SHOPPERS are going wild over “great” prices on various vegetables at a major supermarket.
Sainsbury’s is set to slash the cost of veggies including potatoes and carrots just in time for your Easter lunch.
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Prices start from just 15p which means you can save your cash for chocolate eggs and treats.
It’s important to note that customers need to be signed up for the supermarket’s loyalty schemes to get the deals.
But the good news is you can sign up for the scheme for free via the Sainsbury’s website.
The deals start next week so you don’t need to worry about your veg going off before the big day.
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Shoppers have taken to social media after spotting some of the deals.
The keen customer said: “Starting from Wednesday 27, Carrots 1Kg and White Potatoes 2Kg will be 15p each at Sainsbury’s, and Broccoli 22p with a Nectar card.”
The post was met with dozens of comments from eager Facebook users.
One simply said “ooh lovely”, while a second called the prices “great”.
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Another wrote: “That’s a gooden!”
While a fourth commented: “Ooh that be good for my shopping next week.”
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Sainsbury’s has outlined each of the discounts, which will be available from March 27 to 31.
Here’s the full list of offers:
- by Sainsbury’s Carrots (1kg) – 15p with Nectar (65p without Nectar)
- by Sainsbury’s Parsnips (500g) – 15p with Nectar (£1.30/kg without Nectar)
- by Sainsbury’s White Potatoes (2kg) – 15p with Nectar (£1.29 without Nectar)
- by Sainsbury’s Swede – 15p with Nectar (62p without Nectar)
- by Sainsbury’s Savoy Cabbage – 15p with Nectar (69p without Nectar)
The full haul would cost you just 75p if you have a Nectar card, whereas you’d spend £3.90 without one.
That’s a huge saving of £3.15.
Each of the offers will be available online and in-store, you can find your nearest Sainsbury’s site using the supermarket locator tool on its website.
How can I save on my supermarket shop?
THERE are plenty of ways to save on your grocery shop.
You can look out for yellow or red stickers on products, which show when they’ve been reduced.
If the food is fresh, you’ll have to eat it quickly or freeze it for another time.
Making a list should also save you money, as you’ll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket.
Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too.
This means ditching “finest” or “luxury” products and instead going for “own” or value” type of lines.
Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes where you can get cheap prices if they’re misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme, offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
If you’re on a low income and a parent, you may be able to get up to £442 a year in Healthy Start vouchers to use at the supermarket too.
Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund.
What are other supermarkets offering?
The run-up to Easter is prime time to bag some bargain veg.
We contacted all major supermarkets to see what deals they have in the pipeline for the coming weeks.
Some big chains such as Morrisons and Asda are set to reveal theirs later this week.
Discount supermarket Lidl has confirmed it is offering the following:
- Carrots (1kg) – 19p
- Swede (each) – 19p
- White Potatoes (2kg) – 19p
- Spring Onions (per bunch) – 19p
- Green beans (220g) – 19p
- Shallots (300g) – 19p
Picking up the whole range would cost you £1.14.
As we get closer to Easter Sunday though, you can expect further offers to be announced.
For example, before Christmas last year a price war erupted between the supermarket giants with the majority offering deals starting at 15p.
The majority of offers did require shoppers to be signed up to each chain’s loyalty schemes though, so bear that in mind.
Remember it always pays to compare prices, you can do this using websites like Trolley.co.uk.
Plus keep an eye on deal-finding sites like HotUKDeals.
How does Sainsbury’s Nectar Card work?
Sainsbury’s has been part of the Nectar scheme since 2002, buying it out in 2018.
Customers collect points when buying certain products or goods, in-store and online.
You receive one loyalty point for every £1 spent.
You also get one point for every £1 spent on fuel bought at Sainsbury’s petrol stations and can pick up points at hundreds of partners as well, including Esso and eBay.
You can register and download an e-Nectar Card by downloading the app on your smartphone.
You then have to swipe it every time you shop and the points are added to your account, which can be used to get money off future purchases.
Each point is effectively worth 0.5p, meaning you need 500 points to get £2.50 off.
You can also sign up to the scheme on Sainsbury’s website.
In April, Sainsbury’s launched Nectar Prices, offering customers exclusive discounts in a bid to rival Tesco’s Clubcard.
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You can sign up for the Nectar scheme for free on the chain’s website.
Meanwhile, we reveal the best supermarket loyalty schemes that’ll save you the most money.
Supermarket loyalty schemes – which has one?
MOST UK supermarkets have loyalty schemes so customers can build up points and save money while they shop.
Here we round up what saving programmes you’ll find at the big brands.
- Iceland: Unlike other stores, you don’t collect points with the Iceland Bonus Card. Instead, you load it up with money and Iceland will give you £1 for every £20 you save.
- Lidl Plus: Lidl customers don’t collect points when they shop, and are instead rewarded with personalised vouchers that gives them money off at the till.
- Morrisons: The My Morrisons: Make Good Things Happen replaces the More Card and rewards customers with personalised money off vouchers via the app.
- Sainsbury’s: While Sainsbury’s doesn’t have a personal scheme, it does own the Nectar card which can also be used in Argos, eBay and other shops. You need 200 Nectar points to save up £1 to spend on your card. You need to spend at least £1 to get one Nectar point.
- Tesco: Tesco Clubcard has over 17million members in the UK alone. You use it each time you shop and build up points that can be turned into vouchers – 150 points gets you a £1.50 voucher. Here you need to spend £1 in Tesco to get one point.
- Waitrose: myWaitrose also doesn’t allow you to collect points but instead you’ll get access to free hot drinks, and discounts off certain brands in store.
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