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Archives for September 2015

Tesco - no more next day delivery?
Last week I went to book a shop for the next day, as usual, and there were no slots available. Fine. I just went to book a shop for tomorrow - I know I've left it a bit late at 8:30 but it's always been fine - except, no slots available. Has anyone else noticed this? Asda, Ocado and Sainsbury's all have availability for…
lidl half price weekend offers 10/11 October 2015
"Deluxe" Beef Quarter Pound Burgers 454g ( pack of 4) £1.49 (area 1,2,4,5,6) "Birchwood" Beef Burgers 681g ( pack of 8) £1.32 (area 3,7,9,10,11,12) "Dulano" Kabanossi Smoked sausage 300g 84p "Freshona" Pickled Gherkin slices 530g 54p Red Gala Aplples 1kg 94p Polish week for 8->14th , so all of their normal Polish specials…
Aldi UK to launch online operation in 2016
The UK arm of discount supermarket Aldi said on Monday it would launch an online operation in Britain in 2016, initially selling wine, as it posted a dip in 2014 operating profit reflecting price cuts and higher staff costs. The privately-owned German grocer said it will begin selling wine by the case online from early…
Aldi bargains
I got a lot of bargains in ALDI today. They were discounting food to make room for Christmas stock. It was around 75% discount on currants, luxury mixed fruit, pate, pasta, olives, garlic...loads of store cupboard ingredients!
Where to buy tinned whole carrots?
I like tins of Tesco whole carrots in water but they disappeared from the shelves about a year ago now and have not returned. I have asked in Tesco about getting them back in stock but they say they are unavailable. They are also unavailable online. They still have the baby carrots in water but I don't think they are so…
Sainsbury's Online grocery burning questions
Hello (a) Does Sainsburys show valid offers only applicable to booked delivery day? (or does it warn you the item goes up before delivery comes?) (b) Will Sainsburys charge you for delivery if your delivery invoice/bill drops below delivery pass £40 threshold, because they have out-of-stock items. (you don't accept any…
Its that time of the year again when the staple goods rise in price
Hi chums as I said above because Chrismas is looming the price of basic staple items mixed fruit, glace cherries, flour, caster sugar etc start to go up in price .Any ideas where I can buy the best price for glace cherries,sultanas, really Chistmas cake ingrediants.I usually buy them after Chistmas when the prices fall but…
Celebrations Tin £4 in ASDA
Just spotted these this morning. Its only the celebrations at this price, the others are still £5. Thought this would be helpful for those stocking up.
Tesco Bargains
I must have missed it - sorry! - but I couldn't find one of these. Please merge into correct thread. but in any case, they had some great things in my local branch: Tesco Apple Lattice Pie, 500g, - £1.35 - I've never seen this for less than £2 before :) and it tastes great, haha. Heinz Baked Beanz, 415g, - 50p probably to…
MilkMan (Milk&More)
so lately Lidl's has been running out of milk, and our local garage milk seems to not last a day before it is lumpy and off...on many occasions! After the petition about milk prices etc I was looking into getting a milkman, or using a similar pay weekly type service. I use barely a pint a week so it's not a massive expense…
lidl half price weekend offers 3/4 October 2015
Is it really October already ? "Braemoor" Sweet Chilli Chicken 400g £1.49 ( area 1 4 5 10 ) "Birchwood" Diced Chicken Breast 375g £1.27 ( area 2 3 6 7 9 11 12 ) "Maitre Jean Pierre" Pains au Chocolate 450g ( 10 pack) 79p "Maitre Jean Pierre" Mini Brioche Swirls 300g ( 6 pack) - Chocolate Chip,Apple& Custard,Hazelnut Creme…
Thorntons
The recent MSE offer for 'chocs for Xmas' is a fraud! I got £60 chocs for £30 - not bad eh? However, the MSE offer specifically said that Thornton's stated all use-by dates (USB) would be no earlier than Jan 16. Nonetheless, the chocs arrived with several USBs of Oct and Nov 15. I emailed Thornton's but they haven't even…
M&S £10 meal deal 23/9/15
£10 WITH FREE WINE Buy a main course, side and dessert, all for £10 with free wine 23 September - 29 September 2015 Selected stores only* *Terms and conditions apply Vegetarian option available (V) MAINS Rotisserie Chicken Steak Duck Breasts with an Asian Style Rub and Honey & Hoisin Sauce* Battered Cod & Mushy Peas*…
Big Bags of Doritos and Dips - 2 for £1.50 from today in ASDA
Probably the cheapest price I have ever seen for Doritos. The offer in ASDA is for the big 200g bags and the 300g dips. http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml#/promotion/ls86300
Asda offers days
I can only find a very old question re this on the boards so thought I'd ask again as it might have changed. Does anyone know what day Asda (or any other of the big supermarkets that deliver) change their offers on? I've been stung previously by ordering multiple items then having the price change overnight so it would be…
various canned beans in Sainsburys now 2 for £1.00
Currently Sainsburys have an offer of 2 cans of beans for £1.00. Now these are not regular baked beans, but cans of borlotti , haricot, aduki , butter beans etc. Some are usually 60p, though some are 80p and some are even £1 each , so 2 for £1 is excellent. I bought the mixed beans in a mild chilli sauce which are usually…
Coconut oil £2.99 @ Aldi
I just bought 300ml jars of 100% raw organic cold pressed coconut oil from Aldi @ £2.99, real bargain!
5% lamb mince - where to buy?
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Its that time of the year again, heads up
Yep its that time of year again, where the supermarkets start stopping some of the value brands to make shelf room for the premium Christmas stuff.. So might be worth doing a bit of a stock up, just in case your value brand item is one of them
Alcohol free beer... any suggestions?
Apologies but not sure where best to post this and thought the OS crowd might be able to help. My father is very keen on Becks Blue lager and has recently begun a long term antibiotic situation so is unable to have alcohol in any event. Does anyone have any recommendation about alternatives, please? I would be particularly…

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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.
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