November 2018 Grocery Challenge

Tales17

Hi all, just checking in!

Managed to be under budget last month by over £100! However started November with a big shop due to bare cupboards so will see how this month pans out! £600 budget again please!

K9sandFelines

Chloris wrote: »

Well done on the ys haul. I don't manage to find any as our local co-op is very stingy with it's reductions.

Another nsd. I think I'll start a tally. I been cooking up a storm already. I've soaked kidney beans (soon to be more chilli), made coleslaw, pasta sauce (some heading for the freezer) and the bread maker is set for dough balls. So the pasta, sauce and balls are for everyone else, I've got pinto bean stew out of the freezer for me and the coleslaw is for packed lunches tomorrow.

Enjoy your day everyone. It's proper autumnal today.xx

Thanks Chloris, it was ambient products that were due for todays date, so on last markdown. As it was quiet i was doing it early ready for today, so got to take it home aswell. Normally it'd have been done toda, and as i'm not on shift i'd of missed out. So can be hit and miss at work too.
Our local Co-op was a bit like that too, it got replaced by another store. It might be the case that they have a set markdown system governed by head office. Ours has to go in increments of 25%, 50%, 75% then 90%.

Mrs_Cheshire

Last few days have been NSD's as I've not needed anything, going to have to pick up some bread and milk tonight though.
Impressed by h*vis best of both bread, I bought a reduced loaf on the 2/11 and we've just finished eating it today. It was still fresh and soft, we usually buy warburt*ns toastie but it's often dry on the use by date.

CRANKY40

Last weeks spend was £41.16 groceries plus £3.54 for milk. As the change was added (and used) towards the money I had for the HT's birthday celebrations I have rounded up my signature to the £50 spend that was available.

K9sandFelines

K9sandFelines wrote: »

£2.91 spent tonight on a load of bargain ys stuff at work.
Impending Morrisons shop should be £31.63
I will workthe Ocado one out tomorrow as i am too tired right now.

Ocado comes to £32.67, including carrier bag additions and refunds ( normally forget the refund bit)

*Edited to say* My Dad will get me some coffee for the Cold Brew machine tomorrow from Aldi. No point going just for that.

Tesco and Sainsburys for next shop in a week or so, and then maybe one more Ocado shop.Might get more Pyrex from Ocado aswell, with the last £10 off voucher. The medium dish was huuuuge. Will go for small next time, handier for the fridge and freezer.

Off to add to total.

Chloris

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Thanks Chloris, it was ambient products that were due for todays date, so on last markdown. As it was quiet i was doing it early ready for today, so got to take it home aswell. Normally it'd have been done toda, and as i'm not on shift i'd of missed out. So can be hit and miss at work too.
Our local Co-op was a bit like that too, it got replaced by another store. It might be the case that they have a set markdown system governed by head office. Ours has to go in increments of 25%, 50%, 75% then 90%.

Ahhh, yes, I have been informed by a colleague who used to work there that it was increments. The timings sadly just don't work for me though. X

Doom_and_Gloom

£12.61 spent today.

Vegetable chilli, sweet potato jacket, GF tortilla chips and salsa for dinner for me later.
OH will be having sweet potato jacket, tortilla chips, dip and likely some other movie snackage.

£60.93/£200.
£139.07 left

K9sandFelines

Chloris wrote: »

Ahhh, yes, I have been informed by a colleague who used to work there that it was increments. The timings sadly just don't work for me though. X

That's a shame!
I only manage to get the bargains once a week, depending on what's due that day; as that's the only shift i work until closing.

YorksLass

PipneyJane wrote: »

We also keep a stock of long-life skimmed milk in the cupboard. Long-life skimmed milk does not have the horrible aftertaste that long-life semi-skimmed or full-cream milk has. That taste comes from the cream. Long-life skimmed milk tastes almost the same as fresh, it’s cheap and it keeps for ages.Pip

Thanks for that tip, I shall try it. I don't mind LL semi- or full-cream milk for cooking but it's not very nice in tea.

Highland_Fling wrote: »

Just checked receipt and noticed they have not taken off money for buy two offer.

I find this also happens with ys stuff if the reduced sticker isn't over the bar code. A couple of weeks ago I was almost charged 85p for a pack of wholemeal muffins that had been reduced to 19p. Now I put these items on the conveyor belt first so I can watch them being scanned. It also makes it easier/quicker to check the receipt before walking away from the checkout.

Lots of new names appearing on here, welcome one and all.

I must be the last of the big spenders this week just fresh milk today and had a 25p MOC to use against it too.

Shopping list is getting longer but I'm doing my best to not place on online order for delivery just yet, as there's still an awful lot of stuff to work through. On the plus side, not going shopping means I'm getting lots done around the house that I've been meaning to get around to for ages.

thriftwizard

First check-in post-op, and the family have gone through about £30 so far. Mostly because they haven't thought to take things out of the freezer in time! So I've added the £30 to the non-perishable shop that I did before going into hospital. (All went very well, btw.)

Don't know whether I will manage to stagger round to the market on Friday. I wouldn't be able to buy much, but the idea is growing on me, just for an outing and a natter with my trader friends!

And one interesting thing; I'm supposed to be on a low-fibre/low residue diet for a couple of weeks, which involves eating all the things I usually stay away from like white bread & breakfast cereals. Doctors have literally told me to eat marshmallows, jelly babies and crisps! However, after a couple of days at home, I've worked out that there are better ways of doing this; I can adjust my cooking methods to avoid the things I have to avoid - mostly fruit & vegetables, especially my beloved green veg - and turn out some perfectly acceptable dishes that aren't making me feel terrible, which the white (supermarket) bread, constant supply of sweets and oily things was doing. I think I may have to have a word with the dieticians - advising a diet that's so high in sugar is definitely NOT a good plan for Ladies of a Certain Age - I'm not going to heal fast if I'm having hot flushes every ten minutes throughout the night!