January 2011 Grocery Challenge

Hippeechiq

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who takes time to post Special Offers they see on here.

I think it's always good to "share" a bargain you spot, especially when it means you may help someone to save some money

:hello: Hello and welcome *Spike* & NoAngel, and any other newcomers I may have missed.

Am loving the mental image of itsybitsygoth wandering around town on a night out carrying a thyme plant :rotfl:

Buddiebabe love all your bargains! and well done wssla0 on deleting your online shop :T

I do really think that sometimes it's more or a "habit" why we shop, rather than necessity. That's my theory anyway, which will probably come back and bite me in the backside later this month (it did last time I tried) but I'm going to try for 1 online shop this month.

It will mean that I will have to shop most days, as I'm only able to buy what I can carry on foot in a backpack and two hands, and I find when I miss a day, my bags are very heavy the next time I shop - especially if I need things like potatoes and milk. Anyway, I'm going to see how it goes - and the 1½mile round trip will be good exercise for me.

A NSD for me today :dance: - heavy bags tomorrow :doh: lol

SilverCo

Afternoon all!

£2.00 spend today on biccies for elevenses

Been very organised today and made my chicken stock, cooked a curry with the leftover chicken and the veggie soup is on the simmer as I type! Should be enough for at least three meals I reckon

I opened a carton of passata today to use in the curry, didn't need all of it so froze the rest. I assume this is OK? There was nothing on the carton to say yay or nay on freezing, so took a chance as didn't want to waste it...

Silver x

TheBees

Afternoon everyone and a BIG THANKYOU TO BELLA 121984 - AFTER CHECKING MY TESCO.COM RECEIPT I FOUND I HAD BEEN CHARGED £10.21 FOR THE SURF SMALL AND MIGHTY TOO! So I've made a call and will be getting a refund.:j

Tonight we are having a pork stirfry using some pork I bought in the co-op on New years eve that had been reduced to 75p! I've also been cooking a goulasch in the slow cooker for tomorrow's meal. We have an opticians appointment straight after school so at least it will be ready to eat when we get home and there'll be no temptation to get a take-away.

It's been a NSD here as I've been cleaning and tidying the house.

Have a good week everyone.

salski

Free starbucks coffee tomorrow:

Enjoy a smooth start to 2011 with a free fresh filter coffee at Starbucks.

On Monday 10th January you can enjoy free fresh filter coffee from participating Starbucks in the UK or Ireland. It’s the perfect start to the morning ... or afternoon... or evening.

All you have to do is:
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2. Go to your local Starbucks, anytime, on Monday 10th January
3. Show your voucher and ask for your free fresh filter coffee
4. Add sugar, whole milk or skimmed – however you like it best
5. Sit back (or take it to go) and enjoy the taste of fresh filter coffee!

We’re really looking forward to seeing you, and we’d love to hear what you think – click ‘Accept’ and we’ll stay in touch.

bella121984

Thank you for the starbucks link...my husband commutes and I bought him one of those thermos mug things to save buying coffee at the station, but more often than not he leaves it at home! He passes a few Starbucks on his way into the office though and has the voucher on his phone ready to show...if he remembers :-)

muffin_man_7

Hippeechiq wrote: »

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who takes time to post Special Offers they see on here.

I think it's always good to "share" a bargain you spot, especially when it means you may help someone to save some money

A NSD for me today :dance: - heavy bags tomorrow :doh: lol

hi just read your post and just have to let you know if you have a savers by you the slim fast powder is only £2.99 till 25 jan hth

scotsaver

Hi everyone - hope you are all having a good weekend.

A NSD for me today but will need to get some fruit and veg tomorrow.

Dinner tonight is Roast Lamb and all the trimmings. Pud will be the rest of the Pavlova from last night.;)

salski

My second NSD ever! Haha - this being stuck in the house is doing nothing for my mental health, but my purse sure is reaping the benefit! Haha!

nattyt

I managed a NSD on friday! Going to try for at least another next week and then 2 the following week and so on until hopefully i am having more NSD than spending days!! I haven't added up my receipts yet so will update spends later but i doubt i've even spent £20. Also ex-OH bought round a load of bread, milk, ham and fruit etc so hoping this week i won't need hardly anything!!

muffin_man_7

today is my 1st day trying to catch up on all posts im only up to page 21 so might take a while haven't had my laptop since 2nd so got a lot of catching up to do i'm up to date with nsd i'm on 7 and with today it will be 8 so now the dreaded food shop i've been fairly good only been shopping once this year so far on the 6th and manage to resist(sp) a few things i actually put them in the basket and just before i got to till to pay went through the basket for a quick tot up and put some stuff back i'm getting better slowly also i've also decided less of the junk stuff like crisps and stuff kids munch on if we aint got it they caint av it hehe more saving for debts win for me so i still need to add totals as went to 3 shops and i only count food in my g/c so at a guess i'm up to £30 will check later and update sig so i've about £90 for the rest of jan so should be ok still got lots left from xmas and with what i got on thursday should be good for around 7 days will only need milk bread potatoes and veg i'm hoping to go to a*l*i for the veg and make a nice veggie stew should keep us going for at least 3 days and i've got some dehydrated veggie mince and chunks from health shop i'm gona chuck in and hope for the best never used them before should be ok then veggie spag bol sheperdless pie and thats at least 7 meals before i check what else i've got left, right i'm off to catch up