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Archives for March 2013

Looking for Evian offers
Before anyone leaps down my throat and tells me to drink tap water, ours is unbelievably hard and comes out of the hot tap looking like milk, I kid you not. I have to clean the limescale filter in the kettle every week. I've also lived abroad and been used to drinking bottled water. Neither OH or I drink alcohol now so we…
Cheap Pampers Active Fit 4+ at Farmfoods
I was in Farmfoods in Pontardawe today and there one box of 88 Pampers Active Fit size 4+ at the till priced at £8.99. I asked if they had more and they said that was the last one left but they may have more next week....Fingers crossed as its the size my son wears!!
Thirst Pokets twin-pack £1.99, Buy 1 get, 2 free at Co-op
Until 1 April. Don't usually shop in Co-op as fidn their offers are sometimes still more than Asda, Tesco etc but thought these were a good buy.
Best Supermarket stapes prices?
I'm about to change jobs, and as a result my salary is set to halve :eek: I've started looking at how I'm going to reduce my outgoings, a big area for me is grocery shopping. Like many people I've got into the habbit of popping to the local shop for a bottle of milk and coming out with £10 worth of 'bits' every day. I'm…
How do people feed families on £40 a week?
I have seen online many people claiming to feed there family of 4 on £40-£50 per week. They claim it is a balanced diet. I really want to save money, as I spend £70-£90 for a family of 3 per week (me, OH and 8 month old). This does include £8 a week on formula and nappies when needed (although in laws have been giving us a…
Westin Gourmet.....and online meat ordering.
Initially Westin Gourmet seemed a great idea for ordering quality meat on occasions, unfortunately, over the last couple of orders we have noticed the quality drop off, and the problems rise. Meat packets are not fully sealed, and we have had leakages for raw chicken and cooked ham respectively. Upon complaining about the…
Kit Kat Chunky Recall
Nestle Statement . .
Where to get cheap organic produce?
DH decided to buy a fancy juicer with his birthday money - we are both very keen to try a high juice diet (multitude of health problems) but organic produce is eye wateringly priced. I have had a look into some local box delivery services, but the main drawback is that you get a somewhat random selection. At the moment we…
Does any one do all their shopping at Lidl?
Money is now extremely tight in my household since i was made redundant 2 weeks ago. I have started to go to Lidl, and I wondered if it is possible to buy everything I need there. (last week I went to Mr T afterwards and ending up spending a further £16.00) :o
Alta Rica coffee refill at Waitrose
150 gm refill packs are £2.63. This is cheaper than the 100 gm jars.
What supermarket ground coffee do you recommend?
I've bought some horrid ground coffees lately, even from the 'premium' ranges. What do you recommend please? Or beans? I've got an Aeropress (FAB!) and so need something fairly finely ground. An everyday, strong, tasty coffee but not an after dinner type
Washing powder for Sensitive Skin
Sorry if this is on the wrong board but can anyone recommend some washing powder or liquid for sensitive skin? Thanks
Glitch on Yogurts and butter at Mr T
Taken with great thanks from 10 ways to have more money as a student, without working on facebook I can't believe it's not butter & Danone Oykos yoghurts scanning incorrectly in both Normal, Metro and Extra stores (probably all stores). Buy in multiples of 4's. Should work with just the yoghurts or just the ICBINB's (in…
Shopping in northern Norfolk
Although born in Hunstanton, I haven't lived in Norfolk since I was 6 months old and although I spent several vacations there as a small child, I've only been back twice as an adult and stayed in a hotel in Norwich. Now that my labrador is gone, we're wanting a vacation this year and we thought we'd visit Norfolk for a…
Heinz beans snap pots (pack of 4) £1 at asda
Hi Went shopping to asda this morning, and the Heinz baked beans snap pots ( pack of 4) were £1.00 Hth someone Official MoneySavingExpert insert: Asda has confirmed Heinz Beanz Snap Pots (4-pack) will be on offer for £1 online and in-store until Wed 13 Mar 2013. This is a good price for these convenient pots, but it's…
Is Aldi Cheap if you buy alot of smartprice/everyday value/basics range stuff?
I looked on the website and for example Aldi's curry sauce is £1.29 in Asda's it's about a pound cheaper.. I was thinking weather to change my weekly shop from Asda to Aldi as I heard it's cheap?
mothers day meal deal for 4 !!
There is a mothers day meal deal instore ...2 starters, 1 main, 2 sides and 1 dessert for £10 .....the starters were a bit naff so tried puttin 4xsides 1 main and 1 dessert through and it worked still £10:j gammon joint £5...parsnips £4...roast potatoes £4...green veg medley £3.60...cauli cheese£2.50...choc cheesecake…
Nectar versus Tesco points?
I shop at Tesco as tbh it is the most convenient store for me to shop at and has everything I need. However, my son recently employed by them has been treated in such a shoddy way that I am now considering ditching them and taking my £10k per year and shopping at Sainsbury's. One of the things I like about Tesco is the…
cheapest supermarket for veg?
wondering between sainsburys/tesco's/waitrose/morrisons a lot of ppl say how waitrose is nice, but don't you find it's a lot more expensive than the others? morrisons stores usually seem nice - not so much sign clutter (unlike tesco's which has loads), and usually very clean. i find it difficult to compare prices on…
Tesco changing price match policy from 11th march
MSE insert: Thanks to go cat for the original post. Here's a news story we've written comparing the various price promises. Read the full story: Tesco's new Price Promise: Can it beat rivals' price guarantees? Now back to go cat's original post...…

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