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Archives for July 2018

Free cheesecake with selected desserts at English Cheesecake - National Cheesecake Day Offer
Link: https://englishcheesecake.com/ I know these aren't cheap, but they are sooooo nice! And they've added two of my favourites to this offer so I'm in! (Beanut Putter Brownie and Red Velvet Cheesecake) Full details: Celebrate National Cheesecake Day with our weekend offer! Add any of the products below to your basket and…
Starbucks launches 5p plastic cup charge nationwide from TODAY - MSE News
Starbucks will charge customers 5p extra for its paper cups in all UK stores from today, after a successful trial earlier this year...Read the full story: 'Starbucks launches 5p plastic cup charge nationwide from TODAY' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
M&S Dine In For 2 *£12* 25th July-7th August
Recently the normal offer was increased from £10 to £12 owing to the inclusion of prosecco. There was speculation that £12 would be the new norm. Well, this time the excuse is that one now gets two side dishes instead of one. I don't consider the additional side dish to be worth £2.…
Lidl weekend 4/5 August
3 good offers for me Havent checked Scotland There are also having an Eastern European week , which includes the potato dumplings I really like
Tesco Pay+ issue if linked to Tesco creedit Card
I've been using Tesco Pay+ recently but there has sometimes been a problem at the till as a warning was displayed that management approval was required. Each time the transaction eventually went through so I thought nothing of it. These are normally small amounts and I rarely take the receipt but I was handed one and…
Lidl weekend 28/29 July
Havent checked Scotland
20 Gordons Gin & Tonic cans for £10 at Morrisons - 50p a can
Morrisons currently have some 10 packs of 250ml cans of various mixed drinks at £12.50 each or 2 for £10 making them just 50p a can! Link to G&T Link to Pimms & lemonade Link to Morgans Rum & Cola Order by 07/08/2018, offer subject to availability. Maximum 20 promotional items per customer. Looks like a pricing error so it…
Lidl 99p "event" from 19th July
lidl weekend 21/22 July
Official MoneySavingExpert insert Tue 17 Jul: This weekend (Sat 21 and Sun 22 Jul), Lidl is offering up to 50% off five products as part of its ongoing Super Weekend promotion in store (find your nearest). The discounted products are: Seaview Australian Chardonnay Pinot Noir wine 75cl - £4.99 (norm £6.99) Dulano smoked…
Fizzy drinks shortage/withdraw from retailers
I wonder if anyone else has noticed a recent issue with Pepsi products that is now being noted by other people on social networks. Some stores have withdrawn Pepsi from sale and put Coca-Cola products in their space and others who are still stocking it are significantly reducing their offerings, reducing the size of the…
use by date
Hi Can anyone advise who I contact regarding a large supermarket chain selling me out of date food? I purchased a pack of chicken wings on 5th July and did a BBQ marinade and cooked them on the Friday (6th July) I had eaten some and then one of them was rancid. I checked the sell by date and noticed that they had a USE BY…
Tesco value range rebranding = worse products
Or is that just me? For a few years now we've preferred Tesco's value products over the other supermarket value ranges, but since this rebranding started kicking in, the product quality is getting worse. The baked beans (now Stockwell) are watery (Asda's value ones went that way a few months back, so we'd swapped to…
Frozen food recall - Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, Sainsbury, Iceland
https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-35-2018 From the Food Standards Agency: ALERT TYPE - FOOD ALERT Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd recalls various frozen vegetable products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes Not a problem, you think - I don't buy Greenyard products. Then you realise they…
Anyone know of a Nesspresso pod thats like Costa Americano?
I have 2 Tassimo machines (one at work and one at home) and after tasting the whoooooooooole world I only drink Costa Americano and order it in bulk from Amazon Im thinking about buying this Nesspresso deal because the pods are cheaper https://www.nespresso.com/uk/en/2018-summer-promotion but they dont do Costa…
Lidl weekend 14/15 July
Time to stock up on crisps , and sausages are okay as well Different wine and extra biscuits in Scotland
£12 M&S Prosecco Dine in 4th - 17th July
https://www.marksandspencer.com/c/food-to-order/dine-in? Its increased in price to £12 as it includes Prosecco. "Choose your Dine In menu at your M&S *Dine In is available in selected stores and products may vary by store. Vegetarian and Made Without Wheat options available (V) - see in store for details. Substituations…
Lidl 1 kg Greek yoghurt gone missing
This is our favourite and is great value for money but for the past few weeks has not been in our local store, just the 4 pack of small tubs which is not as good value. Has this been discontinued or is it still in your local stores? Aldi’s version in 500 g tubs is not as nice and I ain’t paying supermarket prices!
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Sainsbury's Pizza
Our regular Saturday treat is a supermarket create your own pizza and Sainsbury's are now using sourdough as a base in place of the previous choice between thin and deep pan. The price for a large pizza has also gone up from £4.20 to £5. That's a big price hike in anyone's book. I hope Asda and Morrisons aren't planning to…

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