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Savvybuyer

Amelia12 wrote: »

If u are looking for a filler at T then Cadbury crime egg ice cream cone 4x 100 ml are 50p more than at A

But they're also (up to yesterday at least) £1.25 in M compared to £1.50 in A, so why would anyone price-match T's £2 to A £1.50? Avs M for £1.25 less 10% = about £1.13.

However, I'm a guy with Asperger's, so loads and loads of people will find it hard to 'beat' me, even if I ever wanted beating. I don't want to labour this, and as only your fourth post, for a very normal person, you're doing rather well.:A Perhaps one very slightly for N Ireland, as they don't have M's to compare to. Also, when a lot of M's prices aren't online, how can we know that M is cheaper still? Don't worry: I've done this myself, comparing T or S to A at £1, only to find later M is also £1 therefore A vs M would have been effectively 90p after the 10p back towards the APG, if that makes any sense from all my confusing ways of expressing things.:rotfl::rotfl:

As for 'fillers', they're normally cheap items that don't compare to elsewhere, in order to reach the min. number required for a PP/APG. Or they're items that otherwise won't cost much - comparing to an item that's £1.50 extra spent seems not very good to me! My idea would have been T Eday Value Mushy Peas which were significantly higher in T than A - but I've just re-checked MSM in the last few seconds and T is now 8p, price-matching A, so everyone now use A SP Mushy Peas 8p vs 8p with 0.8p (probably rounded to 1p) off, depending on what else of the tenth of pennies is left on your total shopping amounts when compared.

A SP Mushy Peas now a very good filler on an A vs T comp. (but watch later today that T doesn't increase its prices overnight - i.e. before we get to Monday morning proper (daylight-beckoning time)). Not sure what I'd now use as such if doing T vs A, given that technically you lose a fraction of pence or so on each item that T aren't 10% or more expensive than A on (and if S is matched to A even where T is more than 10% dearer on an equivalent, then Avs S would work better rather than T vs A - of course if there's a really good glitch that's giving you pounds off or back more than it should on the T PP, losing a few pennies isn't going to matter so can be put on T vs A in those circumstances, even if other items, sometimes, would be better). But 8p is hard to beat, and if you're buying items you don't really need, just for PP, then I wouldn't put a 10p item on instead, even if that 10p had no equivalent available in A, as that's spending a couple of pence even more than if you 'lost' 0.8p putting an 8p item on. If all you're getting is a price-match, and there's an A not far away from you, I'd just buy at A - the extra few CC points from an inflated T bill, and then CC points on the use of the PP, seem hardly to make it worthwhile to me in mere price-match and no glitch/DTD mispricing situations. I'd just buy the one cheaper item that is needed in A, rather than buying it and 6 unnecessary items in T with the bag-reuse as item 8. Or in this situation, I'd buy the Cadbury Cones - if at all in end January - as part of an Av M that I was already doing with more than 8 other items anyway.

The Cadbury Cones might not have been on my Avs M list - I can't remember if they were just from memory - I took the price at M down last Wednes., but may have excluded ice creams and the like from the list due to the frozen/cold time of year, hardly what I'd expect to be most bought, and also due to it being a branded item that would tend perhaps to be more expensive - £1.50 ice creams are way too dear as far as I'm concerned on this - I'd expect 90p if I catch one on a price reduction at £1 at a competitor to A.

Many thanks for posting about the cones, as it has led on to people being informed that M is or was cheaper still and thus helping save us all more money.:T Good night/morning, and I'll get in:rotfl::rotfl:- get in there!!! - with a morning Westie, and also a very good morning to all new posters, including yourself - I was one once - beware it can get addictive!

oldskoolturbo

I don't know if there is a list of companies to write to, but Vanish and Discovery Foods have both been very appreciative of some very nice positive feedback (verging on sucking up) on their products and have apparently put some coupons in the post as a thank you for my time

zippydooda

fairclaire wrote: »

i have no idea zippy. Savvy is your man for morries info

ive pmed him, but got to bid you all good night now:beer:

frequent

Savvybuyer wrote: »

But they're also (up to yesterday at least) £1.25 in M compared to £1.50 in A, so why would anyone price-match T's £2 to A £1.50? Avs M for £1.25 less 10% = about £1.13.

However, I'm a guy with Asperger's, so loads and loads of people will find it hard to 'beat' me, even if I ever wanted beating. I don't want to labour this, and as only your fourth post, for a very normal person, you're doing rather well.:A Perhaps one very slightly for N Ireland, as they don't have M's to compare to. Also, when a lot of M's prices aren't online, how can we know that M is cheaper still? Don't worry: I've done this myself, comparing T or S to A at £1, only to find later M is also £1 therefore A vs M would have been effectively 90p after the 10p back towards the APG, if that makes any sense from all my confusing ways of expressing things.:rotfl::rotfl:

As for 'fillers', they're normally cheap items that don't compare to elsewhere, in order to reach the min. number required for a PP/APG. Or they're items that otherwise won't cost much - comparing to an item that's £1.50 extra spent seems not very good to me! My idea would have been T Eday Value Mushy Peas which were significantly higher in T than A - but I've just re-checked MSM in the last few seconds and T is now 8p, price-matching A, so everyone now use A SP Mushy Peas 8p vs 8p with 0.8p (probably rounded to 1p) off, depending on what else of the tenth of pennies is left on your total shopping amounts when compared.

