{"id":70156,"date":"2023-12-16T18:28:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T18:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=70156"},"modified":"2023-12-16T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T18:28:38","slug":"sainsburys-dubbed-scrooge-burys-as-shopper-spots-leg-of-lamb-reduced-by-1p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/lifestyle\/sainsburys-dubbed-scrooge-burys-as-shopper-spots-leg-of-lamb-reduced-by-1p\/","title":{"rendered":"Sainsburys dubbed Scrooge-burys as shopper spots leg of lamb reduced by 1p"},"content":{"rendered":"

A shopper has questioned Sainsbury\u2019s baaaamy prices after he spotted a leg of lamb reduced by just 1p.<\/p>\n

Vincent Burke did a double take when he saw the offer at his local superstore.<\/p>\n

The 2.4kg slab was in the fresh meat section and had been reduced from \u00a331.72 to \u00a331.71.<\/p>\n

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Communications advisor Vincent, 56, said he calculated that was a reduction of 0.000315%.<\/p>\n

He spotted the bargain basement lamb offering at his local branch in Walthamstow, east London.<\/p>\n

He had popped there on Sunday (Dec 10) to buy some milk and vegetables for the week ahead.<\/p>\n

Shocked Vincent said: \u201cI\u2019ve certainly got a bit of beef, or should that be lamb, with Sainsbury\u2019s over this.<\/p>\n

\u201cI calculate the 1p off to be a 0.000315% reduction, not exactly an early Christmas present. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a bit more like Scrooge-bury\u2019s than Sainsbury\u2019s. Not a very merry Christmas from them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t be holding my breath for any great deals from Sainsbury\u2019s in the January sales.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And he added: \u201cDid I buy it? Not likely!<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s the least generous reduction I\u2019ve ever seen. Not sure it even qualifies for the term."<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t the first store that\u2019s been mocked for silly price slashing.<\/p>\n

Last year Morrisons became the brunt of shoppers\u2019 jokes after it reduced items by 1p just in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Among items was Gordon\u2019s Sicilian Lemon Gin, down from \u00a315 to \u00a314.99.<\/p>\n

And visitors were hardly ecstatic about other reductions including a 70cl bottle of Tennessee Honey Whiskey slashed from \u00a317 to \u00a316.99.<\/p>\n