Though I’m in a bit of a different situation than most, since most of the stuff I buy is produce. And I can always find ways to eat it. (Smoothies, salads, recipes, juices, etc.) Again, buy one get one free doesn’t tend to apply to produce in most grocery stores, but it does at markets a little more.

The only reason to mention this is to remind one to check, the buy one get one free, don’t always mean buy two.

So, I agree with Kristen that people’s habits must be changed. I disagree about finding the two meat packages that are really close in size only because when our local WinnDixie has these sales they make sure the packages are close in size. If the store doesn’t politely request that they do.

I do not feel it is the government’s role to legislate stupidity, which they would be doing if they ban BOGOs. I would be much more receptive to the store offering education, and the government offering education. Educating people in the wise use of money is something I have been doing, for free, for years. I’m always amazed at the response I get when I show someone how to cut their food bill by a minimum of 30% by wise choices and by not throwing food out.

I don’t know what it’s like in the UK, but here in the US, most of the buy one, get one free deals are for shelf-stable things like detergent, pasta, and so on. I do see BOGO sales on meat fairly often, though, now that I think about it. Those really annoy me because to get the best deal, you have to find two meat packages that are really close in size.