Today's Yellow Sticker Bargains

[Reynard]

Had some good YS buys on Christmas Eve and this afternoon. The best of which were:

Nine packs of free range chicken breasts @ 66p a pack
Seven packs of locally-produced dry-cured bacon @ 36p a pack
Three "Finest" gammons @ £1.38 each
A kilo wheel of Stilton cheese @ £6

Plus assorted other goods, also on decent reductions, which included a free range turkey, a shoulder of lamb, pigs in blankets, sausage rolls, samosas, a selection of cheeses and an array of cakes, pastries and breads.

All in all, some pretty decent yellow stickering done over the hols. Not the avalanche of stuff to be had that you sometimes see - post Xmas clearance has been largely pants - but if you weren't fussy, you could fill the freezer.

 

[Mike Ayling]

Had some good YS buys on Christmas Eve and this afternoon. The best of which were:

Nine packs of free range chicken breasts @ 66p a pack
Seven packs of locally-produced dry-cured bacon @ 36p a pack
Three "Finest" gammons @ £1.38 each
A kilo wheel of Stilton cheese @ £6

Plus assorted other goods, also on decent reductions, which included a free range turkey, a shoulder of lamb, pigs in blankets, sausage rolls, samosas, a selection of cheeses and an array of cakes, pastries and breads.

All in all, some pretty decent yellow stickering done over the hols. Not the avalanche of stuff to be had that you sometimes see - post Xmas clearance has been largely pants - but if you weren't fussy, you could fill the freezer.

A kilo of Stilton for six squids, what a bargain!

 

[Reynard]

A kilo of Stilton for six squids, what a bargain!

Indeed.

There were actually two of them and I did, just for a little while, contemplate taking both. But I have SO much cheese in the fridge, most bought either on offer or on clearance... A girl's gotta be sensible, you know.

 

[Mike_P]

Read that the days of yellow stickers are numbered with prices automatically being reduced the nearer the date on the product. That would seem to imply the unique bar code for the product expanding to incorporate the date.

 

[Reynard]

Read that the days of yellow stickers are numbered with prices automatically being reduced the nearer the date on the product. That would seem to imply the unique bar code for the product expanding to incorporate the date.

I've read several articles on that too, but when you delve into the minutiae, it's clear that such a system relies on shops having shelves with electronic displays for prices.

To a certain extent it's clickbait, because it would mean shops / supermarkets having to be fitted with new shelving units incorporating the necessary electricals, and then if you realise how much the stock gets moved around when displays change with seasonality and promotions. Like yesterday in Tesco, when all the festive / party stuff was being cleared away and different ranges being put out.

It would mean major infrastructure investments, whereas it's probably just better having the computer system and a couple of bods with a pricing gun.

And it doesn't take into account that people *will* furkle on the shelves and take the stuff with the longest date on the packaging.

 

[biggs682]

Tesco finest 12 months matured Christmas pudding was £8 pre christmas picked a couple up this week at £2.25 so should be 24 months matured next Christmas