I see the Co-op frozen meal deal get posted every 3 weeks here but I've never seen anyone mention anything about the sub-lines that generally to replace out of stock items but may be handy for people to know for dietary requirements etc that may want to replace an item in the meal deal. Most stores generally stock the sub-line usually so you'll have to find it on the main shelving in its usual place.
The current meal deal is:
Aunt Bessies Chicken and Bacon Pie (£4.00)
Sub: Aunt Bessies Steak Pie (£4.00) (5000227505260)
For reference, the Seaton Valley Lakes & Dales store doesn't allow you to substitute... or should I say the till doesn't.
Bernard_99
20 Feb 17#53
I just tried it on the Coop from Waterloo - Liverpool, and it didn't work, I even told them that I've seen online that I could substitute the items and they said they never heard about it. I tried to replace the Roly Poly for the Apple Pie and the Vanilla Ice Cream for the Toffee Ice Cream, I even checked the prices to make sure I was replacing the right items. I would recommend to ask the staff first, even before taking the items to the till, even better if you can print this page and show them, otherwise you are in for some headache.
steven24
20 Feb 17#52
Got mine on Thursday well worth it only problem is that my other finished the ice cream of and left none for the jam roly poly will get some more next time I'm there
andreas0013
18 Feb 17#51
I was pleasantly surprised with the mash as well
sox5
17 Feb 17#50
I got it yesterday but my coop don't let you change the deal
mocmocamoc
15 Feb 171#7
Cheers for that info, not sure I fancy frozen mash but will take some croquettes (which I know are basically the same)
panddda to mocmocamoc
15 Feb 171#8
Don't knock it until you've tried it - I always thought the same, but Morrisons frozen mash is epic!!
hoarhouse to mocmocamoc
17 Feb 17#49
the frozen mash is unbelievably good ,my oldest son prefers it to mine. icelands isn't bad either.
lindus
17 Feb 17#48
the pies are rank tho
pamtruesdale35
16 Feb 171#47
Got this from my lovely local Co-op last night. My daughter ani had half the pie for tea with some mash and peas. Using the rest up for lunch. Jam roll Poly and ice cream unopened in the freezer to be used later. Enjoyed the pie. Great deal.
Carll12
16 Feb 17#46
Not all store have big enough back up freezers and when they send the meal deals in some logic some where sends x amount of box's of each but does not consider the items come in different quantities . So end up with too much of one thing and not enough of another . The substitute is up to the store not all store offer that service . Mud cards are checked and scanned at the till .
phadge
15 Feb 17#44
Any tired buying with subs? Is it automatically or manual input at till?
iCoxyyyy to phadge
15 Feb 17#45
It's automatically processed through the tills 100% :smiley:
Edit - and I can guarantee you these will work because I've tried them all :smiley:
fouremus
15 Feb 171#43
If your Member card is scanned with the shopping then yes, you would get 5% back on your card for the Co-op branded items (peas/carrots & ice cream) worth 15p, and 1% (3p) towards the charity.
As long as you get the appropriate sub for each item then it'll work in participating stores.
seaniboy
15 Feb 17#42
Please do tell us about how insecure you are, a problem shared is a problem halved after all.
xenophon
15 Feb 171#41
seaniboy
15 Feb 17#40
Exactly, good on her. I find it crazy that to sell booze you need a licence but when you are refusing to accept giving a refund on a faulty item under Consumer Protection no training or licence is required on such just a flawed company policy that mostly breaches legislation, its always good to hear of any manager that goes the extra mile - as they all should! :smiley:
QuickProfits
15 Feb 17#39
"Aunt Bessies Chunky Croquettes" Brings back bad memories.
Rebellion
15 Feb 171#38
In fairness to the Co-op and their operating costs, the pizza probably cost them say 50p and the ice-cream maybe £1 a tub, so they were possibly still making a small profit or breaking about even and I have shopped there many times since - that is the real value of good customer service in my eyes. Anyway she offered the deal and I wasn't going to refuse it :smiley:
pramms
15 Feb 17#37
Cannot go wrong, great offer
slapyourheadsayyeah
15 Feb 17#31
How do you find out which stores accept NUS?
