Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

bubbs

Savvybuyer wrote: »

:huh:
Since when did "till" become wrong?:think: I got that anyway, straight away - and, unfortunately, I've looked at it a second time and now fitted "the F word" into the exclamations. Not "the F word" but, you know, the real word (and now you're all thinking that as well:rotfl:). Would never have happened if "distilled" had simply been written. Dis-you-know-what (past tense) - I think that's invented a new word:rotfl:. Must remember to say that, of myself at home - I am dis... [...]

Anyway...:rotfl:

I was just posting to say that the receipt wasn't too bad, as I still got around £2.50 (should have been nearer £3:(!). Of course I visited Aldi today and stocked up on many of (that is "the most of them that we will use") the 19p items - I really overpaid on the potatoes at M the other week:(:( - should be under £1.19 on Aldi prices! - fresh veg. will always seem overpriced in the future whenever it goes back above 19p:rotfl: - the key was to stock up with more than we will need, as I always otherwise underestimate on this sort of thing and not buy nearly enough! It was good anyway as I got the whole lot home and stocked up the fridge and it is full now - I could not have got a pack more into the fridge so (I wasn't really thinking too much about it!) I bought as much as I can get into the fridge.

Just keep the veg somewhere that is cool, out of the plastic it will keep ages

curl_girl

buyitall.
can I ask where you found the bag in store please?
I looked everywhere in my store, tried to order online on Thursday but no luck either.

bubbs

Nannylala wrote: »

Good evening ..not sure what is going on with the Edam ...but am not a lover of it ;)sowill pass on this one ..just spent 3 hours visiting an old Auntie she is my Mums sister..took her round wine mincepies and a nice Christmas cactus as she always manages to kill the usual Pointsettia in a couple of days..It was rather a funny visit as her hearing aids are not working efficiently and the dog has chewed her top set of false teeth:eek::eek: but she was so pleased to see me bless her ..:AI have a hoarse voice through shouting and had to try and lipread

Sorry Nanny i shouldnt laugh but can imagine you:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

curl_girl

Purchased 2 cheese's in lidl not realising only 1 discount comes off!

bubbs

SSM just seen on country file making fudge, im going to do this add some cranberries, i got some in the whitworths glitch

curl_girl

Nice baking bubbs, you've been busy.

josie_ann57

marmitelovemehateme wrote: »

I asked at the counter if they had any whole edam cheese....They got one out of the fridge for me....I asked the price before I said I would have it...:D It cost £13:25

There wasn't any Edam on the deli just pre wrapped in the cheese section. I will try Sainsbobs tomorrow as they have a cheese deli. Thank you for the tip though, I will ask at the counter when in a bigger shop:)

bubbs

curl_girl wrote: »

Nice baking bubbs, you've been busy.

Thankyou , I have , that is a 1/4 what i have done, thats ready for someone i clean for tomorrow , just a little homemade gift

buyitall

curl_girl wrote: »

buyitall.
can I ask where you found the bag in store please?
I looked everywhere in my store, tried to order online on Thursday but no luck either.

They were in the women's department (on the first floor in my store), near the tills and the beauty department.

Savvybuyer

bubbs wrote: »

Just keep the veg somewhere that is cool, out of the plastic it will keep ages

Which is precisely my thought - I even bought another bag of potatoes (although potatoes do not qualify as "veg". (unless we are trying to get Mr T to accept coupons:rotfl:)) - the expensive reduced ones I already bought will last for ages beyond that. The rest also will keep well - I have bought as much veg. as I can fit into the fridge. I bought four broccolis:rotfl:, having had experience in this area before, as to what lasted enough to use, from the M £5 veg. coupons before. Even if it turned out I had bought too much and we didn't end up using one of the packs, that's only 19p lost. As opposed to the 20p already lost from mistakenly buying two bags of 'expensive' carrots from Lidl earlier in the week:(:rotfl:.

EDIT: I could make it look quite rude - two bags of 'expensive' carrots from !!!! earlier in the week.:D:rotfl:
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EDIT 2: They are 29p a bag at the unmentionable place but I don't want to be having from there whilst Aldi is 19p a bag. I also needed some milk - and the 6 pint milk had gone up to £1.35 in Aldi:(. However, I didn't buy it there until I was sure what the price at Lidl was (on the direct route back anyway). I got to Lidl and - so cynical! - £1.35:p. However, the benefit was I got two days extra date on the ones in the L-word shop.
:oSomeone will tell me that Farmfoods are now cheaper. However, I'm not too fussed at present as it would cost more than the saving to travel there.:cool: I know that now means Avs M now works out cheaper than Aldi/Lidl, but only if the APG is used and only if it compares against M at £1.45. However, it would require at least seven extra items which, as I don't need anything else, would really lose all and more of the... 4.5p:( saving.