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Post-Christmas supermarket markdowns
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Didn't photo it but sides of smoked salmon were £2.99 in Aldi on December 30th. And posher pates in clip-jars were less than the wholesale price for said jars.
Last night large pots of extra thick double cream were 75p in the Co-op.If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing1 -
A friend picked up some of these for ?£1 each, expire in July. Christmas pud not my thing but beautifully packaged I have to admit:No man is worth crawling on this earth.
So much to read, so little time.2 -
rachsecret said:I found some really posh Christmas puddings in a ceramic bowl wrapped in a lovely t-towel from M&S reduced to £1.50. They last forever so I picked up 3. ;-)Yes, my mother did the same, except she cleared the shelf at M&S which fortunately, had only 6 remaining
2 for her, 2 for me and 2 for a couple of her good neighbours
- That's the 2025 & 26 Christmas pud sorted
It fits in very well with another Totally FREE Christmas challenge I'm doing again this year. Loved it last year, so doing it again this
~ NSD 2026 Challenge January 2/20 (1)# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £20 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge for 2026 £25/£230 (1)# Make £2026 in 2026 £334.52 / £2026 (1)2 -
A totally free Christmas sounds amazing! Let me know if you have any tips.Dizzycap said:rachsecret said:I found some really posh Christmas puddings in a ceramic bowl wrapped in a lovely t-towel from M&S reduced to £1.50. They last forever so I picked up 3. ;-)Yes, my mother did the same, except she cleared the shelf at M&S which fortunately, had only 6 remaining
2 for her, 2 for me and 2 for a couple of her good neighbours
- That's the 2025 & 26 Christmas pud sorted
It fits in very well with another Totally FREE Christmas challenge I'm doing again this year. Loved it last year, so doing it again this
I am definitely going to cut down on what I spend at Christmas as I am due to retire this year and so am moving from being able to spend what I want, to being much more careful. I will only be 54, but have saved like crazy for years to be able to do this.2 -
Mince pies down to 10p in my local Iceland

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