Also do they scan your NUS card or anything or just look at it?
iCoxyyyy to slapyourheadsayyeah
15 Feb 171#36
The cards get scanned :smiley:
On some occasions the sub is vegetarian but sadly not this time :disappointed:
bluel123
15 Feb 17#35
Still no vegetation option even with the sub :disappointed:
Babbler
15 Feb 171#30
Not the best one they've had...
snappyfish to Babbler
15 Feb 17#34
^^ Daft answer of the day ^^
Depends on likes and dislikes.
seaniboy
15 Feb 17#33
2 tubs ? so they never gave you the 50% off voucher :laughing::laughing:
What a good manager, that hits store profit but equally goodwill is goodwill - if you cant get the stock in you advertise as promotions then companies should adhere to goodwill, lower profits would make the responsible teams actually work the promos. - most smaller retailing do not have hold areas of excess promo stock, crazy.
Reminds me of being a young lad working for Texaco, we were having issues with Excel deliveries. At a massive staff meeting in some uber posh hotel with the area manager we were doing role play in how to approach and apologise to customers (YES REALLY!), of course the fool choose me to play the patron in a restauRANT and every time I asked for something off said menu I was told it was not available each time before the AM interjected and asked me to respond to my waiter awkwardly, so I did.. "oh I see there is a problem, you have upper management who outsourced your deliveries to Excel too & even they cant sort the problem deliveries out!, Ill just have a gin an tonic then please thanks" grabbed my G&T off the table and downed it in one. Room was in stitches.
Man I was cocky back then when the adults around me let me down. HAHA :laughing::laughing:
That quick wit got me a job offer of management, thinking & acting on my feet - I already was known as such by AM as that and a grafter.
I used to argue with HO at companies all the time about their failures and how it would not be coming out my store profits my customer left happy after their failure/s :smiley::laughing::laughing:
I have taken employee complaints through numerous companies numerous levels even up to operating directors that my 'goodwill' costs should not come off my store profits because HO cannot get stock into stores - and won everytime! Simply why should my store and performance run at a loss because HO cannot run a tight happy ship like myself on the ground.
We need managers like the lady above at the Co-op. Managers that hold the company accountable to consumers and their own career.
Cameron92
15 Feb 17#32
Love a good sub.
Rebellion
15 Feb 171#26
With the £5 frozen deal that included a pizza, garlic bread & Haagen Dazs a few months ago, the manager in our local allowed you to substitute any out of stock item with any other in the deal... is that not the case elsewhere?
1 pizza & 4 tubs of Strawberry Cheescake Haagen Dazs for a fiver - what a deal that was! :smiley:
seaniboy to Rebellion
15 Feb 171#27
Assume manually transacted ?
I hope you also got a voucher for half price stretchy denims at Primark, for goodwill :laughing:
iCoxyyyy to Rebellion
15 Feb 171#29
As Seani said, that would of just been the manager's choice. You're a lucky person :stuck_out_tongue:
Rebellion
15 Feb 17#28
Haha, I still have 2 tubs in the bottom of the freezer. Yes she ran them through the till manually, I guess I just happened to ask the right person in the shop.
seaniboy
15 Feb 17#25
Alternative PDF file of England of what nearest stores accept NUS
Up North not a issue, all Co-op, Scotmid etc....its you pesky brexiteers that want your roly poly, child tax credits and eat it - and then blame the dog.
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Sophiasky
15 Feb 17#22
When did this current deal start - I went into my local Coop yesterday afternoon and they were still running the lasagne meal deal?
iCoxyyyy to Sophiasky
15 Feb 17#23
Live from today (15/2)
susanma
15 Feb 17#21
Our local co op never tells us about subs, sometimes I don't buy offer as no one eats one or two of items. This one is good have had pie before.
bonzobanana
15 Feb 17#20
Is that definite as I'd rather have all the alternatives except for the frozen peas. I've got a £1 off £10 voucher so quite like to do the alternative deal twice.
