Asda online thread

hunters

I have a £1 delivery slot for between 2 and 3 pm on Tuesday, £25 minimum spend.

ETA I didn't look at the shopping list, too long and no two persons lists would ever be the same.

suki1964

Dusters, polish, cleaning wipes , bubble bath, shower gel....

Why are you buying multiple things to do one job?

Damp microfiber cloth does all my dusting, cleaning of windows etc. A tin of polish lasts months, cloths get washed and used till they are full of holes. Polishing cloths are old sheets, pillow cases, t shirts, vests etc

You are buying soap, that gets you clean and gives loads of bubbles if you use a bath scrunchie. No need for extras that are just poured down the drain

Mouth washes do absolutely nothing for oral health. Dentist will tell you not to even rinse your toothpaste off, just brush and leave for best effect


Air fresheners? Open the windows. And if you are using that amount of polish in a flat, surely you flat smells all clean anyway

Don't skimp on washing up liquid. Fairy is dearer ( but always on offer) and it lasts for months. Better still Aldis own is as good as, if not better

My point before re cat food. Yes I can buy a lot cheaper, but I aim for quality at a low price. Lidls cat food comes grain and fillers free with means it's made with just fish or meat. My cat has tiny little poos on that. On cheap food, he dirties his tray more often and is often sick. ( cats are not geared to be eating grains and cereal)

Razor blades, once again cheap can bring on problems. Me and Dh always used Mach 3 and the like. Cheap ones would blunt, cause rashes, nip the skin. Then we found lidls look a likes. £3 for 5 and Dh gets 3 or 4 shaves out of a blade

As said earlier, keeping to Asda means you are having to skimp on quality to bring your shopping in at a price you can afford. If you shop around you don't need to.

Newusername1

Chris25 wrote: »

small saving but do you need disposable dusters? if you have any old t/shirts that could be ripped up they could be used & re-used after washing them.

I find also that the old-fashioned yellow dusters leave little bits behind - and don't try washing them, unless on their own, the yellow dye bleeds like crazy!

Its amazing i'm doing dusting at all:), there's plenty of savings to be made with my thread, but I like to keep some sort of perspective on things, back when I lived with Nan when I was young we always used old t shirts for dusters and washed them. But no I actually don't have any old t shirts, I actually don't buy many clothes and rarely throw clothes. Honestly most of my clothes are 5 years old, if not more older. It's not the money i'm just not a clothes person.

NiftyNita

If you want to have new dusters but spend less, could you cut them in half? I do this with sponges, cloths etc.

From a cleaning products point of view, have you tried Stardrops? I don't know if Asda sell it, I get mine from Wilkos. It does a lot of jobs and foams up a lot so you only need a little bit each time. I use it to clean the bathroom (not the loo though), the kitchen surfaces, the floor, windows - pretty much everything that doesn't require bleach.

Newusername1

suki1964 wrote: »

Dusters, polish, cleaning wipes , bubble bath, shower gel....

Why are you buying multiple things to do one job?

Damp microfiber cloth does all my dusting, cleaning of windows etc. A tin of polish lasts months, cloths get washed and used till they are full of holes. Polishing cloths are old sheets, pillow cases, t shirts, vests etc

You are buying soap, that gets you clean and gives loads of bubbles if you use a bath scrunchie. No need for extras that are just poured down the drain

Mouth washes do absolutely nothing for oral health. Dentist will tell you not to even rinse your toothpaste off, just brush and leave for best effect


Air fresheners? Open the windows. And if you are using that amount of polish in a flat, surely you flat smells all clean anyway

Don't skimp on washing up liquid. Fairy is dearer ( but always on offer) and it lasts for months. Better still Aldis own is as good as, if not better

My point before re cat food. Yes I can buy a lot cheaper, but I aim for quality at a low price. Lidls cat food comes grain and fillers free with means it's made with just fish or meat. My cat has tiny little poos on that. On cheap food, he dirties his tray more often and is often sick. ( cats are not geared to be eating grains and cereal)

Razor blades, once again cheap can bring on problems. Me and Dh always used Mach 3 and the like. Cheap ones would blunt, cause rashes, nip the skin. Then we found lidls look a likes. £3 for 5 and Dh gets 3 or 4 shaves out of a blade

As said earlier, keeping to Asda means you are having to skimp on quality to bring your shopping in at a price you can afford. If you shop around you don't need to.

There are savings to be made, there's no doubt in that, but I like to keep a little perspective.

I have to keep to Asda, or a single supplier, or largely one supplier, I am for many reasons largely housebound, shopping around isn't easy for me, it's just not practical and I have a number of health issues. Home delivery for £4 a month is a Godsend.

