Can you live of basic/value/smartprice food for a month?

jo1972

*I bet Rog doesn't need 22 lessons like I did*

Sorry if I ended up filling up your inbox CB I get it now and am all ready for Friday :beer:

fiveyearplan

I'd like to know what the voucher stuff is too. I'm not too proud to save money - I'll just go to a tesco further from home!

sjpsam

HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

My only compaint is that Tesco don't do enough value products!!! I buy practically every value product that they do, and it's just not enough!!!

I have found that an out of town Tesco Extra does the most value products, so I always shop there.

Have you tried doing your shopping online?? I do my shopping every week online and there is a massive choice of value products to choose from

rog2

fiveyearplan wrote: »

I'll just go to a tesco further from home!

I won't - I've just been into my local Tesco - I put in a job application SIX WEEKS AGO :eek: and have chased it up every week since, only to be told to 'ask again next week' - I'm starting to lose faith in Tesco. :mad:

sjpsam

have a look at these 2 threads

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=520690

and

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=520693

they should help you

lilmissmup

I love those 2 threads although i mainly use them for getting extra points for my "free" holiday from tesco.

I do spend less shopping online though as i resist the urge to buy everything i see

fiveyearplan

:eek: - I'm starting to lose faith in Tesco. :mad:

I've gone off them as well and try to shop elsewhere unless I just don't have the time - it is the closest shop to me. The staff in my local tesco are rude (well, not all of them) and I don't see why I should spend my money there and be treated like that.

rog2

Well, I think Martin proved that you CAN live well off of 'Value' and 'Own Brand' products - ITV1 at 8 pm on the Trevor McDonald Show.
Average weekly save - 42%.
Says it all. :T :T

sjpsam

lilmissmup wrote: »

I love those 2 threads although i mainly use them for getting extra points for my "free" holiday from tesco.

I do spend less shopping online though as i resist the urge to buy everything i see

I have to agree with you, I stumbled across them when my local asda did not do deliveries, I always always shopped at asda, but when I temporarly lost the use in my arm after an injury, I couldn't drive, so online shopping was the only thing I could do really...... and tesco's did it in my area

My shopping bill used to be approx £110-£180 a week! just from going round the store and thinking oooo looks nice, and oh thats a good offer and putting the trolley without evenb thinking!!!!

Online I roughly spend about £50 a week or less on my shopping, so it was the best thing that happened to me, then I found this site and the discount vouchers thread for tesco and I was well away! trouble is and I don't know about any tesco online shopper since finding those 2 thread on MSE I feel cheated if I don't put an order through with out a voucher code!!! lol

sjpsam

fiveyearplan wrote: »

:eek: - I'm starting to lose faith in Tesco. :mad:

I've gone off them as well and try to shop elsewhere unless I just don't have the time - it is the closest shop to me. The staff in my local tesco are rude (well, not all of them) and I don't see why I should spend my money there and be treated like that.

have to admit the people in my local asda store were like that! i used to dread going in there, and god forbid you asked for a little assistance!!! :mad:

I must admit that shopping online is the way to go, so much easier you get it when you want and I have the CS ppl really phoneful on the phones and via email. Better than the people in some stores....

HTH