Food shopping & groceries

During the pandemic we could not go out.Instead of a free Xmas dinner employees were given pre cash loaded supermarket cards as a Xmas gift. I found it useful.I do not always carry my credit card as it might get stolen and misplaced.However here is the thing. Sainsbury has a cash expiry of a one paltry one year. Aldi goes…

I've used Lurpak Spreadable slightly salted for years and lately I've noticed it's changed.Taste wise it seems OK but it has become hard to spread, it seems more oily. It won't stay on the knife or on the bread it has a weird texture.Obviously they have cheapened the recipe although they tell me they haven't.Has anyone…

I bought some chicken legs at Morrison and after I broke the seal and cooked one I put the rest in the freezer . When I got another frozen one out and thawed it it weighed 300g raw. But after cooking in the oven it weighed 150gm. Is this normal? There was no added water declared on the label

I was browsing for some after sun and it came up cheapest on Amazon fresh at 70% off! I then noticed all these cheap branded foods that are available for delivery to my home. Added them to my basket but not sure why they are so cheap! Any ideas? 

Hi guys, This is probably a silly daft question, but how else can i get my food shopping as i am sick to death of walking around supermarkets , its so time consuming and I've had enough as I've been doing it for twenty years and all supermarket deliveries are terrible (understatement), they pick your food where everything…

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I read about an app that allows you to buy discounted food from supermarkets that would otherwise be thrown away. I thought this was a great idea, so I downloaded and started using it. My local deli was on it and I bought £12 worth of food for just £4. But then I started to…

I've been using smart shop for a number of years without problem. Recently, when i go to pay, I've been "randomly" selected for a check. This now happens every other time I go shopping. The store manager says he can't help because it's smartshop that decides who gets selected. I've contacted smartshop directly who've told…

Hello So, I regularly by a meal deal from the co-op With a member's card, the meal deal is £3.50 I noticed a couple of times that I was charged more than £3.50 for the exact same things that I buy at least once a week. The person at the checkout kept telling me that the discount had been applied, but she wasn't able to…

A comment on the Aldi/Lidl thread got me thinking, which ‘use within X weeks’ instructions do you abide by? I only noticed the other day that our ketchup says ‘use within 8 weeks’ and I’ve had it in the fridge for about 6 months. The tartare sauce advises 4 weeks. It tends to take me 8 weeks to get through a small jar and…

Thought it was a good idea. I'd move everyday spending money to a Pay+ card rather than having every pub transaction, bar of chocolate from Tesco etc going through my main bank account and it helps me budget. And I get a payment card that automatically acts as a Clubcard. Or does it......? There's no barcode on it so it's…

It seems like I only have to blink and the price of Olive Oil has gone up again. So I thought I'd list all the Olive Oil Offers that I could find. Carapelli Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml was £9 now 8.50 to 15/04/24 Sainsbury's Filippo Berio Il Rustico Unfiltered Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L was 13.80 now 11.99 to…

You might not be seeing them yet, if you buy shrink-wrapped 6 x 500ml packs of Evian, but tethered plastic bottle caps have appeared on bottles in 24 x 500ml boxes. I find them irritating and emailed Evian. From July 2024, the European Union will require all plastic bottles under 3 litres, to have tethered caps. So this…

Arnott's TimTams are now available in some Waitrose stores, in Original and Chewy Caramel flavours. There's an offer on until 21 May, £2 saving 50p. 

I’ve tried Tesco and sainsburys own brand non bio powder but they both form large clumps in the draw. Wondered if anyone could recommend a good one that’s well priced please and doesn’t clump and good on skin? Trying to cut down on plastic use hence move to powder!

So only on fresh produce

Hi, I wondered if anyone else receives Club card coupons from Tesco that are totally inappropriate? For the second time I have received £18 off a £120 shop and 2 x £12 off a £120 shop, but as 2 people living on our pensions we can’t make use of them! I have asked them to send us more appropriate coupons but have had no…

Flora "Skip the cow" advert?? I always thought "Flora" (= "Plant Life" by definition) margarine was made from vegetable oil, but the new advert implies that was never true and only true of the new flora. Am I missing something or have flora been misrepresentating themselves for the last 60 years (launched 1964)

If you've got a Tesco Clubcard, check when your vouchers are due to expire as there's just four weeks left to spend or extend nearly £17 million-worth before they run out on Friday 31 May. In addition, more than £27 million in 'Reward Partner' codes – vouchers that have been exchanged to spend at various third party…

I noticed this offer when I was in the branch this morning and it's also available on their website here Frozen fruit | Sainsbury's (sainsburys.co.uk). I couldn't see how long it lasts for so snap it up while you can. PS I definitely recommend the Stamford Street Berry Mix 1Kg bag, it includes strawberries, blackberries,…

As you can see from photo the advertised priced starts at £12.99 reduced by 23% = £9.99 but the product price is £11.99