A mum has been left gobsmacked after saving £67 while shopping at B&M - picking up a £70 shopping haul for just £3.
The bargain shopping chain is known for its affordable prices on homeware, furniture and snacks. And thanks to a little-known feature on the store's app, one woman managed to bag the ultimate bargain when picking up a couple of rugs for her home.
Danielle Harper bought three of the rugs after coming across the hidden scanner on the app, and she was eager to share her discovery with other people on social media.
Manchester Evening News reports that she posted a photo of her haul on a bargain-sharing Facebook group, saying: "Finally found a Bargain at B&M by using the scanner in the App! Each rug - £1 each!!"
Other shoppers were keen to find out how she'd managed to score the rugs for such a low price, and Danielle was happy to explain.
She said that the scanner, which is found at the bottom of the screen when you launch the app, lets you scan the barcode of any item in store to see if the price has been reduced.
It mainly picks up items that are being sold off, including end of line and clearance products, which staff have not yet had chance to mark down in store.
In response to the questions about her thrifty find, Danielle said: "When you're in store open the app onto the scanner and you can scan anything you want that they sell. I've been doing it a while and only just found these bargains so it can be hit and miss, but there's lots of 'sets' etc in the sale after Xmas so it's a great time to use the scanner to find some cheaper things as they don't always mark them down on the shelves."
After finding out about the hidden scanner hack, many other bargain hunters were desperate to go shopping and try it out for themselves.
"We need to download the app and have a day out in B&M scanning for bargains," said one, while another added: "We need to go!!" and a third said: "How did I not know about this."
One woman said when she's tried it the barcode isn't always recognised on the scanner, to which someone replied it could be even more of a bargain.
"If the item isn’t recognised in the scanner and it’s older stock it’s usually 10p," she said. "Sometimes it can be new stock that isn’t on the system yet, but 90% of the time it’s 10p."
A spokesperson for B&M said the scanner launched around three years ago and has built up a huge following - it's so popular in fact that there are Facebook groups where people share what they've managed to find in stores.
She said: "B&M aim to provide customers with an exciting shopping experience, always offering great products at fantastic prices. We’re delighted that our customers love finding a bargain deal as much as we do, and the scanner app has continued to grow in popularity since it launched.
"The dedication shown by the army of bargain hunters to seek out the best deals is proof that everybody loves a bargain."
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