How to Get Through The Tough Times The Old Style Way.

ceridwen

..and re the posting of blog links.....

It has now been definitely confirmed that the posting of blog links IS okay:D - ie by both MSE Andrea and The Man Himself (ie MSE Martin) on the thread I posted on the Site Feedback Board about this.

So - thats a definite okay - that it IS okay for us all to post any blog links we like (within the rule of - as long as they arent either our own or that of a friend).:T

HariboJunkie

Pitlanepiglet wrote: »

We're the opposite, we have no stores for miles but they have been bright enough to do home delivery to us, both Tesco & Sainsbugs deliver to us from stores that are 30 miles away from us but their range and offers is much better than the smaller (and nastier) Tesco that is c. 5 miles away.

It's a bit nonsensical here. I only live a mile from Tesco but they refuse to do home delivery here as they say they would have to cover the islands too. *confused*. My nearest Asda and Sainsbury's are 100 miles away.

[Deleted User]

ceridwen wrote: »

Are you okay lass?

oh yes thanks all is fine, I deleted the post because I snapped at someone whose tone was abrasive to other posters and then I thought that made me like her/him, hence the deletion.

Edinburghlass_2

ceridwen wrote: »

..and re the posting of blog links.....

It has now been definitely confirmed that the posting of blog links IS okay:D - ie by both MSE Andrea and The Man Himself (ie MSE Martin) on the thread I posted on the Site Feedback Board about this.

So - thats a definite okay - that it IS okay for us all to post any blog links we like (within the rule of - as long as they arent either our own or that of a friend).:T

Provided they follow the rule of no advertising or selling...

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/site/forum-faqs#company

gailey_2

Pitlanepiglet wrote: »

Gailey have you thought about doing an online shop? I find the lack of temptation saves me the delivery fee, plus if it's hard work getting to and from AND dragging the girls around the store I'd have thought that it's worth the cost? If you do Sainsburys midweek and spend over £100 then it's free delivery - I do this on a six weekly basis so I spend £100 and then just top up bits and pieces from Lidl or the nasty Tesco.

Once you've got your favourites set up then it's quick to go through and order and then someone else does the hard work!

My Ex OH was really anti online grocery shopping but he wasn't the one who had to drag around the supermarket which I find really tedious - I stitched him right up by taking him to Tesco at Eastville at 6pm on a Friday night - saying "right, we're going to do a months shopping as I'm not coming back to do it again" - we got about three aisles in with him saying "let's just get what we need for this weekend" and me insisting we did a months worth - then he gave in and we ordered online after that

So many bristolains on os.Hubby hates eastville tesco too.
My mate once said she found it bit scary in there.
We used togobradley stoke before it became an extra but then hubby said was just too big.

Only got the metro staple hill/yate
morrisions fishponds or yate just too small for
asda-longwell green personal hell.

so its usually sainsburys filton/emersons green.
I love sainsburys and their basics range.
just lookingfor ways to lower grocery bill as annie 56
says the goalposts keepchanging!

Food and everyday basics keep rising.:eek:
We try get most fruit and veg aldis/lidls astesco too pricey,morrisionsrubbish quality.
Found out bristol has huge sunday market on feeder road worth a try.

I know I should do online but sad thing is I like being in store.
maybe its me being over controlling.Im quite sad enjoy instore experience.

As long as its not toobusy and dont have kids of hubby whinging in my ear:rotfl:imfine todoa trolly. jedi teacher you poor thing never had spd but freinds have.

I would worry if they dident pick the bestdates,I missed some offers.They would sub for something crazy heard that a lot!
Also from working in retail have seen home deliveries left out refridgereration too long!

bitter and twisted-dont worry pet im not too stressed out used to living in a mad house and hubby living in work!

haribojunkie-hopeyouget hot water soon.

jediteacher-goodluckwith car used to dread our old car going imlucky new onehas years mot service.

Annie56-you sound very organised.I loved using cloth nappiescant undertandwhy they not more popular.
might steal recipie folder idea.Im stuck in a meal rut and need to trim costs as dont quite feel incontrol hubbys very impulsive!

Well not the most sucessful pancake ever.
my youngest would go sleep so got her up andshe cried constantly whilst meand 5year oldmade pancakes.

pancake no1disaster it broke cue lots of tears from5year old she couldent possibly eat a broken pancake that her younger sister could have it!:rotfl:

Think pan wasent hot enough and flipped too early!
Luckily 2ndone was fab so put on eldests plate:D
next one turned out good too so gave to eldest.
last one mine ended up slightly burnt as youngest was throwing major tantrum by that point.:(

Decided to try some honey and lemon on youngest as coughs quite bad.
we then sat down for pancakes but 18month was sick.
stripped her down and cleaned her,put karvel in cot,rubbed vapour rub in chest. given 5ml calpol and neurofen which was hard as she hates medicines and screamed.
hate to see her in so much discomfort shes not got tempeture just cough/cold and very tired!

Hubby rang whilst doing tea but couldent really chat to him told him its been tough24hours and im starting to feel sleep deprived.

