Martin Lewis has revealed the exact date when supermarkets are likely to reduce the price of Christmas food.
The Money Saving Expert has offered tips on when to head to the supermarket and which date to mark in your diary if you want to take advantage of festive bargains. He shared his advice during an episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show in a section called the "Festive Forecaster".
There's one specific day to mark on your calendar to get a "half price Christmas Dinner", according to the consumer guru. "Christmas veg is likely to be reduced around Monday 12 December. I suspect there will be big Christmas veg deals coming when we get to that time of year," he said.
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Martin also urged shoppers to look out for special offers, reports The Mirror. He added: "For the past few years, Lidl has done a £10 off £40 voucher. The date has moved slightly on this one, so if you're looking to shop in Lidl, keep your eye out."
If you need a boost while doing all of your Christmas shopping, Martin also recently revealed how you can bag yourself a free coffee. The perfect accompaniment for your shopping, the money saving expert said that if you sign up for the MyWaitrose loyalty scheme, you'll bag yourself a free cup of Joe.
The options you have include an americano, cappuccino, latte or tea and you can get a free self-service machine hot drink every day. However, you have to make a purchase first to be able to sign up for the scheme - even if it's a 20p banana.
If Greggs is more your thing, you can get a free regular-sized hot drink if you sign up to the Greggs app and you get the choice of a tea, coffee, latte, cappuccino - and much more and you do not need to buy anything for this freebie. However, you only have 31 days to redeem the free drink after signing up.
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