September 2010 Grocery Challenge

Gintotmelinda

Hello Everyone!

Making soup for lunch to use up some potatoes, onion and carrots. Bunged some lentils in and mixed herbs.

Hope this will comfort us as we all have colds.:o

Tea tonight will be freezer surprise......

Take care

Gintot

laisbojar83

Hi Everyone,

Its a lovely day outside, Ive been to the park with the kidsand have not stepped into the local shop, not going out anymore today as I have to work soon, so its my first NSD This weekend is probably going to be a NS as well because we will be stuck inside finally finishing our living room or might go to the park and for a picnic if the weather remains nice and I also have to work
Hope you all have a great weekend
xxxx
L

BlimusOreilly

Weekly shop (not a major one) at Mr M's came to £22.73. Should have enough bread and milk to last us into next week.

Want2Bdebtfree_3

Spiggle wrote: »

Hi Want2Bdebtfree, MrS has been much cheaper for me when I've used My Supermarket to compare. It may be that we buy different things and the difference is in that. And Asda will almost always be cheaper than the others but I don't like their stuff. That's purely a personal choice.



Hi Spiggs - could be cos we were in Sainsburys itself as I needed to use my nector points that I collect through EDF. I just bought normal stuff of meat, pasta veg etc nothing special... DID get a bargain on pedigree puppy food 2 lots of 6 tins for £5. Perhaps if they had the scanner machine like we use in tesco where we prepack it would be better. I just found overall on meat, veg, pasta bread, puppy food, Mt T was cheaper. Personal preference I think u may be right...What ever works as long as we are saving! Do not normally use Asda as not over keen on quality of products but needed to book an online delivery for Friday we come home from holiday and Tesco online for some reason does not always like my debit card! so to be on the safe side decided not to use Tesco and registered with Asda and got delivery free. Would not pay £5.50 on a regular basis for delivery.

Anyway all hoping I come in below budget this month as we are off on hols for just over a week : ) Sunny Blackpool here we come. wishing everyone good luck with their challenges.
I have only been a member a few months but finds it really has helped me, you pick up lots of ideas, and get lots of moral support. :A

cookiemum

Quick visit to Herons and spent £9.05 but have 2 carrier bags full!

Frozen strawberries/ blackberries only 59p a bag and are great for puds and smoothies when fresh ones run out. Went blackberry picking with the kids but all the best ones too high to pick so might mix a few frozen ones in and attempt the grated blackberry bake posted on here.

Enjoy the sunshine:)

mrs-moneypenny

spent all of last weeks money as we eded up doing the weekly shop at MrM, then nipped in Aldi for something and picked up a few bits, and yesterday i ended up in MrT topping up phones and dropping off recycling so got a couple of bits.

will get a list sorted this afty for tomorrows shop and make sure i dont stry from it

toddles*

been foraging today for the first time ever. Realised I was about 2 weeks too late for blackberries but I got about a carrier bag full of yellow plums. Not bad. Will de-stone them as stew them to have for pudding all the week with icecream or custard.

A great NSD for me. Oh and I did my mid-week shop in my mums kitchen lol! I just stood there with a open bag whilst she filled it with all kinds of goodies. Like some pork chops for tea, yum.

sparkleisshopping

Spiggle wrote: »

Hi sparkleisshopping,

Congratulations on the breadmaker! I just checked with the OH (he does our cooking ) and he said he has used margarine in the past with no problem.

Hope that helps,
Spigs

Cool - cheers for that hun

claire1234

hi everyone,

so my spends today are:
Heron: £3.85
Morrisons: £10
Tesco: £60.27
Total = £74.12

which leaves me with £96.49p left in my budget,

the shopping includes 2 bags of dog mixer - that will last 4 weeks,
charmin toilet roll £5 from morrisons so that should last a while,
got quite a lot from tesco including stationary & candles,

for anyone that shops at heron they had heinz toast toppers 2 for £1, usually about 80p each in tesco, they are lovely for supper or a quick snack when busy,
got plenty of fresh fruit n veg,
very good shop!

have updated my signature.

LisaP24

Was hoping for a nsd today, but it didn't happen! Spent under a fiver, so I'm happy at that. Had job interview, and then picked DD up from Drs and it's next to a Netto. Popped in and bought some brocolli which has been knocked down to 20p, 10 eggs knocked down to 60p, so will have enough eggs to make rock cakes and fairy cakes I think with DD's help over the weekend. Bought DD a bar of choc for 35p to say thanks for being understanding, she's done really well with the lack of money, so I don't begrudge her a big bar of choc once in a while. Also bought some soy sauce and a couple of other bits. Will update sig shortly.