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May 2025 Grocery Challenge

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  • PipneyJane
    PipneyJane Posts: 4,584 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    edited 11 May at 5:00PM
    Just popping in with a tip.  I 've not caught up with the thread yet so apologies if this has already been posted.  

    In my local Sainsbugs today they were doing a NECTAR OFFER OF 3 FOR 2 ON FRESH FISH.  I bagged a couple of packs of salmon and a pack of smoked haddock, saving £4,50.  when did fish get so expensive?
    Good tip, @ancientmum.  I spotted the same offer this morning, hence my buying 3 packets of smoked mackerel.

    - Pip





    PS:  Does anyone have a good, cheap source of organic oats that they can recommend?  I couldn’t find any in Sainsbugs this morning.  (Mind you, their store layout has always annoyed me. Frequently, there’s no logic to it). I want to buy organic oats because most of the oats sold in this country are “dried off” with glyphosate weed killer, which gets absorbed into the plant and, therefore, into the oats.  I’d rather avoid eating it, if at all possible.
    "Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.' "

    It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!

    2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 66 coupons - 30 spent.

    4 - Thermal Socks from L!dl
    4 - 1 pair "combinations" (Merino wool thermal top & leggings)
    6 - Ukraine Forever Tartan Ruana wrap
    7 - Nobody’s Child brand Blue Cotton Denim Midi Dress from M&S
    16 - 4 x 100g/450m skeins 3-ply dark green Wool Local yarn
  • goldfinches
    goldfinches Posts: 2,467 Forumite
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    Just popping in with a tip.  I 've not caught up with the thread yet so apologies if this has already been posted.  

    In my local Sainsbugs today they were doing a NECTAR OFFER OF 3 FOR 2 ON FRESH FISH.  I bagged a couple of packs of salmon and a pack of smoked haddock, saving £4,50.  when did fish get so expensive?
    Good tip, @ancientmum.  I spotted the same offer this morning, hence my buying 3 packets of smoked mackerel.

    - Pip





    PS:  Does anyone have a good, cheap source of organic oats that they can recommend?  I couldn’t find any in Sainsbugs this morning.  (Mind you, their store layout has always annoyed me. Frequently, there’s no logic to it). I want to buy organic oats because most of the oats sold in this country are “dried off” with glyphosate weed killer, which gets absorbed into the plant and, therefore, into the oats.  I’d rather avoid eating it, if at all possible.
    Does this also apply to oats grown in Scotland?

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  • PipneyJane
    PipneyJane Posts: 4,584 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Just popping in with a tip.  I 've not caught up with the thread yet so apologies if this has already been posted.  

    In my local Sainsbugs today they were doing a NECTAR OFFER OF 3 FOR 2 ON FRESH FISH.  I bagged a couple of packs of salmon and a pack of smoked haddock, saving £4,50.  when did fish get so expensive?
    Good tip, @ancientmum.  I spotted the same offer this morning, hence my buying 3 packets of smoked mackerel.

    - Pip





    PS:  Does anyone have a good, cheap source of organic oats that they can recommend?  I couldn’t find any in Sainsbugs this morning.  (Mind you, their store layout has always annoyed me. Frequently, there’s no logic to it). I want to buy organic oats because most of the oats sold in this country are “dried off” with glyphosate weed killer, which gets absorbed into the plant and, therefore, into the oats.  I’d rather avoid eating it, if at all possible.
    Does this also apply to oats grown in Scotland?

    Unless they’re certified organic, the answer is (probably) yes.  It’s common practice, @goldfinches.  They’re sprayed with glyphosate so that the plants die and the seed heads dry out.

    - Pip
    "Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.' "

    It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!

    2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 66 coupons - 30 spent.

    4 - Thermal Socks from L!dl
    4 - 1 pair "combinations" (Merino wool thermal top & leggings)
    6 - Ukraine Forever Tartan Ruana wrap
    7 - Nobody’s Child brand Blue Cotton Denim Midi Dress from M&S
    16 - 4 x 100g/450m skeins 3-ply dark green Wool Local yarn
  • Soontobeoap
    Soontobeoap Posts: 1,219 Forumite
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    Another £10.00 spent in Aldi on bots and bobs today

    craft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119  2025 = £17.98 spent,  102 made and 5 mended,
    GC 2022 = £3154.96 
          2023 = £3334. 84 
          2024 = £.3221.81 
          2025 = £1470.86/£3300
    Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April  £438.06 May £261.66/£300
    Decluttering campaign. 2024= 56 /52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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