I was a bit annoyed when we got a new local shop and it was coop rather than a Tesco Express but I've noticed Tesco Express pricing seems to have gone up a bit in recent times with less deals and lower price items that you get in main Tesco's. The local Coop shop is actually really good with a great range, decent offers and some pretty decent short life reductions.
Sarah7
15 Feb 17#19
The local store usually sells out of 1 item in the deal after the first day, then the rest just sit there all week because nobody can get the deal anymore. When it finishes, they end up discounting the unsold stock individually to clear it, apart from the few lines of normal stock. I've asked staff about substitutes on a couple of occasions but they always deny that any variation will work!
emribena
15 Feb 171#18
No problem :smiley:
emribena
15 Feb 173#13
iCoxyyyy to emribena
15 Feb 17#17
Thank you was waiting for this to go live on their site to get the pic!
truffle6969
15 Feb 171#16
It's a Wynsors shoe shop now.
They're $hite n'all!!!!:neutral_face:
truffle6969
15 Feb 17#15
In my experience these are great deals let down by bad inventory procedures.
Usually only have 1 or 2 out of the 3 elements of the deal.
Always happened at our local Late Shop.
I complained to the Manager. His answer?
"That's what they send us in"!
Great management, pal.
They actually had a refurb about 12 months before they closed down. Taller shelving units, wider shelves. More room for more stock?
Yep.
Let down by crappy stock control where the deals were rarely ever properly ordered in or stock levels fully maintained! :disappointed:
Seagull
15 Feb 175#10
£4.50 if you have a nus Extra card!
Windsor to Seagull
15 Feb 171#11
But only certain stores accept NUS card. Check before you go.
Stompa to Seagull
15 Feb 172#14
I wonder if there's also a discount with a Co-op Members card? It only applies to Co-Op branded items, and some of these are.....
karen44
15 Feb 17#12
frozen mash is a great time saver, even if you prefer to make your own, make a load and freeze in portions, instant meals for the week
missnisa121
15 Feb 171#9
And all this for just a fiver???
phadge
15 Feb 172#6
Might try. I'm not a fan of jam roly poly, so might try with apple pie. Would worry the deal wouldn't activate and the cashier will be looking for £11 or so
jeff333
15 Feb 17#5
Great post - I had been told this Co-op deal had stopped - best food deal currently :smiley:
jasee
15 Feb 17#4
why doesn't their website have a search? Most annoying
DoctorDeals
15 Feb 17#3
I can eat this... heat
phadge
15 Feb 172#1
Can you swap the main item for the sub item, even if it's in stock?
Opening post
The current meal deal is:
Aunt Bessies Chicken and Bacon Pie (£4.00)
Sub: Aunt Bessies Steak Pie (£4.00) (5000227505260)
Aunt Bessies Homestyle Mash (£1.99)
Sub: Aunt Bessies Chunky Croquettes (£1.59) (5000227506052)
Co-op Garden Peas (£1.00)
Sub: Co-op Sliced Carrots (£1.00) (5000128890496)
Aunt Bessies Roly Poly (£1.79)
Sub: Aunt Bessies Apple Pie (£1.75) (5000227505345)
Co-op Vanilla Ice Cream (£2.00)
Sub: Co-op Toffee Ice Cream (£2.00) (5000128861403)
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I just tried it on the Coop from Waterloo - Liverpool, and it didn't work, I even told them that I've seen online that I could substitute the items and they said they never heard about it. I tried to replace the Roly Poly for the Apple Pie and the Vanilla Ice Cream for the Toffee Ice Cream, I even checked the prices to make sure I was replacing the right items. I would recommend to ask the staff first, even before taking the items to the till, even better if you can print this page and show them, otherwise you are in for some headache.
Edit - and I can guarantee you these will work because I've tried them all :smiley:
As long as you get the appropriate sub for each item then it'll work in participating stores.
Also do they scan your NUS card or anything or just look at it?
