Enjoying Life's Indulgences Together Everyday

aau1 · 27 March 2014 at 8:22PM

"Think of the thread as a tree, many branches to it, and not all of us, need all the branches, but we do need the tree!" - midwinter

New overflow thread for 11+ers

THE FOLLOWING IS COPIED FROM ORIGINAL FIRST POST ON PREVIOUS THREAD

This is yet another bargain/glitch/DTD/JTD/misprice thread!

We know it's in the 'Gone But Not Forgotten' section!

No, not all of what we say is Tesco related or even of interest to many others but this is the way this thread has formed.

Many of us want to discuss the various deals to be had but this was not appreciated on the main Grabbit forum. As such, we now use this thread to talk about anything. We also discuss ex-husbands and wives, kids and animals. If you have a medical problem we'll nag you until you go to the Doctor. If you're not feeling well we'll provide support, a wee hot drink and whatever chocolate is currently glitching to cheer you up.

Some people try to obscure the store names but this works both ways. It might make it difficult for those who don't have the time to sit here and natter all day but it also makes it difficult for staff/managers to quickly identify any issues at their store.

Please put all your finds in bold with LAST 4 DIGITS OF barcode and photo if possible so we can chat & still speed read for bargains. We don't like arguing so we're not going to take umbrage if one or two deals slip through.

Now sit back, relax and feel free to join in. We don't bite (unless you ask nicely), we will help wherever possible and you don't have to post new deals just to feel like part of the group.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

WHO WE ALL ARE
the list of who we all are and where we lurk in real life can be found here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...9#post62933039

LINK TO SNAP-ANT'S DAILY QUIZ
http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=99008
If you want to play then PM Snap-ant for access

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS:

APG: Asda Price Guarantee (voucher from Asda if they are not 10% cheaper than the competitors)
PP: Price promise (Tesco voucher if competitors are cheaper)
BM: Brand Match (Sainsburys voucher if competitors are cheaper)
MSL: Mysuperlist (an app that, amongst other things, lets you compare supermarket prices by scanning a product barcode)
MSM: mysupermarket (web based version of the above)
TCB: Topcashback (cashback site)
COS: CheckOutSmart (cashback app)
MOC: Money Off Coupon
SEL: Shelf Edge Label
DTD: Double the Difference
JTD: Just the Difference
RTC: Reduced to Clear
OOD: Out Of Date
OOS: Out Of Stock
CC: Clubcard or Credit Card, depends on context
HTH: Hope That Helps
SA: Sales Assistant
SS: Self Service
CS: Customer Services
HO: Head Office
C&C: Click and Collect
DD: Darling Daughter
DS: Darling Son
OH: Other Half
DH: Darling Husband
ETA : Estimated Time of Arrival or Edited To Add (depends on context)
TIA: Thanks In Anticipation
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
GBP: Great Britain Pound (some people can't get the £ sign to work, or have keyboards set up in "bilingual" mode)
T.i.T.: Trout-in-Training
S10CT: stupid 10 character thing (The forum won't allow a post with fewer than 10 characters. People add this abbreviation to the end of a short post as a workaround)

OTHER RECURRING TERMINOLOGY
Trout: is the expression used by people on here for cashiers of a certain age, usually female, that are miserable for the sake of being miserable, unhappy in their work, jealous of people with mocs and do their level best to prevent anyone using coupons...try your very best to avoid them at the checkouts..... (thanks to myrtleturtle on the coupon thread for this)
Filler: An item purchased in order to reach the required number of items as part of a comparable shop (see below)
Womble: A discarded receipt that you picked up .
Uncle Bulgaria: A womble of BIG value
Orinocco - A very small womble (i.e. not worth putting into the APG site)

TESCO RESOURCES

TESCO HEAD OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS
Incase you have a problem at the customer service desk:
0800 505 555
01325 233 902
0330 123 4055

LINK TO TESCO CUSTOMER SERVICE
https://www.tescohelp.com/tesco/forms/cs_form.html

