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mhoc

Snap-ant wrote: »

My Dearest Dilys ♥ Gone but never will be forgotten ♥



A brave loving cat - only 6 years old - so very very sad.

My heart breaks for you - you must be devastated

Her markings are very similar to our Sophie's - tortoishell cats are very special creatures

zippydooda

Savvybuyer wrote: »

I'm landing on some old page, but I don't know whether the Quorns are still on mbuy in A because, when I click that link, it still shows the mbuy for me - even though searching for the products, and importantly the product pages, the mbuy is not there.

I thought I saw Quorn 336g Sausages on £1 in T - they are/were another possible comparison.

Also Quorn Chicken Nuggets 300g and Southern Style Burgers 252g - each £1 in M.

http://groceries.asda.com/promotion/meal-deal/ls87254

Savvybuyer

frequent wrote: »

Sainsbobs cancelling brand match.

Good idea or new way to scam customers ?

:(They're not going to send me any cond.spends in the post in the next three weeks so no way to spend my Nectar points, £1 real cash and get £10 BM back:(:( (£15 in points, £1 plus £4 off £20 cond. spend). So, I will have to just buy as many 20p RTC items as I can get within £2.50 and spend just that now.

I did look for the Border Biscuits selection at 20p in S the other day - thanks bubbs for that tip-off. Of course no chance at all of me ever finding it - I think people must be very lucky indeed if they have these items still lingering around on their lowest RTCs. Anyway, the Biscuits selections in M now make S seem very dear:rotfl:.

I don't know about the Nectar points - they are just now going to be cash to spend on something and not get any more back from them. Of course I don't have to spend them at Sains but could spend them somewhere else.

As for the axing and putting the money saved into cheaper prices overall, it seems a bit of a contradiction - so, it costs them money to run BM, because A is cheaper and matching A's prices, even on baskets where items offset each other and lose amounts back, costs them money. And yet that 'money' supposedly is going to lower prices overall. So, it means the same as if the prices had been matched via BM. As usual, I suspect we won't see any real change - it will just be prices going down to half price and then back up. But, as long as the general customer thinks that prices are being lowered, it's all about price perception you see. They don't actually have to do anything. Message seems to be: shop at A because it's cheaper:p.

I notice lower "regular" prices on "key" products. I'm maybe taking what the article has written literally whereas S itself might not have used these exact words. However, "key" products suggests only lowering a few products that they have to - or which are main items that they compete on - customers might go elsewhere if these "key" lines are higher priced in S. Meaning that other products' prices can stay high. And also we all know how high S's idea of "regular" prices are. Regular prices are high full stop. Prices are only good, from our POV, when there is a loss-leader promotion, a glitch or the item is on way cheap, and really proper, RTC.

Shopping at Sains must have been one of the worst ways of collecting Nectar points in normal periods.

EDIT: Sorry - I ought to clarify what I'm referring to. It's the article in the Express: http://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/659066/Sainsburys-axes-brand-match-vouchers-sparking-customer-fury about the "regular" and "key" and the mention of previously cutting back Nectar points at the end.

I also note "lower" regular prices. Not low prices, but merely lower. However, I think I'm taking the article literally. This close attention to the exact words though: they are how organisations, and politicians, are able IMO often to get away with saying stuff and for what they've said to be technically true. The individual words they have used are technically correct: however what they really mean, and what they don't say, are more important and that's the real truth, which is often contrary to what they have actually said. However, as they didn't say that, and only said something that, if you read it (or listen to it, as it is often spoken) extremely carefully, is literally true, then they are off the hook as they haven't actually lied.

purpledonkey

TrulyMadly wrote: »

These might not be hairy ladies but look at their sausages:D:D:eek:

No ketchup?! :eek: Appalling :rotfl:

vanilla_twist

Had a surprising APG. Was going after a muller comparison (which did show against M) But mum put 2 packs of tassimo carte noir cuppacino in the shop which show as only £2.99 in Mr T.
Presume just cheaper in T should have checked them but was last minute shop separation. Anyway useful if doing a T shop. No use against M:rotfl:

Evening all

Lovely sunny day here today and sister visiting tomorrow to drop off some important papers we had to fight for months to get back:j

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.

V x

rose28454

My daughter had a pain in her lower abdomen before work at 5.45 but off she went. She called me at 7.30 to stay she was still in pain and feeling sick. OH and I went and collected her and her and hubby went to the maternity unit at 8.30. Her husband just called and said she isnt in labour but may have some sort of infection but wont have results for couple of days. He also said dr said bump is a bit small so he has gone off to consult with another dr and she may be kept in for a scan. OH gone home with her dogs to stay the night.
Bit worried not sure what bump measuring small means. Any mums on her who might have experience of this ??

marmitelovemehateme

Tinyshoes wrote: »

Hold on I thought we were a team.

I owe you one marmite, you may have to make do with the next wine glitch I find. :beer:

Sorry TS our services..Do i get any fringe benefits...:rotfl::rotfl:

fairclaire

mhoc wrote: »

My heart breaks for you - you must be devastated

Her markings are very similar to our Sophie's - tortoishell cats are very special creatures

I've not read back fully and just caught your quote. I also have a very soft spot for tortoiseshells.

Sorry Snap

Mildred1970

TrulyMadly wrote: »

These might not be hairy ladies but look at their sausages:D:D:eek:

purpledonkey wrote: »

No ketchup?! :eek: Appalling :rotfl:

Quite right!

I have never witnessed Kielbasa eaten without ketchup, this would be some sort of crime I believe :cool: ( a bit like drinking tea with milk over there lol)

And where is the accompanying wodka....? More important even than the ketchup :T

fairclaire

I didn't get my white ducks today. The ones she had were a tad too young to be putting in with my chickens. They're quite a fearsome bunch :rotfl:
So I got 2 Khaki Campbells instead They're absolutely adorable. Not a great pic as they blend into my very muddy garden. Thankfully I have some grass making an appearance in their enclosure.

One has a white vicar like band round her neck so she's Geraldine and of course the other one is Alice. They led me on a merry chase round the garden at bed time :cool: