Everyone loves a bargain, and there's nothing better than a really good bargain.

Cheap deals are a godsend, especially as we head towards Christmas.

Now, one bargain hunting couple have revealed a secret behind Tesco's yellow-label discounts which they say could save you even more money.

Reduced items are usually products that are close to their sell-by date, although they are normally absolutely fine to eat for a few days afterwards.

Bloggers Ricky and Naomi Wills have worked out what a secret six-digit code means when you spot it on Tesco yellow labels on the shelves underneath cut-price products, reports one our sister titles Cambridge Live.

They say you can use the code to determine whether to stock up immediately, and bag the best bargain, or whether you can afford to wait a while before filling your trolley.


Ricky and Naomi run the Skint Chef   and Skint Dad blogs. They noticed the simple trick while shopping in their local branch of Tesco.

There's lots of bargains to be had

How does it all work?

Each yellow label detailing a cut-price offer has a six-digit code at Tesco.

They found that the code is actually a reverse date.

Having cracked the code it is possible to confirm the offer by comparing with end-dates on the Tesco website.

And Tesco confirmed the code relates to the dates behind bargains.

The first two digits of the code are the year, the next are the month, and the last two show the day.

So the code 190806, for example, means that the offer will end on the sixth of August (the eight month) 2019.

Or 202028 is February 28, 2020.

Tesco says the code is a message to staff to tell them when the offer expires. They also say offer dates can change.


Where else does the trick work?

Similar codes also appear to be in use at Asda and Home Bargains.

Naomi wrote: "When I'm in the supermarket, I check prices like a hawk. And something is glaring on the price label on the Tesco shelf that will seem obvious when you see it.

"You can use this to determine if you need to buy your favourite groceries sharpish and potentially bulk, or if you've got more time to buy the food over a longer time, saving you potentially wasting food."

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