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Valentine's meal deal...people have become so shameless.

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surrealpotato · 13/02/2026 22:17

AIBU to think that people have become shameless, selfish and greedy?

I noticed the Asda Valentine's meal for two offer earlier this week: starter, main, two sides, pudding, and a bottle of wine, all for £12 quid. Amazing deal really and a nice idea for a night in together.

Went back today to get it... Absolute hoards round the fridge, loading their trollies with multiples meals worth, everything times five or six... scrambling for all the best dishes. By the times I got to the fridge there was hardly anything left.

Am I being unreasonable, or have people always been like this?? I'd be embarrassed to do that, but no-one seemed to care.

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Amiacoolorwarmcolour · 16/02/2026 20:16

AgileWriter · 15/02/2026 06:34

well, there’s your answer
be content that you haven’t been groomed/stabbed/stoned on your way to Asda

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I can’t stop laughing at this.

Thisisnotmyid · 16/02/2026 19:45

People have always been like that OP. Ask anybody who works in a food shop and has to do the yellow stickering…. It becomes absolute chaos and plenty of fights happen

ArtificialInaccuracy · 16/02/2026 19:42

Ginor · 15/02/2026 11:00

People don’t only post about things that are “important” to them on here. There’s all sorts of random crap that gets their own thread.
OP obviously just wanted a little moan about it, something irked her and she got it off her chest.
And considering it’s something that actually happened in OP’s life, that’s a lot more understandable than the posters who get annoyed by someone else’s thread and start making accusations.

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What “accusations” have people made about the OP? I don’t understand your comment.

Ginor · 15/02/2026 11:00

ArtificialInaccuracy · 15/02/2026 07:47

It was clearly important enough to you that you started a thread about it calling people buying food from food shops “shameless, selfish and greedy”. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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People don’t only post about things that are “important” to them on here. There’s all sorts of random crap that gets their own thread.
OP obviously just wanted a little moan about it, something irked her and she got it off her chest.
And considering it’s something that actually happened in OP’s life, that’s a lot more understandable than the posters who get annoyed by someone else’s thread and start making accusations.

weewillywink · 15/02/2026 09:38

No mad panic buying either

weewillywink · 15/02/2026 09:38

I had an M&S mail deal. Had some vouchers saved. £25 and a really good deal. Had the Prosecco another day and had champers instead 🥂

BlimeyOReillyO · 15/02/2026 09:33

Allog · 14/02/2026 22:35

Greedy, selfish people being greedy and selfish.

🤣🤣

Retiredfromearlyyears · 15/02/2026 08:00

We really enjoyed ours . Thought it was terrific value at £25 and cheaper than a night out.

ArtificialInaccuracy · 15/02/2026 07:47

surrealpotato · 14/02/2026 18:08

I think the surreal thing is you assuming I'm 'cross' or angry at all. Bizarre.

And yes, you're right, if it was that important to me I could have jumped through hoops to make sure, one way or another, that I got the deal.

Except it wasn't that important. Just something I noticed, had an opinion about, and shared.

Hope that helps!

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It was clearly important enough to you that you started a thread about it calling people buying food from food shops “shameless, selfish and greedy”. 🤷🏻‍♀️

JMSA · 15/02/2026 07:47

Wakemeupinapril · 13/02/2026 22:29

Maybe they are all cheating bastards??

😅

AgileWriter · 15/02/2026 06:34

surrealpotato · 13/02/2026 22:32

Bradford, unfortunately.

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well, there’s your answer
be content that you haven’t been groomed/stabbed/stoned on your way to Asda

JustCabbaggeLooking · 15/02/2026 00:37

surrealpotato · 14/02/2026 19:05

People create threads about buying the right bag to match their shoes. So what.

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Jumped the shark there, OP on S&B they hate matching shoes and bags😁
We had bacon, beans, mushrooms and pikelets for tea, DH was delighted. His favourite tea.
My Valentine😊

Allog · 14/02/2026 22:35

Greedy, selfish people being greedy and selfish.

AmandineChamallow · 14/02/2026 22:07

The Tesco valentine meal deal was £20, so people might be less likely to stockpile. It had a starter and 2 sides.

