads at 50-60p each.
The other one I sometimes call in on the way home from work and only recently finished the 20 odd packs of cheddar I got for 39p/400g before Xmas.
I also like to spot a cardboard sleeve in the tramps, it's like an invitation to find something far more expensive to slip into the reduced sleeve.
nogojones
spelling is overrated
With all this austerity and benefit cut's it's getting harder and harder to get decent woopsies. I know all the regulars in most of the local shops now and they're ruthless. Some of the shops are now hardly reducing as they can often shift most of it well before the final knockdown. Tough times folks. My freezer is nearly empty - it's only ever stocked from the woopsies
mrsfran
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was grumpy this evening and nipped to tescos for some beer, and everything in the tramps buffet was marked down to 10p. not sure what i'm going to do with 10 bags of tomatoes, mind.
Make ketchup
Or slice them up and dry them overnight in the oven. They'll stay preserved in jars with oil (and make good, cheap presents).
