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Daily Mirror
18-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Sainsbury's meal deal hack lets you get ice cream 'for free' in hot weather
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is offering a free ice cream or lolly with your meal deal this summer but not everyone knows about the deal - here's how to get it Navigating the working day during the sweltering summer months can present a few challenges - from choosing an appropriate outfit, finding a spot to soak up some rays outside the office, to deciding on a suitable summer lunch. For many of us, a meal deal is a quick and convenient option for a work lunch - it's speedy to grab some snacks, making it perfect for those with short breaks, and it doesn't dent the wallet too much. Typically comprising a main or sandwich, a snack (like a pack of crisps or fruit) and a drink, meal deals are readily available in our local supermarket branches - from Tesco Express to Sainsbury's Local. But one thing you might not be aware of is that you can include an ice cream or lolly within your meal deal. And this even extends to the more expensive ice cream options - like a posh Magnum - meaning you can save a few quid while savouring a delicious cold treat in the sunshine, reports Bristol Live. Sainsbury's Meal Deals can be a bit perplexing, with various 'tiers' of meal deal - starting from the basic tier priced at £3.75, the second more premium tier offering a £5 meal deal, and the most expensive yet even more premium tier costing you £7. Just to the left of the entrance in the Bristol city centre store, and the array of meal deal food, was a small vat of ice creams and lollies to choose from - and if you look carefully, you'll notice stickers decorating the area, indicating that you can include one of these frozen delights in your meal deal. However, not everyone notices these. The selection ranged from Flake ice creams, to Cornettos, Fruit Pastille lollies, Calippos and Twisters - and even limited edition Magnums. I chose a Flake ice cream, as it reminded me of times when a Mr Whippy ice cream during the summer months cost just 99p with a flake from the local ice cream van, writes Ellie Kendall. While this one didn't cost me 99p, combined with a limited edition 'Nduja chicken and bacon caesar tortilla wrap and a bottle of classic Ribena, my lunch came to £5 and saved me a total of £3.90. And it hit the spot - the tortilla wrap was absolutely scrumptious. The Flake ice cream would have cost £2.75 on its own, while the wrap was usually priced at £4.30 and Ribena at £1.85. We grabbed our selection, headed to the self service checkouts and then ventured up to sit on Queen Square in the sunshine - and it took us hardly any time at all, meaning we could enjoy a nice sunny lunch break before duty called once more. The only thing I would say you may need to consider, is eating your ice cream or lolly before your main, especially in the hot weather. Unless, of course, you have access to a freezer in your office. All in all, it certainly made the otherwise rather mundane task of buying lunch feel a little more summery. And, if you're venturing out with the kids in the summer holidays, this could also be a neat little hack to treat them to an ice cream and get them to eat a bit of lunch.
Scottish Sun
04-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Deliveroo glitch sees customers bag £100s of food as shoppers see bills slashed when ordering from major supermarket
One shopper told how 'the more I was adding to my basket, the lower the total was getting' GROCERY FAIL Deliveroo glitch sees customers bag £100s of food as shoppers see bills slashed when ordering from major supermarket Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A DELIVEROO glitch saw customers bag hundreds of pounds worth of food for next to nothing. Lucky shoppers saw their bills slashed when ordering from Sainsbury's Local stores across the UK due to a promotional error. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Those shopping from Sainsbury's Local via Deliveroo enjoyed huge savings Credit: Alamy 3 A haul of snacks worth £70 was bagged by YouTuber Finance with Joe for just £10 Credit: YouTube 3 A list of what he picked up Credit: YouTube One customer managed to scoop almost £100 worth of goods for less than £7 - a saving of more than 90 per cent. The 18-year-old, from Kingston, south west London, told The Sun: 'It seemed like the more I was adding to my basket, the lower the total was getting - I couldn't believe it. 'I ended up paying just under £7 for a shop that should've cost nearly £100. I've got about a year's supply of biscuits and chocolate now. 'I was astounded when it turned up. It was my lucky day - I felt like I'd won the lottery.' Among the items snapped up by the student were two eight packs of Diet Coke, five sharing bags of Doritos Cool Original Tortillas, and six packets of Cadbury's chocolate. A Youtuber, who goes by the handle Finance with Joe, also managed to stock up on £70 worth of snacks for a tenner thanks to the glitch. He shared a video of his haul, which included hoards of sweets, to his followers. The error on Saturday afternoon was fixed within 90 minutes. A Deliveroo spokeswoman said the company 'experienced a brief temporary issue with how a promotion was applied' which was 'identified and resolved quickly'. She added: 'Deliveroo always seeks to provide great selection, availability and value for money to our customers and we apologise for the confusion caused.' NSA warns cellphone users to change 'dangerous' message setting now or risk device being 'cloned' – it takes 3 clicks A Sainsbury's spokesman confirmed that 'a small number of products were temporarily priced incorrectly for some Sainsbury's orders made through Deliveroo'. He continued: "This was quickly resolved within 90 minutes, with the correct prices now showing. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.' Co-op suffered a similar glitch on Thursday evening which saw some of its product prices reduced by as much as 100 per cent on Deliveroo for a few hours. The pricing error allowed shoppers to pick up products like Lloyd Grossman pasta sauce, Costa ground coffee and Fox's cookies for free. Other items were significantly reduced, including Robinsons squash which was discounted from £1.50 to 15p a bottle. Peter, from Lancashire, told the BBC he got £80 worth of goods for just £3.29 - including delivery. He said: 'I was surprised the Co-op and Deliveroo honoured and delivered the mispriced items.' A Co-op spokesperson said the low prices were the result of a 'clerical error' which was "quickly resolved'. Neither of the glitches are thought to be related to recent cyber-attacks which have crippled several retail giants. Marks & Spencer suspended all online orders after first noticing issues with its Click & Collect orders and contactless payments over the Easter weekend. Shoppers have also spotted shortages of popular items including the iconic Colin the Caterpillar cakes. The company confirmed it had been hit by a cyber attack and said it is working 'day and night' to fix the incident. Co-op was also forced to shut down part of its IT system following an attempted digital break-in last week. While luxury department store Harrods became the latest victim to hackers on Thursday.
