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Morrisons bone meat off shelf - Praise and Wow
Big big thank you to Morrisons - they are willing to bone meat that you buy as packaged on the supermarket shelf. For me it was a shank of lamb - guy took it opened it up, took out the bone, offered to de-fat and dice. Suggested took bones with me for stock and if not ready to do immediately I could freeze them. How good…
to what extend do you bulk buy
In Mr it's today they had a couple of my favourite products on off er - posh herbal tea bags and my favourite toothpaste- sad I know , anyway git me thinking how much do you bulk buy? For instance as the toothpaste is the cheapest I seen I wondered if I should buy say 19 tubes to last maybe a year ? I know it depends on…
PG Tips Pyramid Tea Bags 240 - £3 Asda
Asda have PG Tips box of 240 for £3, thought this was a good price. Also available online. http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml?cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-sna1-_-asdacom-dsk-_-hp#/product/394994 Official MoneySavingExpert insert: Asda's confirmed this offer's on until Wed 26 Mar in all stores and online. There's…
tresseme half price
Tesco are doing special offer on large Tresseme shampoo and conditioner, half price, now down to £2.49 a bottle. I particularly like the 'luxurious moisture' which really tames my wavy hair :j
Buying gift card in Sainsburys with nectar points?
Since you can no longer trade nectar points in for amazon vouchers I would like to buy an amazon gift card from Sainsburys and use my nectar points to pay. I've done this previously but was also buying groceries above the amount of the gift card. Does anybody know if you can just do a straight purchase for a gift card…
Food budgets
Hi Guys I am often reading posts saying that they have weekly budgets of £30-40 feeding a family of 3/4... my question is how. My weekly budget is circa double that, if not a little more. We buy everything on offer, take advantage of multi buys/price promos and have subbed from brands to supermarket brands and even value…
Gourmet Society Meat hamper £39 instead of £79.30 plus £18 worth of freebies
EXPIRES MONDAY http://www.westingourmet.co.uk/gourmetvarietyhamper/?utm_campaign=gourmethamperfeb2014&utm_source=gourmetsociety&utm_medium=email Got this in an email today, looks good! "Feed the family for less this March - 30 Gourmet Meals - Just £1.30 Per Portion" You get: * 1.2kg Luxury Corn Fed Chicken * 2x 6-7oz Irish…
Morrisons to cut prices..
…apparently http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/mar/13/morrisons-shares-profit-warning-supermarket-price-cutting
Half price Douwe Egberts in Co-op
This seems a good offer, Co-op are doing the £7.59 size Douwe Egberts jars of coffee for £3.79 until 11 March, if you have a coffee snob like my husband it's worth stocking up at that price :j www.co-operativefood.co.uk/deals Official MoneySavingExpert insert: The Co-op's confirmed Douwe Egberts coffee will be half price…
Reggae Reggae Tomato Ketchup
Just bought a 295g bottle of Reggae Reggae Tomato Ketchup for 25p from morrisons. SEL lists it at 25p too. Long date. Quick internet search reveals it's usually priced around £1.50.
How much do you spend on food per month?
Hi guys I reckon one of the main reasons for my debt is my inability to budget properly for spending on food & drink. I keep a very tight, disciplined budget for everything else, but for some reason I seem to always go over my £180/month food budget. I'm a single guy, aged 35, and have a funny feeling I shouldn't be…
Double nectar points on Sainsbury's shopping and fuel for a month
I'm a regular customer on the Sainsbury's ebooks site (and have spent a fiver there this month :-) ) - and just spotted this If you spend £5 on the site this month, you get double nectar points on shopping and fuel in Sainsbury's next month... http://www.sainsburysebooks.co.uk
Where can I buy malted brown bread?
Where can I buy malted brown bread? You know, the sort they use on M&S pre-packed sandwiches. Also Ginsters etc. No matter what brown bread I buy it never tastes as nice as the malted stuff they use on ready made sandwiches. Anyone know where you can buy it? I can't seem to find it anywhere!
Euthymol toothpaste - missing in action !
It's quite probably one of those Marmite things, you either love the taste of or hate. I love the taste of Euthymol, it just doesn't taste sugary. Down to last tube, can't find it in ASDA or Sainsbury's locally or big Tesco near my mother. According to MySupermarket, Euthymol is N/A at ASDA, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Superdrug,…
Sainsburies 26p Curry Sauce
Hi I was in Sainsburies tonight, and picked up their 'basics range' curry sauce. After looking at the ingredients, I thought I'd try it, out of curiosity. I didn't expect wonders, but it was actually quite pleasant. It even had some sultanas in it. Are any of the other basic range/white label curry sauces from the other…
life after 10p showergel, any sggestions?
Hello All, a few years ago, Sainsburys were doing there basics 300ml showergel for 10p a bottle. I purchased loads of this stuff, and now I have run dry. I went into the sainsbury's store today and discovered the same brand has now increased to 35p a bottle for 300ml. Asda is currently doing there showergel for 50p for…
Primula Cheese Spread - any good?
Was looking at something for rolls and sandwiches for a surprise party. Was wondering if it's any good?
Weetabix
I got Weetabix this morning in Morrisons, £4.19 for 72 pack (in the foyer as you walk in) It's the same price in Tesco & Asda for the 48 pack.
Aldi and Lidl food planning
Is there anyone who ONLY buys and plans their meals around Aldi and Lidl's special offers, esp the meat. For example, you know that next week Aldi will have chicken and pork on special. That means your family will have chicken and pork meals that week. Or is this quite common and Im just late to the game? :)
Buying a banana? Find one that’s fair
We go bananas for bananas in the UK, just but one in three sold here are Fairtrade. The Fairtrade mark ensures better prices and fairer rights for farmers and workers in the developing world. Goods often cost the same whether they're Fairtrade or not, so find out where to swap your shop for Fairtrade Fortnight and let us…

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