Second Purse Challenge 2012

Mothership

Not bad for 3kg Rice £3.60 since posting the price has gone up to £4 buggas LOL

www.amazon.co.uk/Tilda-Everyday-Rice-750-Pack/dp/B0048F1HMI/ref=sr_1_53?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1330715178&sr=1-53

Lentils 3Kg Organic £5.88 these have gone up to £10.74 unbelievable

www.amazon.co.uk/Crazy-Jack-Organic-Lentils-Pack/dp/B00555JGVE/ref=sr_1_153?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1330715750&sr=1-153

AlwaysHappy

kerri_dfw wrote: »

How much do the panasonics cost? Does anyone know? If it's £70 for a new tin, are they really expensive?

The new panasonic is @£170 so the new tin is disproportianately expensive. Tbh, I love my machine so first of all was going to replace the bucket, BUT after 7 years of constant use, would be absolutely gutted if the machine then packed up - so at some point I will be getting a new one - will try to last as long as i can before then though - how mse!!!

kerri_dfw

Mothership wrote: »

Not bad for 3kg Rice £3.60 since posting the price has gone up to £4 buggas LOL

www.amazon.co.uk/Tilda-Everyday-Rice-750-Pack/dp/B0048F1HMI/ref=sr_1_53?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1330715178&sr=1-53

Lentils 3Kg Organic £5.88 these have gone up to £10.74 unbelievable

www.amazon.co.uk/Crazy-Jack-Organic-Lentils-Pack/dp/B00555JGVE/ref=sr_1_153?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1330715750&sr=1-153

Don't despair suma red lentils on the rainforest are £6.01 free postage.

AlwaysHappy wrote: »

The new panasonic is @£170 so the new tin is disproportianately expensive. Tbh, I love my machine so first of all was going to replace the bucket, BUT after 7 years of constant use, would be absolutely gutted if the machine then packed up - so at some point I will be getting a new one - will try to last as long as i can before then though - how mse!!!

Ooh £170 is something to aim for after my dehydrator then

hex2

polkadot wrote: »

I feel cheated! MrT is doing the same eggs that MrA did-but buy 1 for £1 and get two free:(

delurking to say polkadot

My local Mr T is £2.50 for 1 on buy one get 2 free, so cheaper if you need multiples of three, not 3 for £1 (unless it is also on the really small ones). This was medium sized smarties with a full size pack of smarties

SueP19

MunniMuncha wrote: »

Don't you just love the Power? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Yep

jakes-mum

Well DH has come home and given each of the kids a £1, Jake then said 'MUM!!! I need to visit your shop!' they both then lined up at SOS supermarkets and bought a chocolate bar each for 40p and then DH had a mars bar for 40p as well :rotfl: think i'd better get some more in before the price goes back up :rotfl: :rotfl:

polkadot

Mothership wrote: »

Not bad for 3kg Rice £3.60 since posting the price has gone up to £4 buggas LOL

www.amazon.co.uk/Tilda-Everyday-Rice-750-Pack/dp/B0048F1HMI/ref=sr_1_53?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1330715178&sr=1-53

Lentils 3Kg Organic £5.88 these have gone up to £10.74 unbelievable

www.amazon.co.uk/Crazy-Jack-Organic-Lentils-Pack/dp/B00555JGVE/ref=sr_1_153?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1330715750&sr=1-153

What do you store your big bits in?Do they just stay in the original packaging or do you have buckets?

hex2 wrote: »

delurking to say polkadot

My local Mr T is £2.50 for 1 on buy one get 2 free, so cheaper if you need multiples of three, not 3 for £1 (unless it is also on the really small ones). This was medium sized smarties with a full size pack of smarties

Sorry Hex-I should have added the link-it was in my GOOD to know email: http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/money/galleries/34272/Deal-of-the-day?utm_source=Cheetahmail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Genericnewsletter-02312
ETA:Sorry,I see what you mean-the link has stopped working:( Still-I got 16 for £16 at MrA so I still feel cheated:(

Mothership

I keep them in their original packaging, they are easier to store. I tend to go through a lot of lentils and I really HATE the big bulk bags I usualy end up spilling half of them trying to get them in the jar.
I keep my flour in the original bag, but sit it in a basket for easy lifting and roll the bag over and clip it, it keeps it fresh.
With rice I usually buy the 5 or 10Kg bags I fill a large storage jar then roll and clip the original bag.
If you have a problem with mice/moisture etc, those plastic containers like www.reallyusefullbox.com sell are good, keep your eye open in Makro, Staples or the like and you can usually get some good deals. Keep the dry goods in their original packaging and just fill up your kitchen jars.
Or recycle your DR boxes, you could store dry goods in them , (in the original packaging. )After you've washed them out. They are really sturdy and stackable.

Just in case anyone thinks I'm being rude not thanking anyone Firefox goes nuts if I try to do anything, so I will thank you all now xxxx

Jakes Mum
I used to do Lucky bags for the kids when they were young, with chocolate , a can , a bag of crisps etc , and sell them to them, I used the money to restock and expand the choice. It stopped them squandering their money at the local shops where everything was way overpriced anyway. They soon cottoned on that they could get two or three things from my shop for their money. I used to buy choc ices , cornettos etc when they were on offer too. I told my nephew about this and he opened a tuck shop at school, it was three miles from the nearest shop, and all the boys were buying from him, it was hillarious, we used to deliver 'stock' to him. It went well for about a year until lots of other boys decided to open up in competition and the school closed them all down LOL. My nephew saved the money he made but the other lads 'ate ' their profits.

polkadot

Thanks for the link Mothership-we do struggle with mice as our terrace backs on to a woods.Ive kept my eyes open but not found anything suitable at the right price.

Ive been saving for a set Ive had my eye on at Nisbets-but seeing how its a proper catering company. I have one that I use for my sugarpaste-but its not big enough for the amounts I want to keep in-particularly of sugar-which reminds me...I need to pay for a bag of sugar.

MunniMuncha

jakes-mum wrote: »

Well DH has come home and given each of the kids a £1, Jake then said 'MUM!!! I need to visit your shop!' they both then lined up at SOS supermarkets and bought a chocolate bar each for 40p and then DH had a mars bar for 40p as well :rotfl: think i'd better get some more in before the price goes back up :rotfl: :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: love it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: