July 2008 Grocery Challenge

gunsandbanjos

NSD for me today, having leftover pasta for lunch and whoopsied chicken kievs for dinner. Not had a chicken kiev in ages! Am trying to resist eating all my iced buns. The cinnamon ones are yummy, may put cinnamon in the actual dough next time.

susan946

Did my first shop of the new budget yesterday - chaotic day so didn't post!!!:eek:


Went to Mr T armed with vouchers including notw, list, and DH. Looked through the list and was sure I had about £40 worth of things to buy plus DH is a monster for dropping extras in the trolley although I gave him strick instructions that this trip was to be on a needs-only basis!! When I got to checkout with value items instead of normal brands and great restraint on the part of DH, I had only spent £25.44!! Couldn't use voucher!! Felt really disappointed. The freezer is bursting at the seams so I can't buy any more perishables so now have to decide whether to go to see Mr T again and stock up on cleaning bits and washing stuff or whether to leave it. :undecided Probably will go back as it will save in the long run.

We are planning to go to France on Sunday for three weeks so so will then be buying over there but it will still come out of GC. The freezer there is run down because if there is a power cut which trips the switch while we are here all is spoiled.

JayJay - congrats on wedding anniversary

hev - hope your headache is better.

Hope you all have a good day.

Flylady_Flower

savingfortravel wrote: »

Hi Everyone!!
Mum and I had a great whoopsie hunt
(Off topic: The woman at school is being so nice now.. its freaking me out...)

SFT

Hi SFT
Well done on the whoopsie hunt - very impressed - as for the woman in school - perhaps she's been reading this and has realised how upsetting it is for you?
On a similar subject, are Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda reading our posts too... seems they don't like us shopping at Lidl and Aldi eh! well, tough, you need to lower your prices for more than a few days to make me shop with you again.....
Ooooh, better watch what we say on here eh!, seems we are changing things out there in the real world.....:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

busy_mum_4

:j Good afternoon, to answer a question that was asked quite a few pages ago, yes Asda are still doing 2 4 pint cartons of milk for £2.

Also in asda last night I spent £5 that I hadn't budgeted for as they had reduced due to be discontinued, their 500ml bottles of fairy liquid. (Fairy naturals grapefruit & garden mint anti bacterial action) down to 50p a bottle and I couldn't leave the last ten bottles sitting on the shelf at that price, so I had all of them. Hopefully they have stilll got some some in stock for other people to grab a bargain.:j

superflygal

Hi folks, just WALKED to Morrisons (very MSE) and spent another £5.75. Mainly on basics range. Hopefully have enough food now for week.

Growing own lettuce, but only get enough for 1 portion a week!

Is anyone growing their own fruit/veg?

SFG x

superflygal

RE the whoopsie hunts. My local sainsbury used to be ace for bargain meals/meat and fish. Used to be able to get the guy with the gun to mark goods right down to 10p-20p.

HOWEVER. Obviously, they have had a staff meeting, cos i asked the gun guy the other day to reduce my basket, and he was really apologetic and said they had been told not to reduce from the basket, only from the shelves.

Its like a rugby scrum when the scanner guy is by the shelves, and with my little one, it gets a bit hairy!!

So boo hoo. Making my own cheapo food now! PLEASE BRING BACK THE DEALS MR. S!

SFG x

Kaz2904

Well I wont be doing the moussaka for tea tonight because DH picked up a pizza last night. So it will be pizza and salad for tea. Maybe with potato wedges.
I'm so excited, my blueberries are ripening up in the garden. I've had 3 so far but now there's 3 or 4 all ripening at the same time.
I'm out for the day tomorrow for DS's preschool trip. I'm not really looking forward to it much cause I'm working tonight and tomorrow night so I'm going to be hanging on Saturday morning. Never mind- it wasn't too expensive- £10 for both of us including transport. So I think they must have subsidised it.
Will need to go to Mr T later to get picnic stuff and cheese. It's BiL's birthday today and he wants an Ipod so everyone's clubbing together for it. That means no actual present to open though so I think I will make him some biscuits or cakes to open on Saturday when we see them. Not too expensive and a bit of a treat!

betterlife

hi just to let all you o/s, money savers, people on grocery challenge etc that nappies are a 1/3 off at sainsburys, as far as i know all brands , i just bought sainsburys own explorers normally £4.00 ish for £2.64. certainly will help with my budget this mth, i think its on til 29th july.x

betterlife

just to let everyone know sainsburys have all nappies a 1/3 off. my daughters usual explorers were down to £2.64 instead of £4 ish hope this helps someone. x

Pink.

Hi betterlife,

As this is already posted on the Grabbit board I've moved your post into the Grocery Challenge so that everyone there will see it.

Pink