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Heron Foods Latest Good Buys - Thread Two.
We've had a combined Heron Foods /Farmfoods freezer shops thread for some time, and it's been suggested that we have a separate Heron thread. So here it is! From the original post on Thread One (edited): I am lucky enough to have a branch of Heron Foods in my town. It's a discount freezer chain, similar to Farmfoods (but a…
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MSE News: Government plans 'deposit' scheme to...
Shoppers in England could face paying a deposit on drinks bottles and cans which is then repaid when they hand them in for recycling, under Government plans to tackle plastic waste...Read the full story: 'Government plans 'deposit' scheme to cut plastic waste' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the…
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MSE News: New collectible 10p coins launched
James Bond, fish and chips, a full English breakfast and the Loch Ness Monster are all featured on a new collection of 10p coins, which are available from today...Read the full story: 'New collectible 10p coins launched - featuring a full English breakfast, fish and chips and James Bond' Click reply below to discuss. If…
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How I saved £££ a month.. and how to save more?
Hi all, new guy here! I just want to go through all the steps I did to save my family hundreds of pounds per year by being savvy and getting rid of the stigma attached to buying "own brand" products. A little history of how we used to food shop: We live 30-40 seconds away from 3 takeaways, a small co-op, and 2 other local…
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MSE News:Waitrose unveils its new loyalty scheme
Waitrose will replace its 'pick your own' offer with a new scheme to send customers vouchers and offers through the post...Read the full story: 'Waitrose unveils its new loyalty scheme' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. MSE
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Vegan Shopping Best Buys
I've been vegan for 5 months now - and its not always easy to buy cheaply when you're buying mock meats and other dairy/egg substitutes. I tend to do my shopping at Aldi, and my top up shops at Tesco or Sainsbury's. Please use this thread to post any offers you find of food that is suitable for vegans - lets all save some…
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Wonky Veg
Is it just me or is this new craze for wonky veg just an excuse for supermarkets to pay less to the suppliers?
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Spam Button
Hi Everyone Just a quick reminder for long term users and a heads up for new users , If you spot any genuine Spam on this board, could you all please hit the spam button, this helps the forum team deal with it much quicker if we all work together to get it bashed. Please don't reply to the spam as this will just keep it at…
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MSE News: Tesco takes payments months later
Tesco has apologised to customers after taking up to three months to process some payments made in 300 of its Express stores - leaving some shoppers overdrawn...Read the full story: 'Tesco takes payments from customers' cards MONTHS after they went shopping'' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven!!!8217;t already,…
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MSE News: Spot the difference: Sainsbury's...
Sainbsury's has apologised after selling the same style of Valentine's Day card at two different prices - £2 for wives and £2.50 for husbands...Read the full story: 'Spot the difference: Sainsbury's Valentine's card for husbands pricier than for wives' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to…
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MSE News: 'Womble' pays 67p for a £41 shop
A savvy shopper who bagged £41 of shopping for 67p by 'wombling' for thrown away ASDA receipts aims to donate much of his hard-won hauls to his local foodbank and homelessness charities...Read the full story: ''Womble' pays 67p for a £41 shop' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Goodbye 7UP
Just a word of warning to anyone else who avoids artificial sweeteners and who relies on 7 Up when it is the only traditional choice at an ice cream van or a stall, all of whose drinks are stuffed full of aspartame, colouring et al. 7 Up, which was essentially just old fashioned lemonade, has been reformulated and in true…
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MSE News: 5p bag charge to include smaller stores
The 5p carrier bag charge is set to be extended to smaller stores under plans to tackle a 'throwaway culture' in a 25-year environment plan being published later this week...Read the full story: '5p bag charge to include smaller stores' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Iceland's Plastic - Free Pledge on all it's own label products
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42692642 https://news.sky.com/story/supermarket-iceland-vows-to-ditch-plastic-from-its-stores-in-five-years-11209621 Take their ready meals. They are in a board carton sleeve which is good, made of paper, but the problem is the black plastic tray. They going to replace that with a wooden…
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12 ways to STOP wasting food and drink
'Are you always throwing out food that's gone off? Back in November, it was claimed new food labelling guidance could save shoppers £1 billion a year by prolonging the lifespan of food and stopping edible items being thrown out. That's likely to be introduced later this year - but in the meantime we've 12 tips to help you…
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mysupermarket - price history
mysupermarket used to have a chart for each item, showing price changes over the last year. I can't see it any more - has this feature been removed? Any alternatives?
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Asda egg custard new recipe
What have Asda done to their egg custards . They are not sweet , very thick tasteless pastry , not filled enough and have grains of nutmeg on the top, and the twin/four packs have been put up by 20p . I had to return mine and thought it was a faulty batch at first,but was told that other people had complained about them .…
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MSE News: Co-op stores to sell food past its 'best before' date for 10p
The East of England Co-op is to start selling food past its 'best before' date for 10p...Read the full story: 'Co-op stores to sell food past its 'best before' date for 10p' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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MSE News: Shopping at Tesco this month? Your bill may be rounded up for charity
If you shop at Tesco over the next month, you may be asked if you want to round up your bill to the nearest 10p to raise money for Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation...Read the full story: 'Shopping at Tesco this month? Your bill may be rounded up for charity' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already,…
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MSE News: Food labelling shake-up 'to save shoppers £1 billion'
New food labelling guidance that could save shoppers £1 billion a year by prolonging the lifespan of food and stopping edible items being thrown out has been published today...Read the full story: 'Food labelling shake-up 'to save shoppers £1 billion' - are you keeping the right fruit and veg in the fridge?' Click reply…