September 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

princess_leia_3

Hey you guys, I am kind of back after having my eyes lasered :eek: and as I had LASEK it takes longer to heal and so my eyes are still quite dodgy now and again and I can come on here and read a little and maybe do the odd post here and there before I get irritated eyes, also still light sensitive :cool: so the lappy is quite hard to focus on sometmes too!
For all those interested the actual procedure was absolutely fine, no worries about that at all

Unfortunately, I will have to declare that sept is out of control and lost count due to this, but I will be back again for OCT!!!
I won't be able to catch up on posts either sorry I did notice the new guidelines tho

So far, apart from my lost count of spending, I have managed (with hubbys help) to get the Christmas puds and cake made :T and I have just done my first ever lot of frozen mushrooms too :j

mumofjusttwo

Well I spent £6.20 today and need to add a Mr T shop to the list.

Flylady_Flower

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Anyone seen the new 'discount brands' in Tesco?? Was in a little one today that i dont usually go to and they had lots of advertising of these discount brands, dont know if this is their way of competing with lidl and aldi. None of the brands were ones i recognised, so they are obviously adding new lines to their shelves. Hmmm, they looked more expensive than value but cheaper than leading brand curiouser and curiouser.

Hi G&B - I was in Mr T's yesterday and noticed them - I was looking for the value bananas coz we get through so many and they don't do them any more aparently they only do the 'discount brand' - only had 6 bananas in it for 65p, so cheaper, but less in - not sure how that works out - I think some of it is replacing value lines - just rebranding and a ploy to make you think they are selling more cheap stuff? Not sure, will have to wait and see I think...

What annoys me is that they are sort of price matching their value ranges with the aldi/lidls stuff - 65p veg, etc, but the Aldi/Lidl stuff seems to me to be better quality - not value range, more like shops own range but same price as value - IYSWIM? Anyway, sorry to ramble - happy shopping...

brummiebabe

Haven't been able to post on here for a while as my PC had a virus - which I've now finally managed to sort!!!!!

So - my total spend so far for September is £376.55. This leaves me £23.45 to last until Wednesday (pay day & the start of my next month's challenge!) My spend did include a pair of shoes for my DD aswell...not really groceries, but needed!!!!

applemella

Does anyone know what the 50p deals are this weekend at Asda?or where I can find out what they are?
Thanks

perrywinkle

applemella wrote: »

Does anyone know what the 50p deals are this weekend at Asda?or where I can find out what they are?
Thanks

Hi,

1 litre orange juice - was 83p
250g beef mince - was £1.30
4 pack baking potatoes - was 72p
bananas per kg - were 77p per kg
454g (8) pork sausages - were £1.24
1 kg carrots - were 78p
800g tiger chest bread - was £1.09
1kg onions - were 87p
130g (10 slices) cooked chicken - was £1
130g (10 slices) cooked ham - was £1
250g butter - was 84p

HTH
Perrywinkle

egon

Hi all,

I found a place nearby, which delivers a half lamb and a half pig.

The prices are for the lamb £1.80/lb and for the pig £1/lb
Are this good prices or not?

KAAT_LADY

egon wrote: »

Hi all,

I found a place nearby, which delivers a half lamb and a half pig.

The prices are for the lamb £1.80/lb and for the pig £1/lb
Are this good prices or not?

Egon ,,,that seems a good price ,,but I dont really know,,

we are making mango chutney at the moment,,and the smell has permeated the whole house so all the windows are open now,,

Thanks periwinkle for the info on Mr As,,50p offers

just updating my siggie while I am here

see you later

KAAT xx

Coolmum66

Hi all

Cannot remeber the last time I updated my grocery spends - I've been sooooo tired lately.

So - to date this month, I have spent £81 from my £220 budget. Need to pick up some bits tomorrow - but am hoping for these to be less than £25.

My budget runs to 2nd Oct - so looking good!! Have to say am not missing the biscuits, choc and other junk I used to buy!

Take care all

Coolmum. xx

chocolateteddy

Hi there
Still have a week to go and not a lot left in budget. I think when I started grocery challenge I used to shop once a week and buy things I didn't necessarily need so overspent that way. But I have now found I am going into the shops too often and because of the offers on am buying more again (although no wastage yet!!) so need to get a happy medium, but I am grateful for all the tips as although I don't post very often I do read all posts so thankyou. I think I need to meal plan more!! I had to buy bread the other day and was atonished how much it had gone up Since I started GC I hadn't bought bread due to using my breadmaker.

I still have 7 green tomatoes on my one and only plant(DD bought it home from Brownies -had 6 or so lovely tomatoes so far ), is it a good idea to take them off and ripen indoors in case the cold gets to them or will they be alright outside still. Don't what to lose them as that wouldn't be very MSE!!
Right better go and mealplan me thinks