I always buy lunch at work but have mastered how to nab it for under a quid – where you need to hit for the best deals
A SAVVY shopper has revealed the trick to bagging a yellow-label lunch every day – and the sections to never skip if you’re after a bargain.
With the price of our supermarket shop jumping up every week, we’re all trying to find budget-friendly ways to feed ourselves.
Luckily, TikTokker @yellowlabellunch is on a mission to prove that you can live off the reduced section and still eat quality meals.
He said: “Yellow Label Lunch, where I tried to find lunch for under a quid, under $1, under a pound every day.”
During the one-minute video, the foodie shared a glimpse at his trawl around his Tesco superstore – and revealed the three sections he always checks for discounted goods.
He added: “Straight past the meal deal section into the reduced section, and it is looking sparse.
“Other than some fruit and some plain salad, it was looking dead.
“So I went over to the fridge reduced section, but that was all meat and milk. Great if you’re a bodybuilder, but not great if you’re lazy like me.
“I checked if I could eat these without cooking them but unfortunately I couldn’t, so I headed over to ambient.
“I’ll be honest, it looked like booze and pasta sauce was all I was gonna get which wouldn’t be too bad if it was the weekend.
“But then I clocked this out of the corner of my eye – a King Pot Noodle for 70 pence.
“So I went over to the till and I scanned it in.
“And I know what you’re thinking, ‘Well how do you cook a pot noodle if you’re out on the move?’
“So I went over to the cafe. They couldn’t resist the charm that comes with a Brummie accent and agreed to fill it up for me.
“I put the lid on it and headed back to the car, and whacked on a little bit of 1Xtra.
“I quickly double-checked the instructions on the back cause it’s been a long time since I’ve had a pot noodle.
“Gave it a stir and I got tucked in, and I’m not gonna lie, it actually banged.
“It has been a long time since your boy’s had a pot noodle, but oh my God it was fire.
“The pot noodle on its own was a six out of ten, but it gets an extra point for only being 70p, and another point for hustling the hot water.
“That makes it an eight out of ten.”
Fans loved his bargain-hunting ways, with the savvy lunch idea gaining more than 500 likes and 17,800 views.
The content creator regularly shares his money-saving tips and bargain hauls with his 390 followers.
In the comments, TikTokkers shared their reactions, with one writing: “Pot noodle always slaps.”
The bargain hunter replied: “I feel like I’ve slept on them for a bit! Might scope out a bombay babdboy soon.”