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vanoonoo wrote: »

we stocked up on tuna a while ago - no idea how long ago tbh but more than a year ago, and I noticed the price of tuna recently as we are now down to 3 tins so thought we ought to think about getting some more in - when did the price shoot up?! its ridiculously high at the moment! thankfully tinned toms seem to be coming down a bit in price but sheesh! tuna is silly price!

I used to like Tesco Value at 29p then crept up/down to 59p+ then I slowed my buying. I stock up when it is reasonable. (mackerel is dear too 89p)

The cheap Tuna Flakes / Sandwich Tuna are yuk!

Look @ Sainsbury who are asking 79p!!!!!!!! (the branded ones are ££)

Tuna Chunks in Brine (185g)




54p
54p
79p
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/Shopping/FindProducts.aspx?Query=tuna

prepareathome

I only ever have tuna mixed with vinegar, mayo , herbs, seasoning and having with salad, so got to admit the better ones are waste of money for me as they all end up tasting the same by the time I have added my bits. Very, very rarely I might make tuna patties, but only once every 3-4 years as prefer red tinned salmon ones.

Now there is an idea not made them in about a year so might dig out some salmon and make them for tomorrow - only ever have a couple of tins in stock and I check the dates religiously so I know will be ok.

Butterfly_Brain

I heard on the news that the farmers are to strike during the olympics in protest at prices.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa5db596-c78d-11e1-a850-00144feab49a.html#axzz207Bq92Io
So stock up on fresh milk and cream and freeze it if you can and also have some dried LL and evap as back up, especially if you love your cuppa and cereals. I don't mind cooking with dried milk, but I can't stand to drink it even if you follow the rule for every litre you add ½ tsp of sugar and a few drops of vanilla extract then chill overnight in the fridge. It is not panic buying to have a few extras just in case, and even if nothing comes of the threat, you will still be able to use your stores.
But if they do strike that is when the panic will begin and I would rather err on the side of caution and avoid the scramble that will ensue. I remember the sugar shortages and bread strikes of the 70's and I worked in Tesco then. Believe me, it was total madness once the panic set in and stocks were rationed to one per customer if we got any at all. Some people even started fighting and the police had to be called in (We didn't have security guards in those days)

Fruball

No fresh brocolli, hardly any fresh cauliflowers and low on carrots in my local Mr T this morning. Other shelves were looking fairly empty but I didn't look at the labels to see what was missing.

Reason - EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS!!!!!!! There was a yellow printed label explaining on each of the empty baskets.

We have had hardly any rain here altho I know other places have but still, to run out of those items after 'some' areas were hit by rain just shows how quickly the shops run out of stuff when faced with any sort of problem.

Butterfly_Brain

Frugal I have been stocking up on frozen veg, because I think that the prices of fresh fruit and veg this autumn and winter are going to be very expensive, if you can get it that is.

Confuzzled

prepareathome wrote: »

If you have a B&M near you they ( well up to a few weeks ago) were doing a pack of three tins of tuna for 99p - just checked, Ocean Bay Tuna Flakes in brine, 170g net weight and cans are blue.....I have about 3 packs - 9 tins in stock cupboard. One thing I have noticed very often what B&M have AF have, have often wondered if they are linked in some way, so I have never as yet bought from AF as I see what they have on offer toddle off to B&M and nearly always will find the exact same offer there and as I have two not far ( have a big super dooper one that opened earlier this year about two miles away, smaller on a mile away in opposite direction) its not worth me paying for delivery from AF as petrol costs are less.

alas, we don't have any near me (i'm in fife) though i do periodically check to see if one has come close, i couldn't shop in one regularly as the bus/train fares to get to one would be prohibitive if that was the only reason i was going but i'm nosey and want to know what everyone is going on about :rotfl:

AF works for me despite shipping as i have to take the taxi just down the local lidl due to bad knees AND the delivery driver knows i have problems so he carries the boxes up the stairs for me bless his cotton socks (never had a taxi driver do that )

i suspect BM probably gets their stocks from the same companies selling off surplus/old stock etc. i would love to be able to actually physically see some of the things i purchase first to check ingredients or cooking times etc so if by some minor miracle we ever got one here i would def go and just incorporate it into one of my marathon trips where i squeeze in as much things that need doing as possible to save on taxi fare

Confuzzled

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I heard on the news that the farmers are to strike during the olympics in protest at prices.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa5db596-c78d-11e1-a850-00144feab49a.html#axzz207Bq92Io

cheers for this, i need to restock the milk i sink into my chest freezer anyway and get some more coffee whitener as well

i find the coffee whitener quite good if i run out of milk and sometimes i even prefer it for some drinks, i plan to have a very good stock of it for winter this year as we went through the whitener far faster than all the chai tea and coffee granules i stocked up on

you can freeze hard cheeses and butter too and cream as well, it won't be as nice for pouring over cake unless you mix it back together but if you need it for a recipe it is fine after being frozen

do remember soft cheeses don't freeze well, it changes the consistency a lot and whilst you could probably cook with them, eating them as you normally would if they were fresh probably wouldn't be that appealing

Butterfly_Brain

Confuzzled
I actually didn't think about stocking up on butter and cheese as well. Of course, it is all made from milk, thanks for that I feel such a doofus
I try to avoid the coffee whiteners because they are so high in carbs, and I have plenty of butter in the freezer, because farmfoods have wykes farm butter .....2 for £2 at the moment. I will get some more cheese though, because I go through lots.

Popperwell

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I heard on the news that the farmers are to strike during the olympics in protest at prices.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa5db596-c78d-11e1-a850-00144feab49a.html#axzz207Bq92Io
So stock up on fresh milk and cream and freeze it if you can and also have some dried LL and evap as back up, especially if you love your cuppa and cereals. I don't mind cooking with dried milk, but I can't stand to drink it even if you follow the rule for every litre you add ½ tsp of sugar and a few drops of vanilla extract then chill overnight in the fridge. It is not panic buying to have a few extras just in case, and even if nothing comes of the threat, you will still be able to use your stores.
But if they do strike that is when the panic will begin and I would rather err on the side of caution and avoid the scramble that will ensue. I remember the sugar shortages and bread strikes of the 70's and I worked in Tesco then. Believe me, it was total madness once the panic set in and stocks were rationed to one per customer if we got any at all. Some people even started fighting and the police had to be called in (We didn't have security guards in those days)

More great advice...I'll buy some more long life milk in the next day or two(Not much room in the fridge for fresh milk:mad:)and the freezer part is too small(I did not realise when I bought it)how small it is.

I could perhaps buy a small additional small freezer but then the energy bill will increase. But I do buy fresh milk that is usually filtered so until opened it has a longer date on it than ordinary fresh milk.

So I might be able to do that...I could probably store 6litres at a push...I have some powdered milk, evaporated milk in stock. May have to check the dates again...as it was purchased before I started the store and before Mum passed away and I was alone...

Popperwell

Frugal wrote: »

No fresh brocolli, hardly any fresh cauliflowers and low on carrots in my local Mr T this morning. Other shelves were looking fairly empty but I didn't look at the labels to see what was missing.

Reason - EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS!!!!!!! There was a yellow printed label explaining on each of the empty baskets.

We have had hardly any rain here altho I know other places have but still, to run out of those items after 'some' areas were hit by rain just shows how quickly the shops run out of stuff when faced with any sort of problem.

Maybe the problems the weather has caused are starting...start looking at frozen and tinned veg for emergencies...what a year this is turning out to be...no wonder many of us are feeling down...