A SP Mushy Peas now a very good filler on an A vs T comp. (but watch later today that T doesn't increase its prices overnight - i.e. before we get to Monday morning proper (daylight-beckoning time)). Not sure what I'd now use as such if doing T vs A, given that technically you lose a fraction of pence or so on each item that T aren't 10% or more expensive than A on (and if S is matched to A even where T is more than 10% dearer on an equivalent, then Avs S would work better rather than T vs A - of course if there's a really good glitch that's giving you pounds off or back more than it should on the T PP, losing a few pennies isn't going to matter so can be put on T vs A in those circumstances, even if other items, sometimes, would be better). But 8p is hard to beat, and if you're buying items you don't really need, just for PP, then I wouldn't put a 10p item on instead, even if that 10p had no equivalent available in A, as that's spending a couple of pence even more than if you 'lost' 0.8p putting an 8p item on. If all you're getting is a price-match, and there's an A not far away from you, I'd just buy at A - the extra few CC points from an inflated T bill, and then CC points on the use of the PP, seem hardly to make it worthwhile to me in mere price-match and no glitch/DTD mispricing situations. I'd just buy the one cheaper item that is needed in A, rather than buying it and 6 unnecessary items in T with the bag-reuse as item 8. Or in this situation, I'd buy the Cadbury Cones - if at all in end January - as part of an Av M that I was already doing with more than 8 other items anyway.

The Cadbury Cones might not have been on my Avs M list - I can't remember if they were just from memory - I took the price at M down last Wednes., but may have excluded ice creams and the like from the list due to the frozen/cold time of year, hardly what I'd expect to be most bought, and also due to it being a branded item that would tend perhaps to be more expensive - £1.50 ice creams are way too dear as far as I'm concerned on this - I'd expect 90p if I catch one on a price reduction at £1 at a competitor to A.

Many thanks for posting about the cones, as it has led on to people being informed that M is or was cheaper still and thus helping save us all more money.:T Good night/morning, and I'll get in:rotfl::rotfl:- get in there!!! - with a morning Westie, and also a very good morning to all new posters, including yourself - I was one once - beware it can get addictive!

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zippydooda

frequent wrote: »

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oldskoolturbo

frequent wrote: »

Hello OST.

Great shop, £20 off :T

5 year waiting list for allotment :mad:

Thanks for the welcome

I hope you get an allotment sorted, I can't tell you how happy we were to have an area set aside in out garden AND a greenhouse at our new house.

Since we moved in we have been making our own compost with clippings and kitchen waste etc, of which I dug a load into the plot today.

A little tip for you guys, we tried growing T's Finest sweet peppers last year ... not only did the seeds germinate, but they fruited too! They were on offer when we bought them too, I forget how much exactly, but we bought the one pack and the seeds kept us going all year I have a nice little seedbank of various veggies we bought, and will start propagating some soon.

Savvybuyer

zippydooda wrote: »

i cant remember who is running the zero womble list:o
anyway i need striking off it. i got a £3.39 pp from yesterday.
the main item was
1 x TESCO PORK STEAKS 1KG £5
v morrisons at £2.25:)

i just looked at these on line it looks good value for a fiver bloody better at £2.25. are these on offer at morrys or is it a glitch

This may be the M Pork Shoulder Joints, at £2.25 per kg (at least up to yesterday, may be still ongoing but don't know until I next check again) - not sure they go up to 1kg though. Same price in effect as M, even if T's product may/may not be a different size.

Well done on amount back.

Right, night all!!

3Dogs

Shortfatscotsbloke wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

v v funny blondy..

My fil has just been diagnosed with throat cancer which will not be treated and the doc has given him less than 6 months.

He is a lovely, lovely guy and I really, really wish he could have breast cancer instead. At least then he could have a moob or two removed and we could get to keep him..

Sorry, filling up here, better change the subject.

Glad he got through Christmas OK as been thinking about him and you

FloFlo wrote: »

I tell my mum off now and again. Hopefully that means that I'm coming to terms with it at last but still can't visit the crem, hubby goes to his dad's grave almost every week with his mum but I can't go there either. Two of my best people gone within weeks of each other last year.

Mr 3Dogs' ashes are still at the funeral directors I am not sure yet what to do with them. I know that I don't want them at the local crem, as I would hope to move back up home/North at some point and I wouldn't want to leave him down here Will probably scatter them off North Shields/Tynemouth pier

Auntycaz

blondynurse wrote: »

bearing in mind my surgeon person said what ever the outcome it will have to be removed! (its on my neck) i stupidly imagined he meant my neck and was thinking "but but my head will fall off" lol

Good luck with your appointment Blondynurse. Glad that you've got a sense of humour about it. Stay positive. Sending hugs Caz x

Auntycaz

Shortfatscotsbloke wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

v v funny blondy..

My fil has just been diagnosed with throat cancer which will not be treated and the doc has given him less than 6 months.

He is a lovely, lovely guy and I really, really wish he could have breast cancer instead. At least then he could have a moob or two removed and we could get to keep him..

Sorry, filling up here, better change the subject.

Sorry about your fil Shortfatscotsbloke i lost my grandfather to throat cancer.