TESCO HEAD OFFICE EMAIL
if you still have a valid problem that can't be resolved by the store or head office here is the e-mail address of the chief executive - please use it wisely!
[EMAIL="philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com"]philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com[/EMAIL]

TESCO INSTORE PRICE CHECK POINTS
Many Tesco stores have barcode scanners attached to the wall so that you can check the price of something (don't always trust what it says on the SEL)
This thread lists some known examples:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...esco+scanner+l
Please do not leave items by the scanners!!! Please do not give the staff extra work by leaving your unwanted scanned items - stores will be loathe to repair or replace scanners if they make extra work for staff!

TESCO INSTORE STOCK CHECKER
Handy for checking stock in your area before heading out
0800 505 555 option 1. (thanks zippy)

1P ITEMS IN TESCO
When items in Tesco go beyond the last stage of clearance they are reduced to 1p (typically out of season goods such as xmas goods in February, Valentines goods in March, etc)
This is the link to the daily mail article regarding 1p finds:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#axzz2jgpacct4

TESCO OVERCHARGE POLICY (DTD)
If you are overcharged in Tesco their policy is to give you back twice as much as you overpaid (Double the Difference)
This applies to all Tesco stores including Express.
The policy is displayed on a blue board (usually behind CS) under the heading "If things don't add up"
Staff are notoriously bad at honouring this policy. Excuses such as "the offer expired", "it doesn't apply to electricals", etc will be tried on but are not valid defences.
If offered a refund instead of DTD do not accept it, instead just leave the store and contact Head Office.

ASDA RESOURCES

ASDA CUSTOMER SERVICES
Freephone number for asda customer service: 0800 952 0101

ASDA HEAD OFFICE EMAIL ADDRESS

If you still have a valid problem that can't be resolved by the store or head office here is the e-mail address of the chief executive - please use it wisely!
[EMAIL="Andy.clarke@asda.co.uk"]Andy.clarke@asda.co.uk[/EMAIL]
his executive office is
[EMAIL="Directorate@asda.co.uk"]Directorate@asda.co.uk[/EMAIL]

ASDAS COUPON POLICY (thanks to zippy)
http://asda-stores.custhelp.com/app/..._grow/a_id/979

ASDAS OVERCHARGE POLICY
If you have been overcharged in Asda you should go to CS desk. They are supposed to refund the difference AND give a £2 giftcard for each different item you are overcharged. Staff occasionally need reminded of this store policy
http://asda-stores.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail_grow/a_id/958/~/overcharged

COUPON RESOURCES
Please note that we don't supply copies of coupons, it's against MSE rules so please don't ask.

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE COUPONS
Legitimate coupons can be found on the coupon thread here:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4906235
The pdf coupons should be saved to your computer as sometimes they get taken offline before the expiry date

NEOSI'S GUIDE TO THE SNAP TOOL IN ADOBE READER
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=9213

OLDBEARS GUIDE TO COST-EFFECTIVE COUPON PRINTING
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=9388

LOOKINFORABARGAIN'S GUIDE ON HOW TO PRINT COUPONS FROM SUPERSAVVYME
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=3372

PRICE COMPARISONS

Tesco, Asda and Sainsburys all have schemes whereby you can claim back some of the cost of your shopping if a competitor was cheaper

big thanks to wackynut for the below summary of the t&cs for each supermarket's price comparison service