Gonners · 14/02/2026 19:24

Madeofelm · 14/02/2026 11:36

I've never heard of scallops, steak, chips and green vegetables, a lemon tart and a glass of prosecco described as a processed ready meal before.

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You can keep your steak and chips, the scallops, lemon tart and the rest of the Prosecco (though who drinks just a glass of it? As Flanders and Swann so memorably sang, "...once it's been opened, you know it won't keep") will do me!

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surrealpotato · 14/02/2026 19:05

ForAmusedHazelQuoter · 14/02/2026 18:34

It’s important enough to you to create this thread though.

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People create threads about buying the right bag to match their shoes. So what.

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Summergarden · 14/02/2026 19:04

My apologies OP, I was one of those grabbers of 3 sets of the deal. Allow me to explain what it had to cover:

Yesterday dinner with my lover.
Tonight dinner with my boyfriend
Tomorrow dinner with my husband.

i couldn’t bear for any of them to be left out, sorry!

usedtobeaylis · 14/02/2026 18:58

They're there for people to buy, it's literally what they're there for.

SaltyMarsh · 14/02/2026 18:49

The funniest thing just happened to me. This thread convinced me I needed to go back & get another Asda Val Day deal. This morning they had tons of steaks. Maybe I could get those & the veg & put the rest in the freezer? Wrong. Only the heart ravioli, maybe 1 lasagne and 1 chicken & mushroom, & mashed potato left, nothing else. Decent range of puds.,

I went to the reduced sections & got 2 x tender stem broccoli, a bag of spinach, 10 eggs, 2 can openers, 1 iced cake and 4 mini bottles of wine (including Prosecco) for just over £10.

Happy Valentines Day!

KayMarie121 · 14/02/2026 18:38

Sign of the economic times. When they do the yellow stickers at our supermarkets, there’s a great scramble. Who can blame folks when it’s £400 per month to feed a couple?

Pliudev · 14/02/2026 18:36

Asda had loads left last year and I bought one at a reduced price. It was so good I went the day after,and bought another. At least as good as M&S and cost much less. Looked today and there was little left and no dessert. I wonder if they didn't stock so many this year.

ForAmusedHazelQuoter · 14/02/2026 18:34

surrealpotato · 14/02/2026 18:08

I think the surreal thing is you assuming I'm 'cross' or angry at all. Bizarre.

And yes, you're right, if it was that important to me I could have jumped through hoops to make sure, one way or another, that I got the deal.

Except it wasn't that important. Just something I noticed, had an opinion about, and shared.

Hope that helps!

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It’s important enough to you to create this thread though.

tokennamechange · 14/02/2026 18:33

123123again · 13/02/2026 23:01

That’s not the way to maximize sales though.
Loss leaders are to get people in the store who then buy other things buoyed by getting their bargain
If you sell out of loss leaders ( which make no profit) then people go elsewhere.

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You've contradicted yourself though....exactly as you said, they're to get people into the store.

By the time they've realised there aren't many options left they are already in the shop and it's far more likely they will be annoyed they can't get the meal deal but just buy something else from the normal range, or at minimum think "while I'm here I'll just pick up some milk and bread....ooh that looks nice...oh I didn't realise they sold fresh pizzas..." than they are going to be so disgusted they leave the shop completely empty handed on principle.

SmudgeButt · 14/02/2026 18:29

I'll be looking at the valentine meal deals tomorrow and Monday. Likely be reduced. Meanwhile DH is preparing a special dinner from scratch tonight (except for some Gu puddings.) And he'll be doing eggs benedict tomorrow breakfast. He's garbage at cards and presents but he can cook!!!

Starthecar · 14/02/2026 18:22

Whaleandsnail6 · 14/02/2026 16:24

The store probably don't care though...they make the same amount of money if one person buys 10 of the deal or 10 people buy one of the deal

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This is true; however, how many shoppers would take a dim view of specials such as this one running out because shoppers have been allowed to take way more of this special deal than it was obviously pitched to; i.e. a "Valentine Meal Deal"; " meal for two".

If I saw this in my store, I would be going after management for allowing shoppers to abuse the special offer to the extent that only a limited number shoppers were able to take advantage, in fact, abuse, the Deal for Two VD special.

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