2026 Frugal Living Challenge

Gem-gem

Just thought I would share this... 
C!ipper's Fairtrade Hot Chocolate contains four ingredients:

Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder, Whey Permeate Powder (Milk), and Cocoa Powder (15%)

Ga!@x¥ hot choc contains around 26 ingredients:
Whey Permeate (milk), Sugar, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder (10%), Coconut Oil, Glucose Syrup, Lactose (milk), Milk Chocolate (3%) (sugar, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, cocoa mass, lactose and protein from whey (milk), palm fat, whey powder (milk), milk fat, emulsifier (soya lecithin), natural vanilla extract), Skimmed Milk Powder, Flavourings, Stabilisers (E412, E466, E340ii, E339ii, E452i), Anti-Caking Agent (E551), Sea Salt, Potassium Chloride, Milk Proteins, Magnesium Sulphate, Emulsifier (E471), Sweetener (E955).

I managed to get the C!ipper's in Gr@petree. 

Gem-gem

@mumtoomany how do you find Leb@r@?
Does anyone else use them? 

mama67

I have Smarty (runs on 3) for  my mobile as O2 stopped working and wanted something different to Vodafone as that’s who Dave is with and our broadband. 

I had used them previously and hadn’t had my problems. 

As Frugaldom says who would live rural.  

Nelliegrace

@Gem-gem I bought Belgian 72% Dark Drinking Chocolate at M&S. £6 for 175g which seems expensive, but less per cup than at a café. I buy good, old fashioned, cocoa powder.

Ingredients, Cocoa Butter · Cocoa Mass · Sugar · Natural Vanilla Flavouring. Dark Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 72% minimum.

Nonnadiluca

@Gem-gem , I have had lebara for a couple of years now, £4.90 a month, hasn't ever gone up ,(except was 99p a month for the first 6 months as an introductory offer). The signal is better than I had with O2, so it works for me.

Mamma2004

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81855681#Comment_81855681

My son and I are on Lebara in Somerset. Cannot fault it 😊

Gem-gem

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81856035#Comment_81856035

Thanks Nelligrace I will take a look. At home I drink Hotel Chocolat Mint HC.
cocoa solids (cocoa mass, cocoa butter), sugar, emulsifier (SOYA lecithin), flavouring: peppermint oil. I allocate one a week.
The Clipper one I take away with me. I am not a tea or coffee drinker.

kimwp

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81855681#Comment_81855681

No issues with Lebara so far, but I checked the main places I go re their Vodafone reception. Not had a reason to talk to their customer service yet - I previously stated with 02 for a long time due to their customer service being good and finally left when it was bad.

fionaandphil

We are rural too so all mobile can be a bit hit and miss (don't get me started on rural broadband).

I have Tesco on the 02 and they are fine but still a bit pricey. Moved son to the Lebara deal last year and no complaints at all. Started at 80p per month for 6 months and now on fixed for 1 year @ £4.50, Includes EU roaming too

Gem-gem

Thank you everyone re: phones, we are with O2 but it is going up again. Just to let you know that we live in an outer borough of London and our mobile reception is lousy. Luckily we have WiFi calling so can make phone calls. Does Lebara have WiFi calling?
Heads up… H Chocolat have 20% off their hot choc drinks if you are a vip member. 10 pouches for around £11.70
Was really happy, managed to get the new SJ Bennett hard back book that my DM likes in a CS for £2.50. Only a couple of weeks ago I spotted it in WStones for £17. That is my DM Mother's Day gift sorted. 😀 Picked up another book for £1.75 that will be a Christmas present.