ASDA PRICE GUARANTEE (APG) - INSTORE
A's compares with - T's, S's, M's and W's.
A's give you the difference back plus 10% of the value in the competitor
Comparative prices for S, T & W are taken from mysupermarket.co.uk (prices for M are currently taken from instore visits - the prices shown for M on MSM should be used as a guide only)
You need to have bought at least 8 different items covered by the asda price guarantee, of which at least 1 should be comparable.
Some departments do not count towards your required 8 items (eg clothes, sandwiches, newspapers. See faqs for more info)
No minimum spend. Maximum of 10 of the same product will be compared.
You have to wait 3 hours after after shopping at A's before you can check/print the APG.
Check/print your vouchers here:
http://asdapriceguarantee.co.uk/Compare-Prices/ASDA-receipt.aspx
Periodically the APG site will say you have to wait until 6am the day following your shop. This is not cause for concern. The 3 hour wait has always been restored fairly quickly.
APG used to be capped at £15 but at the moment cap has been lifted.
Each household will not be able to claim more than £100 in any calendar month, nor make more than 10 claims in any calendar month (this is more easily enforced with online shops).
Click here for APG t&cs http://asdapriceguarantee.co.uk/admi...onditions.aspx
click here for APG faqs http://asdapriceguarantee.co.uk/admi...d-answers.aspx

ASDA PRICE GUARANTEE (APG) - ONLINE
APG shops can also be done for click and collect orders or home delivery
Same rules apply as above with a few exceptions
Results are advertised as being available 48 hours after collection/delivery. In reality results may be available to view immediately after collection.
You can check for your results here:
https://www.asdapriceguarantee.co.uk/Compare-Prices/Login.aspx
On the results page you should click "Get voucher" before you take delivery of your next order. Failure to do this will result in you losing the first APG when you do your next online shop.
Vouchers are credited to your online account (usually on Tuesday afternoons) in increments, starting with 1p, 2p, 5p, etc. Be patient and your full APG value should be credited Do not panic thinking you are only getting 1p!

TESCOS PRICE PROMISE (PP) - INSTORE AND ONLINE
T's compares with - A's, S’s and M's
Prices are taken from A.com, S.co.uk and instore visits to M
To qualify, you’ll need at least 10 different items, including one comparable grocery item in your basket.
Unlike asda there do not appear to be excluded departments
it appears that bag re-use no longer counts as one of your 10 items (not even at a non-ss till). This is despite bag re-use appearing on your PP results.
No minimum spend. Maximum of 10 of the same product will be compared.
Price promise is instant in the form of a till spit after the receipt is produced. Online PPs are emailed to you
Voucher capped back at £10, valid from the next day
Monthly limit of £100
If you want to view your results in detail then enter your receipt details here:
https://www.tescopricepromise.com/
click here for PP FAQs and T&Cs
https://www.tescopricepromise.com/Home/FAQ
https://www.tescopricepromise.com/termsconditions

SAINSBURYS BRAND MATCH (BM)
S's compares with - A's and T's
Comparison prices are taken from A.com and T.com
Only one comparable branded product needs to be bought (i.e. any Sainsbury's branded product is a safe filler)
You need to spend a minimum of £20
Maximum of 10 of the same product
Voucher given at till (even self service tills) but only at some CS tills
Voucher back capped at £10, can be used immediately
If you want to check/query how your bm was calculated then click here the following day
https://www.sainsburys-live-well-for...k/brand-match/

LINK TO LUTZI1'S EDUCATIONAL GUIDE TO FILLERS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-JovBJoaho&feature=youtu.be

LIST OF USEFUL FILLERS
Miss Laid's top list of under 20p items to use as fillers on a comparable shophttp://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=2955

USEFUL GUIDES

POSTING IMAGES TO THE THREAD
this is the link for happychappy’s guide to uploading photos to the thread. Also includes instructions for ipad and iphone.
http://www.bearsland.co.uk/happychappy/

NEVER TOO OLD'S EXPLANATION OF MYSUPERLIST AND HOW TO GET CASHBACK
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=7340

STARTING THE NEXT THREAD WITHOUT BREAKING THE LINKS
1 You should click "quote" on first post
2 copy all text that shows in the reply box in the next window
3 Go to the "gone, but was it any good" board and click "new thread"
4 Paste the quoted post from step. 2
5 Crucially, delete the [ quote=abc;123456] from the start of the text and [ /quote] from the end of the text
6 add a title and post
7 PM our Board Guide redfox and ask her to close the old thread

Savvybuyer · 27 March 2014 at 8:22PM

At last:mad::mad:, thanks for the new thread Aau1:T.

