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Victoria Jones

Waitrose changes their discount food policy with the end of 'reduction bays'

Bargain hunters will no longer be able to snap up any yellow-stickered discounts at Waitrose's "reduction bays".

Waitrose was known for offering top-notch groceries at knock-down prices in their reduction bays.

One shopper managed to pay £4.45 for a £47.50 shop.

Last September, Andrew Shute from Essex was delighted when he went in to his local store in Southend-on-Sea for pasta sauce and left with several shopping bags - with meals for the entire week.

Waitrose say they only had reduction bays where space allowed in the shops.

The dedicated reduction bays will be removed by the end of September.

But the supermarket say reduced items will be staying in their normal locations to give customers an immediate choice between a reduced product and one that is not as well as allowing us to manage stock and reductions more efficiently.

Waitrose has a strict policy that no food goes to landfill.

In June, they announced they were trying out an entirely packaging-free concept which they have now extended after an "overwhelmingly positive response."

There are new dispensers at the shop (Waitrose)

In a drive to reduce unnecessary plastic and packaging, they launched a trial allowing customers to buy and refill products using their own containers.

The scheme, branded "Waitrose Unpacked", features more loose fruit and vegetables, and dispensers filled with pasta, rice, and cereals.

Refillable coffee, wine, and beer is on offer alongside a frozen "pick and mix" of fruits.

The supermarket has also removed all the plastic wrap from its flowers and indoor plants.

A Waitrose spokesperson: "Our aim is always to manage stock to avoid needing to reduce products and minimise food waste.

"We are sorry if some customers are disappointed that we no longer have dedicated reduction bay, however we have not changed our reduction or food waste policy so they will still benefit from reductions; they will just remain in their normal location."

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