Gregg Wallace programme on TV

JIL

At least they put lentils in with their mince, at last some really good advice from the presenters.

Lindlou

What I dont get is the fact that they asked to go on the programme because they need to spend less. They get told to try cheaper products.......which they surely must see next to their brands when they shop
Hey presto - they spend less....:(

Cornucopia

Watching it now...

It's disappointing that the programme takes a somewhat naive view of the issue - by treating the availability of cheaper alternatives as some kind of voodoo. Their plain re-packaging doesn't help this, either, IMHO.

The big supermarkets market several levels of "quality" in most products, and this reinforces the traditional preconception that you get what you pay for. People need to break through this and head off to Lidl & Aldi to at least get a broader perspective on the issue.

I'm sure they were in the same branch of Sainsbury's as a previous edition.

lessonlearned

Well I have to say that this provramme has helped me in as much as it had made me re-examine my spending habits.

Last month I seriously I overspent on food....im too embarrassed to say how much I spent, .lets just say I had fallen off the OS wagon and this programme made me climb back on it again.

Ive gone back to shopping with a list, keeping a spending diary and using up some of my stockpile.....not quite as bad at food hoarding as this weeks couple but bad enough.,

I'm pleased to say that I have had 10 no spend days this month so far. We are eating well and I'm working my way through some of my stockpile.

It looks like I'm going to do much better this month with my budget.

Cornucopia

I suppose we're in to series 2, and I think we've all got the idea. Perhaps it's time for something less formulaic that approaches the issue from several different directions.

What about:-

- Instead of sending them to their normal supermarket, send them to a random supermarket and ask them to buy/try their shopping list from there?

- Since the BBC seems to be a bit coy about naming the brands their researchers choose (and not coy when the public chooses), why not combine the vox pop taste-test results with the re-brand shopping, and then name the replacement products properly.

- Start by getting people to swap all their brands for own-brands.

- Get them to try the same recipes/same shopping list on different weeks from different supermarkets.

POPPYOSCAR

This programme is not real.


Why would they be so shocked at their bill all of a sudden as if they have no idea how much they are spending? Does the cashier usually not tell them how much the bill is?


And who buys 7 packets of cheese and already have 7 sitting in the fridge?


Make believe tv IMO.

jackieblack

gizwal wrote: »

Anyone watching this weeks episode? I`m stll reeling from their £330 A WEEK shopping bill!!:eek:

And although the presenters saved them about £160, that's still a £170 a week spend going forward :eek:

Pollycat

gizwal wrote: »

Anyone watching this weeks episode? I`m stll reeling from their £330 A WEEK shopping bill!!:eek:

I'm still halfway through the 2nd programme but looking forward to watching last night's one.
This is what the TV mag said about last night's episode:

Pollycat wrote: »

Just been looking through next week's TV magazine.
The episode for Thursday 17th September says:
"....help the Austens, tackling the highest expenditure on food they've ever encountered. Mum Denise has had to give up work so family income is down by a third but still buys as if she's earning.
The family are guilty of stockpiling food so they can't open the fridge without items falling out and remain utterly devoted to high-end brands. "

£330? OMG!

Re the 2nd episode, I was gob-smacked at how much snacks they consumed.
Cheesy Wotsits with curry? That's just gross.

Cornucopia

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

This programme is not real.


Why would they be so shocked at their bill all of a sudden as if they have no idea how much they are spending? Does the cashier usually not tell them how much the bill is?

Because they don't normally shop like that. Multiple shops over multiple days, possibly carried out by different people in the household. Some of them must also have home delivery, which isn't ever shown, IIRC.

Make believe tv IMO.

All TV is made up to an extent.

Cornucopia

PasturesNew wrote: »

Two fatties overeat ...

I didn't think they were particularly fat, nor did they particularly over-eat. Their issues seemed to be buying the most expensive brands, and buying things they didn't need because of poor store-cupboard control.