Shopping on a very tight budget

tango

wow,thanks for even more suggestions,i have had so much good advice
Hope this thread helps others too :A

researcher

Have you checked that you are getting the best deal you can for your telephone/gas/electric/insurance? - I've saved £'s per month, just by going for the best deals.

taxiphil

JackieO wrote:

That is stealing, and I don't think that tango's kids want to see their mum get her collar felt.I think you must be joking taxiphil,at least I hope you are. :mad:

Nope, it's not stealing at all. When you go to the till and present your items, a contract is formed between buyer and seller. The buyer is asking the seller to give them a price for which they are happy to sell the items. If this price is mutually acceptable to both parties, the contract is formed. The fact that a shop chooses to put a rather dumb robot in charge of this is their fault, not yours.

Spendless

taxiphil wrote:

Nope, it's not stealing at all. When you go to the till and present your items, a contract is formed between buyer and seller. The buyer is asking the seller to give them a price for which they are happy to sell the items. If this price is mutually acceptable to both parties, the contract is formed. The fact that a shop chooses to put a rather dumb robot in charge of this is their fault, not yours.

Whatever category it comes under, quite possibly obtaining goods by deception. You will find it is illegal and you are likely to be in bother when caught.

tango

Have been thinking today re cat food,i have four cats :eek: and at the moment feed them Iams,i know this is expensive,but they do eat it all,and look good on it
What alternatives are there,does any one know if Iams make dried for anyone else?

aliwatts

tango wrote:

Have been thinking today re cat food,i have four cats :eek: and at the moment feed them Iams,i know this is expensive,but they do eat it all,and look good on it
What alternatives are there,does any one know if Iams make dried for anyone else?

Sorry I don't have any cats so can't give you any advice there. How does a cat look good on certain food? Baffles me !

researcher

tango wrote:

Have been thinking today re cat food,i have four cats :eek: and at the moment feed them Iams,i know this is expensive,but they do eat it all,and look good on it
What alternatives are there,does any one know if Iams make dried for anyone else?

I don't think they make for anyone else - but have a look through some of the freebe threads to see if you can get samples from elsewhere to try them on. (Or contact manufactures direct and ask!) I have a dog - and I've found Tesco's premium brand to be very good - I'd introduce a cheaper brand(s) into their Iams, little by little. My dog now eats a mixture from 8 brands, (depending what's on offer), all stores in a big sealed container - topped up as I find a bargain. He's in perfect health, and I do avoid food with colouring added. He is a fussy eater, and this way I don't have the problem of changing from one food to another.

bulchy

Hi Tango, if your gonna change the cat food, the best thing to do is compare the ingredients to a few different brands and see which matches Iams best, to make sure they dont get any upset tummies changing the food, like my 2 do. I've heard Pets at home's own dog food is ok, not sure on the cat food though, my 2 eat James Wellbeloved.They used to get pouches of Hi-life as a treat now and again, and last week I got them tins to see how they go, they love it but now one of my cats has terrible dandruff, and a few people have said its caused by poor diet, so it looks like I'm gonna have to go back to the Hi-life. My dogs are BARF fed, and the only way I could feed them cheaper would be if I sent them out to hunt there own food, just wish I could convince the cats how good for them this diet is
Sue

Sarahsaver

I would have fewer cats (or none :rolleyes:), or feed them on 'real' food rather than on processed cack. Wild animals manage without this that and the other added dried mixtures...
I have chickens, only because they pay their own keep by providing eggs, and its cheaper to get a new one than take them to the vet if anything is up with them. They are NOT pets LOL;)
I would suggest the cheapest tinned food you can find!

Prudent

tango wrote:

Have been thinking today re cat food,i have four cats :eek: and at the moment feed them Iams,i know this is expensive,but they do eat it all,and look good on it
What alternatives are there,does any one know if Iams make dried for anyone else?

Just before I went away last week the 1kg Iams was on bogof at Tesco. I don't know if it still is, but I stocked up. Cats are expensive to keep. I have two and see them as the 'luxury' item in my life. I get a lot of pleasure from having them though and am just glad I can budget in other ways.