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dipdap

tweets wrote: »

:jDS text asking if this first episode of Masterchef I replied yes.

He replied back thought it was. Then tells me he coming home this weekend :j:j

Bum!
I forgot master chef was on.
IPlayer tomorrow then

:j :j for your visitor :j

Sunshinemummy

tweets wrote: »

:jDS text asking if this first episode of Masterchef I replied yes.

He replied back thought it was. Then tells me he coming home this weekend :j:j

Mine is coming home as well!

:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

tallulajo

I presume it's because I purchased the coke in my shop as the other shop worked fine :-) also I can confirm if you like Rose wine the Canti still compares nicely to mr Ts. £6.98 to £3.20 in Ts

Wheres_My_Cashback

tallulajo wrote: »

Strange this... I just did my apg and the coke 2ltr didn't compare to any supermarket?? Didn't even show up in my apg and the full fat sprite didn't work either?

Coke was never part of this glitch.

2L cokes were removed from MSM a while back as they are changing the bottle sizes to 1.25/1.75L and will very soon be a thing of the past. Most stores are clearing out the old 2L bottles, hence not on the APG

They could possibly become a trigger in the future if a different offer comes up.

Sunshinemummy

aau1 wrote: »

I meant buy. 8 different but 9 in total

Pay £9
Apg compares £17.82 with £9.05 (one compares full price in S)
APG of £8.78
Cost of 9 bottles 22p

Ok. So you lose out on the 9th bottle comparing full price but i know some people don 't like apgs where the value is higher than the original spend

This could be best option for anyone with that concern

OMG.... I want to go out to play!

I really want to go out to play!!

Jelly_Biactol

Nenen wrote: »

I remember reading some posts a while back now about how some members of the Elite can do all their grocery shopping for around £50 per month. At the time I thought I would gradually pick up how to do this myself but time is of the essence now so I wondered if anyone can give me some more specific advice and/or information re how to do this.

Here's a few suggestions in no particular, which have worked for me, in addition to all the helpful advice already posted by others:

1) limit spending on non-essentials or treats by only going out with enough money for what you need to spend, and don't take the credit cards; even better, if you're not planning to spend anything, don't take any money with you - some people find that idea terrifying, but I found it very liberating.
2) try the NSD Challenge, makes you think about the little things you spend money on and perhaps didn't notice; this is the current one
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4908991
you can sign up for April's nearer the time
3) clear the existing freezer and cupboard stocks as much as you can, to make the most of your food stores, and at the end of it you will have a 'clean slate' to restock exactly how you want and hopefully cost-effectively; though you might be eating some strange food combinations near the end of the clear-out! Have a look at the Eating Out of the Freezer and Cupboards Challenge
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4798135
but (with respect to the posters there) it is a lot quieter than here; so you could always apply some of the lessons from there, but post on here, for encouragement/help
4) following on from (3), draw up an inventory of the freezer stock and food cupboard stock; print it out and stick it to the front of the freezer and cupboards; and keep a copy with you for shopping and meal planning
5) do a meal plan for a week, or two weeks, or however long you can manage; to start with, use the existing food stocks to plan meals. There are some good recipe finder websites where you can key in specific ingredients that you want to use up
http://www.foodinaminute.co.nz/
(suggests branded ingredients but you can replace with other brands, or home made)
http://www.supercook.com/
6) batch cook as much as you can, in advance; you can portion up and freeze, once there is space in the freezer of course; I do this particularly for sauces etc - I've got some good, cheap recipes for pasta sauce, pizza sauce, and chilli, which I can post if you want
7) make as many meals and foods as you can at home; a slow cooker is helpful; the only foodstuff I've found that is more expensive to make at home is pesto (due to cost of pine nuts), everything else is cheaper in my experience - plus you know exactly what has gone into it
8) buy fruit and veg in season, as it's usually the cheapest; plan your meals round what's in season
9) keep an eye on the Lidl and Aldi fruit/veg offers, and plan meals round those
10) use cheap ingredients for expensive ingredients in recipes; A Girl Called Jack has a brilliant blog post about this
http://agirlcalledjack.com/2014/01/14/cheap-replacements-for-fancy-pants-ingredients/
which should be learnt by heart; in fact, her website is super-good for ultra-cheap recipes
11) don't go shopping without a shopping list, and stick to it (if you're going out to shop, work out what the shopping will roughly cost and just take enough money to pay for it); and don't go shopping when you're hungry!
12) if you eat a lot of bread, consider a breadmaker; secondhand, of course! You can get them on fleabay for £10 or less for 'collection only', or try freecycle; you can also use it to for pizza dough etc
13) (...unlucky for some!) someone else will have to advise on cost effective meat and fish ideas, as I don't eat either:)

Shortfatscotsbloke

Sunshinemummy wrote: »

OMG, that is impressively large stash there... I am assuming these are purchased in the shop... as I have never know anyone do this many CIC in one day! You would be on first name terms with the little man in his van!
:T:T:T:T

Yep, all purchased instore between 17:00 and 19:00 this evening.

Conditions are still perfect and it should work beautifully, providing you buy the items that I posted about earlier.

It is a wonderful glitch. Fill your boots!!

tweets

dipdap wrote: »

Naughty tweets!
You know I've just scrolled back and done that don't you
:rotfl: :rotfl:

Yes that's why I said it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

4mFiller

Wow! well done and thanks SFSB and deedee:T I dont think I would have the bottle(:D) to pull that off that lot in my shop.
You deserve a drink after that lot:beer:
Have an order for 12 on c&c for the morning, hope I'll be in time.

Jelly_Biactol

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