Lidl may be better (in terms of quality), but for me to go down Lidl has real difficulties, on a number of levels, not just one. If there was a £10 saving a month and food was better I might consider it. A strange story for you about my cat, my cat is in some respects in a similar position to me, he was picked because of it, he doesn't leave the house except on a lead.

In terms of razor blades i'm happy with them, a Mach 3 would be better, but i'm just not that fussed, the razors I selected are fine for me, I've used much worse. I'm actually happy with the razors.

In terms of mouthwash, I actually like it, the benefits of it might be debateable. But I like using mouthwash. Same I like bubble bath, if I sat in a bath without bubble bath, I wouldn't find it such an enjoyable experience. There's a possibility of a drop off here, in terms of the amount i'm buying I might accumulate then drop off.

What you need to understand is because of health issues, I haven't really been shopping as such, like this for perhaps 7 years. and i've been largely alone for those years and never personally used a delivery service before.

This is my first real 'shop' in 7 years.

If you wonder what I did then for food, basic necessities, things for the house, well you I was provided with food some of time, then when I wasn't I would only eat say 1 day in 3 and that would be at best a cooked chicken, or a burger, or something, for two years I lived in a bed with a bottle of vodka. I don't think i've ever really bought anything for house in terms of polish or air freshner or anything like that, other than some wet wipes in seven years.

and i'm a Chartered Accountant, former Financial Director of a company, I had my own accountancy practice at the same time, i've got a degree in Economics and strangely enough i'm on paper potentially a millionaire, potentially multi millionaire!, it just rests on the courts opinion of a single document, a pre nup and that pre nup falls apart every day I (my marriage of five years) goes on, I know exactly whats in that pre nup, 21st July of this year, that date is worth what £125,000 to me alone, thats just the tip of the iceburg.

Things will change in terms of what I buy, this is the first 'buy' in seven years, seven years ago I bought absolutely anything I wanted, one day I just didn't want anything!. Therein lies the story.

stoozie1

Remember to use asda price guarantee. I usually get £2 back on every £25 order. I only but smartprice or anything that's cheapest at asda, so I imagine you'd get more than me back.

HTH

Ames

I think perhaps one big household shop, perhaps from somewhere like Wilkonsons, and then keeping to regular food shops from Asda might be a better plan?

I think you're massively overestimating how much household stuff you'll need, and how quickly you'll get through it. Asda minimum spend for delivery is £25, not £40, so you don't need to rely on cleaning stuff to bump it up.

I know what you mean about nice baths, I buy (very) expensive bath bombs and creamers. If you can afford luxuries then there's nothing wrong with it.

Newusername1

stoozie1 wrote: »

Remember to use asda price guarantee. I usually get £2 back on every £25 order. I only but smartprice or anything that's cheapest at asda, so I imagine you'd get more than me back.

HTH

OK i'm new here, is this a worthwhile in terms of 'time consuming' activity?, next off i'll be wombling or something. I think I know what you mean?, but exactly what does this involve?.

Newusername1

Ames wrote: »

I think perhaps one big household shop, perhaps from somewhere like Wilkonsons, and then keeping to regular food shops from Asda might be a better plan?

I think you're massively overestimating how much household stuff you'll need, and how quickly you'll get through it. Asda minimum spend for delivery is £25, not £40, so you don't need to rely on cleaning stuff to bump it up.

I know what you mean about nice baths, I buy (very) expensive bath bombs and creamers. If you can afford luxuries then there's nothing wrong with it.

Wilkinsons is just not practical, I have to work within my own limitations. Going to Asda and cutting out the £4 charge is not even practical in itself.

I might be overestimating on household stuff, simply because well for god knows how many years i've never bought household stuff and i've largely been living alone, I expect 'drop off' but thats a good thing. That means my bill will naturally reduce. This is first punt in seven years.

Re Asda minimum spend your right, I don't know where i've got £40 from, but it doesn't really change anything, cleaning stuff isn't bumping it up, it may look like it is, i'm overestimating potentially, but there's also a reason for that, I'm still going to make 2 orders a month and spend say a least £45 per order, possibly more, that's just the way it will be.

I have a global budget of £120 per month, if I can do it for £100, better £90 i'm happy and i've got another £30 a month in my global budget for cash in hand, some which I expected to spend on milk and bread, i'm including them here. So in one sense I have say £130 in my global budget. I'll show you my global budget in a few days, but a saving is a saving, £100 i'm happy, £90 well i've got £40 in my global monthly budget spare.

Ames

I meant an online shop with delivery from Wilkinsons.

Are you planning on eating fresh food? Because one shop every two weeks might mean it runs out/goes off before you can use it. A smaller shop three times a month might be more practical, especially with a delivery saver at £5 a month.