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Mumto2monkeys

harryhfp wrote: »

Managed 40 transactions today on the Amex run = £200 profit, they all tracked fine as well so no phone calls later.


Mostly stamps & beer plus 2 x £50 in kind butchers, though I had to explain the promotion in detail to 1 mgr & he got it so split my bill 5 ways without any problems (2 lovely sirloin joints & a big chook). The other butcher remembered me from last year so just laughed and got me 2 x rib of beef joints, again, lovely meat.


Freed up a bit of space in the freezer, there is another butcher I found so might give them a try.


I feel my energy is sapping fast though, there are only so many stamps you need.


Total profit stands @ £690.


Going to be a bit busy next week, so I doubt if I'll break £1000.

Do you "travel" to the participating shops or are they all located nearby? I had a look when you posted the link the other day but there were no shops around me that I would use:( mo PO no butchers etc...

silvercar

harryhfp wrote: »

Managed 40 transactions today on the Amex run = £200 profit, they all tracked fine as well so no phone calls later.


Mostly stamps & beer plus 2 x £50 in kind butchers, though I had to explain the promotion in detail to 1 mgr & he got it so split my bill 5 ways without any problems (2 lovely sirloin joints & a big chook). The other butcher remembered me from last year so just laughed and got me 2 x rib of beef joints, again, lovely meat.


Freed up a bit of space in the freezer, there is another butcher I found so might give them a try.


I feel my energy is sapping fast though, there are only so many stamps you need.


Total profit stands @ £690.


Going to be a bit busy next week, so I doubt if I'll break £1000.

Impressive.

I popped in to the dentists, I had "forgotton" to buy some flossing bits and specialist toothpaste on my last visit, tracked straight away and was also given some freebie sample size toothpastes - useful for short trips abroad as under 100ml. Tracked straight away.

After the Boots website fiasco last night, I bought in store using a couple of coupons I had. I reckon I'm about evens as something was on an offer in store that isn't online.

purpledonkey

underperky wrote: »

No I didn't have you got a link please

Just looked and all the free ones have gone now. Apologies for not posting it on here x

Savvybuyer

WishI'dReadSooner wrote: »

Aldi good buys.


Anyways here is what I've found in Aldi that we think is very good.
Ginger Nuts 25p - fiery 'proper' ginger biscuits, better than any others on market.
Semi skimmed milk UHT 1lt 49p. Nice & creamy
Ordinary 4 pt semi skimmed 89p
Orange Juice with bits 59p - nice!
Frozen Saver peas 72p - better than premium, tiny petit pois that taste really fresh.
Their chips - steak ones 1.5Kg for 89p
Chunky chips 1.5kg £1.75
Ham trimmings 400gm - Tasty & half the time full slices £1.65
Seasoned sausages pk 6 thick 80% meat - nice & don't shrink. £1.29
Chilled potato selection (with cheese) Very, very moreish 89p
Vegetable Spring Rolls 4pk 85p
Steak family pie £1.79 - very tender big chunks of meat, well filled. Not quite enough gravy in it for us so make a little Bisto to make it perfect.
Creamy coleslaw - Nice, not too peppery as some are. 59p
Fig Rolls 34p - good amount of figs inside.
Fruit lattice pies 99p for 4 - Omg!These beat Mr Kipling anyday. Well filled with plum & cherry & so moreish BUT filling too.
S.S. Meusli £1.59 - the exotic fruits is by far the superior. Yummy!
Quiche £1.99 We like both varieties, the caramelised onion I Love!
Liquorice allsorts 49p - tastes same as best named brands.
Delight Bites 79p - just like Sun Bites. The Chili just a bit hotter.
Vegetable Crisps £1.29 - OMG these are excellent, we first saw in US & got addicted there. Parsnip, beetroot etc. - Try them!
Stackers 89p - like Pringles but thinner crispier - we liked.
Turkey Salami - can't remember price - VERY yummy indeed.
Farmhouse seeded batch bread 99p - very nice, was surprised it was white bread on packet, loads of seeds throughout.

More to come when I find receipt

:rotfl:I see you've been busy in the price collection department. I ought to put this post into my sig., with acknowledgement to yourself, as a "Buy in Aldi" list:T!

I could complete a list myself if I spent the time - and if I trusted the msm price collectors which I don't:rotfl:. So, is it off to Aldi to do a full price collection of my own?:eek: No, I think not, but there are a few things I'd add and also cross out. The frozen peas in Aldi (Everyday Essentials rather than Savers) seem to be 907g - msm says 89p at the moment but I don't trust them:rotfl: - I think they probably haven't updated to their latest price collection results yet. At 72p, that works out slightly more expensive (probably a fraction of a penny!) than the SP Peas in A, which ought to compare against Morries for an approximate further 10% off but as far as I know the APG price collectors haven't identified them as comparable, likely because of differences in weight. They've not picked up the fact they are within the weight range. My own results were that Mr A's worked out cheaper by weight than elsewhere, although they are very close in price and it's a fraction of a penny. However, you say the Ginger Nuts are fiery and proper, so it may be that quality has an impact in what you're including here.

