Shopper forced to defend herself after showing off huge £6 yellow sticker haul

A bargain hunter was forced to defend herself online after being targeted by “jealous” shoppers over her yellow sticker deals.

Shirley Allbones posted a photo of her mammoth haul on the Facebook group Money saving hints, tips and ideas.

The impressive shop included 11 blocks of cheese, three packets of grated cheddar and two cartons of eggs.

She also picked up a punnet of mushrooms and packet of reduced-priced peppers.

Shirley says the supermarket shop should've cost £31.55 but she only paid £6.38 – meaning she saved £25.17.

She wrote, in the now-deleted post: "It often pays to shop local…where most people don't look.

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"I just shopped local and got some boss bargains. All this for only £6.38…should have been £31.55 so saved £25.17."

She continued: "I shall freeze the cheeses and use them for sandwiches, packed lunches and on top of bolognese and on top of beans on our jacket potatoes…also will have some eggs on toast. Family favourites."

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But not everyone was impressed by the shop, with some shoppers accusing Shirley of not leaving any deals for other customers.

"Why buy all of them?" asked one person.

Another said: "Leave some for other people to buy – that's greedy if you ask me and selfish."

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Another wrote: "Nobody's jealous of someone buying all the cheap cheese. Some people just care about others, is all!"

In response, Shirley commented: "If there are people bargain hunting I always share and offer if they're next to me.

"Today I was just lucky…no one around so I took what was there…what the eyes don't see the heart won't ponder over.

“If there had been a family around I'd have told them and shared."

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Not all social media users agreed with the negative comments though, with some people praising Shirley for her impressive haul.

"I disagree. She may have saved these items from landfill. Can't stand food waste," wrote one.

A second said: "Well done you. Some people just don't get it.

“If you were to go to places that you can bulk buy, that cheese would be in one block. So what's the difference in buying it in small blocks?

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A third commented: "Good for you, cheese is expensive so if you see a good bargain snap it up.

"I can't believe so many people are being b****y over cheese, ignore them."

Another added: "I used to just take one or two reduced items, but after being in Asda on different occasions and seeing people take loads I now do the same! Well done on your bargains."

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