If things get tougher?

ceridwen

mardatha wrote: »

ty My benefit was messed up and for a month we have been £35 a week short...so it's not a good time for us to re-stock. Sods law. I wish they'd get it sorted... Also we're with the RBS , thank goodness they seem fixed, but I wonder if they will have a wee "holiday" until things get re-organized?
Ceridwen, DON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE . And practice a disguise !...and tinfoil on your head when using the phone !!

Well....dark glasses dont do it.......anyone got a spare yashmak + that face-covering bit?:D

parsonswife8

brila wrote: »

Sainsburys basics tinned toms are 21p (were still that price this morning, but don't try my local store, ahem...) .

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You didn't, did you????

Yes, you did!

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brila

parsonswife8 wrote: »

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You didn't, did you????

Yes, you did!

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Well, they only had 15 tins... The stock control at our local store is pants - they have empty shelves everywhere. I can't imagine what it will be like when the transport/banking system collapses.

parsonswife8

We often have the same problem re empty shelves, in Tesco and Sainsburys.

Hence, me becoming a squirrel!

MIL is even worse then me and she's on her own.

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mardatha

I read Nella Last's War ages ago and then recently got it on ebay, I never ever knew there was a Peace book as well. I am not into cooking but I did like her a lot , she was a good lady.

Charis

With the amount of stockpiling we are doing, supermarket shares must be at a record high! I remember during the last big recession, when house building had ground to a complete standstill, the only new properties being built in the London area were out of town shopping centres and Mr T's new stores.

ceridwen

Oh well....if all else fails...its back to barter. At least we understand that. Derivatives....oooh my head hurts...

At least we have LETS there already.......so there is a barter scheme there ready for an inrush of new members if its needed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Exchange_Trading_Systems

Charis

mummysaver wrote: »

Well off I trundled to Mr T's yesterday, clutching my shopping list, and I nearly keeled over by the tinned toms, they were 26p instead of 19p - needless to say I came back without them!

Inspired by this stocking-up thread I thought I would do an online shop and try to cram some more food in my store. It's getting like Alice in Wonderland in Tesco. A tin of Napolina tomatoes is now only 2p less than a pound of pork sausage meat. I ordered the sausagemeat. I made pork and herb 'burgers' from it last time and they were tasty. Freeze well, too. I just mixed in a few herbs and shaped them in flour. I think I got six per lb/£1 but we've eaten the evidence, so can't check

D&DD

Charis wrote: »

Inspired by this stocking-up thread I thought I would do an online shop and try to cram some more food in my store. It's getting like Alice in Wonderland in Tesco. A tin of Napolina tomatoes is now only 2p less than a pound of pork sausage meat. I ordered the sausagemeat. I made pork and herb 'burgers' from it last time and they were tasty. Freeze well, too. I just mixed in a few herbs and shaped them in flour. I think I got six per lb/£1 but we've eaten the evidence, so can't check

ooh they sound nice Charis I've got some sausagemeat knocking around in the freezer,think I'll give those a go,never thought to make burgers with it thankyou! :T

painted_lady

Tinned toms were 19p in Lidl last week (plum) and chopped 21p. I got passata for 30-something pence too.