On some occasions the sub is vegetarian but sadly not this time :disappointed:
Depends on likes and dislikes.
What a good manager, that hits store profit but equally goodwill is goodwill - if you cant get the stock in you advertise as promotions then companies should adhere to goodwill, lower profits would make the responsible teams actually work the promos. - most smaller retailing do not have hold areas of excess promo stock, crazy.
Reminds me of being a young lad working for Texaco, we were having issues with Excel deliveries. At a massive staff meeting in some uber posh hotel with the area manager we were doing role play in how to approach and apologise to customers (YES REALLY!), of course the fool choose me to play the patron in a restauRANT and every time I asked for something off said menu I was told it was not available each time before the AM interjected and asked me to respond to my waiter awkwardly, so I did.. "oh I see there is a problem, you have upper management who outsourced your deliveries to Excel too & even they cant sort the problem deliveries out!, Ill just have a gin an tonic then please thanks" grabbed my G&T off the table and downed it in one. Room was in stitches.
Man I was cocky back then when the adults around me let me down. HAHA :laughing::laughing:
That quick wit got me a job offer of management, thinking & acting on my feet - I already was known as such by AM as that and a grafter.
I used to argue with HO at companies all the time about their failures and how it would not be coming out my store profits my customer left happy after their failure/s :smiley::laughing::laughing:
I have taken employee complaints through numerous companies numerous levels even up to operating directors that my 'goodwill' costs should not come off my store profits because HO cannot get stock into stores - and won everytime! Simply why should my store and performance run at a loss because HO cannot run a tight happy ship like myself on the ground.
We need managers like the lady above at the Co-op. Managers that hold the company accountable to consumers and their own career.
1 pizza & 4 tubs of Strawberry Cheescake Haagen Dazs for a fiver - what a deal that was! :smiley:
I hope you also got a voucher for half price stretchy denims at Primark, for goodwill :laughing:
https://www.nus.org.uk/Documents/NUS%20Cards/Copy%20of%20Coop%20GROUP%20Stores%20in%20Central%20England.pdf
https://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra/discounts/coming-soon-10-off-your-grocery-shopping-at-the-co-operative-food-only-with-nus-extra/
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NOTE:
Following Central England Co-operative Society's decision to retract the NUS extra discount offer, please find a list of the non-participating stores in the midlands and your nearest alternative, Co-op owned store, that is still offering the discount.
Your alternative to Central England Co-operative
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO CHECK WHICH STORES OFFER THE DISCOUNT
Discount available in 3,200+ Co-op owned stores nationwide including those within the following Co-operative societies:
Midcounties
Scottish Midlands (Trading as, ScotMid The Co-operative Food)
Southern
Please note, the below Co-operative Societies do NOT accept NUS extra
Heart of England
Chelmsford
Channel Islands
Seaton Valley
Radstock
Penrith
Tamworth
Allendale
Wooldale
Clydebank
East of England
Lincolnshire
Coniston
Central England
Terms and Conditions: Discount excludes, cigarettes and tobacco, baby milk, products in sale/promotion, stamps, saving schemes, National Lottery, gift vouchers, phone cards, continuity programmes, in-store concessions, PayPoint and Newspaper delivery.
Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. (other than Co-op Membership)
To redeem this discount, simply show your NUS extra card at participating stores when at the till.
I was a bit annoyed when we got a new local shop and it was coop rather than a Tesco Express but I've noticed Tesco Express pricing seems to have gone up a bit in recent times with less deals and lower price items that you get in main Tesco's. The local Coop shop is actually really good with a great range, decent offers and some pretty decent short life reductions.
They're $hite n'all!!!!:neutral_face:
Usually only have 1 or 2 out of the 3 elements of the deal.
Always happened at our local Late Shop.
I complained to the Manager. His answer?
"That's what they send us in"!
Great management, pal.
They actually had a refurb about 12 months before they closed down. Taller shelving units, wider shelves. More room for more stock?
Yep.
Let down by crappy stock control where the deals were rarely ever properly ordered in or stock levels fully maintained!
:disappointed: