stocking up while it's cheap, how much have you got?

tootles_2

I am just coming to the end of a giant box of surf bought last August and loo rolls bought at the same time, ok, they were from Makro and I only use half the amount of powder they tell you to on the box, I use washing soda with the powder and vinegar as a softner.

Once every three months I run my freezer down, that gives me meals for about 10 days before I need to start stocking it up again.

Big_Nige

112 loo rolls from makro, 7 boxes of 100 dishwasher tablets from costco (bogof) 11 shower gels (bogof from safeway) 6 deoderants (3 for 2 in boots) 9 shaving foam/gel (3 for 2 in boots) all stored neatly in spare bedroom & utility room cupboard.

summerday

Does anyone happen to know if the Makro loo rolls offer is on at the moment?

Thanks, Sarah.

System

Three large packets of Luxana luxury (18 to a pack) loo rolls for £9.99.

squeaky

For finding special offers there's a site called FixtureFerrets that could help you. They keep an up to date list of offers by various chain stores.

Sarahsaver

I don't buy things in bulk as i have not had the money to be able to do so. In fact I saved more on my weekly grocery bill by not buying 'one spare' of things I used to get.

squeaky

Me neither when it comes to bulk - I just don't have the purchasing power, but I do in a small way take advantage of BOGOF's and 3for2's where I can. One or two things per shopping trip if I can find them. It's an extra penny spent now but a penny saved later.

nearlyrich

I have a couple of purpose built storage areas for bargains, my huge cupboard in the family bathroom has a section for loo rolls, toothpaste, shower gel, shampoo (Trevor Sorbie reduced from £5 to £1 per bottle in Oct 2003 I bought all 27 bottles) I also have a cupboard in my utility room with space for cleaning products, I hate paying full price for dishwasher tabs, bleach, washing up liquid etc

I have some BOGOF Scampi & King Prawns in the freezer and a cupboard full of BOGOF soft drinks. Like some of the other posters I don't go mad with crisps and choccie biscuits cos we just eat more. I have lots of tea bags too, I love the Twinnings Assam Tea and there was an offer in Tesco where 2 of the 50 bag packs were about £1 cheaper than a 100 pack so I cleared the shelf, still got 6 boxes to go.

I reckon we could live on the contents of the freezer and the tin cupboard for a few weeks, I do rotate it so it doesn't go out of date but I like to feel secure with a well stocked larder.