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Food shopping & groceries

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🛒 Useful Forum threads from this board: * Driving to different supermarkets to save? * The Great ‘shrinking food and other items’ Hunt * Reduced bargains and yellow stickers shopping * Comparing the rising cost of milk Spotted any other interesting food shopping/groceries threads? Let me know! 🍽 Official…
What's the strangest / quirkiest vending machine you've seen?
I was at a suburban railway station yesterday that had a vending machine selling frozen ready meals: These days I know it's fairly common in rural areas for farms to have vending machines for dairy products and fresh fruit/veg. I've even seen a vending machine for farm-fresh milk in quite an urban shopping centre. 20 years…
ASDA Pricing model
I get the feeling that asda have done something to their pricing. Im sure that before most of the prices ended in a 5, 0 or 9 but nowadays it seems that they are all mixed up like £2.57 or £1.03 this makes it hard for me to compare prices and to keep a mental track of how much i am spending as i go around the shop Am i…
Good and Bad Buys at Lidl and Aldi stores (***Please don't expire***)
This is the new Lidl and Aldi buying thread. Please report any good/bad deals, good/bad offers and good/bad products. The old thread can be found here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5960153/good-and-bad-buying-at-lidl-and-aldi-please-dont-expire#latest
Tesco home deliveries - are they dumping short-dated stuff on customers at home?
Yet again a load of short-dated produce this morning, all Best Before 13 July (tomorrow). Makes an absolute mockery of Tesco’s claims that their pickers always select the best items and the longest dates. Happens very regularly, and my guess is that pickers are being instructed by store managers to get rid of the short…
Sainsbury's gift card conversion to coupon bug
I regularly convert a £400 Sainsbury's gift card to coupons on my grocery account because I get 5% off the gift cards with my work scheme. I've always been suspicious that I'm missing coupons here and there and not realising. A few months ago, I finally decided to check, I added up the coupons and it was only £330, £70…
Sainsbury's coupons not refunded automatically for grocery orders with cheaper substitutes
I found this out from a Facebook post and went to look on my Sainsbury's receipts, only to find, it had happened to me too! If you use coupons to buy Sainsbury's shops, to the point where the shop is basically all coupon, a few quid cash, if they can't fulfill a particular item and replace with significantly cheaper, they…
Reduced store times
I was wondering when different stores reduce there food items , from M&S to Aldi as I saw somewhere that M&S have it first thing on opening but wanted to see other information as I know here can be a font of information
Toilet roll - I think I need a testing nerd lol
Has anybody ever actually done any testing on the genuine 'best value' toilet roll? They all look pretty much the same on the shelf but; Some have smaller inner tubes, so more sheets per same size roll Some are thicker sheets, or better quality sheets, so you use fewer sheets per 'visit' So it's not just a case of buying…
Asda overcharging policy
Do Asda still give a £2 gift voucher if you are overcharged for something?
Minerals in bottled water
Reading the label of bottled water ( Buxton and Nestle Pure Life in this case but the question applies to all ) I wondered whether the listed minerals are of more 'benefit' than those in tap water.
Clubcard Challenges
Anyone else doing these? Currently I qualify for 600 points or £6 in vouchers. If I spend £44 on certain items in the next two weeks, this increases to 2950 points or £29.50 in vouchers. As I have two easyJet holidays to pay for this means I get £59 off. I'm sure I could get even more. I haven't actually bought anything I…
Glenryck pilchards in tomato sauce
Where have they gone? Been to all supermarkets in my area. Been like this for a month now. Any supermarket you know they are selling them?
The Foodbank Donation Thread
Welcome to The Foodbank Donation Thread How can we maximise contributions to foodbanks, while keeping it MoneySaving? ------------------------- A note: this post does not seek to pressure people into donating to food banks. Not everyone is in the position to be able to donate alongside providing for their own family,…
Complete savings
Hello, I am thinking about taking complete saving cashback scheme for shopping, mostly for Asda. Is it possible to get 10% cashback at Asda for every shop? Otherwise is it possible to buy gift cards for Asda at 10% discount?Thank you very much
Roughly £40 quid of food for a tenner - Community Grocery Stores
If you happen to live near one of these Community Grocery Stores I strongly recommend joining. We save LOT on the weekly shop.. Mostly in the West Midlands , with some stores in the North East https://communitygrocery.org.uk/our-locations/ Its only £5 to become a member for a whole year... We've found the quality of food…
MSE News: Asda launches first-ever loyalty scheme offering discounts on groceries
Asda has rolled out its 'Asda Rewards' loyalty scheme nationwide after trialling it in a small number of stores in England. The move means shoppers across the UK can now earn money-off vouchers to use towards their shopping at the supermarket chain. Read the full story: 'Asda launches first-ever loyalty scheme offering…
Where to buy americano coffee sachets?
Hi all I am having trouble finding americano coffee instant sachets? Can anyone maybe give me a link to a sainsburys etc to some as I can't find any. Need one that has 2 espressos in it, rather than just 1. Anyone help appreciated.
Sardines (tinned)
I hope this is the right board, please feel free to relocate it. I would be interested to know which brand or any (tinned) fish contains the highest level of calcium, please.
Tesco - every penny helps . . . . themselves!
When I buy loose veg etc at Tesco I weigh my selections and print out the labels. THEN I put the produce into one of the 30p bags I purchased to do my bit for recycling. But of late I have noticed when I get to the checkout the barcode is ignored, the produce is weighed & the price is a penny higher than on the label. In…
where can i buy bulk cheap powdered eggs?
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