I spotted a bargain in Co-op so cleared the shelves – trolls call me ‘greedy’ but now I’m sorted for summer
A MAN has revealed that he spotted a bargain buy in his local Co-op, so cleared the shelves.
The savvy shopper was left beaming when browsing the freezer aisles in Co-op, when he noticed that classic Cornetto ice creams had been reduced.
Thrilled with his finds, Harry Girling stocked up on the cheap treats, and took to social media to show others, leaving many totally stunned.
Posting on Yellow sticker shopping tips, tricks and hauls, a private Facebook group with 195,900 members, Harry shared a snap of the freezer in Co-op, alongside a picture of his shopping basket, overflowing with the reduced finds.
Alongside the post, Harry confirmed that he did indeed take the lot, as he penned: “Got all seven boxes left.”
As a result of his huge haul, he beamed: “Summer sorted!”
It’s no surprise that Harry was overjoyed with his haul, as a pack of six Cornetto ice creams were once £3.50 each, but had since been slashed to just 88p a pack – yes, you heard that correctly.
Harry’s haul should have cost him a jaw-dropping £24.50, but thanks to a saving of £2.62 a pack, he spent just £6.16 in total.
As a result, the ice cream fan saved a whopping £18.34 overall.
Harry’s post was shared just 11 hours ago, but it has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 253 likes and 72 comments.
But social media users were left totally divided by Harry’s post.
Whilst some confessed that they too would have cleared the shelves, others accused him of being ‘greedy’.
One person said: “Right place at the right time.
“I would have taken the lot too.”
How dare you Harry, what about other people!
Facebook user
Another added: “Bargain!! The way my kids get through ice creams I would have been taking the lot too. Especially with the six week holidays coming up.”
A third commented: “Not greedy, very lucky.”
In my defence I started with eight and gave my mate one box
Harry Girling
However, at the same time, someone else claimed: “I could never hog like that.”
Another slammed: “Greedy g**.”
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.
Whilst someone else posted: “How dare you Harry, what about other people!!!
“That’s just not fair.”
To this, Harry later replied and confirmed: “In my defence I started with eight and gave my mate one box.”
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