Saving money in a true OS style...

Jo_R_2

We had planned to do a big online shop to cover our month's groceries to be delivered tomorrow morning, but upon sitting down to do four weeks' worth of meal planning, I realised this was going to be a LOT of work - for some reason meal planners always take me aaaages!

I debated with boyfy whether to still utilise the slot we had booked for a week's worth of shopping - as it is with Tesco on a Friday morning, it is £5.99 which I didn't know if I could justify. I couldn't find any codes for free delivery either.

Bear in mind this is with me being 9 days overdue with our second baby and the 'signs' having started last night, I was *still* prepared to go traipsing round the supermarket to save the delivery charge, even though all day today I have been getting early labour signs and would probably be walking round the aisles having contractions tomorrow in a bid to save myself £5.99...

Okay, so I know I have been getting into OS majorly but this is the sign of a true OSer is it not?! :rotfl:

lynzpower

5.99 is a lot of money. Id be doing the same lol

mollymunchkin

Maybe if your waters go in Tesco's you'll get some freebies. Or is that just an urban myth? Good luck for the impending birth, hope it's quick and easy.

redballoon_2

can you not ask anyone esle to get the essentials for you?

Ticklemouse

mollymunchkin wrote:

Maybe if your waters go in Tesco's you'll get some freebies. Or is that just an urban myth? Good luck for the impending birth, hope it's quick and easy.

Not in M&S. Do your shop in Tesco's quick, then dive into M&S until your waters break. They do give freebies (or they did when I was expecting) And no, I wasn't in M&S when the time came

PS Good luck

moggins

Nooooooo Do it in Mothercare - don't you get free nappies for a year?

LearningToSave.

a womans waters went in the tesco i used to work in and they gave her a huge load of babystuff and a years supply of nappies!!!!!!!!!

snoozer

With my DS my OH insisted on us traipsing round shops while I was having contractios. I kept telling him that he'd deliver the baby before he believed I was in labour. Lots of shopkeepers looked very alarmed when they saw me leaning on things huffing and puffing:rotfl:

Still managed to get to hospital with a couple of hours to spare.

chickadee

My SIL went into hospital to be induced. They did her obs then told her they would induce the baby a little later as they were short of staff and didn't want to start her off when there was no-one to look after her. After checking it was OK, both my brother and SIL went out for a coffee as they didn't get the opportunity to do it very often. As they already have a little girl they always had to take her with them and she doesn't sit still very long for them to enjoy a coffee in peace. I believe they did a bit of baby shopping whilst they were out. Then she went back to the hospital, she was induced and had a little boy a short while later. Now that is what I call cool!

doddsy

Jo-R - Good luck with your baby!

Npsmama (or anyone who knows!) please help me out, how do I find out how to use Tesco codes. Have looked on savacode, do you just click on the one you want and start shopping?

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Doddsy

Trow

Hmmm - ok, could that be a challenge?

A heavily pregnant woman goes into various shops with a water balloon under her dress Squeeze legs together and - freebies galore!

Would be interesting to see if you got away without actually saying your waters had broken, just let everyone make the assumption - that way you haven't lied....