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  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,937 Forumite
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    gentlepurr wrote:
    cant see how you can possibly make that last a month bs! one loaf of bread?

    It says on the first post that I go back to re stock up on bread, milk, fruit and vegetables.
    gentlepurr wrote:
    and if youre looking to do as much as possible for as little as possible, why not have value ice cream and dress it up with something out of the cupboard?

    Well I usually make my own ice cream but I fancied a change this month.
    gentlepurr wrote:
    and why not make your own profiteroles, cheaper, and fun for the little ones to do.

    Because I don't know how. Anyone got a recipe?
    gentlepurr wrote:
    88p for 4 potatoes? why not buy a big bag for a quid? four steak portions for £6 or more? i got 12 for £4.40 the other day.

    Because if I buy a big bag of potatos they all start sprouting and going off before I get chance to use them. Plus I like baking potatos.
    gentlepurr wrote:
    sorry, i just cant see it.
    Why don't you give it a go?
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  • wigginsmum
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    black-saturn has also commented on another thread that she and her kids have problems digesting some vegetables, so maybe 4 potatoes is all they need at that particular time.
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  • black-saturn
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    Well about 10 actually is what I would use in a month.
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  • gentlepurr
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    black-saturn wrote:
    It says on the first post that I go back to re stock up on bread, milk, fruit and vegetables.



    Well I usually make my own ice cream but I fancied a change this month.



    Because I don't know how. Anyone got a recipe?



    Because if I buy a big bag of potatos they all start sprouting and going off before I get chance to use them. Plus I like baking potatos.


    Why don't you give it a go?

    because i'm not made of money! i couldnt possibly afford it.

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  • pawpurrs
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    frizz_head wrote:
    I have started to do all my shopping at Iceland now, after a friend told me about their Aloe Vera washing powder for 99p - its brilliant. Although I am not too good at meal planning beyond one day :o, do you think it is possible to do the same for Iceland BS as it would help me heaps now that the school holidays are upon us.

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    What size washing powder is that for 99p, sounds good.
    Pawpurrs x ;)
  • frizz_head
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    pawpurrs wrote:
    What size washing powder is that for 99p, sounds good.
    1065g (20% extra free) box. Ok, not mega cheap, but the fragrance is fab, and compared to my usual Persil tablets, a fab saving. Its called 'Easy' Aloe Vera.
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  • black-saturn
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    pawpurrs wrote:
    What size washing powder is that for 99p, sounds good.
    They are the same ones that they sell in Poundland.
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  • frizz_head
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    black-saturn wrote:
    They are the same ones that they sell in Poundland.
    Only they are a penny cheaper at Iceland!
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  • pawpurrs
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    Dont go to poundland so still none the wiser? What size are they?
    Pawpurrs x ;)
  • honey28
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    pawpurrs wrote:
    What size are they?
    frizz_head wrote:
    1065g (20% extra free) box.

    HTH
    Honey
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