ALDI has revealed the quietest times to shop in stores over the Easter weekend as it gets set to close 950 branches for 24 hours.
Customers are best placed heading to their local store first thing in the morning, between 8am and 9am, to avoid the crowds, it said.
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Alternatively, a trip between 8pm and 10pm will see shoppers steer clear of the biggest queues.
The UK’s fourth largest supermarket’s stores will be open between 8am and 10pm on Good Friday and Easter Saturday.
Its stores in England and Wales, around 950, will close on Easter Sunday while its branches in Scotland will remain open.
This is because, by law, shops in England and Wales larger than 280 square metres in size have to shut on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day.
All of Aldi’s UK stores will reopen on Easter Monday between 8am and 8pm.
In any case, opening hours can vary from branch to branch so it’s worth checking ahead to avoid a wasted trip.
You can do this by visiting the store locator page on Aldi’s website via stores.aldi.co.uk/store-finder.
The tool is also available via the Aldi app which you can download for free off Google Play or the Apple App Store.
It comes after Aldi revealed it is slashing the price of Easter Sunday lunch essentials.
From tomorrow to Saturday, or Sunday in Scotland, customers can get their hands on two kilos of spuds for 15p.
One kilo bags of carrots, broccoli, 100g spring onions and loose garlic will also be 15p over the four or five-day window.
Shoppers can also pick up cucumbers for 59p each.
It’s worth keeping an eye out on Aldi’s website, as well as other supermarket’s websites, for any deals in the run up to Easter.
Retailers often offer discounts on seasonal favourites to lure customers in so there are some bargains to he had.
How to save money on your food shop
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save hundreds of pounds a year:
Odd boxes – plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price.
Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through its Waste Not scheme while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30.
Sainsbury’s also sells £2 “Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me” fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash.
Food waste apps – food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public.
Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio.
Too Good to Go’s app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount.
Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses.
Yellow sticker bargains – yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap.
But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. You can see the best times for each supermarket here.
Super cheap bargains – sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they’ve found on the cheap, including food finds.
“Downshift” – you will almost always save money going for a supermarket’s own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands.
The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as “downshifting” and hailed by consumer expert Martin Lewis, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop.
How to save money at Aldi
Aldi is often crowned the cheapest supermarket for a smaller basket of goods by consumer website Which?.
However, that shouldn’t stop you from using other tricks to save money on your next trip to the supermarket.
Like other supermarkets, Aldi adds coloured stickers to products that are damaged or misshapen, or coming to the end of their best before date.
But, unlike other supermarkets, it uses red stickers instead of the typical yellow.
When reductions are made on products varies from branch to branch, but red stickers usually appear on items at the end of the day.
It’s also worth opting for Aldi’s own-brand products rather than branded ones and they’re often much cheaper.
Aldi offers cheap fruit and veg as part of its Everyday Essentials range. for example, including discounted wonky bundles.
The trick, known as “downshifting”, applies in other supermarkets too and can save you hundreds of pounds a year.
One person revealed how the trick saved them £86 on their Christmas dinner.
Keep an eye out for Aldi’s Too Good to Go bags of fresh food too. They cost £3.30 and come with £10 worth of food inside.
You can pick them up in stores but there are only a limited amount each day. Find out more via aldi.co.uk/too-good-to-go.
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