March 2017 Grocery Challenge

elsiepac wrote: »

The Soap Saga!
The other day I said about there not being any Or1ginal S0urce hand wash at my giant Mr T - well the plot thickens! I had a look on Tuesday as I am rapidly running out - I always water down the last bit to get full use, but even that is running out! I asked a manager (who turned out to be the store manager) where it was as couldn't find it... well, long story short, my (superstore) Tesc0 is no longer going to stock their hand wash! At all! But they still do the shower gel! I'm so annoyed, I always buy the mint and tea tree one as it's vegan and antibacterial. the manager kept saying to me it's the best isn't it! I was like, well yes, so why discontinue?! But he was quite vague... "brand reshuffle" essentially. So I was feeling a bit awkward and I said, ok, so what Equivalent can I now buy from you? Hilarious - ended up me, the store manager, the assistant manager, and the girl in charge of that section all looking at the back of every single handwash to see if vegan - upshot - none are.

My Tesc0 is in a complex, which includes, B0ots, P0undstretcher and P0undland. I checked them all and NONE sell it.

This is ridiculous, it's a big brand!! Anyway, I texted mymum yesterday and said can she check her local shops - her Sainsbobs didn't have it but her (rural, small) Tesc0 did, so she bought me the last 3 bottles on the shelf and wouldn't take any money off me as I feed her every week. Yay!

I still have to find a long term solution though, it's really irritated me! Amazon prices are double what I usually pay!!

Isn't £2.50 for 250ml a good price for the green hand wash? I thought that was rather good (someone selling packs of four for £9.99)

elsiepac wrote: »

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The Soap Saga!...
I still have to find a long term solution though, it's really irritated me! Amazon prices are double what I usually pay!!...........

Have you tried the online Big Gr**n Smile - they have loads of vegan hand-soaps. They do Ec*ver refills for about £8 a litre and atm have 3 for 2 offers on as well. HTH

We are now on seven NSDs so far :j

Hope you all have a fabulous Friday
Lx

t14cy_t wrote: »

10 nsdays so far, hoping to wait it out until at least monday 17th. gathering coupons for the expedititon! x

13th? or are you stocked up until October? :rotfl:

Forgotten to update my signature -just off to do it.
Two shops this month both online, some of it went to DD, but that was planned so total for ourselves was £52.10

Hopefully, only two more shops and again online so I am not tempted by walking around and seeing YS which I can't resist even though I don't need them.
The two shops are because I have two vouchers from Tes** £8 off a £40 spend, maybe I'll get together with DD again so we can both save.

Just a quick hello and a realization that feels good: isn't it funny when you get to the point of actually not wanting to spend money? I'm having a relaxed day before I start my work and briefly thought about going to my local cafe for lunch in a bit, before I go run an errand. It's gorgeous outside and want to bask in the sun. I even thought about getting a sandwich at the M & S cafe for €3 and eating there.

I then said to myself, nah, I'll just eat at home and then enjoy my full walk in the sunshine. I just saved myself about €14 in dining out costs and I'll use up stuff from the pantry. This is a great mindset shift happening for me. Just wanted to share and thank you for reading. I'll update my spends later tonight.