Exact times you'll find discount stickers in Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Sainsbury's
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You can save yourself a lot of money and get as much as 90 per cent off the full price of various food items in supermarkets if you take an expert’s advice. With the ever-rising cost of the weekly food shop impacting Brits struggling to cope in the worldwide cost of living crisis, it’s vital to save money wherever possible. Of course you can to switch to supermarket own brands and cut back on luxuries to save wasting your hard-earned cash, but there’s another savvy way you could slash your shopping bill. An expert has revealed exactly how the major stores conduct their discount strategy, including what they mark down and when. It’s even possible to get as much as 90 per cent off of certain items if you’re savvy and put the time in.
According to the Daily Mail, Richard Price, a Grocery Expert at BritSuperstore, revealed that most major supermarkets, including Morrisons, Aldi, and Asda, follow a strategy for perishable goods which they conduct in two stages. The first reductions take place in the morning when they reduce items nearing their expiry date by anything from 10 per cent to 25 per cent. In the evening discounts can be slashed by 90 per cent, meaning a huge saving for the customer on goods that are still perfectly edible.
Richard commented: "The reason supermarkets offer these discounts in two stages is purely strategic: they don’t want to take a loss on high-demand items right away, but they also need to clear excess stock before it goes to waste.". Here are the times the major supermarkets usually mark down groceries and what to look out for:.
