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Lidl Plus - benefits being watered down from September
Old Lidl plus scheme allowed £12 off over the month (and a free pastry) if you spent £200 in the month. At £50 spend = free pastry At £100 spend = £2 off coupon At £200 spend = £10 off coupon We normally managed to spend at least £200 a month on food shopping and so would typically get back £12 each month. From September:…
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Discuss the 'Boots Advantage Card tips' guide
We've written a guide to boosting Boots Advantage Card points and would appreciate your feedback. How did you find the info? Was it useful? Do you have any other tips you'd add? Thanks for your help! MSE Sarah
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Nectar Points Devalued
Just had notification that the value of nectar points are being reduced with need to spend £2 to collect 1 point instead of £1 per point. Excellent timing nectar as we go into cost of living crisis you reduce value of points by 100%.
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Home Bargains / B&M
I really must learn to check out my local B&M store before I shop at Iceland next door to it. Uncle Sams stir fry sauce - £1.29 at B&M The identical product at Iceland - £1.89.............D'OH....as Homer Simpson would say.
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best way to use a LOAD of Nectar points?
Over the years I've collected and ended up with 70k Nectar points. I used to spend them on the double deals thing (and still have a stock of kettlers and toasters!) but they discontinued that! All of the main spending deals seem... a bit weak :-) Any tips for the best way to splash a lot of Nectar? Or use it more wisely?
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Sainsbury's Nectar, Smart Shop and So-Called Deals
Went to a different Sainsbury's store than usual, using their app - "Smart" shop. Bought crumpets (50p) and charged for Crepes (£1.75) but didn't realise until I got home. Rang Sainsbury's 0800 phone number (their complaints email no longer works) and was told the only way to get this sorted would be to return to the…
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Aldi watery tinned baked beans
Worst tinned baked beans I have ever bought. Everyday essentials baked beans from Aldi. Watery and tasteless at 21p, you have got to expect it. But Asda and Iceland at 25p a tin. It's definitely worth the extra 4p. I'll not be buying them from Aldi anymore.
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My Nectar Prices
Nectar card holders can now get personalised discounts of up to 30% off certain items in their Sainsbury's shop when they use its 'scan and go' service in store. But you can't currently get the offers when you shop online at the supermarket. Read the full story here: 'Nectar card holders can now get personalised discounts…
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My Morrisons new style card
Well, that’s me told! What a rude woman that was. Background is I haven’t been in my local Morrisons petrol station for quite a while as their fuel this last year or so is always at least 2p per litre dearer than Tesco but before that I was a regular fuel buyer and often bought a sandwich meal deal for lunch. I always…
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Virgin Red Points Sale
Does anybody know how often virgin red have a sale, switched a bank account to them for the wine offer and at the time 12 bottle cases of wine were 16000 points in sale normally 19000. Of course the sale ended before my switch this April and was hoping another would be along soon but nothing so far
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I am constantly being overcharged!
Asda, Lidl, Aldi, no matter who! I am constantly being overcharged. Today Bacon at a self service Its cost me £10 to date! Self service isnt supposed to be able to do that but it has! So what's going on with Technology. To me it seems poinless using it as its worse than human error!
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Iceland Bonus Card
Does anyone understsnd the Iceland bonus card? I thought it was like a Tesco card, but I've just signed up for one and it serms to want me to load money onto it, like a gift card. I've looked for info on the Iceland website, but it's really not clear to me. Can anyone explain it?
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Tesco vouchers / delivery saver FYI
Had an email notifying me that Tesco vouchers from November 14th shall only be worth the face value of the Tesco voucher rather than being able to use as a reward which x3 the amount. This is so far only applicable to delivery saver.
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Ocado Star Reviewer
Is anyone here an Ocado Star Reviewer? Just wondering how often you get asked to review products. I was invited to join in December and reviewed some products but nothing heard since. Thanks
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Tesco Delivery Saver Reward Partner Codes
For two years I've been using my Tesco Clubcard vouchers for payment towards their delivery saver (3x value) but I received an email from Tesco today saying that this perk is coming to an end. Ah well, it was good while it lasted... "We wanted to let you know about the changes we're making to the value of your Delivery…
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MSE News: Iceland now offers interest-free loans if you're struggling with the cost of living
Iceland has begun offering interest-free loans of up to £100 to those struggling with the cost of living, with the money to be used on your Iceland shop. But - as with any borrowing for everyday living expenses - be careful as you may get stuck in a cycle of debt... Read the full story: 'Iceland now offers interest-free…
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Have you noticed supermarket value brands being axed recently?
It's something that The Grocer has done an investigation on, something BBC Radio 4's PM programme noticed last night and I have noticed as of late, anyone else noticed that the range of value brand products in supermarkets reduce as of late at the worst possible time for hard-pressed consumers? I have noticed this happen…
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What's the weirdest substitute item you've been sent?
We recently spotted a mum explaining the odd substitute she received in her home delivery food shop. Instead of being sent a number five candle, she received a two, a two, and a one! (Read the full story here.) This got us wondering, what are the strangest substitutes you've ever received in your home delivery?
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ASDA EXPRESS same day delivery
Brand new from my local store is ASDA EXPRESS. You add things to your basket and pick an EXPRESS slot during checkout. I ordered at 08:56 and the order arrived at 10:05. £8.50 and delivered by Uber. Limit to how many items you can have delivered. I didn't get the pillows that I had ordered but no subs and everything else…
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Problems with Evri (formerly Hermes) food deliveries
I ordered airdried pork snacks and chicken snacks from Protermars and the Evri tracking didn't work. Protermars chased and told me that the order was at the local Evri depot. Didn't get a knock on the door, text, email so I emailed Protermars on Friday and discovered that the order had been delivered to neighbours on…