The milk wouldn't make it to a Savvy list due to 10% cheaper than price-matches elsewhere making A technically cheaper. The UHT would be Avs T at the last I knew. However, I notice the 4 pint in M has now risen to £1 (no thanks at all to my main M store that still had 89p SELs on Wednesday so didn't make me aware of this:eek:). Therefore, straight 89p in Aldi would now make one of my lists except for it's been kept off the list but the omission hanging by a thread of £1.30 for 6 pints being cheaper. That should still be Avs M at £1.30 for a further 10% off. I notice Lidl 6 pint milk has increased to £1.42:eek:. The competitors watch each other very closely and are as fully available as they can be about the others' prices - but for all we know we might be slightly more aware than even the stores themselves are (more up-to-date than even them). With Lidl increasing to £1.42 on the 6 pint, and M joining several of the rest at £1:eek: on 4 pint, it may now rest on whether M or A increases the price of their 6 pint and then the other one will probably follow suit. I think it is possibly only the fact that A still has one competitor at £1.30 that is keeping A's price at £1.30 - if M increases that, probably to £1.48, we may see A's price going up to match M and everyone else - that said, there are occasional items on which A is cheaper than everywhere else, or has been in the past, but one of the tenets of business is to identify areas where you are "underpriced" compared to everywhere else and then you increase your price. It makes no sense being lower than everywhere else, and thus making less profit, unless it is that your lower price attracts customers and has them buying more other items from you. Otherwise, the sense is to match everywhere else, to maximise your profit to the most you can get - whilst not charging more than elsewhere so that customers left you and shopped elsewhere but instead charging the same so that customers would still shop with you as they cannot find a better price elsewhere.

On your very good list, I'd add that the Fig Rolls (same size as 'everywhere' else - not literally everywhere maybe but I mean Lidl, A, S, T, M at least) may be better price on Avs M - but you would have to buy at least two there (or mix and match successfully) and it's only due to the 10% cheaper part than M's mbuy offer. If you have no A though, then you would buy Fig Rolls in Aldi at 34p (or in Lidl at - surprise surprise - same price as Aldi as at yesterday - I've found that Aldi and Lidl prices tend to be the same).

The Coleslaw wouldn't make one of my lists, due to SP Coleslaw being 30p:wall: (and then vs M).

Indeed, the Liquorice Allsorts are very good price in Aldi. Aldi is the place to buy many sweets bags. I've found them to be significantly cheaper than elsewhere and, usually, it's the (big) 230g bags but I've found the packs of Midget Gems to be cheaper by weight in Aldi than A's rollback price and I think I have the Dairy Toffee as cheapest in Aldi too. Unless RTCs come along elsewhere - and the branded cartons in M on very short offer last September of 2 for £2 almost came to the same price by weight as Aldi - I would add to the list (these are all the Dominion brand): Fruit Pastilles 230g 49p, I'm 'sure' there are some Fruit Gums but omitted from msm, Wine Gums 230g 55p, Jelly Babies seem to be 59p:eek: (this is dearer than what I thought:rotfl:), Midget Gems 200g 25p and probably also the Dairy Toffees at 23p (subject to confirming that they are indeed better price by weight than elsewhere - the answer is possibly already on my Lidl list if it has any same price).

I'd also add Wood Farm Maris Piper Potatoes (2kg)39p, Wood Farm Parsnips (600g)39p, Wood Farm Brussel Sprouts (750g)39p and Wood Farm Carrots (1Kg)39p to an Aldi list.

Although - here's the detail - I found the above 'fresh' sprouts to be 52p per kg, which thereby beats by a long way T's frozen 1Kg sprouts at 80p or Avs T on those; however they needed to be peeled so not quite using as much product as the full 750g and therefore makes them, in effect, somewhat more than 52p per kg. as you can't consume the outer leaves but still probably a lot better than the price on the frozen ones elsewhere! The Savers Carrots were 35p in M but do not seem to be available anymore - they were big carrots each which, if you are not careful, may lead to you using more and thus consuming them more quickly - but 39p comes close. Perhaps not buy too many packs at that price though:rotfl:. The Broccoli at 39p would just miss out, as Lidl's bigger 500g broccoli was 39p last week although it is no longer at that price.

