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  • davemorton
    davemorton Posts: 29,084 Forumite
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    I like the title Savvy :)
    “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
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  • Savvybuyer
    Savvybuyer Posts: 22,332 Forumite
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    edited 21 April 2013 at 2:43AM
    S vs A (as per MSM on 21/4/13, early hours - if doing it properly, you'll need to check on a.com)

    Cherrytree Chorley Cakes (4) £1.00 80p
    Young's Gastro Basa Fillets in Lemon and Herb Tempura Batter (2 per pack - 320g)
    £4.00/Any 2 for £6.00 £2.00
    Young's Chip Shop Extra Large Fish Fillet in Crispy Bubbly Batter (2 per pack - 320g)
    £1.99 N/A (T £3.00 - therefore Tvs S item)
    Young's Salmon Crumble 340g
    £2.00 £1.00
    Young's Salmon Pie 340g
    £1.00 N/A (also apparently, S vs T as N/A for T, or buy in S straight)
    2x Quorn Family Roast (454g)
    2x £2.20 Any 2 for £3.00 (but, last week, I bought this in A, with a 'trigger' item on mix and match and compared vs S price for one - A £3 for one. A doesn't have bogofs; I don't think they believe in them, as perhaps they feel they get customers to buy more than they need. Isn't this a bogof by any other name?:rotfl:)
    2x Heinz Spaghetti in Tom. Sc (400g) - also Hoops, Numberetti and Alphabetti similar
    2x 65p Any 2 for £1.00 (but was 29p each some weeks back in A)
    Campbell's Condensed Cream of Tomato Soup (295g)
    99p 68p (TCB s&s making them 43p) (also T 95p vs A)
    For N Ireland readers - Jif Lemon 55p vs 20p (as W have them at 20p, therefore Avs W outside N.I.)
    Silver Spoon Create Orange Buttons (100g)
    £1.00 82p (also T 99p vs A)
    Nestle Shreddies 500g
    £2.29/Any 2 for £4.00 £1.00 (also T £1.50 vs A) - Looks like price change in T due after 21/4. While here, I may as well mention that, for T vs A, Jus Rol Pastry and Shortcrust Pastry 320g are both T 1.50 and A 1.00.
    Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix (140g)
    79p 66p (T 79p)
    Mornflake Medium Outmeal Stoneground (500g)
    95p 85p (T 95p) - I'm doing v. well aren't I? - I didn't even remember adding half these items onto my saves in MSM!
    Burton's Double Choccie Chocolate Dodgers (140g)
    £1.15/Any 2 for £2.00 50p (T 57p vs A)
    Jammie Dodgers 140g also now S have increased their price - but price match to 50p A rather than approx. 49p net on Avs S.
    And Sticky Toffee Dodgers.
    Cadbury Fudge 6
    £1.09 75p
    Daim Bar 4
    £1.79 £1.00 (but waiting for M to go back down to £1 and then compare Avs M)
    Twix 16 Biscuit Fingers (huge pack!)
    £2.60 £2.00 (T £2.79)
    Boddingtons Draught 12x440ml (but check this, apologies no time to do so at present - as picture on MSM says 10)
    S £11.00 (Any 2 for £20.00) A £9.00 each
    Finish Shine & Dry Rinse Aid Lemon Sparkle (800ml) - but own brands cheaper A vs?
    S £??? (MSM says N/A but I know this is avail. on Sain's website) A £5.00
    Fairy Non Bio Liquitabs (10)
