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Archives for September 2013

How Often Do You Shop
How often do you shop? For me at the moment it is just whenever I need stuff, usually every 2/3 weeks for a £70ish shop. Pick the answer which is closest for you. Poll closes on the 29th of October.
Tesco Simply Cook Back Bacon 4 X 200G £2.25
Unsmoked sliced back bacon 4 x 200g packs £2.25. Instore only it looks like this http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=276447481&sc_cmp=aff_1018132 Reduced to clear in the frozen food section. Best before the end of December 2013. Loads left in Colchester Hythe store.
My first ever Aldi shop - WOW!
On Saturday morning I had the humiliation of getting a phone call from MrT saying that my debit card payment wasn't going through and they therefore couldn't deliver my grocery order (of £116.26). Due to changing circumstances we have recently been creeping more and more into our arranged overdraft at the end of the month,…
Baileys offer
Hi, I am a complete newbie so not sure where to post. I posted yesterday regarding the offer of Bailey's for £6.50 at Asda, but when I went to do my general shopping yesterday it was still at full price:( thought I had already placed a post on her but when checking this morning I can't find it. Any help appreciated. Thanks
asda smartprice thread
i hope others will give ratings Crumpets taste 3/5, value 3/5 Milk Chocolate Bar Each £0.30 taste, 4/5, value 5/5 Unsmoked Streaky Bacon Each £1.04 (£3.78/kg) its ok bacon, 3/5 on both scores Chicken Portions its chicken, ok its not corn fed taste - 3/5 value - 5/5 Ready to Serve Custard Each £0.17 taste - slightly powdery…
Tassimo online Free Delivery Ending
Not sure if this the right thread, but just a reminder that the Free delivery offer ends this weekend. You have to spend £25.00, but for us coffee lovers that is not hard. A great offer, as there are quite a few coffees available on line that you cannot get in the shops.
Lidl half price weekend offers 28 & 29 Sept - Traditional German Favourites
Half price weekend offers in Wigan. Dulano, Smoked black forest ham slices, 200g - 99p. Oaklands, Fresh new potatoes, 1.5kg - 64p. Schogetten, Chocolate squares. Chose from Cappuccino, Tiramisu, Milk Cream Caramel, White Chocolate, Milk & white, Milk Chocolate, Milk chocolate with Hazelnuts or Praline Noisettes, 100g -…
Waitrose offers
Cornetto £1, Magnum £1.25 and Green&Black £2.25 ice creams all on half price Apple strudel 600gr, £1 Innocent smoothe £1.45 4x180ml And don't forget the free newspaper with the Waitrose card ( min spend £5)
The Christmas 2013 Food Stockpile Thread
I started my Christmas stockpile today with nuts and soft drinks including a non-alcoholic punch, bought just before Holland & Barrett's Buy One Get One Half Price + Double Reward Points offer ended. I was wondering whether anyone else has started their Christmas stockpile yet ? What are you looking out for ? I'm looking…
Food and living alone
I love Brains Faggots. Though, supermarkets always do promotions on the 6 pack. For example at the moment, Iceland have them at 87p and the packs of 2 - £1. It is very difficult to divide the pack into 2 or 3 as the faggots are not evenly distributed in the foil tray and sometimes cannot see them at all. Once I ate all 6…
Lidl half price weekend offers 21/22 sept
In oxfordshire Yet more sausages and tomatoes, but a good price for UHT milk "Hazelmeade" pork sausages - cumberland , Lincolnshire or Pork , 454g 79p Baby Plum Tomatoes - 250g 49p Skimmed UHT Milk - 1L 26p Ovaltine Add Milk - original or Chocolate 300g £1.24 The week of 19th -> 25th is a "taste of Poland" week. Some…
M&S £10 dine in
MAINS Pork Loin with Apple & Caramel Sauce Rotisserie Whole Chicken Haddock Gratin Gastropub Paella Pork Medallions* Lasagne al Forno Spinach & Ricotta Chicken Chicken Davidstow Salmon with Soy & Ginger Mushroom Pappardelle BBQ Chicken* Breaded Topped Plaice SIDE DISHES Potato Rosti Cheddar Cheese Mash Rosemary Potatoes…
Free food events at Tesco
Anybody been to the free food event evenings at Tesco? I've just booked one, mainly for the free goody bag but should be interesting as well. Our local store is doing bread, I don't know if all stores are doing the same. https://www.tescoevents.com/foodevenings Is this the right board for this or freebies board?
Supermarket bargains this week.
Tesco Cathedral City cheddar 550g, £3, was £6.99 Riverway 12 Cumberland sausages, £2.50, was £5. Until Sept 17 Sainsbury's Andrex white toilet roll x16, £6, was £7.49. Until Sept 17 Innocent smoothies 750ml, £2, was £3. Until Sept 24 Morrisons Walkers crisps 20 pack, £2, was £4.69. Expires today Special K cereal 400g,…
Low sugar Low salt Beans etc
I have been trying to reduce the amount of sugar and salt in my food I was quite alarmed at the amount of sugar that's in a tin of baked Beans,tinned Spaghetti, Brown sauce, tinned Tomatoes etc so I am looking for advice as to where the best place to buy them so far after looking on the Tesco website I have seen the beans…
Lidl Half Price Weekend Offers 14/09 and 15/09
Hazelmeade Farm Wafer Thin Smoked Ham or Roast Chicken 400g 89p Loose Vine Tomatoes 99p/kg Gibellini X-bolt eau de toilette for men 50ml £1.99 Suddenly Madame Glamour Eau de Parfum 50ml £1.99
Do you get more meat from one large chicken or two small chickens?
Just wondering what is more economical - to buy two small birds (e.g. 1.3kg each) or one large bird (e.g. 2.2kg)? So far, I have only ever cooked small birds (about 1.3 kg) and usually end up with 550g - 650g of edible chicken from a small bird plus stock. I'm not sure if large chickens have the same proportions of…
Xmas is coming.
I went into my local Morrisons last night and the aisle that had the school uniforms and BBQ/Picnic stuff was completely empty. I went in tonight and those shelves are now full to bursting with xmas sweets. Selection boxes, chocolate snowmen, tins of quality street etc. They even had a giant toffee quality street sweet for…
Morrison's 50p veg offers (until 8th Sept).
Just seen an ad on tv promoting Morries 50p veg offers. Some of the pack sizes seem to have decreased (carrots and onions), but still good value. Top end of my price-band for a swede, just hope they are a decent size. Lynsey Official MoneySavingExpert insert: Morrisons has confirmed these offers are available in most…

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to cut overdraft rates for millions but hike them for others – here's what's happening and full help
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
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