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nerfdad wrote: »

I hate it when the mrs gets asda own squash:eek: we're sorted for 6 months I think:o

Were pretty well stocked up on smart price squash.
Unfortunately the kids are now sick of it (took them long enough) and I've never liked it, which is why the kids are so happy bubbs bought them some 'nice stuff'

karlie88

Morning.

sarahskint

morning all


I might venture to A's this morning for more Robinsons, wasn't going to get anymore but the 6 weeks holiday is fast approaching and they get through so much more when they are home


also off to T's to see if they do the £5 meal deal as that looks quite nice! have a few pps to use up lol


also 3 HHs and 2 items of unwanted clothing, then have to be at work for 11:45. Today matthew I will be anneka rice (without the helicopter!!) actually I wouldn't mind having my shell suit back I loved that thing pmsl

karlie88

rhosynbach wrote: »

omg was just doing some research into polytunnel growing and damp issues and stumbled on a helpful forum then realised, it was about cannabis growing:eek::eek::rotfl:

Nice bit of extra income...eh rhosyn?

:cool:

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underperky

Good morning world it's a brand new day

Grandma duties today so wont be able to shop


but hope those that do get plenty of bargains

karlie88

Savvybuyer wrote: »

:eek:That's doubtless a correct price - T hiking up the prices again. I noticed earlier that "Tesco price cuts" was trending at no. 2 on yahoo.co.uk searches. Apparently they've cut the price of 30 - yes, three oh - items that, they claim, will stay down in price.

30 items - out of thousands and thousands in the average store:(:(. According to the Guardian, it's to bring them closer to A's 'everyday low prices' model. That's the one that sees price 'locks' at 50p and 75p, several of which are currently more expensive 'everyday' pricing than the price elsewhere(but as to APG). According to the Guardian and the Telegraph, T is taking on the (so-called) 'discounters'. Here's the price list for T from the Telegraph article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/household-bills/10779634/Tesco-responds-to-supermarket-battle-with-30-price-cuts-and-delivery-charge-reduction.html):

Tesco (own brand) Was Now
Free range eggs medium box of 6 £1.38 £1
English slightly salted butter 250g £1.49 £1
Baked beans in tomato sauce 420g 45p 32p
Unsmoked bacon 210g £1.89 £1.50
Salad tomatoes 6 pack £1 69p
Wholemeal medium bread 800g 90p 75p

In other words:

Medium FR eggs continue on Avs T at £1.29 vs £1.00 therefore 90p net. Works out cheaper than A's 97p price on one of its other 6 pack FR. A and Aldi, and Morrisons, have already now had certain own-brand 6 pack free range eggs at around 97p for many months. (Sadly A and M's are no longer the equivalent ones.) All it means is that T was charging rip-off prices on its FR 6 eggs (compared to these other stores) for many months prior to this 'drop' to £1, that, even after the drop, is still more expensive than the 97ps elsewhere and A's Medium FR 6 pack eggs are now 90p net on the APG Avs T.

The 'Value' or 'SP' 250g Salted Butter is still 98p, so the price 'drop' to £1 on the other one in T still sees you paying more.

The Baked Beans in Tom Sauce - has probably gone back to the price it was before recent price hikes on some tinned products. Anyway, I've always looked to the SP/Value Baked Beans which are generally 25p. 32p for a single can of beans is, as we know on here, far too expensive - sees you getting only 3 for almost £1:eek:. And if it's branded ones you are after and really don't go for SP/Value:wall:, Branston baked beans, as we know, go down to about £1 for a 4 pack in... places of the likes such as Lidl!:rotfl: Branston Beans, for most of us, outside Northern Ireland, are £1.25 in M for a pack of 4 (possibly approx. £1.08 through APG) so why pay around the same for one can fewer? Anyway, the Heinz Baked Beanz (yes, Heinz, you brand-lovers) were far better on mbuy glitch and I've still got loads of those cans left. No bothering with 32p:eek: cans or even 4 pack Branstons for me:rotfl:.

Unsmoked Bacon - again, I'm sure you can find better offers from time to time in Lidl or Aldi. Okay, 'from time to time' and £1.50 for some bacon seems quite reasonable. But, wait, what weight is it? I normally go for S's Basics Unsmoked Middle Bacon - which is 450g pack - and at £2 (even though that too is a price increase compared to prices where it has been lower). Some of the SP/Basics/Value ranges of bacon can be a bit, shall we say, lacking in quality in my opinion and not stuff I'd want to eat. The Sains. Basics Unsmoked Middle is quite nice though. T's £1.50 bacon, according to the Telegraph article, is 210g so it's way expensive for what you would be getting and the 450g Sains pack is quite good value. (Not as good as bacon glitch vs Morries earlier, but nonetheless!)

