Grocery Challenge - February 2012

sistercas

back from the SM spent £21.66 in l!dl and £48.90 in @sda

i have now spent 95% of my feb budget with only 77% of the month gone got £19 to last till the 29th , well its just going to have to last. we have got loads in though but will need fresh veggies and fruit and cat food .
the family will have to put up with some odd meals when i start using things up lol

scotmumof3

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

Aldi and Lidl are restricted, which means you won't get everything in there but what they do have is fab. Don't forget to take your own bags and if you get a lot of tins etc. Pick up boxes from around the store to put them in. When you get to the till the operator will whizz through every thing so you just wack everything back into the trolley and pay and then go to the packing shelf and pack everything.

Best thing is to write a shopping list, go online to Tesco and write down what you would pay there and then go the Aldi/Lidl and compare the prices on your shopping list and get anything cheaper then go and finish your shop in Tesco.

Excellent advice I am going to go and try it Will have to talk DH into it though he is convinced theres no place like tesc@:(. Have been reading posts saying fruit and veg is good in ald! so think I'll try there first. Thanks:)

DundeeDoll

Lidl having a retro week "Viscount Mint Chocolate Biscuits 7 + 7 Extra Free (was £1.49 now 99p), Salt Your Own Crisps 6 x 25g (79p), Barratt Milk Bottles / Shrimps & Bananas 180g (99p) or Skips 18 x 25g (was £2.99 now £1.79)" oh dear can feel my pennies slipping Lidlward ;-)

PennyGrabber

DundeeDoll wrote: »

OH - have you noticed the loo roll doesn't unroll very easily?
SS - Really? (:whistle: knowing have followed OS advice to squash rolls slightly)
OH - yes, must remember next time we're buying to make sure they're on the top of the shopping
SS - :rotfl:

I love it! Just goes to show that so many men are intelligence-challenged!!

ms_night_ryder wrote: »

Hey all haven't been on for ages, whuch is a good thing, I haven't spent anymore of my budget so have £19 left ubtil end of the month, I can easily do this, have freezer stock, just realised I have a Mary berry cupcake out, needs using by the end of the month, so will make this weekend, will need eggs and butter and an orange, will also be in the lookout for some corn in the cob for dinner over the weekend, which will be sc pulled bbq pork, roasted baby potatoes, sweetcorn hm coleslaw and veg looking forward to it. Going to try and spend no more than £9 until the end if the month.

I'm sure this is in the recipe list, but I was being special and couldn't find it. Could anyone point me in the right direction? TIA

PennyGrabber

DundeeDoll wrote: »

Lidl having a retro week "Viscount Mint Chocolate Biscuits 7 + 7 Extra Free (was £1.49 now 99p), Salt Your Own Crisps 6 x 25g (79p), Barratt Milk Bottles / Shrimps & Bananas 180g (99p) or Skips 18 x 25g (was £2.99 now £1.79)" oh dear can feel my pennies slipping Lidlward ;-)

Why is one (or two, or three ) of these never enough?!!

123budget

scotmumof3 wrote: »

Some great ideas here I'm going to try and cut down the amount of times I go to the sm. Can I ask is Ald! really that good I've only been once and usually shop in Tesc@ Is there a good selection of goods or is it restricted.:o I like your idea of leaving the tins out so they are more likely to be used will try that anything to help the grocery bill Thanks:T

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

Best thing is to write a shopping list, go online to Tesco and write down what you would pay there and then go the Aldi/Lidl and compare the prices on your shopping list and get anything cheaper then go and finish your shop in Tesco.

I always only used to shop at Tes** but now I do as Tiger feet suggested. I write my list go online to My Supermarket type it in and print. Then I go to aldi first getting as much from my list as I can, then I get the rest in Tes**
I didnn't like @ldi when I first went but love it now. Sometimes the super 6 fruit is a bit sparse but I have definitely reduced my shopping bill doing it this way and no complaints from the family.
I am very lucky that I have an @ldi & L*dl opposite each other and a huge Tes*** just around the corner from them:j

Barbeduk

DundeeDoll wrote: »

OH - have you noticed the loo roll doesn't unroll very easily?
SS - Really? (:whistle: knowing have followed OS advice to squash rolls slightly)
OH - yes, must remember next time we're buying to make sure they're on the top of the shopping
SS - :rotfl:

How strange, it's happened to our loo roll too! Must be a bad batch :rotfl:

Re A!di and !idl, I am a total convert. If you ever see a copy of good housekeeping magazine lying around, there's a whole page near the back devoted to their best buys which include loads of A and L products. They sell lovely chocolate too!

sistercas

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

Best thing is to write a shopping list, go online to Tesco and write down what you would pay there and then go the Aldi/Lidl and compare the prices on your shopping list and get anything cheaper then go and finish your shop in Tesco.

thats exactly what i do just to prove a point, a cucumber in @sda today was £1.00 :eek: ( gone up 20p since last week ) in l!dl i picked one up for 69p , most veg and fruit is cheaper in l!dl / @ldi

Lovethenight

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

Aldi and Lidl are restricted, which means you won't get everything in there but what they do have is fab. Don't forget to take your own bags and if you get a lot of tins etc. Pick up boxes from around the store to put them in. When you get to the till the operator will whizz through every thing so you just wack everything back into the trolley and pay and then go to the packing shelf and pack everything.

Ahh - wish I'd know this on Saturday!! Went to Aldee for the 1st time and was shocked when the till operator told me sharply to stop packing everything into my bags!!!:o Great advice tiger feet!
It's advice like this that's really helpful when trying out new sm tactics!

I used to go to L!d! when I lived in Wales and they were happy for me to pack as they scanned, but maybe that's just the difference between shopping pace in London and South Wales!!!:rotfl::rotfl:

I found the fruit and veg in Aldee to be great and the super 6 were really good value:)

Linz4383

2 NSD's in a row (regardin GC anyway) i do have a spend from te5co to add from tuesday nite but have misplaced the receipt!!! think it came to about £7 will hunt it out and add it
although theres no spends on groceries today or yesterday i am goin out of my t to the indian with my sister! so an expensive treat (in my defence i used to have takeaway when i was with me ex EVERY saturday now i very rarely have one) have hardly eaten at home this week been at my mates so shes fed my daughter (its her auntie) tomorrow will probably be a spendy day as i need to pop out for a curtain pole! try n keep sum heat in im dreadin this months bill gonna b huge!!!
well done everyone ur all doin fab!