FOOD SHOPPING FOR A FAMILY - ISH

goolieman

if you see items in the reduced bay say a pizza reduced from £2.99 to £1.49 and it is a bogof and there are 2 of them buy them ! you will be charged 2x £1.49 (£2.9 but refunded the original bogof price(2.99). cheap food !!

I didn't understand what this meant :-[.... until I came home from Tescos yesterday and sat down to study my receipt.
I bought two Pizzas from the reduced section, with a full price of £2.99 reduced to £1.94. These Pizzas were also bogof. So when it came to scanning them, they took off the £2.99 and not the £1.94. Leaving me paying 89p for TWO pizzas. 11" pizzas for two people not baby ones! BARGINOUS!!
One of them went down a treat watching England romp through last night!!

This thread has given me so any pointers when it comes to shopping (which I detested before) Thank you.

16011996 I am sorry for your loss and hope that things are going well for you.

C

16011996

I did this today (see above) Wagon wheels on bogof 69p a pack reduced cos out of date end of month to 30p a pack bought 6 packs for £1.80 till knocked off £2.07. Makes you smile when you think they paid you to take it away. Would rather have had the pizza tho!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, bit sad but had to tell someone!!!!

deronda

I have never done this but it is definately something I shall be looking out for in the future but knowing my luck their will be only one item of the bogof or two of the buy two get third free! :-/

deronda

I have never done this but it is definately something I shall be looking out for in the future but knowing my luck there will be only one item of the bogof or two of the buy two get third free!  :-/

I really must sort out my spelling then I would not have to keep modifying my posts! :P

16011996

tried the bicarb spary on the oven last night, works a treat, highly recommend it. can anyone tell me if you have to par boil veggies before they are freezed or can I just chop and freeze them, been getting quite a lot when I go late night shopping for bargains but stuck to use them all up quickly.

Sarahsaver

I just bung the veg straight in the freezer if im freezing any, though I would reccommend blanching cauliflower, just plunge into boiling water for a minute then rinse it in cold. I have frozen whole corn on the cob and slices of pumpkin , and a bag of prepared cabbage i got for 14p i just put straight in the freezer.

By the way my thoughts are with you and I hope you have supportive people around you. My father died when I was young so I really feel for your kids too.
Sarah xx

16011996

my cauli went mingy in the freezer last week, will try blanching it this week. can anyne tell me if you can freeze salad stuff.

System

my cauli went mingy in the freezer last week, will try blanching it this week. can anyne tell me if you can freeze salad stuff.

nope, the water content is too high.

Sarahsaver

...though i have frozen whole tomatoes and used them at a later date for homemade tomato soup, saus=ces etc. The bag split and they were rolling around the freezer like giant marbles ;D They were SO cheap i felt i had to get them!

big_c_3

wow! this is my second time, i am still unable to get the left and right hands to work together but with help, who knows?. 160, can i swop some wagon wheels [tell me they are smaller than they used to be ? ] for some pizzas ? i have loads. also what is mingy ? my dictionary says "stingy". i have never come across a stingy cauli ?. i must confess not much passes my suffolk cave so help me !. regarding freezing stuff, it is fairly straight forward, if you have time, do it properly if not, who cares do what sarahsaver did, make soup or a stew or next time you are boiling some fresh veg up chuck a few in to bulk it up. my 4 yr old now hunts out the "odd" veg !. a rule of thumb is [what a daft saying !] get a big pan half full of water boiling and add a few of your veg and give it a couple of mins. then scoop them out and cool them quickly. or in my case hang them out side your cave. the golden rule is don't overload the pan . also have you a freezer list ? i know it is sad but it works , take it shopping, look at the bargains and use them to work out meal solutions for next week. i am glad my multibuy tip on reduced stuff is working, it makes you feel good, doesn't it !!!!!!