Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread part 2½

Freewheeling

I'm glad some people managed to make use of the H&B :-). I didn't partake myself this time as they did a similar offer a couple of months ago and I still have a cupboard full of dried fruit, nuts and pulses!

Tinyshoes

mhoc wrote: »

They used to send out emails about 8.30 on a Wednesday morning but I've not been getting them recently. other than that I've got a calendar reminder for Wednesday mornings so I just log on, purse and credit cards at the ready and keep refreshing until something shows up

Oddly I was in Holland Barret on oxford Street yesterday, very very rare for me to go to H&B, getting something vaguely healthy (I managed to avoid MCds) as I'd forgot to eat breakfast or bring supplies with me :mad: - I just thought everything in H&B was very expensive. What I should have been doing was checking out the fruit, nuts, museli, granola and porridge for suitable items for a £20 shop!

I remember you saying last week you didn't get an email, I got one last week but I didn't this week. :eek:

I had been in H&B this morning looking at how much the nuts and seeds were compared to The Grape Tree. DD had already done a big shop in Grape Tree for the berries, seeds and nuts but had not got any oats and forgot Brazil Nuts. Mr TS eats brazils after a workout so I have gone for 4 bags of the organic ones as they were buy one get one for a penny. He prefers organic, DD is not fussy but it made them cheaper than non organic.

I also got the big 1kg bags of organic oats for £1.99, I usually buy in Tesco £1.60 for 750g so this works out slightly cheaper. And the added bonus of spending in M&S

SweetnSavvy

Muller shop

1x Muller Corner Toffee Yogurt with Chocolate Hoops (135g) £0.68 £0.35
1x Muller Corner Peach & Apricot Yogurt (150g) £0.68 £0.35
1x Muller Corner Vanilla Yogurt with Chocolate Digestive Biscuits (135g) £0.68 £0.35
1x Dr Oetker Food Colour Gel Yellow (15ml) £1.29 £1.20
1x Muller Corner Strawberry Yogurt with White Chocolate Shortcake Balls (135g) £0.68 £0.35
1x Dr Oetker Food Colour Gel Blue (15ml) £1.29 £1.20
1x Muller Corner Red Cherry Yogurt (150g) £0.68 £0.35
1x Dr Oetker Food Colour Gel Red (15ml) £1.29 £1.20
1x Muller Corner Vanilla Yogurt with Chocolate Balls (135g) £0.68 £0.35
1x Muller Corner Strawberry Yogurt (150g) £0.68 £0.35
1x ASDA Grower's Selection Baby Potatoes (1kg) £0.80 £1.00
1x ASDA Grower's Selection Blueberries (200g) £1.65 N/A
0.14x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Banana (order by number of bananas or select kg) (per kg) £0.11 N/A
1x Muller Corner Blueberry Yogurt (150g) £0.68 £0.35
1x Castello Extra Creamy Brie (200g) £1.95 £1.50. (COS £1)
1x ASDA Grower's Selection Strawberries (300g) £1.29 N/A
1x ASDA Grower's Selection Red Seedless Grapes (500g) £1.65 £1.60

SnS

mhoc

Marks had a good offer very this year - £6 meal deal which was a main,side and a dessert - quite good value and some very useful items. If you started from scratch you could not make anything for £2.
There was a chicken and vegetable pie that fed 3 of us, peach roulade that sliced thinly fed 4 people with nice vanilla ice cream, sticky toffee pudding that fed 3 of us with ice cream potato croquettes that I froze either for a side with sausages or as a brunch item ...
Needless to say its not popped up again.

Tinyshoes wrote: »

I remember you saying last week you didn't get an email, I got one last week but I didn't this week. :eek:

I had been in H&B this morning looking at how much the nuts and seeds were compared to The Grape Tree. DD had already done a big shop in Grape Tree for the berries, seeds and nuts but had not got any oats and forgot Brazil Nuts. Mr TS eats brazils after a workout so I have gone for 4 bags of the organic ones as they were buy one get one for a penny. He prefers organic, DD is not fussy but it made them cheaper than non organic.

I also got the big 1kg bags of organic oats for £1.99, I usually buy in Tesco £1.60 for 750g so this works out slightly cheaper. And the added bonus of spending in M&S

altojack

So, how much do you lot pay for a wet cut and blow dry please?

I had my hair cut yesterday. Came out of the salon feeling like a million dollars, beautifully straightened hair and a full fringe. Too late for photos :cool: I awoke this morning to real bad 'bed hair' . Fringe? What fringe? I have no fringe, needs wetting down and fussed over to entice it back into place :mad:

altojack

mhoc wrote: »

Marks had a good offer very this year - £6 meal deal which was a main,side and a dessert - quite good value and some very useful items. If you started from scratch you could not make anything for £2.
There was a chicken and vegetable pie that fed 3 of us, peach roulade that sliced thinly fed 4 people with nice vanilla ice cream, sticky toffee pudding that fed 3 of us with ice cream potato croquettes that I froze either for a side with sausages or as a brunch item ...
Needless to say its not popped up again.

I like the sound of those deals mhoc, very tasty

Sunshinemummy

Mhoc, how is errant son doing with his application for his spouse to come to the UK?

We are just starting this for DS1, it appears a flipping nightmare.

altojack

Forgot to say I paid £32 for my hair cut :eek: :mad: _pale_

Tinyshoes

For anyone who missed the H&B but wants some nuts, Sainsbobs has lowered the prices of their own 100g now £1.15 and 200g now £2.00 bags of brazils.

That's loads cheaper than I have paid.

I did notice when I had a nose around for bargains in my local this morning there were loads of red SELS saying "New Lower Price".

Sunshinemummy

altojack wrote: »

So, how much do you lot pay for a wet cut and blow dry please?

I had my hair cut yesterday. Came out of the salon feeling like a million dollars, beautifully straightened hair and a full fringe. Too late for photos :cool: I awoke this morning to real bad 'bed hair' . Fringe? What fringe? I have no fringe, needs wetting down and fussed over to entice it back into place :mad:

I have wayward curly hair which I have cut myself for years (I used to cut the whole families but due to lack of time I only cut my family's hair).