Co-op Food Deals

If you're a student with an NUS Extra card, you can get 10% off food and drink (exclusions are listed in 'more info' below) at participating Co-operative Food stores. Just show your card at the checkout to get the discount. Not all stores accept NUS Extra - check if your local store is participating.

The NUS Extra card is available to all students aged over 16 years (including distance learners and vocational students). It costs £12 and is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

You can get a frozen meal deal containing five specific items for £5 (would cost £12.19 bought separately) if you go to a participating Co-op store by Tue 25 Sep. 

You'll need to buy ALL of these items to get the £5 deal:

• Young's Chip Shop 2-pack extra large fish fillets in batter (320g)
• Young's 10 Flipper Dippers (250g)
• Co-op British garden peas (400g)
• McCain oven chips (750g)
• Carte D'Or vanilla ice cream (1 litre)

If any of the items are out of stock, the deal won’t work. Though it’s possible a substitution could be made at the manager’s discretion, so it could be worth asking at the till.

Sign up to the newsletter at posh ice cream brand Jude's (you might have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the sign up box) to get a printable coupon sent to your email address for £1 off any 500ml tub.

The coupon is valid in store at Waitrose, Co-op, Budgens, Sainsbury's or Tesco (where stocked).

If you're after a discount on household appliances, it could be worth looking in the Co-op Electrical eBay outlet*. You may be able to spot cheap a cheap fridge or freezer, washing machine, microwave, vacuum cleaner or dishwasher. All products are brand new.

Of course, you still need to compare prices elsewhere to ensure you've found the best deal.

There are always ways to save money at Co-op, so even if there isn’t a cracking deal out there that works for you, don’t assume you can’t cut your costs further.

Ways to save include:

• Supermarket coupons. Make sure you check out our supermarket coupons page to save on your shopping.


• Compare the cost of your trolley. Compare the cost of your shopping at the major online supermarkets with MySupermarket*. Prices are often reflected in stores, so it's worth doing a check to see if any are cheaper than the Co-op for you.


• Take the Downshift Challenge. The phrasing and promotional language used in shops hypnotises us into thinking the most costly is best. While the packaging looks more opulent, look beneath to the actual product you're getting and sometimes you won't be able to tell the difference (often it's even made in the same factory). Take our Downshift Challenge.


• Time trips right to bag huge yellow sticker discounts. If you spot a yellow sticker discount - fantastic. Grab it and use it quickly as it's a saving on perfectly good nosh. See when Co-op normally reduces its produce in our Cheap Supermarket Shopping guide.


• Check out similar retailers, eg, Asda, Sainsbury’s and the other major supermarkets. If you're not committed to buying from Co-op, check out our deals from Asda, Aldi, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Lidl and Waitrose, where they may have a better offer.


• Try haggling. We polled 1,400 MoneySavers to find out in which shops hagglers have most success. Supermarkets did feature, so it's worth a go. Find out more in our Haggle on the High Street guide.

If you spot any hot deals out there we have missed (we are human after all!), please let us know. Email us at msedeals@moneysavingexpert.com or via MSE Facebook and Twitter @MSE_Deals.