August 2011 Grocery Challenge

Missus_Aka

Does anyone want a mr t voucher £9 off a £60 spend i have 2 one expires 14/08 the other 21/08 will post tomorrow just pm me

debbiedeejay

Why is it when you feel under the weather all good intentions go out of the window??

Did my shopping with Dad on Friday and was happy enough that it came to £27.88 in Mr M'son - but had n't bought all that I really needed due to feeling yukky so had topped up in town on Sat so spent another £9 in Iccyland and £13 in market - fair enough.

But today DD3 has invited a mate over to stay and requested if they could have a Mr M'sons counter salad and bread for tea as a treat.
And me still feeling under weather agreed like a muppet- they choose their salad and bread but somehow persuded me to buy a roast chicken (for mate, not DD3 as shes veggie,plus I would eat it too and use rest for packup) and cream cakes too, to which mate chooses the £2 choccy deluxe muffin whatever cheesecake slices and DD3 gets pack of 2 vanilla slices at £1.09. Apparently mate didn't like anything else:mad: - DD3 noticed I looked horrified and was quiet embarassed by her mates choice - poor thing.
Anyway got some bread and milk too plus a multi pack of diet coke for me to take to work - but have drunk 2 already and D3 mate has had one too, so that was an extra £15.58 I hadn't bargained to spend - so total for this weeks spends is

£65.46 - already undated my signature to show this - am unhappy bunny now.

69chick

Debbiedeejay did you look like your avvy when the mate picked the (scrummy sounding though) cake!! Well at least you can think that your dd and her mate feel well and truly treated and I bet if you weren't on a GC you would have spent more on other things as you went around.....

NSD today, me and dh had leftovers from our curry takeaway on Sat night and the kids had chilli from the freezer with savoury rice and cheese in wraps...am hoping for another nsd tomorrow,think the milk and bread should stretch till Wednesday when I will need to top up as out of yogurts and bananas now too..

greent

Evening all!

Yeay! Welcome back Hippeechiq
Am now up to £130.59 from this month's budget - am ok with that amount. We go away on Sunday, so we're on a mission to use up fresh things (Particularly those which can't be frozen!) I may need a samll loaf and a bottle of milk before then - but am hoping we'll have enough with things in the freezer. DH doesn't want to take food away I shall put a few tins and packets in at least! (Inc cereals) - he's planning on spending loads eating out!!

That aside, we are awash with loads of potatoes from the garden. No red tomatoes yet - but plenty of green ones. Plenty of salad leaves still around (despite the slugs!) and runner beans and courgettes coming into their own now. WE also have aubergines (teeny) and peppers and onions and some (teeny) carrots too - and (I think) some chillis. Plums are ripening - picked some today and lots of pears (HUGE) and eating apples. My mum is keeping me supplied with cooking apples and I'll go blackberrying later this week (and maybe get some apples, too, and possibly some cherry plums) I want to make plum jam (just started the last jar from last year) but think I'll have to do that after hols - loads on this week.

meanmarie

Spent €27.04 to-day

Marie

CupOfChai

Added on my top-up spends from over the weekend. Came to £4.05 in total on bread, bananas, things like that.

Fiasco55

I went a little bit OTT yesterday and have spend more than I intended but I did get most of the extra things for my wee gathering on Saturday night.

Went to HB and got lots of juice, fizzy juice, breakfast bars, hankies, crisps etc £21.59. Waitrose for fruit & veg, cooked meats £18.30

M & S - reduced bread, crossiants, burger rolls, sub rolls £2.90

Total Spend £42.79

becky170

My weekend shop was £19.77. Went to Sainsbugs as I had a £2 off £20 spend voucher. I think I'm going to have to go back to online shopping as I managed to pull a muscle in my back trying to get home with my shopping on the bus.

quintwins

morning all, tesco's shop is coming today i'm hoping it will last me the rest of the month cause we booked Michael McIntyre tickets last night (the shows not til next oct either and all the best seats were gone) so i need to try and claw back £90 but it will be worth it cause i love him and it's something to look foward to really we have plenty of food so should be managable if not i'll just pay for it from my savings after all it's a once off treat

tessie_bear

hello...feeling a bit jittery today as is often my shopping day but have decided to try and go another week without visiting a supermarket...eek

we have got quite a lot in and we do different things and eat differently in the school holidays iukwim so we continue with the using it up vibe

have got a pan of blackberries cooking which smell great....might make a crumble with half and freeze the other half

have a nice day tessa