Ohh something to make me chuckle.rang catalougue as ordered sale camera but got overcharged.he asked if im having a nicepancake day.
also as special one off deal for me do I want a 5set of saucepans 20percent off.Said no thanks unless he can beam them into the house tonight bit late! Points for trying I guess.

Maybe I should have talked him into giving me acheap le crusette set!sad life long aspiration always wanted like a smeg fridge that dont think will ever get but a girl can dream!

on bad note tax disc for untaxed car outside not arrived from garage as promised so phone them tommorow and the cheap bedroom furniture not arrived either!

Might get 5year old to bed and go with her get early night.
will run round like phycho cleaning tommorow as got homebirth check and appointment from midwife at lunchtime.
Hubby reckons he be back.
eldest in school and hoping youngest sleeps tonight and bit better tommorow.

Had pancakes cold in end with cheese and ham very tasty.:D
even eldest ate hers think shes converted and pancakes cheap tea might do once a fortnight!

Slightly random question trying to use up what we have.
got curry sauce in cupboard.think have some diced beef in freezer.
could I cook same as I would chicken and fry for 10mins then add madras and make a beef curry?

Hope everyones had good day and planning nice relaxing evening.

Lindy_-_Loo

I also online shop monthly, took a few months to get it right, but started when DS1 was 17 months and I was pregnant. Tesco have some great offers on this month until sunday. Which is good because were struggling to keep in budget again!

its 7.30pm, pitch black and the ice cream van is outside playing a very loud tune

charlies-aunt

Annie56 wrote: »

Hello all and thanks for the lovley warm welcome back...after taking the young one to nursery this morning I went back home and decided to do a food stocktake:eek: there is real lot of it, Monty and his allotment and mine went beserk last year, my first time and it was chocka, and intend it to be the same this year. Will keep both on as Montys boss is muttering about selling his massive house and land and going abroad so we will need this space for veggie growing if he does this, Montys worried about bieng a unemployed gardener.. hes applied for a part time job with the local argricultural college to teach arboculture or something like that I call it tree chopping down, he just gives me a shes woman doesnt understand smile, plus sideline to that is free logs sometimes.


why when you think youve got life sussed someone moves the goalposts ah well the more they move the more we adjust wont be licked by this..

So nice to hear from you again Annie56! - times are getting sure getting tough but you have abundant riches in things that money can't buy - an adoring OH, a loving family and a very special event to look forward to. :T You've travelled a long way since your first posts to find the happiness you deserve God love you - wish you all the best x

We are planning our allotment with care too - we are both in low paid jobs (not complaining as we are lucky to be working) but the rising food prices are a pretty constant worry when you have a fixed income . . . . and Christmas presents will be all of the HM variety this year.

Thrilled to see our little rhubarb patch in our tiny back garden has miracliously managed to survive the long hard winter and is showing signs of life. An inspection of our half allotment at the weekend showed we have inherited a lovely vigorous patch of rhubarb there too - which is a bonus Hoping to be able to identify the three mystery bushes that are now in bud - guess won't know for sure until we see the leaves out.

Still sticking to the 'nothing new in 2011' - even CS shopping is out of the question at the moment as lost a crown recently so scraping like mad to be able to pay the dentist at the end of the month when treatment will be completed.

Census forms have arrived today - so that will be DH kept busy for a few hours tonight - cheap and OS entertainment!

I'm a Sainsburys Basic fan - luckily for me Sainsbury, Lidl, Farm Foods, the market and Aldi are only a few streets apart in town so its fairly easy to shop around to get the bargains of the week - Hovis is back down to 2 for £1 at Farm Foods but tinned tomatoes are up to 3 for £1 . . . .

Pitlanepiglet

Re online shopping, I've used it for years pretty well since Tesco first started. In the early days it was really problematic, lots of substitutions, lots of items not delivered to the point that it was almost unusable - if you didn't get half of what you ordered and had to go somewhere to shop it defeated the object of paying for delivery!

Since then it's got much better and I get very very few substitutions or not availables and on the whole the quality of fruit, veg and meat is very good.

It does take a bit of fiddling to get used to shopping online but for us, now we're more rural it's much cheaper to get it delivered than to drive to go shopping.

I always used to use Sainsburys online when we were still in Bristol but at the time we moved back to Dorset it was only Tesco who delivered so I switched but since just before Christmas Sainsbugs deliver to us as well so my last couple of deliveries have been Sainsbury's - I do prefer some of the Basics stuff and their delivery is free (midweek >£100). I price matched Tesco and Sainsbugs when I did the first couple of orders and there were some items that were cheaper on S and some on T. There are some items from T that I prefer and I will probably settle into a routine of alternating deliveries.

Hardup_Hester

I've been offered some quails by a work colleague, I'm now trying to talk hubby into it, wish me luck.
Hester

BitterAndTwisted

gailey wrote: »

Slightly random question trying to use up what we have.
got curry sauce in cupboard.think have some diced beef in freezer. Could I cook same as I would chicken and fry for 10mins then add madras and make a beef curry?

Yes, you definitely can do this. In fact, I insist on it as then while it's cooking away you could get your feet up and have a nap for 20 minutes.