I tested the store bottom-shelf bargains to help you save – one Sainsbury’s item had a 72% price difference

CASH-STRAPPED families could slash the cost of their supermarket shop by going low and picking items from the bottom shelves, The Sun on Sunday can reveal.

There is even a “Store Bottom Shelf” hashtag on TikTok, highlighting how cheaper items are often placed lower.

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Consumer expert Jane Hawkes says: “You can get some great bargains simply by looking down.”

Here, we reveal the money you can save by scanning the lower shelves.

MORRISONS

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• Quaker oats 1kg: £2.75
• Morrisons oats 1kg: 90p
• Shelves down: THREE
• SAVING: £1.85 67% LESS

• McVitie’s Digestive biscuits: £1.90
• Morrisons Digestives: 85p
• Shelves down: THREE
• SAVING: £1.05 55% LESS

• Napolina Penne 500g: £1.50
• Morrisons Penne 500g: 69p
• Shelves down: THREE
• SAVING: 81p 54% LESS

ASDA

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• Dolmio bolognese sauce 450g: £1.65
• Asda smooth bolognese 500g: 69p
• Shelves down: THREE
• SAVING: 96p 58% LESS

• Pepsi 2-litre: £2.15
• Asda Classic cola 2-litre: 70p
• Shelves down: TWO
• SAVING: £1.45 67% LESS

• Bisto granules 300g: £3
• Goldenfry granules 300g: £1.20
• Shelves down: THREE
• SAVING: £1.80 60% LESS

TESCO

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• Nutella hazelnut chocolate spread 350g: £3.45
• Tesco hazelnut chocolate spread 400g: £1.69
•  Shelves down: TWO
• SAVING: £1.76 51% LESS

• Harpic power and     max toilet cleaner: £1.65
• Tesco toilet gel 750ml: 49p
• Shelves down: TWO
• SAVING: £1.16 70% LESS

• Douwe Egberts Pure Indulgence instant coffee 190g: £6.49
• Tesco Gold instant coffee 200g: £2.25
• Shelves down: FIVE
• SAVING: £4.24 64% LESS

SAINSBURY’S

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• Napolina butter beans 400g: £1
• Sainsburys butter beans 400g: 48p
• Shelves down: THREE
• SAVING: 52p 52% LESS

• Pip & Nut peanut butter 300g: £3.25
• Sainsbury’s smooth peanut butter 340g: £1.09
• Shelves down: THREE
• SAVING: £2.16 66% LESS

• Heinz spaghetti hoops 400g: £1.25
• Sainsbury’s spaghetti rings 400g: 35p Shelves down: THREE
• SAVING: 90p 72% LESS