Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

pippo

aau1 wrote: »

I got some instore yesterday but the SA was NOT happy about it and asked an SV to authorise the sale....which she did :cool:

I got 3 in store today, had to ask if they had them, lovely SA went to the store room and brought me out the 3 I asked for (I felt it necessary to make up a story about a girls weekend away!)
Like you auu the SA on the till was very unhappy about it - I did say it was advertised as such on their website. She went on and on and on - I went out of the shop as quickly as I could!!:cool:

diluvsdiscounts

I thought I might join in frugal October but is eating out excluded because it's Dd birthday so we're out tonight, Chinese at their house on Tuesday night and then out again next Friday. If they could be excluded I'll join in.
Now I'm thinking about it I might have failed already as we passed a ff today so popped in and stocked up on milk although I see that's now crept up to £1.60 for two, still a saving on the supermarket milk. We then went to !!!!!! because dh wanted a dab radio for work, so I couldn't let him spend £20 when I had a £6 off £60 so we spent £40 on beer.
Maybe I could start tomorrow or maybe I should do November, what do you think?

Serendipitious

pippo wrote: »

I got 3 in store today, had to ask if they had them, lovely SA went to the store room and brought me out the 3 I asked for (I felt it necessary to make up a story about a girls weekend away!)
Like you auu the SA on the till was very unhappy about it - I did say it was advertised as such on their website. She went on and on and on - I went out of the shop as quickly as I could!!:cool:

Makes me smile when the staff take it upon themselves to argue with their company's pricing policy - and especially with the instore computerised tills.

They really really shouldn't... :rotfl:

aau1

rose28454 wrote: »

I must keep up!
Does anyone know if the HiPP are wqorking against A today?

Yup :money:

pippo

diluvsdiscounts wrote: »

I thought I might join in frugal October but is eating out excluded because it's Dd birthday so we're out tonight, Chinese at their house on Tuesday night and then out again next Friday. If they could be excluded I'll join in.
Now I'm thinking about it I might have failed already as we passed a ff today so popped in and stocked up on milk although I see that's now crept up to £1.60 for two, still a saving on the supermarket milk. We then went to !!!!!! because dh wanted a dab radio for work, so I couldn't let him spend £20 when I had a £6 off £60 so we spent £40 on beer.
Maybe I could start tomorrow or maybe I should do November, what do you think?

Think you should start as of now...
exclude the eating out - that could be classed as entertainment! :rotfl:
For me the whole idea is to think about what you are spending your money on and cutting costs when you can.
We could probably last for 2 months without spending anything, (any longer then we may contract scurvy from lack of fresh fruit and veg) but then it would cost a fortune to restock!
Had a bit of a result as DH aka grumpy old git, went to the pub last night and found that he had won a raffle - so now we have a bottle of Jim Beam, 2 bottles of real ale (and a glass) a box of Elizabeth Shaw mints and a Toon army (:j) t shirt.
Unfortunately while I was out the above mentioned grumpy .. decided to try the JB and the chocs ... I had already 'mentally' decide who was getting these for Christmas!

diluvsdiscounts

mhoc wrote: »

in my head I am about the age I was when I met OH - I think there is some significance in that but I cant figure out what.

The other weekend when we were up north with eldest child and her BF the conversation turned to discussing eldest son and his GF and I was saying how mature, level headed and matter of a fact GF was and that it was very easy to forget how much younger than us she was ie all of us being a group of late twenty somethings :rotfl:
They all thought that was highly amusing but in my head I don't feel any older than them, just a lot more world weary and bedraggled

I know just how you feel mhoc.

pippo wrote: »

Think you should start as of now...
exclude the eating out - that could be classed as entertainment! :rotfl:
For me the whole idea is to think about what you are spending your money on and cutting costs when you can.
We could probably last for 2 months without spending anything, (any longer then we may contract scurvy from lack of fresh fruit and veg) but then it would cost a fortune to restock!
Had a bit of a result as DH aka grumpy old git, went to the pub last night and found that he had won a raffle - so now we have a bottle of Jim Beam, 2 bottles of real ale (and a glass) a box of Elizabeth Shaw mints and a Toon army (:j) t shirt.
Unfortunately while I was out the above mentioned grumpy .. decided to try the JB and the chocs ... I had already 'mentally' decide who was getting these for Christmas!

Oh how annoying........men eh:rotfl:
Yes I think I will I'll count my ff shop but not my entertainment or today's beer :rotfl:

rose28454

aau1 wrote: »

Yup :money:

Here is my shopping against Asda



Qty Item Description Tesco Asda Sainsbury's Morrisons*
3x
TESCO CAULIFLOWER COUSCOUS 330G
£2.00 † n/a n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORG APPLE, STRAWBERRY & BANANA 100G
£2.00 £1.63 £1.40 n/a
2x
HIPP ORGANIC APL PEAR & BANANA 4 MTH+ 100G
£2.00 £1.63 n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORG PEACH, APPLE, BLUEBERRY RASPBERRY 100G
£2.00 £1.63 n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORGANIC COTTAGE PIE 100G
£2.00 n/a n/a n/a
3x
HIPP ORGANIC P/NIP SWT SQUASH & CKN DINNER100G
£3.00 n/a £2.10 n/a
1x
HIPP ORGANIC P/NIP SWT P/TOE & BROCCOLI 100G
£1.00 £0.82 £0.70 n/a
2x
HIPP ORGANIC PEAR BANANA & KIWI 6 MTH+ 100G
£2.00 £1.63 n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORG APL, BANA & R/BERRY B/FAST 6M+ 100G
£2.00 £1.63 n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORGANIC FRUITY PORRIDGE POUCH 100G
£2.00 n/a n/a n/a
1x
YEO VALLEY BIO. LIVE BL/BERRY & R/BERRY 4X120G
£2.00 £1.50 £1.50 n/a
1x
YEO VALLEY BIO. LIVE MIXED FRUIT YOGHURT 4X120G
£2.00 £1.50 £1.50 n/a
1x
YEO VALLEY BIO. LIVE STRAWBERRY YOGHURT 4X120G
£2.00 £1.50 n/a n/a
1x
T.ORGANIC SKIMMED MLK 568ML/1 PINT
£0.58 n/a n/a n/a
1x
AW16 FF KNITWR DT BASIC CARDI MULTI 12
£10.00 n/a n/a n/a
Tesco comparable total £17.00 £10.00 £0.00
Competitor shop total £13.47 £7.20 £0.00
The difference £3.53 £2.80 £0.00
cost less cost less not comparable

Now I see it I got the 50p each on the Yogs ( and then £1.00 each from COS) and I only got a match on 6 Hipp as I got too many Parsnip ( that doesnt match and not enough Sweet potato.
Still tommorow is another day and I have about 50 mags to cut up later.
2 Babies to feed!!
Ta

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Sunshinemummy

mhoc wrote: »

in my head I am about the age I was when I met OH - I think there is some significance in that but I cant figure out what.

The other weekend when we were up north with eldest child and her BF the conversation turned to discussing eldest son and his GF and I was saying how mature, level headed and matter of a fact GF was and that it was very easy to forget how much younger than us she was ie all of us being a group of late twenty somethings :rotfl:
They all thought that was highly amusing but in my head I don't feel any older than them, just a lot more world weary and bedraggled

It is hard, in my OH's mind I am still 18.... then he looks at me and goes :eek::eek:

diluvsdiscounts wrote: »

I thought I might join in frugal October but is eating out excluded because it's Dd birthday so we're out tonight, Chinese at their house on Tuesday night and then out again next Friday. If they could be excluded I'll join in.
Now I'm thinking about it I might have failed already as we passed a ff today so popped in and stocked up on milk although I see that's now crept up to £1.60 for two, still a saving on the supermarket milk. We then went to !!!!!! because dh wanted a dab radio for work, so I couldn't let him spend £20 when I had a £6 off £60 so we spent £40 on beer.
Maybe I could start tomorrow or maybe I should do November, what do you think?

We was going to sizzler today...but are now going tomorrow, and are having soup and garlic bread for tea!

I was wondering about food out of the cupboards... if I am counting that I have used £1.32.

rose28454 wrote: »

Here is my shopping against Asda



Qty Item Description Tesco Asda Sainsbury's Morrisons*
3x
TESCO CAULIFLOWER COUSCOUS 330G
£2.00 † n/a n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORG APPLE, STRAWBERRY & BANANA 100G
£2.00 £1.63 £1.40 n/a
2x
HIPP ORGANIC APL PEAR & BANANA 4 MTH+ 100G
£2.00 £1.63 n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORG PEACH, APPLE, BLUEBERRY RASPBERRY 100G
£2.00 £1.63 n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORGANIC COTTAGE PIE 100G
£2.00 n/a n/a n/a
3x
HIPP ORGANIC P/NIP SWT SQUASH & CKN DINNER100G
£3.00 n/a £2.10 n/a
1x
HIPP ORGANIC P/NIP SWT P/TOE & BROCCOLI 100G
£1.00 £0.82 £0.70 n/a
2x
HIPP ORGANIC PEAR BANANA & KIWI 6 MTH+ 100G
£2.00 £1.63 n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORG APL, BANA & R/BERRY B/FAST 6M+ 100G
£2.00 £1.63 n/a n/a
2x
HIPP ORGANIC FRUITY PORRIDGE POUCH 100G
£2.00 n/a n/a n/a
1x
YEO VALLEY BIO. LIVE BL/BERRY & R/BERRY 4X120G
£2.00 £1.50 £1.50 n/a
1x
YEO VALLEY BIO. LIVE MIXED FRUIT YOGHURT 4X120G
£2.00 £1.50 £1.50 n/a
1x
YEO VALLEY BIO. LIVE STRAWBERRY YOGHURT 4X120G
£2.00 £1.50 n/a n/a
1x
T.ORGANIC SKIMMED MLK 568ML/1 PINT
£0.58 n/a n/a n/a
1x
AW16 FF KNITWR DT BASIC CARDI MULTI 12
£10.00 n/a n/a n/a
Tesco comparable total £17.00 £10.00 £0.00
Competitor shop total £13.47 £7.20 £0.00
The difference £3.53 £2.80 £0.00
cost less cost less not comparable

Now I see it I got the 50p each on the Yogs ( and then £1.00 each from COS) and I only got a match on 6 Hipp as I got too many Parsnip ( that doesnt match and not enough Sweet potato.
Still tommorow is another day and I have about 50 mags to cut up later.
2 Babies to feed!!
Ta

My kids have been eating the Hipp.... but I have only been getting the fruit puree... I may try the cottage pie :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: