Quick Questions on ANYTHING part 2. Please read first post for links to other threads

mrs.butler

Morning all, sorry to be a pain, but cannot find a post I was reading the other day. It was a list of general money saving tips, from cooking, cleaning, general economising. It was aout 200 pages long!!

Can anyone link me? xx

squeaky

Sheesh! We've got loads and LOADS and LOADS of threads like that.

Can you remember any of the words that might have been in the title?

Alternatively - have a look at "History" in your browser.

Here's a list of threads with "tips" in the title... tips threads here on Old Style MoneySaving

mrs.butler

Thank you, much appreciated. Cant believe I didnt think about checking my history!! Thanks again.

mary86_2

I have seen so many people on here say that they have their groceries delivered and wondered if they actually save money doing that.

This would be so useful to me but I feel that it would cost me more because of the delivery charge.

Can anyone explain this please.

Mary

squeaky

This varies a lot on where you are, who you are shopping with, and how much you buy.

Most stores will usually offer vouchers for free delivery for spends over a given amount (£50 or £75 etc...) or for deliveries at their quieter times such as mid-week.

The plus side is that you tend to stick to your shopping list and so not find, when at the checkout, that you've also popped in a dozen impulse buys as you went round round the shelves.

Minus... can't take advantage of the "whoopsies" shelf or yellow stickered things.

Plus... you don't get people running over your feet with their trolleys...

Minus... you can't check out the gorgeous singles whose trolley contents are a dead giveaway

quintwins

i like shopping online i like the fact that i can see my total and put stuff back i don't really need if it's too high, delivery is only £3 for asda or if you pick a wed/thur afternoon slot with tesco, really i'd spend that in desil driving there and back anyway, you can also see a list of offers so you don't miss out on ones that could benefit you just because you didn't need anything in that isle this time, i shop oline about once every 6 weeks, it's also useful for stocking up on heavy bits you don't want to have to carry

i do miss whoopsie shopping but havent had any great bargains lately anyway, when i have went in

CupOfChai

I shop online now only because where I live at the moment it is difficult for me to get to any of the big supermarkets unless you drive there, and I don't have a car. It'd cost me more in fares to go to the shop than the delivery charge is too, and it would be difficult to struggle back with that much shopping, or get back home in time before things started defrosting.

I never get any good whoopsies anyway, it's rubbish!

Savvy_Sue

I'd say, try online shopping and see how you get on.

My first attempts were disastrous, and I will never use Tesco again, although I persevered with them for longer than they deserved.

More recently I used Waitrose, but only for certain things - they don't have a delivery charge at all, and I never had any problems with them.

I have tried Ocado - their BIG advantage is that if they don't have it in stock, you know straight away, whereas with all the others then you order things and get substitutes. OK you don't have to accept the substitutes, but as my sister says, if you order a turkey, you want a turkey not the largest chicken they have! :rotfl:

It can take a while to get used to it, so I'd suggest trying it for a month before you decide whether or not it agrees with you. I had some odd sized tins because I couldn't work out what size things were, and there are the classics of ordering 6 lbs of something when you only wanted 6 individual things, but you do get the hang of it, and the price gives you a clue.

And :rotfl: at squeaky.

euronorris

Hi All,

I was wondering if there are any tips on how to remove caked on grease from a plastic cooking utensil. I've tried using a bicarbonate of soda and water paste, but it hasn't been effective. Should I be using the bicarb in a different way, or is there another solution?

Or, should I just give it up and replace the utensil? It's a rotater piece from an Acti-Fry (the bit in the middle which turns and in turn, moves the food around).

Thanks.

Justamum

euronorris wrote: »

Hi All,

I was wondering if there are any tips on how to remove caked on grease from a plastic cooking utensil. I've tried using a bicarbonate of soda and water paste, but it hasn't been effective. Should I be using the bicarb in a different way, or is there another solution?

Or, should I just give it up and replace the utensil? It's a rotater piece from an Acti-Fry (the bit in the middle which turns and in turn, moves the food around).

Thanks.

You could try soda crystals. Either soak it in a solution, or use the spray kind.