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B&M shoppers rushing to buy cat toy ideal for Christmas scanning for 10p instead of £2.50 --[Reported by Umva mag]

B&M shoppers are rushing to buy a Christmas-themed cat toy scanning for 10p instead of £2.50. One savvy saver recently spotted the laser chaser and flashing ball pack in their local branch. Extreme Couponing and Bargains UKOne B&M shopper recently found a cat laser toy for just 10p[/caption] The shopper posted their find on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group after snapping it up for just 10p. Plenty of fellow bargain hunters have liked and commented on the post keen to find one of the cat lasers for themselves, with one simply saying: “Need to go shopping”. Any B&M shoppers looking to snap up one of 10p cat lasers won’t be able to find it online. It’s not guaranteed you’ll find it in your local branch either, so it might be worth calling your local branch ahead to avoid a wasted trip. In any case, you should always shop around before buying something like this as you might find the same, or similar, item for less at another retailer. You can use online price comparison sites like Price Spy and Trolley to see if a product you have found is the cheapest against others. You can also use the Google Shopping/Product tab to do a quick scan of the internet. However, we had a quick look online to see if any other retailers are selling a cat laser for less than 10p and there weren’t any. If you’re looking to pick up a 10p bargain on your next B&M shop, you should get the retailer’s scanner app. It’s free to download on to your smartphone via the Apple App Store or Google Play. Once downloaded, you can use the camera on your phone to scan barcodes in-store. It then tells you if a product has been reduced in price, even before a member of staff has changed the label. The app also offers you a description of the product you are scanning. It’s quite common for shoppers to find 10p bargains in their local B&M stores. One customer recently found a stainless steel egg slotter for just 10p instead of £2.99. Another shopper found pet toys slashed to 10p in their local branch this summer. Remember, you can find your nearest B&M branch by using the retailer’s store locator tool on its website. Other ways to save money at B&M One ex-B&M manager said the best time to visit your local store is first thing on a Wednesday. This is when staff slash items to as little as 10p to clear excess stock and make way for new lines. Deals expert Tom Church urged shoppers to keep an eye out for red stickers products as well. These are put on special buy products that have also been reduced in price. It’s worth signing up to Facebook pages dedicated to hunting for bargains from B&M and other discounters too. Some of the best ones to join are B&M Bargains, Extreme Money Saving Deals and More and Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group. How to bag a bargain SUN Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to find a cut-price item and bag a bargain… Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with. Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks. Sales are when you can pick up a real steal. Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on. Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too. When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use vouchercodes.co.uk and myvouchercodes.co.uk are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer. Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. Trolley.co.uk app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping. Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out. And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.

Oct 13, 2024 - 11:38

B&M shoppers rushing to buy cat toy ideal for Christmas scanning for 10p instead of £2.50 --[Reported by Umva mag]

B&M shoppers are rushing to buy a Christmas-themed cat toy scanning for 10p instead of £2.50.

One savvy saver recently spotted the laser chaser and flashing ball pack in their local branch.

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One B&M shopper recently found a cat laser toy for just 10p[/caption]

The shopper posted their find on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group after snapping it up for just 10p.

Plenty of fellow bargain hunters have liked and commented on the post keen to find one of the cat lasers for themselves, with one simply saying: “Need to go shopping”.

Any B&M shoppers looking to snap up one of 10p cat lasers won’t be able to find it online.

It’s not guaranteed you’ll find it in your local branch either, so it might be worth calling your local branch ahead to avoid a wasted trip.

In any case, you should always shop around before buying something like this as you might find the same, or similar, item for less at another retailer.

You can use online price comparison sites like Price Spy and Trolley to see if a product you have found is the cheapest against others.

You can also use the Google Shopping/Product tab to do a quick scan of the internet.

However, we had a quick look online to see if any other retailers are selling a cat laser for less than 10p and there weren’t any.

If you’re looking to pick up a 10p bargain on your next B&M shop, you should get the retailer’s scanner app.

It’s free to download on to your smartphone via the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Once downloaded, you can use the camera on your phone to scan barcodes in-store.

It then tells you if a product has been reduced in price, even before a member of staff has changed the label.

The app also offers you a description of the product you are scanning.

It’s quite common for shoppers to find 10p bargains in their local B&M stores.

One customer recently found a stainless steel egg slotter for just 10p instead of £2.99.

Another shopper found pet toys slashed to 10p in their local branch this summer.

Remember, you can find your nearest B&M branch by using the retailer’s store locator tool on its website.

Other ways to save money at B&M

One ex-B&M manager said the best time to visit your local store is first thing on a Wednesday.

This is when staff slash items to as little as 10p to clear excess stock and make way for new lines.

Deals expert Tom Church urged shoppers to keep an eye out for red stickers products as well.

These are put on special buy products that have also been reduced in price.

It’s worth signing up to Facebook pages dedicated to hunting for bargains from B&M and other discounters too.

Some of the best ones to join are B&M Bargains, Extreme Money Saving Deals and More and Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group.

How to bag a bargain

SUN Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to find a cut-price item and bag a bargain…

Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.

Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.

Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.

Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.

When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use vouchercodes.co.uk and myvouchercodes.co.uk are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.

Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. Trolley.co.uk app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.

Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.

And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.

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