April 2012 Grocery Challenge

VickyVics

Seems kinda weird to be talking about condoms but I get mine from the doctors and family planning where they are completely free! They ask you how many you want and then give them to you. Hope that helps you out.

Long_tall_sally

Just updated signature with spends from Iceland & Mr T. have been going through some receipts analysing them & recording exactly what areas I've spent money in. Its split between meat, dairy, toiletries, biscuits & cakes, Chocolate & crisps, cleaning, fruit and veg, desserts & icecream and store cupboard. Haven't finished yet but hopefully when I do it will shed some light on where all my money goes!

EverTheOptimist

Afternoon all

Well April GC started for me today.

Setting a budget of £250 for the month. Hubby and I have two weeks off so did a big shop today to hopefully get us through most of the two weeks with just a top up of fruit and milk.

Have spent £149.17. This was food and cleaning products, bunny food and bedding.
And a sneaky ice cream when i was at the park today with friends and kiddies.

Am actually happy with that. I have £100 left for top ups through the month. So should make it this month.

Happy no shopping everyone.

mumofthetwins

Well i am going to go to morrisons tonight for my weekly shop - its my first one from starting the challange.

I dont think we need to much as we are away at the end of next week - and as its a business trip for hubbie (im tagging along) then it will all be going on expenses :j

Hopefully i will manage to shop without adding loads of extras to the basket - i have my list and the only thing i will buy that isnt on it will be any whoopsie mega bargains.

Lisa

DundeeDoll

So excited about April's GC can't wait till the 1st (anyway you might not take me seriously lol) I am going for £600 and I'll see what extra little goodies I can get for the house Will have 2 or 3 extra adults around for the Easter holiday plus my first OS Easter and a couple of dinner parties.

Suffolk_lass

craigywv wrote: »

hi, just reading your notice and on ebay condoms are much cheaper i know thats where we get ours!! and they bags of 100 kitemarked and dated for long times . hope this helps.;)

craigywv - You might want to read this article about the most recent seizure of counterfeit condoms (unusually the batch numbers known about are listed). http://www.metro.co.uk/news/30222-customs-grab-fake-condoms

A couple of years ago there was an interview in the EA Daily Times with the Customs Officer who seized a million fake Durex. I recall they also had kitemarks and to the untrained eye they looked fine. Sometimes they even work fine. And sometimes they don't.

I also recall one batch where the spermicidal coating was an irritant. Possibly TMI for the grocery challenge. If you wanted to research the nature of counterfeit dangers there is plenty online (I'm not talking about sensationalist media reports), I am talking about evidence based on market penetration and the impact on the economy since what may appear to be a good deal typically has organised criminals behind it. Sorry if this sounds a bit moralistic but please be aware that the goods may well not be what they seem in terms of authenticity.

craigywv

ok i know i am on the wrong thread but cant find the right one and i also know you lovely ladies can help me out!!! just bought a foodslicer on ebay 12.99 BARGAIN same as my mums one she has had hers for years!!! and i am going to get my shopping tonight also starting NEW fiscal fast from monday as last one died dismally thanks to OH deciding its time we treated ourselves shopping and i went along with it so noooo more arm twisting for me!! Getting back to what i was asking you, what meat do i buy for this slicer!! i want pink ham!! son eats packs of it a week and me and OH like various differnt meats but son MUST have pink ham, i know if i buy pork shoulder its a light colour when cooked. Do i buy the small round ham we call it "boiling ham" here in Belfast it comes vacumn packed, pls let me know if this is right and also what else i can use slicer for , we do our bread everyday in bm so thats handy for slicing. sorry such a long post.

Winchelsea

Thanks zippychick for getting us all set up again!

I will try for £40 again this month. Didn't quite stick to it for March, but that's because I did spend some on building up my stores (quite a lot - via App Food etc). So, should be easier in April, I feel sure.

Good luck to everyone else!

craigywv

Suffolk_lass wrote: »

craigywv - You might want to read this article about the most recent seizure of counterfeit condoms (unusually the batch numbers known about are listed). http://www.metro.co.uk/news/30222-customs-grab-fake-condoms

A couple of years ago there was an interview in the EA Daily Times with the Customs Officer who seized a million fake Durex. I recall they also had kitemarks and to the untrained eye they looked fine. Sometimes they even work fine. And sometimes they don't.

I also recall one batch where the spermicidal coating was an irritant. Possibly TMI for the grocery challenge. If you wanted to research the nature of counterfeit dangers there is plenty online (I'm not talking about sensationalist media reports), I am talking about evidence based on market penetration and the impact on the economy since what may appear to be a good deal typically has organised criminals behind it. Sorry if this sounds a bit moralistic but please be aware that the goods may well not be what they seem in terms of authenticity.

Thats horrendous, i am stunned how can they do that , thats putting people at risk, unplanned babies etc.. i will never get them again of ebay thank-you for sharing this with me

DundeeDoll

aren't they still free from family planning?