a month without supermarket - new challenge for 2011 starts at post 1013

thriftlady_2

This might have been mentioned already, but what about the pharmacy ? My clinic is next door to a big Tesco - well everything is here :rolleyes: There is an instore pharmacy well umm in store. If I've just been to the clinic and have a prescription to collect of course I go to Tesco. They really want to rule the world don't they ?

My OH is keen to reduce our car use, and so am I. Tesco is within walking distance, but I'd rather drive around the countryside looking for local produce.

Why does everything have to be so complicated

rach

i don't think there are any independent pharmacies within a couple of miles of my house. there's one at the drs i go to and there are 2 boots and 2 lloyds i can walk to.

looby-loo_2

rach wrote: »

:rotfl:love the song!!!

i am with you, i will go back to supermarkets for very little if anything. and the funny thing was, i LOVED my trips to tesco, wandering round etc!! how funny to think back now! my challenge is for lent, which is obviously more than a month (its actually 46 days, as when they say 40 they don't count the sundays!), but i can't believe i've just counted and i'm on day 16 already!!! and i've spent less than a tenner on food & household stuff so far in March :T

You can break your lenten 'fast' on Sunday's;)
(runs away quick now I've put temptation in your grasp:A )

http://gkupsidedown.blogspot.com/2007/02/feast-or-fast.html

little_miss_thrifty

thriftlady wrote: »

This might have been mentioned already, but what about the pharmacy ? My clinic is next door to a big Tesco - well everything is here :rolleyes: There is an instore pharmacy well umm in store. If I've just been to the clinic and have a prescription to collect of course I go to Tesco. They really want to rule the world don't they ?

My OH is keen to reduce our car use, and so am I. Tesco is within walking distance, but I'd rather drive around the countryside looking for local produce.

Why does everything have to be so complicated

Yes its complicated but thats the challenge!! We are lucky enough to have a dispensary in our clinic, and two further pharmacies in town, so no need to even think of T's. I agree they want to rule the world:mad:

Even though your T's is in walking distance it would still be more 'ethical' for you to drive 10/20 miles for LOCAL produce from local suppliers than walk to T's to buy something that was grown 1000 miles away, flown another 1000 to be packaged, then flown back again and driven 500 miles to your 'local' Tesco's!! Go to the independent!!:T

rach

looby-loo wrote: »

You can break your lenten 'fast' on Sunday's;)
(runs away quick now I've put temptation in your grasp:A )

http://gkupsidedown.blogspot.com/2007/02/feast-or-fast.html

yeah, i knew that thanks , but i am going to be good and not do it! though i may pop into Ts to use the loo on my way to see OH today, but i won't be buying anything!!!

kscour

rach wrote: »

yeah, i knew that thanks , but i am going to be good and not do it! though i may pop into Ts to use the loo on my way to see OH today, but i won't be buying anything!!!

Just using them for their toilets seems perfectly reasonable to me:D
After all they keep advertising about getting us back through their doors don't they:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Penny-Pincher!!

We stopped at a farm shop on way to my sisters yesterday and bought:

3lbs carrots
cabbage
3 large parsnips
swede
cauliflower
brocolli
bananas
3lbs apples
8 large baking spuds (enough for OH to share-so 8 meals)

Total £4.10:D

competitionscafe

Shopping now for me is ..... time out
.......a hobby not a chore...
that stressed me out before.....

I said no to Mr T..
it's local shops for me...
less time, less waste, less stress..
and my shopping costs me less

Got to admit that I got well taken in
with the clubcard points & a bit of wombling
bogofs, special deals and reductions galore
Well Mr T can bogof - I ain't going any more!

London_Girl_3

Hi Rach - how did you make your washing stuff and how did it go?

rach

the gloop thread below should help you. just be aware it won't set immediately (I got a bit worried!!!) i am going to try it for the first time overnight tonihgt. i figured as it cost next to nothing, it had to be worth a go!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=35756