Cheap Vegetables deals

In larger stores only

If you head into selected Sainsbury's stores (find your nearest), you can pick up a 'Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me’ box of surplus fruit and veg for £2, while stock lasts. The boxes contain fresh fruit and vegetables that would have otherwise gone to waste.

Sainsbury's says the boxes are a permanent feature, though they will be subject to availability. Look out for them in larger stores, rather than Locals (you can't get them online). 

If boxes are available, they'll be in the fresh produce aisle. What you'll actually get is completely random, though Sainsbury's did say typical contents could include: apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, courgettes, oranges, peppers, plums, red cabbage, and swede. 

To give you a rough idea of how much of a saving you could make, we've made some calculations based on the products mentioned above:

• One pack Imperfectly Tasty Gala apples (six in pack) – normally 90p (15p each)

• One pack Fairtrade bananas (five in a pack) – normally 71p (14p each)

• One loose broccoli – normally £1.92

• One loose cauliflower – normally 95p

• One pack courgettes (500g) – normally £1.29

• Loose orange – normally 30p

• Loose red pepper – normally 50p

• One punnet of plums (400g) – normally 95p

• Loose red cabbage – normally 65p

• Loose swede – normally 65p

Based on the price of each individual item in the box, we've calculated that it would cost about £9 to buy it all separately – so we reckon buying a box for £2 is a good deal.

Don't live near a Sainsbury's? Try Lidl's similar fruit and veg box.

Slightly past its best, but still edible. In stores nationwide, excluding Northern Ireland

If you head into a Lidl store (find your nearest) you can pick up a 5kg 'Waste Not' box of fruit and vegetables for £1.50, while stock lasts. The boxes contain 'edible but not perfect' fruit and veg, which are slightly past its best, but still safe to eat. This is currently an ongoing offer with no end date, but we'll update you here if that changes. 

These are available in stores in England, Scotland and Wales only, and found near the checkout area. However, they are subject to availability, so if you want one you'll need to be quick as there are only a limited number of boxes available each day, from the time stores open until midday. Any unsold boxes will be donated to local good causes.

What you'll actually get is completely random as the boxes are made up on the day with whatever fruit and veg is looking past its best in each store. Some could be damaged or discoloured, but you'll be able to see what you're getting before you buy.

A box we spotted in Aug 2023 in a London branch of Lidl

To give you a rough idea of how much of a saving you could make, when we picked up a box to check this deal out, we got:

• One 250g punnet of raspberries – normally £2.99

• Two x bananas – normally 37p for two (£0.78/kg)

• Five x apples – normally 89p for a 5-pack (17p each)

• 13 x satsumas – normally 95p for a 500g bag (£1.90/kg)

• Two x pears – normally 95p for a 550g bag (£1.72/kg)

• One 500g pack of leeks – normally 69p for a 500g pack (£1.38/kg)

• Two x aubergines – normally 69p each

• Three x lettuce – normally 69p for a 2-pack (34p for one)

• 13 x potatoes – normally 91p for a 2.5kg bag (36p/kg)

• One punnet of black grapes – normally £1.09

Based on the price of each individual item in the box, we've calculated that it would cost over £10 to buy it all separately – so buying a box for £1.50 really does save a bunch.

Don't have a Lidl near you? Try Sainsbury's similar fruit and veg box.

Often includes wonky potatoes, wonky peppers, wonky peas & more

If you go in-store or online to Morrisons*, you can get selected vegetables and fruit branded 'wonky', which may be slightly irregular in shape or appearance, but totally fine to eat.

In most cases it makes Morrisons veg cheaper than all other major supermarkets - including Aldi and Lidl - but what's available will depend on the season and stock in your local store.

It's worth noting that all of these fruit & veg are provided in non-recyclable packaging.