The Little Gem Lettuce (2) at 39p (I believe the same price is to be found in Lidl) would not make any of my lists as the size of lettuces in those packs are very small. You would get much more from a 'standard' lettuce even if it was a few pence more in actual cost (by amount though it would likely work out cheaper - and be usable for a number of days rather than being all consumed like the small Little Gems) and whoopsies of those may work out cheaper still. Of course, by standard lettuces, I do not mean the Iceberg Lettuces at 56p:eek:_pale_:rotfl: in M at the moment!

There's something about the chips. In fact I know what it is now - it's not the chips but the French Fries - I got a price on the French Fries from Lidl but rejected that from any list because I considered chips to be a close alternative - and I found the price per unit on the chips (not french fries) in Lidl, although different pack size, works out to be exactly the same as 75p for 1.5Kg - and that is no good because SP Fry/Oven Chips are 1.5Kg at 75p and of course 10% cheaper than that as pricematch found at T and M makes A cheaper than all the rest. The Bran Flakes in Lidl also - even though they are straight priced less - because they are 500g and not 750g, works out at pretty much the same price when altered up to 750g (surprise surprise) - nearly always the same price! - and Avs M gets 10% off so it always defaults to Avs M. However, in N.I., where no M comp is available:( - it would probably make sense to buy Bran Flakes at straight 88p price. 59p in Lidl for 500g actually works out at 88.5p per 750g, so that their Bran Flakes work out very slightly more expensive. The Frosted Flakes are "buy in Aldi" (in the absence of any £1 offers on comparable well-known branded product versions from A's competitors and then 10% off) since Lidl's difference pack size works out about a penny or two probably more expensive on weight than Aldi. Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes equivalents (Harvest Morn - Aldi and Crownfield - Lidl) are currently buy in Aldi or Lidl as same price in both (cheaper than own brand or Kellogg's available in the major supermarkets).

Stackers work out more expensive than Pringles at the moment as Stackers are lower weight. Also, £1.24 vs £1 comp. on some Pringles may be available and 10p CB as well on Pringles at the moment. Making the right Pringles somewhat cheaper than Stackers. Not that I would be buying Pringles as it still works out as paying for them:rotfl: (I still have a stash from the glitch when they were free, so certainly not considering paying for any further ones at the moment!:D:laugh:).

LEJC

Mumto2monkeys wrote: »

Do you "travel" to the participating shops or are they all located nearby? I had a look when you posted the link the other day but there were no shops around me that I would use:( mo PO no butchers etc...

I think its a bit hit and miss ....the shops I have listed near me are not ones that I would usually go to that often, or are much more expensive generally.

Having said that...I did go to the local fishmonger last week and spend a tenner so we had something a little different for tea one night...red snapper and a chilli sauce...but its not something that I could buy loads and loads of and feel I was getting a bargain (fresh fish that is).....to justify travelling a long way to get quality meat etc.

I also have no need for stamps as I have done the RM postal surveys for years and literally have hundreds of first and large letter stamps.

There is a nice coffee shop nearby that is in the promotion I might take a trip there with a friend next week but even then it does seem as if we are just having something posh because there is a promotion on when normally we would get a couple of decadent cakes and have coffee at either mine or hers.

mrsmac10

parkfoot wrote: »

We're going tonight ,at Newcastle. So excited:)
Never seen him live,our hobby is ballroom dancing,we're really looking forward to it. The question is "what do I wear' these arenas are not very warm.

Happy shopping to all Elite.xx

Oh do let us know how you enjoy it The Hydro in Glasgow is very new and supposedly nice I will be wrapping up :rotfl:

underperky

purpledonkey wrote: »

Just looked and all the free ones have gone now. Apologies for not posting it on here x

Thanks for replying

Savvybuyer

:eek:That was a long and detailed post!
And turned into more than twice the length of the original list!:eek::eek::rotfl:

Would it help if I, at some point, copied the OP's list and did my few deletions, plus my amendments and additions (more of those as not much I would disagree with and therefore delete from the original list)? I might get to doing a "buy in Aldi" list using msm at some stage. I did have the usuals at one point - Baking Powder and generally Tartare Sauce work out best at Aldi (though I think Tartare needs to be cross-checked against Lidl to see that Lidl's offer there isn't currently better than the usual price at Aldi - may need slight weight adjustments into the equation:rotfl: - the answer to that might already be on the Lidl list, I don't always remember at every moment what result I reached on items that are still remaining in price and thus remaining on my lists. In the absence of any price reduction being spotted going on elsewhere that would then see the deletion from a previous list - as well as a frown or two at having paid too much in the first store if you followed the suggestion of the original first list).

HILLBERN

Anon wrote: »

Thank you to you and others for explaining, I knew I must be missing something and apparently I was!

Off to store later to see if my store does not have them in stock ... maybe one to avoid substitutes .

Anon

happy hunting;).....but check online first to see if you can order as I cant from my store you don't want a wasted trip