Not sure it's a "glitch", that's just how Waitrose's pricing system works.

As far as I've ever observed it's ALWAYS the case that the Pick Your Own 20% comes off the unit SEL price
so if an item has a reduced sticker on it (eg short-shelf life clearance) say £2 to £1.50 on it then you'd still get your PYO 20% x £2.00 = 40p off the £1.50.

and similarly the long-standing offer of 2 x Pastrami's at £2.29/each of 2 for £4.00 also has the PYO 20% off based on the £2.29 unit SEL price.

Another tip [I'm in my local Waitrose most days] is that when meeting Waitrose spending targets - eg the basket £5+/weekday (£10+/weekend) for a credit for the cost of a myWaitrose'able newspaper, or say £30+ to use a £X off a £30+ spend (my)Waitrose coupon ... is that you do NOT have to factor in any myWaitrose reductions - ie it's the GROSS cost of the basket that has to hit the £5/£10/£30 threshold and then you get the PYO 20%, myWaitrose discounts/credits/coupons etc netted off before paying.

Incidentally the myWaitrose newspaper credit is for the MOST expensive valid newspaper in your basket too, not just the first, or the cheapest - unlike say multiple items buys where it's usually the cheapest item in the valid set that you get free.

Learning all sorts of things in this thread :smile: thank you very much!

Absolutely ... it's all a learning game with all the Supermarket's pricing schemes. I too initially imagined PYO gave 20% off what you'd paid for PYO products, but have learned that it's 20% off the current unit SEL!

Example re learning : at the very beginning of the myWaitrose newspaper offer... as I have prepaid/subscription vouchers/coupons for newspapers - I found some ignorant staff tried to say "ah but you've had the paper free, so I can't accept a coupon to pay for it" whereas Waitrose were always clear in saying the [weekday] offer is "buy either The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Scottish Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Observer or The Times, spend over £5 and receive the money off the rest of your shopping." - ie you are still buying the paper & hence could submit a coupon to pay for it!

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Sign up for pick your own offers: http://www.waitrose.com/home/mywaitrose/pick-your-own.html

Thank you OP already on 'pick your own offers' here at the normal price :smile:

Not sure it's a "glitch", that's just how Waitrose's pricing system works.

As far as I've ever observed it's ALWAYS the case that the Pick Your Own 20% comes off the unit SEL price
so if an item has a reduced sticker on it (eg short-shelf life clearance) say £2 to £1.50 on it then you'd still get your PYO 20% x £2.00 = 40p off the £1.50.

and similarly the long-standing offer of 2 x Pastrami's at £2.29/each of 2 for £4.00 also has the PYO 20% off based on the £2.29 unit SEL price.

Another tip [I'm in my local Waitrose most days] is that when meeting Waitrose spending targets - eg the basket £5+/weekday (£10+/weekend) for a credit for the cost of a myWaitrose'able newspaper, or say £30+ to use a £X off a £30+ spend (my)Waitrose coupon ... is that you do NOT have to factor in any myWaitrose reductions - ie it's the GROSS cost of the basket that has to hit the £5/£10/£30 threshold and then you get the PYO 20%, myWaitrose discounts/credits/coupons etc netted off before paying.

Incidentally the myWaitrose newspaper credit is for the MOST expensive valid newspaper in your basket too, not just the first, or the cheapest - unlike say multiple items buys where it's usually the cheapest item in the valid set that you get free.

It's in interesting to know, I would have thought the discount would come off the price you were actually paying.

Have edited the title.

Might also want to move it out of the 'gaming' section :stuck_out_tongue:

That's for the edit, that's interesting to know. I had worked out that the cost of the paper counts towards your £5 total spend to get it free. But I didn't know about the reductions.

Oops, good point thanks! I think I just pressed 'G' on the drop down menu and hit gaming by mistake instead of Groceries. Edited now :smiley: Although cheese and gaming do go very well together :man:

Absolutely ... it's all a learning game with all the Supermarket's pricing schemes. I too initially imagined PYO gave 20% off what you'd paid for PYO products, but have learned that it's 20% off the current unit SEL!

Example re learning : at the very beginning of the myWaitrose newspaper offer... as I have prepaid/subscription vouchers/coupons for newspapers - I found some ignorant staff tried to say "ah but you've had the paper free, so I can't accept a coupon to pay for it" whereas Waitrose were always clear in saying the [weekday] offer is "buy either The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Scottish Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Observer or The Times, spend over £5 and receive the money off the rest of your shopping." - ie you are still buying the paper & hence could submit a coupon to pay for it!

And specifically, it's before the free newspaper discount so you need to reach £5/£10 - price of the newspaper to get it free.

I do like a nice cheese pie...

Is food poisoning included, or is that just for camembert cheese?

nice cheese this, got it on the 2 for £3 with the St Agur last weekend...

Is it like dairy lea?

nice cheese

Thanks for posting, heat added :innocent:

This is the best, most delicious, non smelly, non wierdy rind, gooey, spreadable, bit like brie/bit like camembert, miles away from dairy lea cheese. But, you can just buy one in Sainsbury's for £1.50. In my opinion a better deal as I don't like being pressured into buying more of anything than I would normally want or need, one of these per shop is fine, don't require 2 thank you.

By the way if you are in Waitrose getting this, try some cropwell bishop beauvale, it is a blue, but all the same good qualities of this pie d'angloys. :smiley:

Like I said, I normally buy two anyway and it does work out a fair bit cheaper.

Sorry for the double post, bloody android app not showing any of my comments again, I'm not on a mission to get people to just only buy in sainsburys, honest :smile:

The cost of the free coffee also counts towards the £5 target :smile:

very nice. just finished one yesterday. will buy more

So on Sunday I only need to spend £4.95 plus a coffee and an Observer? Wow, thanks both for this amazing info! Let's hope Waitrose doesn't monitor HUKD and block this rule in their computer system.

Yes, not bad isn't it :laughing: and just £1.05 on weekdays with the guardian!

Learning all sorts of things in this thread :smile: thank you very much!

Yes absolutely : Observer (currently) £2.90 + a takeaway cup for a Latte (say) at £2.15 [as in OP receipt] = £5.05

Weekend Target to get myWaitrose credit for a valid newspaper purchase = £10.00+
so £4.95 of other purchases required to meet that target to then show myWaitrose card and get the £2.90 paper credit and £2.15 "Free Hot Drink" credit.

Don't worry - Waitrose know 100.00% exactly how their till system/myWaitrose benefits work - it's only us HUKDers who need to read HUKD to keep learning new money saving tips most days :smiley:

So just find one of these for 5p RTC
http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/50p-off-warburtons-newburn-bake-house-white-brown-seeded-farmhouse-loaf-2394479
and get the whole lot for 60p ?
trouble is I don't like coffee :disappointed:

Seems so!

I never drank coffee till they gave it away for free. Dirty pushers. I don't drink it at home. You can get tea instead of coffee, but it's always Earl Grey I think. I prefer a stronger brew.

I don't read newspapers, I am always shocked how little there is in one when I get a free one. I pick them up for other people though and save a few for messy chores!

Me neither in fact I dislike some so much it become a moral quandary
didn't stop me buying 39 copies of the sun when there was free cider involved :neutral_face:
so we have come to this
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/free-5-box-valentine-s-chocolates-with-tomorrow-s-mail-sunday-1-60-collect-from-2394629

I can see your quandary. There aren't any I feel good about holding in my hand.

I asked in the co-op if they have any more Daily Mails for a voucher once. Never lived it down,get filthy looks every time I go in now *sigh* I won't be doing that again. Not a bad offer though :smiley: