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The Great 'Great Hunt' Hunt
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MSE_Martin
Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
Hi folks, as you know each week we do a Great Hunt. Well let me be honest we've run short of ideas, so I thought I would ask what great hunts you'd like and see if we can get some good ones.
Let me explain what works well and what doesn't.
Examples of good great hunts
Disguised own brands
Lidl and Aldi
Things kids should know
How to increase your income
Cheapest & Best Sat Nav hunt
The key to all of these are they are things that you can't 'research' a standard way, they're based on opinion or wisdom and ideas. That's the real power of the Great hunt.
What works badly
Anything that is specific to locations ie where the answer is 'my local sainsbury has...' as people can't read it.
Any suggestions welcome (though please dont be offended if they dont get used
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martin
Let me explain what works well and what doesn't.
Examples of good great hunts
Disguised own brands
Lidl and Aldi
Things kids should know
How to increase your income
Cheapest & Best Sat Nav hunt
The key to all of these are they are things that you can't 'research' a standard way, they're based on opinion or wisdom and ideas. That's the real power of the Great hunt.
What works badly
Anything that is specific to locations ie where the answer is 'my local sainsbury has...' as people can't read it.
Any suggestions welcome (though please dont be offended if they dont get used
)martin
Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
Please note, answers don't constitute financial advice, it is based on generalised journalistic research. Always ensure any decision is made with regards to your own individual circumstance.
Please note, answers don't constitute financial advice, it is based on generalised journalistic research. Always ensure any decision is made with regards to your own individual circumstance.
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Don't know whether this would be of any use. You know when products are tried and tested, from beauty products to cameras etc. Would it be possible to post on here the best buys/tried and tested in such and such a magazine or would that not be permitted. Example, Good Housekeeping mag recommended a certain Tesco Showergel today as the best one tested out of several. If allowed, it could be broken down into Electrical goods, beauty, foods/drinks etc, so relevant items could be posted in right place instead of one big long thread of numerous different things.“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” - Oscar Wilde0
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I posted this in the thread on the Arms but slightly confused why there are two so I will post it here again.
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"The Great Cheapest but Decent Broadband/Internet Access Hunt"
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Home Security, alarms, window locks, cctv etc etc. (improves house insurance premium).
Space saving furniture/products for throughout the house. (couple of thread about organisation/clutter etc) so may be useful.
Low Energy rated (A,B etc) electrical goods.
Laptop batteries/accessories.“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” - Oscar Wilde0 -
What about "The Great Airport Parking Hunt"? We are all keen to make use of short breaks with Budget airlines, but readers' hints about parking (and preferably not a back street 10 miles away!)0
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Best airport hotels/guesthouses, home and abroad.
Breaks away for under £100/head or £xxx etc.“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” - Oscar Wilde0 -
How about 'The Great Really Useful Website Hunt'?0
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Best value for money motorway stopovers (for meals etc).
Free classified advertising pages, other online auction sites (To sell your goods if Ebay isn't doing the trick) :think:
Airport transfers/home and abroad.“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” - Oscar Wilde0 -
Don't know if this has already been on the boards but how about a 'Saving Money When Going on Holiday' Hunt? Holidays are extremely expensive and I'm sure people would welcome collective moneysaving wisdom on this subject.0
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It's often said that there are lots of benefits etc that go unclaimed every year. Whether they go unclaimed due to pride or just the fact that there is so much paperwork to fill out. Perhaps, it might be useful if lesser known benefits were posted up with info on them etc and who may be entitled to them.“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” - Oscar Wilde0
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What about the "Great MP3 Player Hunt 2006" ?
The only threads I can find are a little old and not current any more what with pricing and technology changing so much..
Am looking for an MP3 player and it's infuriating that I can't search for a 3 letter word!!
Or even the "Great Alternative Word for a Three Letter Word Hunt" ???!!
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