Elite 2015#1

Savvybuyer

Hi there - not caught up, I was around earlier in the day but had to go off and do RL so didn't get to popping in and replying to what I wanted to reply to (:eek::eek:that's a threat from me to go back and reply to all that's gone now:eek:) - there's things I could have done before 5pm but didn't and can't be done today now but that's another story.

I'm just seeing a spreadsheet of SP items appearing. Totally wrong btw as regards a lot of items showing N for M:rotfl:. I'll quote it and highlight all the missing M prices.

Sains. BM didn't quite work just now for me. It gave £9.25 instead of £10, so 75p less than what it 'should' have done. I broke the cap by 46p:eek:, so actually lost £1.21.

:rotfl:I rang them earlier about £10 worth of points that they had credited twice, and they told me to keep them too. (You may remember last time I had £15 worth of points more, but managed to reduce that to £13 by not bothering with a non-compare on some Young's Lighted Coated Fillets £4 vs £2.) I had another £4 off £20 cond.spend, so I did use last time's £10 BM plus the Nectar points and £4 off an exact £20 shop. Was thinking I could just go £10 BM and £10 points, but then the cond.spend off thwarts that:rotfl:. "Not happy" that it was £4 off and not £5 - of course I can only spend in £2.50 amounts - so having to give them £1 cash:eek::rotfl:. Really not the way.

But it would be either that or doing a £21.50 shop (£10 BM + £7.50 points + £4 cond spend) and then getting only the same BM back, in theory. I shouldn't have been so successful with my BM last time:rotfl:. But then that's spending £2.50 more (albeit in points) rather than £1 cash. Spend £1 cash or £2.50 points?

I chose to keep those £2.50 points, although I never see them, in real money, and they're always with them aren't they?:(:rotfl:

As to the BM "shortfall", I reckon it's this:

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml?cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-sna1-_-asdacom-dsk-_-hp#/search/quorn%20bbq%20chicken%20fillets%202%20166g

They call them just "Quorn BBQ Fillets" on sains.co.uk rather than "Chicken Fillets" - not that sains.co.uk descriptions have anything to do with BM, I don't know, although they do seem to me to have some bearing perhaps.

I wonder if my Drumstick Lolly compared to the huge lolly in A:rotfl:.

:(I see that that is now 33p:eek: - I thought was 25p last time I saw it (when T PP was shown to compare against it). So that's probably lost me 25p, plus the difference on the Quorn £1.02. £1.27, not quite. Wonder what it is then? Probably me calculating my excess of the cap incorrectly:rotfl:.

It does seem maybe avoid the 10p Swizzels Drumstick Lolly if doing a BM shop.

Oh well - I'll just spend less next time:rotfl::rotfl::j:rotfl:.

LEJC

Savvy...I usually have to avoid the 10p swizzles drumstick lolly too when doing a BM shop or indeed as a filler at all....last time I bought one it took off a crown on my tooth...so ended up costing me more at the dentist than it was ever intened to save me whilst shopping.

scamps1966

Evening peeps.

Is this any good for anyone? Westie.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/Fujifilm+XC+16-50mm.htm

Savvybuyer

Bajjo wrote: »

How's this? I tidied it a little.

I've half-inched it, to add some Morries prices:rotfl:, from memory:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.


Product A T M S W
SP Maxi Towels (10) 0.14 N 0.14 N N
SP Panty Liners (30) 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.30 N
SP Shampoo 500ml bottle 0.20 N % N N
SP Conditioner 500ml bottle 0.24 N N) N N
SP Shaving Foam 240ml can 0.26 0.26 0.26* 0.40 N
SP Perfumed Toilet Cleaner with Pine Frag 750ml 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.40 N
SP Rim Block 0.20 0.20 0.20 N N
SP Mushy Peas 300g can 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.20 N
SP Garden Peas in Water 300g can 0.21 0.21 0.21 N N
SP Marrowfat Processed Peas 300g can 0.22 0.22 0.22 N N
SP Spaghetti in Tom Sauce 395g can 0.16 0.20^ 0.16 0.25 N
SP Spaghetti Loops in Tom Sauce 395g can 0.16 0.20 N N N
SP Tomato Soup 400g can 0.24 0.25 0.24 0.30 N
SP Vegetable Soup 400g can 0.24 0.25 0.24 0.30 N
SP Cream of Chicken Soup 400g can 0.24 0.25 0.24& 0.30 N
SP Sliced Carrots in Water 300g can 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.20 N
SP Spaghetti Bolognese 395g can 0.19 0.20 N N N
SP Spaghetti 500g pkt 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.35 N
SP Pasta Shapes 500g pck 0.29 0.35 0.29£ 0.35 N
SP Tomato & Onion Pasta & Sauce 110g pkt 0.20 0.20 0.35 N N
SP Instant Mash Potato 120g pkt 0.28 0.28 N? N N
SP Vegetable Instant Soup 68g 4pk 0.20 0.20 0.22/0.28? N N
SP New Potatoes in Water 550g can 0.15 0.15 0.15$ 0.20 N
SP Salmon Paste 75g Jar 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.30 N
SP Chicken Paste 75g Jar 0.25 0.25 0.25 N N
SP Ham & Beef Paste 75g Jar 0.25 0.25 N N N
SP Dried Mixed Herbs 18g tub 0.25 N 0.25 N N
SP Gravy Granules 200g 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.25 N
SP Brown Sauce 540g bottle 0.29 0.29 N? N N
SP Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix 85g box 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.20 N
SP Sweet Pickle 290g jar 0.24 0.24 0.24?(I need to check my own list lol:rotfl:) N N
SP English Mustard 200g jar 0.25 N 0.25? 0.35 N
SP Mint Sauce 165g jar 0.24 0.24 0.25 N N
SP Malt Vinegar 568ml bottle 0.21 N 0.21 0.40 N
SP Lemon Curd 411g jar 0.22 0.22 0.22+ 0.25 N
SP Milk or Dark Chocolate Bar 100g 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.35 N
SP Chocolate Swiss Roll 0.25 0.25 N N N
SP Raspberry Swiss Roll 0.25 N N N N
SP Strawberry Dessert Whip 44g pkt 0.17 0.15 0.17? N N
SP Rice Pudding 400g can 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.25 N
SP Ready to Serve Custard 385g can 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.20 N
SP Instant Custard 70g Pkt 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.20 N
SP Sponge Mix 227g pkt 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.25 N
SP Batter Mix 128g Pkt 0.15 0.15 N 0.20 N
SP Orange Marmalade Med Cut 454g jar 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.30 N
SP Strawberry Jam 454g jar 0.29 0.29 0.29+ 0.30 N
SP Lemonade 2L bottle 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.20 N
SP Sparkling Water 2L bottle 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.20 N
SP Still Water 2L bottle 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.20 N

%May compare to M at 20p on the APG occasionally (I've no idea what this S/P list is for btw:rotfl:), if they pick up the 40p price on the 1L version in M and link it to the 500ml SP one. It has been known to happen. I haven't seen it happening for a while now, but it has happened at least two or three times.

) M's version, and indeed T's, is non-comparable for a technical reason.

*Maybe, maybe not. Last seen in only one store two weeks ago:rotfl:, may be M have stopped producing their version (how can we ever tell?:rotfl::rotfl::()

+0.29 in M but, as far as I'm aware, this has not been comparing on the APG for several months.

^Note T price to be adjusted downwards (T slightly larger size).

&Note this one seems risky on the APG - maybe Cream of Chicken vs Chicken - some Ms appear to no longer stock this version (like the store in Buxton, Derbyshire nowhere near where I live (oops, narrowing it down:rotfl:) did not stock Savers Veg Soup two years ago:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:. APG returning N/A although my stores had it. NB: I haven't seen any suggestion that Buxton has ever been a price collection store - I just happened to be there for the day.)

£Called "Pasta Twists" in M but have been seen comparing from A's SP Pasta Shapes.

$M are not "New" Potatoes but they have been comparing on the APG more recently.

+M may be discontinuing - I have stock now in only one store and it appears to be diminishing each time. I think tomorrow is the final check for this before, if I see no stock, I will remove it from the M list.

I'm running out of symbols:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.

Some, where M is not the absolute best price to compare against, I have no information about the M price as I don't bother with these items and no intention of checking every one of them tomorrow:rotfl:.

Most importantly - what's happened to SP Cola?:eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:

cheer1eader

evening all :wave:
not had a chance to catch up as have been sleeping lots as i feel so ill
hope bubbs has settled in well at her travelodge
has anyone ever had more evouchers than they were expecting? i seem to have £20 more :eek: all i can think of is back in mid december i had to wait ages for a c&c order that they said they were going to give me £10 evoucher for which i didn't receive but i didn't chase it up?

Dizzy_Ditzy

scamps1966 wrote: »

Evening peeps.

Is this any good for anyone? Westie.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/Fujifilm+XC+16-50mm.htm

Did you get seen at dental today?

tweets

Westvleteren wrote: »

Evening



Oh, he loves hugs He seems to be permanently under my arm, half on my lap. "Hug a Bub" is the phrase we use. Think he misses me when I go to college - he sits for hrs just looking out the front door

Sorry I called him a girl

Poppy also loves her hugs

Hope he gets used to you going to college and comes away from the front door. Does he greet you when you get home ?

Poppy turns into an helicopter and makes funny noises when I open kitchen door and she sees me you would think I had been gone a week

Savvybuyer

LEJC wrote: »

Savvy...I usually have to avoid the 10p swizzles drumstick lolly too when doing a BM shop or indeed as a filler at all....last time I bought one it took off a crown on my tooth...so ended up costing me more at the dentist than it was ever intened to save me whilst shopping.

And there was me, when I was nearly going to have to go down to about 6 different 10p items, to spend the absolute minimum possible and get the best BM - before they then gave me £15:rotfl: - going to have to use that as the sixth different 10p item available in the store. I prefer to use straight 10ps as can calculate the amount precisely to the nose, rather than loose veg. that I always pick up too much of.;)

Without the Drumstick, now down to 5 filler items:( for when I've really ran the BM down and it's nearing its end.

scamps1966

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

Did you get seen at dental today?

Overslept.
I'll have go soon, I tried to eat a toasted sandwich today, have you ever tried eating one with no front teeth!! Mess everywhere. :rotfl:

asset2004

rhosynbach wrote: »

thats a good idea with the potatoes in omlette, what sort of horse have you got:D

2 - a Connemara and a Welsh cob