    £4.05/Any 2 for £6.00 £2.00 (if you have an MOC, as £2.00 is 20p/wash - still q. expensive for me)
    Wilkinson Sword Shaving Soap Bowl
    £2.29 £2.00
    (I'm become more and more savvy, and leaving out lots of £1 deos now)
    Wilkinson Sword Finest Bristle Shaving Brush (if you can find it in your S)
    £4.29 £3.00 (T £4.29) - probably better waiting till RTCs - also MSM is showing £3.00 at A as being lowest price of the year, but I'm thinking this is incorrect - haven't I seen them at a lower price in A before? MSM graph showing A down to £3.50 last June - I have my doubts (I think they've been lower, toward end of last year/beginning of this) - reason being this was on my Svs A before, towards last past of 2012 I think - and it wouldn't have been there if S & A were £4.29 all along!
    Sains. Emery Board (10)
    99p N/A
    Sains. Tweezer
    £1.32 N/A
    Dioralyte Blackcurrant Sachets (6)
    £3.50 £2.88 (T £3.50 vs A)
    Garnier Body Firming Tonic Lotion (250ml)
    £2.76 £2.00 80p/100ml. No comment!
    Lanacane Anaesthetic Cooling & Soothing Cream (30g)
    £2.50 £2.00 Perhaps the savviness has gone, on these last three items?
    Sains Basics Pancakes (6)
    20p N/A
    Sains Basics Handwash (500ml)
    38p N/A
    Sains Basics Shampoo (1L)
    40p N/A
    Most of the usual suspects (own brand) from previous lists (search last thread)
    Sains Family Rhubarb Pie
    £1.00 N/A
    Sains Large Pineapple
    £1.00 N/A (also apparently Tvs S according to MSM, but I wouldn't bet on it! Could try getting in 2s after 21/4 offer expires if old SEL in place as DTD would set you to £1.00, then hopefully add to PP 50p)
    Sains Basics Carrots 1.5kg
    69p N/A
    Sains Basics Carrots & Broccoli 320g
    75p N/A
    Sains Basics Fruit Cocktail Trifle 600g
    £1.32 N/A
    Sains Basics Vanilla Cones (4)
    79p N/A (T 79p, presumably Tvs S, or Tvs A, filler)
    Sains Basics Pork Chops 800g (frozen)
    £2.50 N/A
    Sains Basics Mango Chutney 330g
    80p N/A (Remember, these have been checked and screened previously, so must have been best price per unit of all the supermarkets on MSM - and these own brands really are N/A in A, as otherwise they'd have been on A vs S for 10% cheaper than S) It looks like T does not have a value Chutney (or any other chutney) that is as low price per unit
    Panda Natural Licorice Bars (128g)
    89p N/A
    Sains Basics Corn Flakes 500g
    31p N/A (but was price glitch on A 750g vs M)
    Simple Baby Moisturising Wipes (80)
    99p N/A (but check, as it's a brand! - also filler for S vs T if it really is N/A at the competitors)
    Sains Interdental Toothbrushes (2)
    £1.00 N/A
    Sains Little Ones Cotton Buds (300)
    80p N/A (decided works out better than Avs M on branded or own brand, or maybe M's cheapest is non-comp from A, but M's straight price per unit was found to be more than S's per unit on these) (don't ask!!:rotfl:)
    Ricola Sugar Drops (45g) - all versions
    65p N/A
  • artha
    artha Posts: 5,254 Forumite
    Another 28 posts to go then Savvy to fill one of my pages

