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Archives for November 2013

Whole chickens BOGOF at Tesc0's
Afternoon all Tesc0's have whole fresh chickens BOGOF working out at £6 for 2 x 1.9kg (weight varies a little on each) chickens. Hope it helps someone.
25% Off 6 bottles of wine at Sainsburys
Hi Not sure if this is the right place - but Sainsbury's are doing their buy 6 bottles of wine or champagne and save 25%. Be wary though - I was caught out last year when I bought 8 bottles - you only get it off 6 bottles. So if you're purchasing more, make sure you put them through on separate transactions. If you have…
stilton, cranberry & walnut rolls from the Co-op
tried these yesterday, gorgeous! They're from their own Truly Irresistible range and you get 6 in a pack - £1.49 I can't find the thread - what's good at the co-op! **weird - I've just looked it up and it might be tear & share bread rather than rolls -it's shortlisted for an award - but in the frozen section! This was…
Lidl weekend half price offers 7/8 Dec
With the usual "your store may be different" : Chicken Kievs : 260g/2 pack 72p Loose Vine Tomatoes 99p Kg Doritos Crisps - Tangy Cheese flavour 225g £1.09 Doritos "El Tequito" Dips - Hot Salsa,Mild Salsa,Sour Cream&Chive 300g 34p The Chicken Kievs arent the best in the world , but perfectly okay as a standby/freezer filler…
Tesco Xmas delivery slots (grocery)
Not sure if this is so much a grabbit but you need to be quick, slots now available for booking you Xmas grocery delivery at Tesco. (I have the delivery saver)
Cheapest way to do turkey for Christmas?
OK, so I went to my local butcher today and they want £40-£50 for a 10lb turkey. I nearly died. Where's the cheapest place to get a turkey? And I don't mind if it's a turkey crown or turkey roll. Just need to be able to feed 6 on Christmas day for as little as poss. Thanks!
Bread Difference
Is there much difference between the expensive brand bread and the cheap alternatives? I usually just go for the cheapest bread unless I want to treat myself to a crusty loaf.
6 mince pies 82p in the Co-OP
In the Co-Op today 6 of their own brand mince pies for 82p. piled high in several places in the shop!
Beef joints £4 kilo at Asda
Asda have their butchers selection large beef joints at £4 killo this has been £7.50 for ages now. http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml#/product/5996903
Gateau
I would love to buy a gateau that isn't all airy cream and not a lot else,the small versions for about £1.50 in tesco serve about 2 if you actually want to feel like you have eaten something. Would like something with more sponge and less air filled cream. Used to buy Sara Lee but doesn't seem to be around any more. Fresh…
Tassimo tdiscs online free del on £25 spend till 16th Dec plus £10 off code
http://www.tassimo.co.uk Code would be the brand name with 10 on the end- sorry can't find the link and no time to post in codes forum just now Ordered 7 packs of 16 large drinks for £16.53 delivered, but could probably get it for closer to £15 if I fiddled more. UPDATED On again till 16th dec!
Lidl Half Price Weekend Offers 30th Nov & 1st Dec
England and Wales offers: Melangerie First Class 100% Arabica Coffee 2 x 250g Was £4.49 now £2.24 Oaklands Cherry Tomatoes 250g Were 69p now 34p Fin Carre White Chocolate 100g Was 39p now 19p Scotland offers: Knightsbridge Scottish Black Tea 160 Pack was £1.99 now 99p McKechnie Jess Scottish Recipe Lorne Sausage 280g was…
Instant Coffee
I've been very happily using Red Mountain for the past few years, as sold by Poundland, 99p Store and, more recently, Iceland. But they seem to have reformulated it recently and it doesn't seem nearly as nice. A shame as it seemed a real bargain. So what instant coffee would you recommend?
Tesco are officially the worst supermarket!
They scored 45% overall in a Which "Best & Worst Supermarket" survey which I can easily believe. The range of bad value is stupendous,hiking prices by 50% week on week,poor quality vegetables,tasteless and tough meat,shallow customer service,dissatisfied staff.....etc...their buying dept.need firing. If they don't do…
Walkers and McCoys Crisps offer - Co-op
My daughter came back from the Co-op excited that she'd found a great MSE offer (she's only 14!) They are currently selling Mccoys crisps at £2.09 for 6 but buy 2packets (12) for £2.00. So essentially get one buy one free and get 9p too. They are also giving 10% vouchers with all spends for future shops making them in…
Advice on Aldi wine please
We are having a party at the weekend and I am supplying the wine. I am not a great wine drinker. I need to get about 15 bottles mixed red/white/rose The only one I know is the Rioja Reserva 2007 which I really like. I want to buy from Aldi Can anyone offer any advice please
Champagne Deals Predictor
The November deals predictor says champagne for tomorrow the 19th November. I know it has not happened yet but thought I would remind people. So has there been any good deal announced if so where? The other thing is taste is such a subjective thing -Is it any good - the deal? I was going to go to Aldi tomorrow anyway and…
This weeks Pick of the shop deals.
9 amazing offers at Morrisons Schweppes 1 litre Buy one get two free £1.19 (Max 6 per customer) 1 litre Bell's, Smirnoff, Gordon's, Bacardi and Teacher's £15 (Max 3 per customer) Terry's Chocolate Orange 95p was £2.75 (Max 2 per customer) M Kitchen Bistro Ready meals Half Price £2.50 was £5 Shloer 1 litre 89p was £2.25 6…
Looking for bulk/wholesale mashed potato
I buy 58kg of frozen mashed potato each month. The best I can find is mash at Farmfoods for £0.84 / kg -- However it has vegetable oil in it which I'm not comfortable eating. Currently buying frozen mash at Tesco for £2 / kg Does anyone know a cheaper place to buy frozen mash, perhaps at a wholesaler or something?
Dolce Gusto pods at Asda - on offer or not?
Hi all, I hope this is the right board. I bought a second hand dolce gusto machine on ebay yesterday, and so I was pleased to see that according to their website the pods are on offer at Asda. Except, when I went to buy them they weren't on offer. Does anyone know if they are on offer in store, or if it's only online? I…

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