Avs M (Not available to Northern Ireland)

Frozen
ASDA Chosen by You Raspberry Ripple Screwballs (6x100ml)£1.00 £1.00
Aunt Bessie's Apple Pie (550g)£1.50 £1.00 (also vs T) (+15p TCB snap & save if claim by 31/3/14)
ASDA Deep Filled Steak Pie (700g)/ASDA Deep Filled Roast Chicken & Rich Gravy Pie (700g) £2.50 £1.65 (approx.) Not showing on msm and not remembered weights from instore - these may be a risk(?) although one of them at least has compared vs this pricing (or close to it) before - although £2.50 for 700g is not too bad a price(:question::eek:)
Birds Eye Chicken Burgers (4 per pack - 200g)£1.45 £1.00
Birds Eye Chicken Quarter Pounders (2 per pack - 227g)£1.00 99p
Birds Eye Original Beef Burgers with Onion (4 per pack - 227g)£1.00 £1.00:rotfl::rotfl: (Yeah right...as if!:rotfl:)
Quorn Crispy Chicken Style Nuggets (300g)£1.89 99p
ASDA Chosen by You Freshly Frozen Baby Carrots (1Kg)£1.00 £1.00
ASDA Chosen by You Casserole Mix (1Kg)£1.00 £1.00
ASDA Chicken Livers (227g)50p 50p (vs M only)
ASDA Smartprice Chicken Breast Fillets (1Kg)£3.99 £3.99
Sharwood's Chicken Tikka Masala with Rice (375g)£1.00 99p
McCain Mexican Wedges (750g)£2.00 £1.00
ASDA Orange Juice Lollies (6x73ml)£1.00 £1.00
Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Roast Chicken with Italian Dressing Pizza (365g)£1.50 £1.34
ASDA Smartprice Fruit Flavoured Lollies (8x35ml)63p 63p
Birds Eye Rice Fusions Fragrant Golden Vegetable Rice (2 per pack - 380g)£1.75 99p
ASDA Smartprice Cauliflower (1Kg)£1.00 £1.00
ASDA Smartprice Broccoli (1Kg)£1.00 £1.00

Packets & Cereals
Kellogg's Frosties (500g)£2.28 £1.14
ASDA Smartprice Bran Flakes (750g)88p 88p
ASDA Smartprice Ready to Serve Custard (385g)17p 17p
Green's Carmelle Mix (70g)60p 55p
ASDA Smartprice Lasagne Sheets (250g)32p 32p
Green's Cheesecake Mix (259g)85p 85p

Tins, Jars & Cooking
Loyd Grossman Pasta Sauce - Smoky Bacon (350g)/Tomato & Sweet Red Pepper (350g)/Tomato & Basil (350g)/Tomato & Roasted Garlic (350g)/Tomato & Chilli (350g)/Puttanesca (350g)£1.69 93p
ASDA Smartprice Marrowfat Processed Peas in Water (300g)21p 19p
ASDA Smartprice Red Kidney Beans in Water (400g)30p [23p]:(:rotfl:
ASDA Chosen by You Redcurrant Jelly (227g)55p N/A
ASDA Smartprice Mayonnaise (500ml)40p 40p
Colman's Onion Sauce Mix (35g) and others 50p 50p
ASDA Smartprice Lemon Curd (411g)22p 22p
ASDA Smartprice Malt Vinegar (568ml)21p 21p
ASDA Smartprice Mild Curry Sauce (440g)20p 20p
Kingsfood Hot Dog Sausages (8 per pack - 400g)49p 49p
ASDA Smartprice Chunky Chicken in White Sauce (392g)90p 88.2p (although this may be risky as going by msm not instore - I've not personally linked them up as A version is "Chunky" whereas M's doesn't say, but that doesn't mean APG won't compare them)
Heinz Multigrain Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce (4x400g)£2.26 £1.50
ASDA Smartprice Spaghetti Loops in Tomato Sauce (395g)16p 16p
ASDA Smartprice Cream of Chicken Soup (400g)24p 24p
ASDA Smartprice Tomato Soup (400g)24p 24p
ASDA Smartprice Vegetable Soup (400g)24p 24p
Ye Olde Oak Ham (300g)£1.00 £1.00

