GOING to the supermarket at the right time can save you a fortune on your food shop. Most shops will discount items such as ready meals, yoghurts and meat that are close to their sell by date in order to clear their shelves and reduce food waste . But knowing what time to scour the supermarket aisles is a fine art.
So when are yellow sticker items usually applied? And how can you get the biggest savings? To help you bag a bargain - and beat other shoppers to the shelves - here’s what the major supermarkets said. Read more on supermarkets Aldi Unlike other supermarkets, discount chain Aldi uses red stickers to mark down food items in its shops. The time when items are reduced varies per store but are typically near to when the shop closes.
Aldi discounts perishable items including bread, meat, fruit and vegetables by up to 75% on their last day of shelf life and will do this just before the store shuts. It also offers a 30% discount on food that can be stored at room temperature such as cereal, tinned foods and pasta if it deems the packaging to be damaged. Most read in Money Asda Asda usually discounts items twice a day - once in the morning and again in the evening, according to consumer group Which?.
The supermarket offers some of the best reductions on the market, with fresh fruit and vegetables frequently slashed to just 10p. Some Asda shops open as early as 6am or 7am which may mean you need to be up early to bag the best bargains. Co-op When we asked the Co-op what ti.