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I cleared the shelves of 35p cereal with little-known hack – trolls call me greedy but I filled my car for just £2.10
A BARGAIN hunter has come under fire after proudly showing off his mega haul of 35p Kellogg's cereal.
Sainsbury's customer, Phil Bradshaw, was slammed after he cleared the shelves and filled the boot to the brim with cut-price cereal.
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According to the thrifty shopper, the popular supermarket was running a deal which meant he only paid a mere 35p for the branded breakfast favourite.
The popular brand usually goes for around £3.50 at most retailers, so Phil managed to save a whopping 10x the original price.
In his post, Phil explained that Sainsbury's was selling bowls for £5 and cereal for £3.50- however, if you buy the set, you get the bowl totally for free, saving yourself a fiver.
He went on: ''But they had reduced the bowls to £2.50 and cereal to £2.85 but till was still taking off £5 for the bowl.
''So a bowl and a box of cereal (only four types in the offer) for 35p.''
The bargain-mad shopper also revealed that he was keen to get even more of the cut-price offer - but with no luck.
''I ran out of stores with bowls or believe me that pic would have looked rather different!'' he chuckled.
The Sainsbury's customer isn't the only one who purchased a pile of the wallet-friendly cereal.
Another bargain hunter, Mandy Crawford, uploaded a snap of her mega haul with over a dozen of the branded cereal.
Unfortunately for Phil - who snapped up dozens of boxes - as well as all the other shoppers, the offer now seems to be ended.
''I went to buy some this morning and till said no,'' he said in the comments.
'You had to grab them all so nobody else will'
But while Phil may have been all chuffed with the monster haul, the reaction on the Yellow sticker shopping tips, tricks and hauls was mixed.
Since being shared online, the post has racked up more than 130 likes - and a range of comments, including criticism.
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One furious person said: ''And you had to grab them all so nobody else will.''
''Lost me,'' another chimed in.
A supportive Facebook user wrote: ''People are far too quick to judge other not keep their tactless comments to don't know what this person was gonna do with it.''
Someone else added: ''Well done. Ignore all the bitter folk who are jealous. Buy what you can afford and do as you see fit with it.''
Hitting back at the trolls, Phil said: ''I fully expected some of the comments.
''The really funny thing is they think I'm bothered.
''I had great fun getting them all and lots of people will be eating cheap cereal for a while and all thanks to the 'generosity' of one of our faithful supermarket chains who struggle to make a profit.''