Salad Tomatoes 6 pack at 69p, although I know a lot of you have been comparing against it on the APG, and, although we have had prices of £1 around the stores on these before, when it seemed to make the 69p a good deal, is way expensive given that it's in Mr M's 3 for £1.50 and thus 50p as part of that. But - hang on? - do the tomatoes in M's 6 pack now look a little smaller?:think::think: I'd still be going for 3 for £1.50 though, if they weren't making me buy more - I might go for it when we run out of other veg (that is also in the offer at M) a little bit more than we are at the moment.

Wholemeal Bread 800g at 75p. Whilst not a weight reduction to 750g:eek: to compensate, might I say these words? Eday Value? S/Price? Whoopsies?;);) Why would anyone buy W/meal bread at over 50p a loaf?!?:question::rotfl::rotfl:

In short, all of the price drops in the Telegraph's list are way too expensive even on the 'dropped' price, some of which have been achieved by charging way over the odds more than other competitors for several months or not a year or more (the same as was achieved with the 4 pint milk that had already been £1 in A for a long time before T eventually reduced to match - and already had its Creamfield 4 pint on £1 all the way through. Using the PP vs A, the £1.39 before in T would have made no odds anyway, if compared correctly).

As for a meagre 30 items, :(:(:(. And watch your doubled-in-price cod!:)

Sadly I can see the muggles going for every one of the 'price dropped' (a-ha - where have we heard that before?:D) items as the prices on them will show an offer and people will be drawn to buying them and not noticing that the regular prices of other items of the same kind nearby are cheaper. That's what the highlighting of the offers does - people buy 'Was [Strike]£1.49[/Strike] Now £1.00' salted butter and not noticing the Value Salted Butter near to it is still 98p. They see the £1 and the £1.49 and think 'saving' when the 98p version was and still is always a saving and is still cheaper now even even after the 'reduction' on the item with the huge offer label to which people's attention is drawn! Gotta watch this - it does work, particularly when you (or I in Morrisons:D) see a branded item on special offer, whose 'reduced' price is still more expensive than the 'Savers' range always was (and still is).

As a final illustration of this (for this post), the branded Chocolate Spread might go down in price on various offers, but is it cheaper than the Savers version? On one period, it was. But, ever since that best offer, when it was appearing on my Avs M to compare to and the advice was 'avoid the SP/Savers' as that is more expensive per 100g., since the offer ended a long while ago, it's always been more expensive than Savers (whatever 'offer' it has subsequently gone onto). But that's made me unlikely ever to go for any Chocolate Spread ever again, as the Savers price is (still at same price) is now way too expensive as it's never as cheap as the Nutella was at best:rotfl::rotfl:.

What an epic post!

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:T

Love 'em!

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karlie88

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Enterprise_1701C

Good morning all. The forecast here is for a mainly dry day, but I think the sky is ready to argue. It isn't raining yet, but I would be very surprised if it doesn't.

Out for most of the day, got cabling to tidy up and various other bits and bobs to do.

elsie1969 - did you manage to get the fire engines sorted out with Argos? I snipped the Argos page with the picture of the fire engine and the £4.99 and have it saved, could easily email it to you if you need it.

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queen_of_cheap wrote: »

My raspberries from last year that did naff all have got fruits on them this year, and the ones I bought this year have got very tall canes with nothing growing on them but lots of new growth from the bottom of the canes :rotfl:

My apple tree is the same. About three times as much blossom this year as last year :j

My raspberries are only about 10 inches tall so far, but they are growing well. I still have a couple of tubs of raspberries in the freezer from last year, along with some blackberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants. Sounds like a summer pudding or two coming up, the only problem being getting thin sliced bread these days so might have to find a suitable loaf and get them to slice it in the supermarket. I even have an electric slicer here but my home-made bread refuses to slice that thinly without totally disintegrating :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

TrulyMadly

Morning paw sniffers:)

Had a bit of a non MSE day yesterday spent at Newcastle. Used my JL voucher but mistakenly handed over May instead of April. After eating our huge cake and much to OH's embarrassment I went back to the till to reclaim it but SA couldn't find it:o so really hope this promotion continues ...what a lovely treat.

Too tired to fully catch up last night but lovely to see lutzi and squigs. I see squigs has come up trumps again on the rogue comparisons:T:T:T:T

Mummyvb...... Congratulations to you and your family.....what a lovely post.... But hope you don't have to feel you have to explain things to your family....you tell them with your head held high:T:T

Oh and by the way nerfy........a 6 month supply is not enough.:D I aim for a year these days or at least up to the use by date whichever is the soonest:cool: you know you'll regret not buying more:D