July 2026 Grocery Challenge

Greying_Pilgrim

@JingsMyBucket - Morries have a 20% discount offer on World Foods until the 21st July. Depending on whether you get your eg coconut milk from the world foods section (I'm making a huge assumption that your store has a WF section), it may well be reduced - along with some spices etc. The offer does only apply to the WF section - rather than the 'spices' section, or the 'storecupboard' section. But even in the several Morries I have near me (which aren't very hot on WF), there have been a range of asian/mexican/south-east asian/middle eastern etc foods included. I had to go to a larger store in a much more cosmopolitan area to get the pulses I needed, but I have bought capers, lentils, tahini etc under the offer. MrJingsMyBucket may need a considerably bigger bike……😁

Greying X

moginstein

Hi @JingsMyBucket

Have you added your "my points boosters" offers that are relevent? They're the ones that are valid for the month, but you choose 10 from a range.

Went to Morrisons the other day, but they were out of stock of 2 of the 3 items I specifically went for :-( They were still having supply issues due to the heat.

I'd be wary of trying to get to a specific spend with things being out of stock, I don't want to make up the difference with more expensive things I wouldn't choose normally, but if you can stick to extras being ambient dried and canned that helps.

Good luck!

Finstickle

It is not looking good for July.

£65.96 weekly shop plus £6.95 delivery pass as well as 2 Co-op shops, including a bottle of rum yesterday. I had the last of what I had to watch the football on Wednesday and really enjoyed it so bought a new bottle. It is actually an exercise in frugality as a bottle of wine would only last a couple of nights, while a more expensive bottle of rum will last many.

Payday not until the 28th and we are away in the campervan for a couple of days before then 😶

Current total:

£334.08/£350

Soontobeoap

Totals have risen hugely today

£52.20 spent in Sainsburys manlly on GF bread and pizza bases for when Grandsons come at the end of July. All in freezer. Also bought lacto free cheese, apple and pear juice, roast beef ,milk, butter and oatley milk.

Then I went on.to Aldi where we bought eggs, fruit and veg, chicken, ,battered fish, baking paper, fish fingers, corn flakes frozen peas and some tinned veg. £31.81.

That is almost double what we had already spent this month but I have at least.got.aome GF boys that I can pull out of freezer for lunches

dollypeeps

Whoosh!!!! And those days have flown by….We’re having a new roof put on and final wall rendered and finished.
Wow! You underestimate just how disruptive it is and how much we rely on routines etc….. o just seems to have lost track of everything…….Will have to read and catch up later.

Any way this weeks scores on the doors 🤯

Lidl. £45.54

Aldi £16.22

Tesco. £33.58

Total. £95.34 / £90.00 …..£5.34 over most likely my lemon buns from Aldi ( these are life!!!) and some boxes of tip tops …(.hangs head in shame)…..

Hope all GCers are doing better than me and coping with the heat……

Onto the next week

t14cy_t

£2 spend on museli for DH. did the community larder yesterday so stocked up again! picking lots of blackberries from the garden. got a free birthday bar of choccie and a free terrys chocolate orange from morrisons.

PipneyJane

OK, who’s watched Sewing Bee? What did you think? I liked the garment of the week.

No spoilers, but I did wonder about the competence of some of the sewers and why they were chosen. Not surprised at all by the first person who was sent home. Their skills weren’t great.

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Sallyp2

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82072849#Comment_82072849

is it a new series? it wasn't highlighted as new on sky planner

Greying_Pilgrim

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82072906#Comment_82072906

Definitely a new series - new presenter??? but Esme and Patrick still the judges??? R2 has been promoting the series heavily.

Greying X

Nelliegrace

A lovely picnic using food which we had already, and a flask of coffee. We used our seniors’ joint membership, National Trust cards to visit a large, beautiful garden. They had a drinking water station to refill our stainless steel bottles with chilled water. We were not tempted by any of the second hand books, and forgot to visit the gift shop.