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Archives for April 2014

A Easter hunt to keep you busy
Requirements 1,One box of 80 Sainsburys basics teabags, you will have to have these at home as they are now discontinued. 2,One wrapped pack of 40 Sainburys teabags 20p. 3,One pair of digital scales. Take random samples of both types of teabags, my scales are saying 4g old square bags, 2g new round bags. Please post your…
Sainsburys Easter chick cake?
At Christmas Sainsburys do a fresh snowman cake and last easter they came out with a easter chick. but this year my local store(Macclesfield) dont seem to have them. so have they stopped doing these cakes or is it just the fact my store not getting them? they are priced at £10 a cake and they kept them where the fresh…
Another Tesco Pricing Howler
Kleenex Balsam Tissues. £2.25 each. Or 2 for £3.00 until 20 April. :) http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=267523256 However, "sleepshoppers" can buy a twinpack for £3.99. :doh: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=267523237
Lidl half-price weekend offers Sat. 26th - Sun. 27th April.
Offers for the North East England (please check your local meat offer as it may differ). Pork Ribs (500g) - £1.49 (in a smoky barbecue sauce) Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts (100g) - 22p Premium Coffee Syrup (350ml) - 74p (vanilla, caramel or hazelnut) Espresso Coffee (200g) - £1.14 Cherry Vine Tomatoes (500g) - 99p Other…
Costco Kirkland Laundy Powder Ingredients
I am seriously thinking about ordering some of this laundry powder but would like to see the ingredients list first could anyboby either kindly list the ingredients for me or point me in the right direction to find it many thanks
No difference in Price between Tesco and Aldi
I have always done my shopping at mainly Tesco and odd times at Asda. After hearing loads of people raving about aldi/lidl on here I thought I would go to one of their stores and have a sneak peak at the items they sell and the price in my town Sheffield. By looking at majority of the items that we mainly buy I can…
White, Dark and Milk Chocolate Truffle Cake with Raspberry Sauce
Does anyone know where you can purchase White, Dark and Milk Chocolate Truffle Cake with Raspberry Sauce or have a recipe to make it? It was available on the Thames city cruise last year.
Lidl Chocolate Easter Chicken
My Lidl has had practically nothing on it's Easter shelves for the past week as everything has obviously already sold & not been restocked. I'd missed out on getting one of the Chocolate Chickens they had had this year sadly. I rarely go to Lidl on Sunday, but decided to go there this morning to get some wine as a thank…
M&S dine in for £10.00 - Thurs 10/4/14 to Tues 15/4/14
DINE IN FOR £10 Choose a main, side and dessert for two people from a selection, all for £10 Thursday 10 – Tuesday 15 April *Selected stores only **Terms and conditions apply Vegetarian option available (V) You probably know by now whether you generally like this deal or not. I like it. Choices this time: MAINS Rotisserie…
Ariel soap - Waitrose (Barbican)
Only at the Waitrose store in Barbican Get 2 for £10 xx
Iceland have milk two for 1.80
Went in yesterday and they have 4pints milk two for 1.80. Thats good isn't it. Bread was two for 1.60 not sure which brand.
Lidl half-price weekend offers Fri. 18th - Sat. 19th April (Easter weekend).
Lidl half-price offer for Easter weekend. Please note Friday and Saturday as closed Easter Sunday. French Cheese (180g/220g/200g) - 99p (Tomme du Pays Basque, Fromage des Vosges or Fromage de Normandie) Speciality Potatoes (2.5kg) - £1.04 Scottish Oatcakes (300g) - 39p Chutney (276g/290g/325g) - 59p (Tomato and Chilli,…
Iceland made me happy :)
went in today as i needed main freezer bits, saw their small boxes of washing powder & thought id grab one just so i don't run out before i do a big cleaning shop, they are only £1 so thought may as well.. got to the till and it scanned at 50p :) also go washing up liquid 2 bottles for 50p 6 pack of quavers for 50p multi…
Asda's new "hybrid checkouts" - good or bad?
Has anyone else experienced Asda's larger self-service checkouts? My local store in Northern Ireland has removed several conventional staffed checkouts & replaced them with self-service ones for people using trolleys. They have also expanded the number of self-service check outs for people using baskets. At my last big…
Where do doner kebab shops get their salad from?
Hello all, Not really a curry question, but does anyone know where Doner Kebab shops get their salad (ie red and white cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes etc) from they put on doner kebabs? Do they get the salad from a supplier or do they make their own salad? I keep meaning to ask when I am in. But does anyone know? Most…
Ocado's Multibuy Calculation To Customers' Disadvantage
Ocado advertises Pringles with a "Buy 2 Get 2 Free" offer. Original Pringles are £2.48 and Cheese & Onion £2.30 each. So buying 4 of each I expected to be charged 2x£2.48 + 2x£2.30=£9.56. Instead I found that Ocado was going to charge me 4x£2.48 + 0x£2.30=£9.92 . Is this tactic common with other items from Ocado and other…
Expired foods
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-24305902 Interesting that a US vendor is doing this. I have never paid that much attention either.
ASDA and Sainsburys
Hi Looking at ASDA continously being the lowest priced Supermarket over its rivals. it has made me think lately that Sainsburys price match and have the Necter points. So is it cheaper to shop at Sainsburys. Thanks
Tesco cheese - "new smaller size"
We buy Tesco own label Red Leicester ever week. Then it went "out of stock". Last Thursday had reappeared, with the additional "New" sticker on the shelf. Puzzled as to what was new about it, I checked the labelling. Apparently the strength is now 3 not 2 - although I can't detect any difference in the cheese. The bottom…
leg of Lamb £4 kg
Official MoneySavingExpert insert: Asda hasn't been able to tell us how long this offer's on for or what stock levels are currently like, so go quick if you want it. We've also spotted a whole leg of lamb at Aldi and Morrison's for £3.99/Kg. Big thanks to meg72 for the spot. [threadbanner]box[/threadbanner] as title Asda…

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Ofgem proposes new 'no standing charge' Price Cap – but Martin Lewis warns vulnerable customers need to be opted in or it won't work
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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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Martin Lewis: At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws impacting millions – debt collection, difficulty challenging your band, discounts and more
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Energy complaints to be dealt with more quickly and Energy Ombudsman to get new powers under Government plans
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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
Around 2.7 million more households, including 900,000 families with children, will become eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, as the Government has confirmed it will remove the existing 'hard to heat' eligibility criteria. The extension has only been confirmed for winter 2025/26, with further changes possible for future years.
Base rate held at 4.25% – here's what it means and when it might be cut next
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Applied for South West Trains 'boundary fares' compensation? Act now to claim it
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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payment this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.

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