B&M slashes price of stylish home furniture to just £1 instead of £30 – plus how you can find more bargains
B&M has slashed the price of a stylish home furniture item to just £1, down from £30.
Shoppers looking for new ways to decorate their homes have been racing to stores to buy the retailer‘s Tromso Large Multi-Section shelf.
The shelf usually costs £30, but a customer bought it for £1 by scanning it through the B&M app.
The stylish item features a black metal frame with rustic oak finish shelves.
It’s made up of eight shelves in total and each of them can hold up to 2kg.
The multi-section shelf could decorate your living room or bedroom, holding everything from books to photo frames to candles or plants.
Sharing the bargain he found, the shopper wrote on the B&M Scanner And Other Bargains! Facebook group: “Came across these bargains while out shopping in B&M.”
The customer said he “had a shock” when he got to the till and noticed that the 15% off indoor furniture sale had also been applied on top of the app discount, with items originally costing £50 now scanning for just £1.70 or 85p each.
He also bought a set of two cane side tables, perfect to hold your indoor plants, for just £1 – down from £20.
The shopper shared his B&M receipt showing the items for just £1 and other members of the Facebook group were amazed.
One wrote: “What a bargain well done.”
Another said: “I went into B&M’s yesterday & got 4 sun loungers £26 each down to £5 each.
“BARGAIN for next summer in the garden.”
Someone else added: “I find bargains all the time just use the barcode scanner.”
Many people tagged their friends on the post, alerting them of the bargain.
However, some seemed disappointed as they said they can never find such bargains in their local B&M stores.
One wrote: “Never get anything like that in our store, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.”
Another person added: “We never get them in our area, the staff get first pick.”
And one more asked: “Can you give me some places where you can find such opportunities?”
Bear in mind, if you’re looking to snap up the stylish multi-section for £1, you might not find it in your local branch so cheap.
This is because often retailers reduce these items to clear stock in specific branches, meaning you might not find the same bargains as other people.
Since stock may vary at different branches, it’s worth checking ahead.
Always remember to shop around when buying something like this as well as you might find it cheaper elsewhere.
You can use websites like Price Spy and Trolley to compare prices on thousands of products across different retailers.
The Google Product tab is helpful for running a quick scan across the internet too.
The savvy shopper, who goes by @nostalgia.2000s1 on TikTok, previously posted a video explaining shoppers can use the B&M scanning app to get money off their purchases.
The tool allows shoppers to discover discounted items before the staff has even reduced them.
The scanner lets you see if the item’s price is cheaper than advertised on the shop shelf.
Products that are typically discounted are seasonal items and old stock that B&M is trying to shift, or they’re labelled “big brands” and “big savings”.
The scanner is completely free as well – you just need to download the B&M app.
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Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use vouchercodes.co.uk and myvouchercodes.co.uk are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. Trolley.co.uk app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.
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Shoppers have saved hundreds of pounds a year by using B&M’s scanner app.
The scanner lets you see if an item’s price is cheaper than advertised on the shop floor label.
Products that are typically discounted are seasonal items and old stock that B&M is trying to shift, so prices and stock will vary from store to store.
It’s always best to phone ahead to your local shop to check what they have available to avoid disappointment.
You can find your nearest B&M store using the locator tool on the website.
According to one ex-B&M manager, you’ll want to visit your local branch at 10am on a Wednesday too.
This is when staff slash items to as little as 10p to clear excess stock and make way for new products.
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