What everyday goods do you now consider a treat?

EvieSaver

anguk wrote: »

I normally buy a bag of Tesco value apples, if you look on the label on the front it'll tell you the variety. There's normally approx 6 apples in the bag for about 80p. The last bag I got were galas, 6 for 80p, the other bags of galas were £1.80 for 8!

I also got some of these 'value' gala apples! It was blatantly just the same apples in a different bag.

Living_proof

VJsMum and ChirpyChick - I also bought a couple of Salt of the Earth just for spares. Now I compare the new ones to the one I've been using since the beginning of the year I can see that I have only in fact used 1/8" of the first one, so the three I have now should last me many years at this rate. In fact I may have to give one away!

BigMummaF

Spike has already said it for me, but I recall bacon & egg when it was a breakfast choice where now we have it for a main meal. The last time we had a fry-up in the morning was when we were on holiday to fill us up before going out all day, so we could have a cafe 'treat' of a hot cuppa & toast to warm us up on our travels & sustain us till our evening meal.

The neighbourhood have recently been compulsory fitted to water-meters as we're in a drought area, so in this house flushing the loo every time has become a luxury (& something I'm struggling with if I'm honest ..we all have our fears & phobias )

I go to bed early--especially if I'm in the house on my own--but always hesitate before turning on the bedside lamp for a read, even though it has an energy-saving bulb. I try not to use the main lights unless really necessary & tell myself it is training for the next power-cut

Meals are mainly decided on whoopsies & accompaniments chosen with as much thought to maximise use of oven &/or possibilities for next day's lunch boxes, other meals, etc. & reduce cooking requirements. I often forego a main meal rather than buy another portion, & Pup eats the same as us, just without onions & other stuff that is not good for doglets.

Like so many others it has been the way of my life since I can't-remember-when, but the struggle is definitely getting harder & I'm not so sure there is that much wriggle-room left

orangesmartie

spike7451 wrote: »

Breakfast cereal...Have you noticed how expensive it's become?...I was getting my shopping yesterday & looked to see what was on offer,most branded cereals were near £2 a box,with the MrT's brand at least 60p cheaper...In fact,I think that the store brand is often better than the name brands! It has got to the stage now where I look to see what's on offer or in the reduced shelve's,but I still think that meat from a supermarket is more expensive than my local butchers.

Asda smartprice cornflakes are about 47p for a 1kg bag and just as good as any branded version - i now prefer these to Kellogs and its cheaper than Lidl's version which is about 99p for 750g.

spike7451

Did anyone see the BBC news the other day?..It was announced that more people than ever are resorting to food handouts as the price of food has risen so much that people are finding it difficult to feed the family..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13914188

tiff

I think they need to highlight about how people can help. I noticed on the website they do food drives at local supermarkes and I vaguely remember seeing a trolley with food in for the foodbank. Now I'm aware of it I will drop something in the trolley to donate, even if its a bag of pasta at 20p.

tiff

orangesmartie wrote: »

Asda smartprice cornflakes are about 47p for a 1kg bag and just as good as any branded version - i now prefer these to Kellogs and its cheaper than Lidl's version which is about 99p for 750g.

Porridge is also very cheap but its getting those fussy kids/teenagers to eat it. My two only like porridge in the winter and neither of them like corn flakes. They may have to like them if things get worse!

spike7451

My local CoOp used to have a trolley set aside with all the bread ect that's sell by date was that day,these being reduced to half price.It's got to the stage now that the trolley,which is usually full,is emptied within a couple hours,that has the knock on effect that people buy the reduced bread & not the fresh bread so the cycle repeats itself.

anguk

spike7451 wrote: »

Did anyone see the BBC news the other day?..It was announced that more people than ever are resorting to food handouts as the price of food has risen so much that people are finding it difficult to feed the family..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13914188

I've seen the price of food rise steadily over the last couple of years, it's the simple basic staples that seem to go up the most and we're cutting back more and more. The cost of living, energy and food continues to rise yet people's incomes are staying the same or getting lower.

It angers and dismays me to think that here we are in a supposedly developed and civilised country in 2011 and people can't afford to feed their families or keep them warm. :mad:

anguk

spike7451 wrote: »

My local CoOp used to have a trolley set aside with all the bread ect that's sell by date was that day,these being reduced to half price.It's got to the stage now that the trolley,which is usually full,is emptied within a couple hours,that has the knock on effect that people buy the reduced bread & not the fresh bread so the cycle repeats itself.

The problem with my local Tesco is the more people are buying the reduced stuff the less they're knocking off the price. I've seen big joints of meat 15 minutes before closing only reduced by 50p, nobody will buy it so it'll get thrown out.

I think my Tesco would rather see the food chucked out than reduce it by a reasonable amount. :mad: