Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

I had hoped michaels would say what it is .... but I've been forced to look it up


Now, that, to me, is gobbledy gook. "at least one" - does that mean two? "Comparable branded" - what does that mean then? Well, it explains that as

one
Right, still not clear to me then ....

Also

Each item was £2 cheaper at Mr T's, so I'd only get £10 back (which is buying five) - and the minimum you have to buy is 10 items.... so I'd have to buy five packs of the Pepsi and 5 extra items (whatever they'd be). Rather than the 6-8 packs of Pepsi I'd have wanted (or go round twice). I've no idea what those 5 (unwanted) items could be/would need to be to qualify.
10 different items, so 5 identical pepsi count as 1. Any other grocery items will do, so one carrot, one banana,....
Then

So, as the Pepsi are a BOGOF at Mr T's - they'd not even be counted unless I bought them in pairs, so could only buy four packs, not five.
No you could buy them singly then they compare at the single price in T against the single price in S.
Then


So at this point I'd still have not had the discount - but would have a £10 voucher, that I'd have to ensure I spent within two weeks ....
True, but you can spend the voucher on anything.
Too complex!

I only wanted some Pepsi at the price I'd seen on mysupermarket, not advanced shopping gymnastics!

Source: http://www.sainsburys-live-well-for-less.co.uk/brand-match/terms-and-conditions/

If you had the time and the patience there is a whole thread devoted to this. True experts pay next to nothing for their shopping because they are constantly cashing in on brand match vouchers and Asda's equivalent deal. search for a thread with the word 'Elite' in the title.

Doozergirl

silvercar wrote: »

I have an iphone 4S, which is only marginally different from the iphone 4 (I think SIRI is the key difference). I use it constantly. I would suggest that the signal strength is your problem not the phone.

Cheapest solution for you would be to ask Vodafone to unlock it, which should be free but can take a week or so. Then get a SIM only deal from a network that does give you a decent signal.

The 4s is a much faster phone than the 4. If I borrow someone's 4 in the house, it drives me mad. I've just upgraded again simply because I wanted a yellow phone and a pink cover. Sucker. The 4S was perfect.

GDB2222

lostinrates wrote: »

Well, either parent.

Not fussy. .
Preferably the one that lives with me......

DW asked me to check on temperament. Has either of them bitten the postman?

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

If you had the time and the patience there is a whole thread devoted to this. True experts pay next to nothing for their shopping because they are constantly cashing in on brand match vouchers and Asda's equivalent deal. search for a thread with the word 'Elite' in the title.

To do it you need to be quite close to the shops and buying a lot of stuff at some point .....

I don't buy a lot of stuff - and you can't plan what you buy as the shops are often out of stock of things.

It works for people who buy a lot of things, have freezers, have flexibility and time on their side to work it out and go do it.

As a rule, singles can rarely hope to join in due to volumes being low.

It's like the YS stuff..... never/rarely see it in any shops I go in... yet others seem to live off it!

PasturesNew

Just found that thread.... they seem to (occasionally) post up their receipt/results.

First one I found declared a saving of £12 on a £30 shop. But one item was 2 x John Frieda Frizz Ease Nourishing Oil Elixir (100m... £19.98 £12.00

So ... that was £8 of this mythical saving .... and a thing I've [a] never bought at £6 each will never buy

To be honest, I didn't even know such expensive "things you stick in your hair" existed/were used. I use a frizz-ease type of stuff, sometimes ... costs me about £1 in a Poundland when I randomly discover it. Bought the last one 4-5 years ago.

She also "saved" when she bought two tubs of £3.25 marg for £2. Well, I buy the Lidl Butterly stuff at about 75p.... and then only 4 tubs/year.

Wheezy_2

LydiaJ wrote: »

Wheezy's Belgian, isn't he? So his mum's probably somewhere in Belgium, I imagine.

Yes in Belgium.
These are the sheltered flats she's in now.

Nikkster wrote: »

I will cease to be an npower customer as soon as they have figured out whatever is giving them trouble sorting out my bills and payment. Which reminds me, I keep forgetting to call their complaints department to see what the status of the complaint I raised in April is. I was told I should hear back within 30 days. I've never talked to an ombudsman before but I think that is where I am headed next. I'll be sure to mention that I am waiting for them to get their act together so I can switch.

I'm in the same situation with Scottish Power. Random debits and credits on online account, refunds being applied twice. Don't even think of speaking to someone or getting a reply to an online query.... I'm out of there when my fix is up in November.
I'm not even expecting decent customer service from an energy provider, but this is beyond ridiculous.

Wheezy_2

GDB2222 wrote: »

I've just fed the little dog. Considering she's quite old, it's amazing how much energy she puts into looking excited at meal times. It's not just her tail wagging. It's more that her tail stays still, and the whole dog wags. Plus runs in circles.

:rotfl:

When it's time for westie's evening meal, we say 'dinner time!' and then he runs to his bowl and pokes his nose in it as to say "put it here! put it here!"

michaels

silvercar wrote: »

If you had the time and the patience there is a whole thread devoted to this. True experts pay next to nothing for their shopping because they are constantly cashing in on brand match vouchers and Asda's equivalent deal. search for a thread with the word 'Elite' in the title.

You need to steer clear of that thread, that way madness lies. In fact if you try to keep up with it you wouldn't have time to go shopping.

(Says the guy who visits at least two supermarkets each week and made 4 separate transactions in Morrison's on Tuesday to take advantage of 3 till spits, 1 mailed voucher offer, a weekly voucher collect offer, a separate fuel discount offer, a nifty wheeze involving a prepaid visa card, a 2% cashback credit card and 4 packs of free happy families playing cards for the kids!)

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

made 4 separate transactions in Morrison's on Tuesday to take advantage of 3 till spits, 1 mailed voucher offer, a weekly voucher collect offer, a separate fuel discount offer, a nifty wheeze involving a prepaid visa card, a 2% cashback credit card and 4 packs of free happy families playing cards for the kids!)

How long did that take ... and what was the real monetary gain? I'd not count free playing cards as a monetary gain, you'd have not bought them and now they're clutter.

How much did you have to spend -> what's the financial reward?

2% of my shopping bill yesterday was about £0.02

PasturesNew

Just on that thread and found another person's "savings" - shampoo saving £10!!! My shampoo is £1 from Poundland, one bottle/year.

If you spend big, then the savings can look big .... other examples seemed to include a lot of icecream ... I like ice cream but I never buy it. I last bought a cheap tub of ice cream in 2005 or so.