Drinks
Douwe Egberts Pure Gold Medium Roast Coffee (190g)/Douwe Egberts Pure Indulgence Instant Coffee (190g£6.58 £3.29
2xASDA Eden Falls Natural Mineral Water Still (5L)£1.10x2 Any 2 for £1.80
Bottlegreen Sparkling Elderflower Presse/Sparkling Pomegranate & Elderflower Presse (750ml)£2.38/Any 2 for £3.00;) £1.19
Lucozade Energy Orange (1L)£1.00 89p
Lucozade Energy Original (1L)£1.00 89p
5x ASDA Chosen by You Isotonic Citrus Flavour Sports Drink (500ml)[Any 4 for £1.50]+50p=£2.00 Any 5 for £2.00
ASDA Chosen by You Lime Cordial No Added Sugar (1L)58p 59p
2x Princes Tomato Juice from Concentrate (1L)/100% Pure Orange Juice from Concentrate (1L)/100% Apple Juice from Concentrate (1L)/Pure Apple & Raspberry Juice (1L)/Apple & Pear Juice from Concentrate (1L)+one trigger £1.58/Any 3 for £3.00 79p Careful as more 'obscure' flavours might not compare?
Lucozade Energy Caribbean Crush (1L)£1.00 89p
Gallo Family Vineyards Summer White (750ml)£6.75 £3.99:rotfl:

Dairy & Eggs
Elmlea Single Cream Substitute (284ml)65p 65p
ASDA Smartprice Mixed Weight Eggs (6)93p 93p
ASDA Smartprice Lard (250g)39p 39p (but glitch last week of 31p)
Golden Vale Cheestring Attack-a-Snak Chicken Wrap (99g)£1.74 £1.00
Benecol Strawberry Yogurt Drink/Benecol Light Yogurt Drink/Benecol Peach & Apricot Yogurt Drink/Benecol Raspberry Yogurt Drink/Benecol Blueberry Yoghurt Drink (6x67.5g)£3.00 (6x67.5g)£3.75 £2.50 (I'd just buy one and even then only if I had a very favourable MOC as the price of these is IMO way too expensive - that's assuming compares vs M:eek:)
2xASDA Chosen by You Banana Flavoured Milk (1L)£1.19x2 Any 2 for £2.00
2xASDA Chosen by You Chocolate Flavoured Milk (1L)£1.19x2 Any 2 for £2.00
2xASDA Chosen by You Strawberry Flavoured Milk (1L)£1.19x2 Any 2 for £2.00

Meat, Fish & Poultry
ASDA Black Pudding Chubb (150g)54p N/A
Mattessons Fridge Raiders Roast Chicken (130g) £1.98 £1.00 (nicked from Sal on post 1285 of this thread)

Bakery
McVitie's Jamaica Ginger Cake (245g)+1 McVities Lyle's Golden Syrip Cake (if available, in which case max. 1 Ginger Cake) £1.30/Any 2 for £1.50 65p
ASDA Smartprice Fairy Cakes (12)60p 60p
ASDA Smartprice Chocolate Swiss Roll25p 25p
ASDA Smartprice Raspberry Swiss Roll25p 25p (vs M only) Savvy tempter:(
ASDA Smartprice Apple Pies (6)50p 50p
2xASDA Apple Doughnuts (5)50px2 Any 2 for £1.00 (vs M only)
ASDA Chosen by You Fruit Scones (4)50p 50p
ASDA Chosen by You Plain Scones (4)50p 50p
ASDA Smartprice Crumpets (6)37p 37p (care as only recently reappeared on msm)
ASDA Cheese Scones (4)50p 50p
ASDA Tiger Tin Loaf (800g)£1.00 65p (but other 800g breads on 2 for £1 in M may be cheaper, or whoopsies)
2xASDA Chosen by You Iced Chocolate Slices (6)£1.00x2 Any 2 for £1.80

