Regular shopper from Coles reveals where, and when, to look for the best deals in store

A Coles customer, Christopher, has shared the best in-store location where you can find the best bang for your buck, and it’s not where you think it is.

A “good tip” is to not spend all your time looking in the meat section for markdown bargains, said Christopher.

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“High traffic area.” Photo from TrulyDeeply.com.au

Right before closing time, the shopper said he finds the cheapest meat deals in “high traffic areas”. This includes the milk section at his local Coles.

“My town’s Coles puts the last day anything refrigerated next to the milk, a high traffic area here in rural South Australia,” Christopher said.

“Usually those found near milks have also been reduced. Lowest milk I’ve seen here is 10c which is perfectly fine if you need milk for a surprise milkshake treat for the fam, brekkie for the troops the next morning, diet/workout shakes, etc. Good quality milk usually lasts a few days past the expiry date,” he added.

The Coles regular also mentioned he used to snatch rare deals there, like lamb chops for 90 cents, even yoghurts and dips. But still, this is a high traffic area, so others may have already taken the better deals ahead of him.

Asking the staff to give more discounts right before the store closes is also something Christopher does, and shoppers should not be afraid to ask - the employees are okay with it.

Christopher shared the markdown hack on another Coles shopper’s post about his epic pork haul.

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Heavily reduced pork chops. “No way! Wow, get in my trolley - what a bargain”, said one shopper. . Photo from Retail Reductions Australia / Facebook.

In the post, the customer said he found the reduced pork loin packs with their price marked down to as little as 53 cents a tray, and they were located “in the corner on a shelf”.

Most of the comments on the post wish they could find these bargains for themselves.

Does your local Coles or Woolies regularly mark things down? Whereabouts in the store do they tend to be placed?

This article is based on the article written by Amy Sinclair for 7news.com.au.
 
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Regular shopper from Coles reveals where, and when, to look for the best deals in store

A Coles customer, Christopher, has shared the best in-store location where you can find the best bang for your buck, and it’s not where you think it is.

A “good tip” is to not spend all your time looking in the meat section for markdown bargains, said Christopher.


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“High traffic area.” Photo from TrulyDeeply.com.au

Right before closing time, the shopper said he finds the cheapest meat deals in “high traffic areas”. This includes the milk section at his local Coles.

“My town’s Coles puts the last day anything refrigerated next to the milk, a high traffic area here in rural South Australia,” Christopher said.

“Usually those found near milks have also been reduced. Lowest milk I’ve seen here is 10c which is perfectly fine if you need milk for a surprise milkshake treat for the fam, brekkie for the troops the next morning, diet/workout shakes, etc. Good quality milk usually lasts a few days past the expiry date,” he added.

The Coles regular also mentioned he used to snatch rare deals there, like lamb chops for 90 cents, even yoghurts and dips. But still, this is a high traffic area, so others may have already taken the better deals ahead of him.

Asking the staff to give more discounts right before the store closes is also something Christopher does, and shoppers should not be afraid to ask - the employees are okay with it.

Christopher shared the markdown hack on another Coles shopper’s post about his epic pork haul.


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Heavily reduced pork chops. “No way! Wow, get in my trolley - what a bargain”, said one shopper. . Photo from Retail Reductions Australia / Facebook.

In the post, the customer said he found the reduced pork loin packs with their price marked down to as little as 53 cents a tray, and they were located “in the corner on a shelf”.

Most of the comments on the post wish they could find these bargains for themselves.

Does your local Coles or Woolies regularly mark things down? Whereabouts in the store do they tend to be placed?

This article is based on the article written by Amy Sinclair for 7news.com.au.
This is the exact same as the article the other day re- Woolies. However that article got a bad wrap because the guy picked up pet food and not human grade turkey mince. It is store policy to gather together all perishable goods at the end of the day and place them in high visible/traffic fridges. Consumers should be aware of the product they are buying and properly read the description, personally i thought a picture of a dog or cat was a bit of a hint!
 
Regular shopper from Coles reveals where, and when, to look for the best deals in store

A Coles customer, Christopher, has shared the best in-store location where you can find the best bang for your buck, and it’s not where you think it is.

A “good tip” is to not spend all your time looking in the meat section for markdown bargains, said Christopher.


8cTy-xa9g4CgK1uc0eDTcEX8OYO9W5rnyp-llo5gYw-nKZ5rl78KbvlmAcDn_C2PK67R7iWTHS0vdSGsZCJuSq2ZjQPqlAhHYQFJHrRB7fiFDgZ2bRU20uovzXF50uwFgxqgaL2Z=s0

“High traffic area.” Photo from TrulyDeeply.com.au

Right before closing time, the shopper said he finds the cheapest meat deals in “high traffic areas”. This includes the milk section at his local Coles.

“My town’s Coles puts the last day anything refrigerated next to the milk, a high traffic area here in rural South Australia,” Christopher said.

“Usually those found near milks have also been reduced. Lowest milk I’ve seen here is 10c which is perfectly fine if you need milk for a surprise milkshake treat for the fam, brekkie for the troops the next morning, diet/workout shakes, etc. Good quality milk usually lasts a few days past the expiry date,” he added.

The Coles regular also mentioned he used to snatch rare deals there, like lamb chops for 90 cents, even yoghurts and dips. But still, this is a high traffic area, so others may have already taken the better deals ahead of him.

Asking the staff to give more discounts right before the store closes is also something Christopher does, and shoppers should not be afraid to ask - the employees are okay with it.

Christopher shared the markdown hack on another Coles shopper’s post about his epic pork haul.


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Heavily reduced pork chops. “No way! Wow, get in my trolley - what a bargain”, said one shopper. . Photo from Retail Reductions Australia / Facebook.

In the post, the customer said he found the reduced pork loin packs with their price marked down to as little as 53 cents a tray, and they were located “in the corner on a shelf”.

Most of the comments on the post wish they could find these bargains for themselves.

Does your local Coles or Woolies regularly mark things down? Whereabouts in the store do they tend to be placed?

This article is based on the article written by Amy Sinclair for 7news.com.au.
Who would have thought to look in those places for mark downs!!
 

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