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Baking pans
I'm not amused. Bought 2 sandwich pans for £3.48 each in Tesco and then found a whole 15 piece baking set in Argos online for £8.49. :mad:
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cleaning leather suite
hi, any one got any cheapo tips on how to clean and feed a leather suite ... and before i get any funny comments, you know what i mean by feeding it! keeping it supple.... i have heard baby wipes are good, but dont know. thanks loops
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Breadmaker recipes and uses please!
:) I have been very inspired with all the baking and cooking you lot do! I haven't got a slow cooker though I am considering it after spending time on this site! I do have a breadmaker but I am sure I could make more use out of it as currently only use it for making white or brown ordinary loafs of bread. Does anyone have…
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Hot Chocolate
I received a Cafe Direct campaign pack, to promote awareness of Fair Trade tea, coffee and cocoa. My husband is using it to take to work and give out the samples, we did keep some though to try ourselves :) During the winter and when camping my children like hot chocolate before bedtime and I usually buy Cadburys Instant…
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Reduced Food problem/query
Ok, I've done my first official reduced isles shop :D Only problem is I've got home to cook the salmon that I got from Sainsburys and they smell off to me...it does say full flavour, but I don't think they meant *that* full. Does anyone know where I stand with these? They had today as the best before date, so by tomorrow…
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Asian supermarket in Norfolk?
I keep seeing on here where people are buying loads of cheap spices etc from Asian supermarkets, anyone know of one in Norfolk??
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Tinned Tomatoes
OK peeps - just typed out a long post giving relative values of salt in tinned tomatoes after watching Gillian McKeith and lost my internet connection and lost it, so briefly: Tinned tomatoes contain lots of hidden salt. The ingredients don't list it cos it's in the tomato juice (I presume). However, Tesco value chopped…
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Birthday cards - what a rip-off
Bought two bog standard cards today - £4.58! :mad: They were for my teenage nephew (one from us, one from his grandparents, athough they didn't even say "nephew", "grandson" - but it is so hard to find something that isn't all flowers.) Anyway every time I fork out for a birthday card, I grit my teeth at the ridiculous…
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Anyone up for a new challenge?
I'm thinking of beginning a new challenge (it won't interfere with the grocery one, but compliment it ;) ) to kick off the new financial year (5th April). I focus better on challenges if I have other like minded people (that's YOU :D ) but, I don't want to kick start another challenge on this forum if others don't want…
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The Reduced section: Your best bargains
... which do you use? I always go to Sainsbury's and check out their reduced/quick sale items. I find that, compared to Tesco/Asda (who tend to mark down stuff which needs to be used by the morrow) Sainsbury's reduced items have a couple of days to run before the use by/best before dates. Not their veggies though, they are…
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Free food at work
I work in a small office that has catered meetings once or twice a week. It's surprising how much food is left over. I don't mean plate clearings, I mean stuff that is not even put out for people to eat and binned instead. I got friendly with the lady who organises the lunches and she now lets me know when there's stuff…
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The great Bleach v Vinegar debate
With cheap vinegar hard to find, bleach would seem to be the cheaper option at about 17p a litre from Sainsbury's. Bearing that in mind, which is better? I realise you can't take bleach internally or use it on the skin, it smells a bit and can be harsh on clothes etc. But for cleaning the bathroom, sinks, floors etc I…
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Pasta Problem
I don't even know whether this belongs here but I hope I'll be forgiven if it doesn't. Trying to save my pennies even further and seeing as I was in town anyway I went to Argos to invest in one of their £12.99 pasta makers. Noticed when I got home that one of the flaps on the box had a cut on it but opened it anyway, the…
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I dont know whether to be pleased or mad!!
Went to Makro tonight. My vacuum had packed in, and i needed a new one. We put the vacuum in the trolley and headed off to the checkout via the food section. Other half took an interest in the meat and before i knew it he was throwing in allsorts. Only the best stuff, smoked salmon, chicken breasts, frying steaks, pork…
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Money Saving Vouchers ....
Can any of you please tell me where to get these money saving vouchers /coupons from. :confused: Locally we have Tesco's , sainsbury's, Morrisons, Kwik Save, Iceland,Asda, Lidl and Aldi so we are spoilt for choice really. I cut the ones from packs and magazines and stuff but must confess that i do get a bit embarrased…
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Help me use what I've got left
Well, it's now a week and a half until the end of term, so I need to use up as much stuff from my store cupboard as I can, without buying anything else if possible. Suggestions please made from these and nothing else: Scraping of marge Small amount of cheese Couple of wrinkly potatoes Lots of onions Tin baked beans 4 tins…
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Permanent ink removal help needed urgently
:eek: Looking for any stain removal advice as 2 year old has just decorated her new top with black marker pen. Somehow I think said item will be going in the bin, but is there anything I can do to salvage it? Thanks for looking and any suggestions anyone can offer.
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Dinner Party ideas?!
Hi, I've found some great inspiration in the recipies on this site and made lots of yummy cheap meals. But this weekend we've got some family members coming round for a meal this weekend and I want to impress them but can't afford to splash out too much at the supermarket. My aunt is a bit of a foodie and I don't think…
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"Best before" dates on herbs and spices
Do I need to take any notice of the best before dates on the little Schwartz and similar jars and packets? I need some ground ginger for the weekend, and find my almost full jar is dated 1999 :o but it smells and appears perfectly okay. I've also, while looking for the ginger, found a jar of white pepper that must be about…
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Mash, boring mash!!!
Apart from occasionally putting mint sauce in the mash when we have lamb, and sometimes adding stuffing to the mash when we have chicken, i am stumped for ideas as what i can do to jazz up mash that i serve at mealtimes. Unfortunately, my lot wont eat rice, or pasta, my roasted potatoes are a major disaster, and theres…
