Shopper slated for buying so much reduced Morrisons food he can’t fit it in his freezer…after finding £43 worth for £11
LET'S face it, arriving at your local supermarket when staff are labelling up the yellow stickers is quite the dreamy sight.
But more often than not, it's a case of right place, right time - so it's little surprise a savvy shopper who arrived at that very moment rushed online to show off his very impressive food haul.
The bargain hunter named Lee took to Facebook group 'yellow sticker shopping tips, tricks and hauls' and proudly posted a photo of his mega discounted food shop he snapped up for cheap.
Alongside the image, he penned: "Great haul tonight from Morrisons £43 for £11.20."
That means he managed to saved himself a whopping £31.80.
And for those keen to know the exact day and time the shopper visited his local store to nab the hugely reduced food items, you're in luck!
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Deciding not to gatekeep, Lee responded to his fellow bargain hunter's pleas and revealed: "Usually only go Wednesday after work but called in on the off chance glad I did no woopsie shopping for a while now no room in my freezer.
"It was about 5pm."
The post garnered quite the response, with one social media user casting doubt on having to freeze the large amount of food he bought.
"Would be alright if freeze then eat after with yellow stickers, but someone posted the other day got leg lamb out freezer it smells so off," she warned.
However, the vast majority were full of praise for Lee and were quick to commend the eagle-eyed shopper on his bargains.
"Wow amazing those pork chops on the right look divine!" enthused one.
A second penned: "Amazing haul - well done!"
A third commented: "Love it, so much better than it going in the skip!"
Meanwhile, a fourth noted: "Wow well done!"
Another added: "Absolute bargains!"
It comes after a shopper was recently blasted by others for nabbing a trolley load of Easter eggs from Morrisons after seeing they'd been slashed to just 75p.
In the clip posted by Tammy, she could be seen pushing her trolley around the supermarket filled with a huge haul of 20 Easter eggs.
“When you hear these eggs are down to 75p," she enthused.
She later wrote: “Mozzas are doing bits.”
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The chocolate lover later explained: “Don’t worry I won't eat them all at once.”
While Tammy's chocolate haul should've set her back £30, it came to half price, meaning she saved herself a whopping £15.
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 is 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, 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.