That’s before you factor in cleaning products, toiletries and clothing. But there are ways to wring better value from your supermarket . . .
- Look down. Most aisles are arranged with higher-priced items — the stuff supermarkets most want you to buy — at eye-level. Make sure to have a good luck up and down the shelves to see the choices there are. You could save a packet on own-brand or cheaper goods that are hidden away. For example, Dolmio bolognese sauce, £1 for 500g, is stored at eye-level, where you are most likely to spot it. Morrisons’ own-brand version sits on the bottom shelf and costs just 83p.
SAVING: 17p
- Be a cut above. You will pay a hefty premium for vegetables that are already peeled and sliced, so steer well clear. Tesco carrot batons cost £1.20 for 600g, but for 63p you can buy a 1kg bag of loose carrots. Buy regular fresh fruit and veg, like carrots, potatoes, leeks and peppers. It doesn’t take long to prep them at home.
SAVING: 57p
- Get appy. Download the VA Commerce app so you can see deals at supermarkets in your area on your phone. We found Bold 2-in-1 washing gel on offer for £3.50 at Tesco, down from £5.78.
SAVING: £2.28
- Read the small print. Supermarket labels show the price of products big and bold. Look closely at the smaller numbers underneath the main price. This shows the price per unit or per kilo or gram.
At Asda, Warburton’s toastie loaf is 13.3p per 100g. But Asda’s own-brand toastie loaf is just just 6.88p per 100g. Use this figure to work out the cheapest option and make the biggest saving.
SAVE: 50p
- Go hunting. Look for items you need in different areas of the store and you can find some surprising savings.
Sainsbury’s own tinned chick peas are 55p but head over to the world-foods aisle and you can bag a tin for as little as 30p.
SAVING: 25p
Shop & save
TRY a different dinner with a time-saving Loyd Grossman Risotto Meal Kit from Asda. Was £2.79, now £2.
SAVE: 79p
Cheap treat
HAVE a delicious chocolate or strawberry Yazoo shake, now on offer at Morrisons. Usually £1.50, now £1.
SAVE: 50p
My Sun Savers fiver
RHONDA BUIJIS from London says: “I don’t have money for luxuries so use my fivers to stash away a few good- quality chocolate bars for myself.”
- Send your Savers fiver stories to sunsavers.co.uk/fivers and get 28 codes, worth £5, if we print yours. Please include your name and town.
Designer double
DRESS up in a polka dot skirt from George at Asda for £14 cheaper than a similar Caroline Constas one for £365.
SAVE: £351
Reader's saving tip
LINDA HARDY from Northampton says: “When buying Christmas wrapping for kids’ gifts, look out for designs that work at birthdays too.”
- Send your hints to sunsavers.co.uk/tips and get 28 codes, worth £5, if we print yours. Please include your name and town.
Deal of the day
GET your coffee fix for free – sign up to Caffè Nero’s app then enter the code WELCOMETONERO2018 and get a hot drink for free.
SAVE: up to £2.80
Save a fiver
GET £5 off anything at uxbskincare. com if you use the code SUN you can get this Brown Rice Milk & Honey Shower Cream, was £12.50, now £7.50.
Play now to win £15,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle
JOIN thousands of readers taking part in the new Sun Savers Raffle.
Every Sun Savers code you enter will earn you a ticket for our £15k monthly Raffle. And for every ten tickets you collect in a calendar month, you get a GOLDEN TICKET for our £80k Raffle, which takes place every three months, with the first one at the end of June.
There is no limit to how many tickets you can collect. So the more you enter, the better your chances.
To take part go to sunsavers.co.uk or open the Sun Savers app. Then opt in to each month’s Raffle by clicking “Yes!” when prompted and start collecting the Sun Savers codes printed daily in the paper.
Today’s code is on Page 24. Every time you scan or enter a code into Sun Savers, you get a Raffle ticket in the £15k Raffle.
Not yet a Sun Savers member? Just go to sunsavers.co.uk or find “Sun Savers” in the app store to get started.
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Our brilliant new rewards club will pay back our most loyal readers.
Just pick up the paper each day to collect your Sun Savers codes and we will GIVE YOU £5 when you have collected 28.
This isn’t a one-off and there is no limit to how much cash you can save.
For every 28 codes you enter, we will give you a fiver. So over the course of a year, that could add up to £65.
We are keeping it super-simple. You don’t have to enter codes from consecutive days, so don’t worry if you forget a day or two.
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