I bought all this with £30 from budget 'best before' supermarket but I'm not sure I'll go back

With the cost of living soaring, families are understandably shopping around to keep costs down where they can.

That's probably why places like Bargain Brand Food are seeing a surge in customers wanting to take advantage of their discounted goods. The supermarket sells food, drinks and toiletries close to their best before date.

It's based in Wigan but has its own website and now delivers across the UK, so unlike many similar budget places, even those without transport can take advantage of the deals. We visited the store to see what we could get with £30 and we were surprised by the haul we came away with.

It's not really somewhere you would go for a weekly shop - there wasn't much fresh food for example - but it's certainly worth stocking up on cupboard essentials, toiletries and biscuits and chocolate treats.

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There's a large freezer section with everything from sausages, hash browns, ribs and pork for £1 each and while much of it is unbranded there are some well-known names too.

The 'Iceland exclusive' Greggs sausage or vegan rolls cost £1.50 for a four-pack - these would set you back £2.35 and £2.50 respectively from the supermarket - and there are the likes of McCain skin on fries 800g, also £1.50.

Of course, bulk buying is generally more cost effective and there are some big 1kg bags of fish cakes and chicken kievs at £2.49 and £2.99 and a 1.2kg bag of Albert Bartlett chunky chips for £1.50 - the same bag in Asda costs £2.75.

There's a variety of 430g pizzas for just £1 each too. It wasn't until I got home that I realised they are gluten free. The clue was in the name 'senza glutine', but I'm not that well