Snacks & Sweets
Haribo Starmix10p 10p
Candyland Flumps Mallow Twists (12g)10p 10p
ASDA Smartprice Salted Peanuts (200g)48p 48p
ASDA Smartprice Fruit & Nut Mix (200g)56p 56p
3xASDA Chosen by You Dolly Mixture (100g)Any 3 for £1.00 Any 3 for £1.00 (vs M only)

Fruit & Vegetables
ASDA Garlic Loose25p 25p
ASDA Spring Greens (500g)75p 75p
ASDA Whole Cucumber50p 49p (also vs T as at 27/3) But I've seen short-date ones much cheaper, so I don't buy these anymore!
ASDA British Iceberg Lettuce Loose50p 49p
ASDA Broccoli (335g)50p 49p
ASDA Yellow Plums punnet (400g)£1.00 50p

Household & Pets
Bloo Max Cistern Block Zesty Lemon or (:eek:)Blue£1.50 69p(?):eek:
ASDA Smartprice Thin Bleach (2L)29p 29p
ASDA Thick Bleach Lemon (2L)£1.75 £1.28
ASDA Smartprice Cistern Blocks Blue (2)30p 30p
Winalot Classics in Jelly Variety Pack (12x400g)£5.00 £5.00
ASDA Smartprice Cat Litter (10L)£1.60 £1.57
1x Harpic Power Plus Toilet Cleaner Citrus Fresh or Original (750ml)£1.98 (do not mix with Bloo) 99p
ASDA Smartprice Refuse Sacks Flush Top (45)£1.09 N/A
ASDA Smartprice Concentrated Fabric Softener - 42 Washes (1.47L)66p N/A
Mr Sheen Leather Wipes (30)£1.50 £1.50:rotfl:
Daz Liquitabs Regular - 10 Washes (10)£3.50 £2.00 (yeah - after the Surf:rotfl::rotfl:)
Mr Muscle Toilet Cleaner Lavender (750ml)£2.00 90p (if really struggling as not in 2 for £2 and 10% off this is cheaper than 10% off 99p on the Harpics)

Beauty & Health
ASDA Smartprice Shaving Foam (250ml)26p 26p
ASDA Smartprice Conditioner (500ml)24p N/A
Palmolive Aquarium Liquid Handwash (300ml)£1.30 99p
ASDA Smartprice Soap (3x125g)35p 35p (vs M only)
ASDA Smartprice Panty Liners (30)22p 22p
ASDA Cold Relief Capsules (16)65p 55p (a little risky?!?:question:)
Oral B Precision Clean Refill Heads (2)£8.00 £5.00
ASDA Smartprice Shampoo (500ml)20p N/A
ASDA Smartprice Maxi Towels (10)14p 14p (vs M only:rotfl: - lol as could put them on any other comp. but only 'losing' 1.4p)
Palmolive Hygiene Plus Sensitive Liquid Handwash with Aloe (300ml)£1.30 99p

Ready Meals
Pukka-Pies Chicken & Mushroom Pie (226g)/Pukka-Pies Steak & Kidney Pie (238g)/Pukka-Pies All Steak Pie (233g)£1.00 92p
ASDA Smartprice Sausage & Mash (300g)71p 75p (vs M only)
ASDA Smartprice Chicken & Mushroom Savoury Slices (2x165g)99p 99p
Glorious! Skinny Fragrant Thai Carrot & Lemongrass Soup (600g)£1.50 99p
2xASDA Taramosalata Dip (215g)Any 2 for £2.00 Any 2 for £1.8275