January 2010 Grocery Challenge

Sarah2490

Why are they all Mr????

poohbear59

After spending so much of my February budget already I really need to pull back on spending. I have had a good look through lots of cheap meals threads and written my menu plan.

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Sarah2490 wrote: »

Why are they all Mr????

Mr T should technically be Mrs T . As far as I Know it comes from a contraction of two names 'Tessa' and 'Cohen'

RuthG

budgeteer wrote: »

Mr T should technically be Mrs T . As far as I Know it comes from a contraction of two names 'Tessa' and 'Cohen'

Tesco – founder Jack Cohen – who sold groceries in the markets of the London East End from 1919 – acquired a large shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell. He made new labels by using the first three letters of the supplier's name and the first two letters of his surname.

Ruth

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BenW wrote: »

Tesco – founder Jack Cohen – who sold groceries in the markets of the London East End from 1919 – acquired a large shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell. He made new labels by using the first three letters of the supplier's name and the first two letters of his surname.

Ruth

OK, but apparently he may have told his wife Tessa that he named it after her - and I choose to believe that because it's nicer:D

BigMummaF

Sarah2490 wrote: »

Why are they all Mr????

Cuz they're crafty little blighters who are only after one thing..in this case, our money! :rotfl:

poppy-glos

two shops today and now i'm over budget...


my month doesn't end til 31st so still potential to be over more.


went to lidl today in lunchbreak, bought out shop of own brand diet cola as like it, save me much more money on 'the real thing', got enough for two weeks in case dd is ill again and have to shop (at five times the price approx) at mr t.
bought butternut squash and sweet potatoes for curry/soup in lidl today, when in mr t checked the prices for comparison and lidl much cheaper per kg on both.
also bought parsnips and leeks which seemed cheaper.
Also bought the lucious crusty croc cheese hearts which i've put away for when i have a treat craving, and bought kabanos (thinking of a rice dish at some point - then ate it with colleagues back at work!!:rotfl:. Good job i have had more nsd's this month as has made this not as bad as doing it more regularly.


went to mr t on way home, lots of once reduced whoopsies, left them where the are, might go back at 8 to see if they've been reduced again.. alot of bread and veggies reduced:j.
also looked at the yellow sticker frozen section tonight, bought frozen broccolli florets at 85p for 907g, big pot toffee icecream reduced from 3£ to 75p, and cottage pie portion reduced to 34p.
Also bought own brand basic fromage frais 6 for 45 p, dd usually has frubes in her lunchbox but while its cold weather i'm going with these and a spoon, once hot again might revert to the more expensive frube tubes as can freeze them and more appealing and nicer for summer lunchbox than a warm (non prefrozen) pot.

Well done everyone

poppy x

RuthG

budgeteer wrote: »

OK, but apparently he may have told his wife Tessa that he named it after her - and I choose to believe that because it's nicer:D

Guess there's no harm in believing what you want to, but he had two wives (one after the other) and neither was called Tessa. First was Sime Zamremba and the second was Sarah Fox. The elder daughter of Mr Cohen and his second wife is Dame Shirley Porter.

Ruth

Sarah2490

That was the kind of answer I thought I'd get

tallullahbelle

Went to shops today for milk and bread- left Mr/ Ms/ Miss/ Mrs T's £10.04 lighter... declaring £343.32 for Jan... Won't spend any more now until Mon when my nxt month starts (1st-28th)... Hoping to get away with £300 for Feb but that does include half term so got the kids here to drain the fridge and cupboards for me...