Food shopping & groceries

Ordered a Whoosh delivery of 20 items, minus the acceptable £2.99 delivery, the bill came to £56.25. Curiosity led me to put the same items in my Tesco basket and behold only came to £39.70. An increase of £16.55. This was minus three items the store did not show from a grocery search. Have I missed some small print that…

Have noticed tv ads for Lidl UK advertising weekly saving of £35 Also seen Lidl NI advert save £336 in the last four weeks.?

During my lunch break today I popped into Sainsbury's round the corner from MSE Towers and noticed that the mince pies have appeared on the shelves: I thought I'd have a look at how the £2.75 price compared to previous years, and it looks like the equivalent product was £2.25 in 2022. So that's an increase of 22 per cent…

Recipe change alert ! Used to be 99% Aberdeen Angus beef plus salt and pepper. Recipe has been changed very recently. Now 90% Aberdeen Angus beef plus water, onion, wheat flour (contains gluten), rice flour, salt, yeast extract (contains barley), dextrose, black pepper, black pepper extract. Price hasn't changed though 25p…

Over the past two weeks I've ate skinless chicken fillets already cooked, but they taste slightly cheesy, are they bad?? Don't seem to be ill and the chicken didn't smell and looked ok 🤔🤔 Just abit concerned of the cheesey taste 

MSE's just updated its blog: Find HIDDEN supermarket discounts in the ‘world foods’ section – up to 74% off herbs, spices, tinned goods & more Do you shop in the world foods aisle? What are your staples?

M&S Sparks Days out are running dining offers throughout September & October with national restaurant brands like Toby, Harvester, Browns and The Real Greek, offering anything from 25% off to free dishes. Check out their app today! or sign up via www.marksandspencer.com/JoinSparks

Just a warning to everyone. If you use your Co-op membership card in store, make sure that any discounts you are due are taken off at the till. On two separate occasions, my wife and I have bought things at are local Co-op that were supposed to be cheaper if you presented your loyalty card at the till. They didn't take the…

I recently bought a new bar of this soap (I lost the price!) & I notice the shape of the has changed - it is concave on the underside. The package looks the same, but the weight has reduced from 125g to 100g. Is this a new product in addition to the 125g bar or is it shrinkflation or what?

Went to do the monthly wine shop in Tesco today as their offer ends on the 18th. We bought 12 bottles, all yellow Clubcard price labelled, but didn't get the 25% off. The offer states:Buy 3 or more Save 25% Clubcard Price - Save 25% On Selected Wines When You Buy 3 + Bottles Have I misread the deal? 

I am a bit confused. Am I right that if you deposit 200 pounds you get 1 12 pound voucher and cannot get any other voucher so why would you put in 360 pounds?

Wasn’t sure where to post this, but I discovered the other day that Tesco give you up to 125 Clubcard points for eligible empty printer cartridges, which they then recycle. I got 250 extra points for my two HP ones. Better than a poke in the eye, as my mum would have said!

I’ve noticed apart from being pale, pallid and not browning when cooked. Tesco sausages now contain bamboo fibre!!! Incidentally they taste disgusting 🤢 can humans digest bamboo fibre? This product is probably a good example of UPF (ultra processed food) and how bad it is for your gut!

In Home Bargains today Cucumber Salmon 418g £2.79

Portugalia is a website specialising in Portuguese food. I use it to buy canned fish in bigger 120g cans e.g. tuna in oregano and olive oil 1.79, cod, garlic and olive oil 3.58, skinless & boneless sardines in Extra Virgin olive oil 2.48 Dried herbs and spices are way cheaper e.g. 5g bay leaves 84p, 14g ground cinnamon…

In a spirit of adventure I deviated from the Tesco meal deal this lunchtime on Canary Wharf to attempt the Amazon Fresh experience there. The instructions going into the store were clear: swipe your contactless on entry; pick up a paper bag; put your shopping into the bag; and on leaving the store your account will be…

I’m thinking of downshifting our washing powder to a value/ essentials one. Does anyone find them to be any good and which one do you use. Tesco Value Asda essentials Morrisons savers etc. I know it’s only £2-3 a box but that’s a lot of pennies if it’s not good at all so wanting to get opinions before I buy one. Thankyou. 

Morrisons failed to deliver my order on 5 June 2023. When I phoned, it took me 45 minutes to get a reply! They were unable to deliver order on that day. A refund of delivery charged was mentioned but not received. Attempts to contact them my emailing customer service and filling in online form have have received no reply.…

 Delivered prawn pasta ready meal 10 days out of date. Contacted customer services at Sainsburys who are looking into it but will there be a record of the expiry details their end? Still got the product and was hoping to try it in date. What will come of this? Surely they'll refund or replace at the very least? 

So I woke up and went to make a coffee, great no milk. I know prices on items are going up due to the war, but I was shocked when I went to get a 2 Litre bottle of milk and its normally 1.60 today it cost me 2 pound. curious to know on anyone else's prices and I hope I posted this in the right place.