    Edit 26
    Awaiting a new sig
  • Morgy9
    Morgy9 Posts: 1,432 Forumite
    edited 13 April 2013 at 1:34AM
    :DThanks Savvy for the new thread !!

    Whoop first time on 1st page - was just catching up before bed and got lucky with new thread!. Off to catch up on old one now.

    Love the name!!:D
  • artha
    artha Posts: 5,254 Forumite
    Why do people reserve posts on the first page?:o
    Awaiting a new sig
  • davemorton
    davemorton Posts: 29,084 Forumite
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    artha wrote: »
    Two posts on the first page:T Sent you a pm DM but it's too late:cool:

    Got it, replied, felt crap, tried to do damage limitation,
    “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
    Juvenal, The Sixteen Satires
  • Savvybuyer
    Savvybuyer Posts: 22,332 Forumite
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    edited 23 April 2013 at 6:57PM
    davemorton wrote: »
    I like the title Savvy :)

    Worth waiting for??
    Na, probably not. For all those strange people getting excited at these carefully-bought shopping trolleys!!

    Just thought - Patty will miss the start of this one, though (and is Redfox on 24/7 hold?) but Patty is there, on the first page, through an honorary quote form.

    Here's another list:

    T vs S (posted 22/4/13)

    Nouvelle Soft Toilet Tissue - 225 Sheet per Roll (9 + 9 extra free) £5.00 N/A (but T PP coming back with S £3.40, so in effect half the price of buying in Sains. on their special offer)
    2xTesco Cola, Lemonade & Cherryade Lollies (10x55ml)Any 2 for £2.00 N/A
    Tesco Everyday Value Pork Chops (800g)£2.50 £2.50
    The Skinny Cow Mint Double Choc Sticks (3x100ml)£1.50 N/A
    Young's Chip Shop Extra Large Fish Fillet in Crispy Bubbly Batter (2 per pack - 320g)£3.00 £1.99
    [Strike]Birds Eye Southern Fried Chicken (4 per pack - 360g)£1.62 £1.62[/Strike] Now £1.52 in M, therefore Tvs M
    Tesco Everyday Value Vanilla Cones (4x100ml)79p 79p
    2xTesco Authentic Italian Lasagne (500g)Any 2 for £1.50 N/A
    Discover Squeezy Soured Cream Topping Mild (280g)£2.09 £1.00
    Dr Oetker Gelatine (70g)69p 69p
    Oak Lane Pineapple Jelly & Pineapple Pieces (4x130g)49p N/A
    Tesco Everyday Value Wheat Biscuits (24x18g)94p 94p
    Beit Hashita Green Pitted Olives (560g) 50p N/A
    Glenryck South Atlantic Pilchards in Brine (425g)98p 95p
    Princes Atlantic Pilchards in a Rich Tomato Sauce (155g)44p N/A
    3xEast End Chick Peas in Brine or East End Butter Beans (400g)Any 3 for £1.00 N/A
    Tesco Finest Pearl Salad Potatoes (340g)69p N/A
    Crosse & Blackwell Cream of Chicken Soup (4x400g)£1.49 N/A
    Crosse & Blackwell Cream of Tomato Soup (4x400g)£1.49 N/A
    Crosse & Blackwell Cream of Vegetable Soup (4x400g)£1.49 N/A
    Tesco Butter Me Up Spread (500g)£1.00 86p
    Emmi Caffe Latte Cappuccino (230ml)£1.29 86p
    2xTesco Thick Bleach 24 Hour Fresh (750ml)Any 2 for £1.30 Any 2 for £1.20
    11xSwizzels Matlows Wine Gummies (16g)/Swizzels Matlow Drumstick Lolly/Matlows Giant New Refresher Chew Bar/Haribo Maoam Giant Strips Any 11 for £1.00 N/A
    Walkers Doritos Variety (12x30g)£3.29 £1.55
    Walkers Cheese & Onion (12x25g)£3.00 £1.55
    Walkers Ready Salted (12x25g)£3.00 £1.55
    (but Walkers Classic or Meaty Variety 12 - Avs S)
    Monster Munch Variety (12x22g)£3.15 £1.55
    Walkers Squares Variety (12x22g)£3.15 £1.55
    2xJutrzenka Familijne Hazelnut or Cream or Chocolate Wafers (180g)Any 2 for £1.00 N/A
    Lajkonik Paluszki Sticks (300g)50p N/A
    2xAksam Paluszki Beskidzkie Z Sola Salt Sticks (300g)£1.00 N/A
    2xLajkonik Paluszki Sticks - Salty (70g)80p
    2xBeck's Vier (12x440ml)Any 2 for £16.00 N/A
    2xGrace Coconut Water Original (310ml)89p (BOGOF) N/A
    Greene King IPA (500ml)£1.77 £1.00
    (but Greene King IPA Gold 500ml - A vs S)
    Marston's IPA (500ml)£1.00 N/A
    Tesco Everyday Value Vegetable Stir Fry (700g)£1.00 £1.00
    Ricola Lemon Mint Sugar Free Drops (45g)69p 65p
    Ricola Cranberry Sugar Free Swiss Herb Drops (45g)69p 65p
    Ricola Elderflower Sugar Free Herb Drops (45g)69p 65p
    Tesco Vitamin E Cucumber Facial Wash (150ml)74p N/A
    2xTesco Cucumber Facial Wipes (25)Any 2 for £1.50 N/A
    Tesco Pork & Egg Loaf (208g)79p N/A
    2xRustlers Hot Dog (146g)£2.00 (BOGOF) N/A (The ones that aren't on BOGOF in T, of course, in 2s vs Ms)

    Apart from my last comment, the substantive list available to all including N. Ireland!!:):T:T
  • davemorton
    davemorton Posts: 29,084 Forumite
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    artha wrote: »
    Why do people reserve posts on the first page?:o

    Why dont people reserve posts on the first page?
    “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
    Juvenal, The Sixteen Satires
  • artha
    artha Posts: 5,254 Forumite
    davemorton wrote: »
    Got it, replied, felt crap, tried to do damage limitation,

    It's done now, move on:rotfl:
    Awaiting a new sig
  • Savvybuyer
    Savvybuyer Posts: 22,332 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    artha wrote: »
    Why do people reserve posts on the first page?:o

    Nothing reserved. It's the first one to post...
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