What frugal find came your way today?

OrkneyStar

the_cake wrote: »

I wombled a receipt from Mr T ... no Clubcard used, and nearly 200 points up for grabs! Now on mine. How can people not use a Clubcard when they spend so much at T's ??

Was this your receipt ? -confused by word wombled!

mcculloch29

I believe that 'wombled' receipts are those picked up as litter. The name comes from the 70s TV cartoon characters who pick up litter, The Wombles.

Today's Frugal Finds - a FREE coffee filter machine from Argos, when I used a £5 voucher to get a £4.99 coffee machine in the sale (orig. price £14.99) for zilch.
Also used a half-price coupon in Wilko's to get an 18 wash bottle of Persil Small and Mighty for £1.79.
Two lovely green/blue unbreakable wine glasses half - price as well. Lots of reductions in Wilko's kitchen dept.

Living_proof

Before I went shopping I put a whole chicken in the slow cooker and it's the first time I have tried this. I read various suggestions and faffed around putting the chicken on foil placed on upturned butter dish on the bottom of the slow cooker. This is so that the chicken doesn't sit in liquid and you can use the foil at either side to lift the bird whole when cooking is complete.

Whilst shopping in a charity shop I noticed a brand new boxed item which is a silicone roast sling which is designed to lift and drain a roast and can withstand temps. up to 230C. I had never seen one before but I thought it was worth the £3 I paid for it and will use on on the next attempt and save a lot of fiddling about. It's even dishwasher proof!

Gemmy_2

- 2 free mini chocolate muffins at work
- A lovely walk with the dog (we found a new walk today - it feels like
we're at the beach)
- free promotional items - mug/pen/chapstick coutesy of work

unfortunetly i couldn't find a maid, i'm pretty sure i'll have to clean the house.

marmiterulesok

I've been given two huge marrows.They should make 10-12 medium jars of jam.

Guess what I'll be doing on my days off!

smartcat04

Just got back today from a few days in London and a friend of mine has been flat sitting with her little girl for me. She's left half a bottle of wine, nearly a full box of fish fingers, 3 boxes of microchips, nearly a full 4 pint carton of milk and half a box of coco pops!
Plus mum gave me a packet of sausages she got reduced today.
Shouldn't need to shop for a few days.

angeltreats

1080 Recipes - lovely big fat posh book of Spanish recipes. It's been on my Amazon wishlist for a couple of years but nobody bought it for me and I could never justify buying it for myself.

Found it, brand new, in a charity shop today for £1.50!

I'm afraid I snatched it up quite rudely before anyone else could beat me to it

skintbint_2

well pleased today, two warburtons loafs, 2 packs pitta bread, 2 packs mr kippling amond slices for the grand total of 76p! popped into t's to do a bit of shopping DS and DD both having sleepovers tonight and no bread on special on the way in but on the way out noticed that there were stacks so just had to pop shopping in the car and go back! well certainly wont go to waste in my house think DS is about to have a growing spurt - he' eating me out of house and home at the minute!
Also got two large chickens off sister yesterday - she lives near a chicken factory which has a factory shop, boxes of 6 for £6! brilliant must be about 4lb in each so chicken last night and stripped the bones tonight and had a chicken curry with the 8p Tesco value curry sauce so tonights tea for 8p and a handful of rice, allotment tomorrow for spring onions, lettuce, and anything else that may be ready!

TravellingAbuela

I have been on the look-out for a new fruit bowl for quite some time and yesterday afternoon I spotted one in a charity shop window! Just what I wanted too! It looked brand new and still had the sticker on the bottom (from The Pier - alas one of the casualties of the recession) It cost more than I wanted to pay really (£5.99) but a heck of a lot less than I would have paid for a new one. And it looks lovely packed with fruit. So I am well pleased!

toddles*

TravellingAbuela wrote: »

I have been on the look-out for a new fruit bowl for quite some time and yesterday afternoon I spotted one in a charity shop window! Just what I wanted too! It looked brand new and still had the sticker on the bottom (from The Pier - alas one of the casualties of the recession) It cost more than I wanted to pay really (£5.99) but a heck of a lot less than I would have paid for a new one. And it looks lovely packed with fruit. So I am well pleased!

Good find, and you have contributed to charity win-win.

I was given a huge mixing bowl full of ripe cherries from my uncle from his garden. delish. Going to eat a load today, then stone and freeze for cherry pie - yum