Supermarket yellow stickers: Best time to bag offers at Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and more according to TikTok

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It’s different for every supermarket, so worth checking out the full list of best times to bag a yellow sticker.

The cost of living crisis has more of us tightening the purse strings than ever before - and always on the lookout for a bargain.

Bagging yellow sticker items is a great way to save money on your food shop, and one savvy TikTok user has revealed the best time to find them at your local supermarket.

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Stores will often reduce the price of food nearing its use by date to shift stock and avoid food wastage and you can often grab a hefty discount - with some items marked down by as much as 80%.

You’ll normally find the goodies confined to their own shelf, in the bargain corner with a yellow sticker on and the new price.

The best times to go shopping for discounted food at British supermarkets according to a Tik-Tok whizzThe best times to go shopping for discounted food at British supermarkets according to a Tik-Tok whizz
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Posting to her account @madflamingomoney, the money-saving whizz listed when exactly all the major chains, from Morrisons to M&S, start putting out reduced items.

The UK-based mum also revealed the cheapest time to find reduced meals, which is between 1pm and 3pm for most shops.

Here’s the full list.

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Morrisons

According to @madflamingomoney, Morrisons tend to reduce items by 50% at around 3pm in the afternoon.

If you’re popping in after work, the TikTok user says the chain usually reduces these items by a further 75% from around 5pm.

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Asda

Asda starts to slash costs at around 7pm in the evening, says @madflamingomoney.

Tesco

Tesco doesn’t really have a specific time when the supermarket will begin to reduce items, says @madflamingomoney.

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However, the chain tends to offer reduced items earlier than others, she added - they could appear from as early as 8am.

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Waitrose

The TikTok user said that you’ll start finding reduced items in Waitrose around two hours before the store is about to close.

Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s is @madflamingomoney’s supermarket of choice.

She said that the chain usually puts out reduced items at around 7pm in the evening.

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M&S

You may not know M&S offer yellow stickers, but you can actually find some decent discounts there.

According to @madflamingomoney, yellow sticker offers tend to appear at stores very sporadically throughout the day.

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