June 2008 Grocery Challenge

FelineFantastic

Bleachbird wrote: »

Really chuft as have had first shop with Tesco delivered today. Gone value mad and with discount codes on thread managed to for the first time ever spend £33.00 on the weeks shop!!!!:j

i have a feeling this could get addictive!

good luck all x

Not sure if I am missing something but what codes -- yes I know I am meant to be working!

teedy23

On the discount codes and vouchers thread you can pick up things like £10.00 off when you spend £50. You enter these at the checkout stage of your online shop.

Natty68

MrsM can you add me for £50.00 weekly again hon..thanks

Squirmy

Hi all,

I'd like to have a go at this challenge! Myself and bf used to spend almost £10 a night on food, after looking at all these OS threads and taking into consideration some of the ideas we decided to give ourselves £100 a month for food shopping. We started this in January and apart from this month have kept to it even having £40 left over one month which we put in a savings pot. This month though it all went pear shaped and we probably spent more like £180-£200 pounds and I dont even know how! So I've decided to do this challenge and hopefully having everyone else doing it to will keep me motivated! So my target is £100 for the month again!

Squirmy x

cookinmummy

Apologies -2nd day and I'm wickedly bad and picked up loaf of bread in....................................................................................................................................................M&S!

Forgive me - I will try harder!

Natty68

JennyBee wrote: »

I use mysupermarket but I don't do my shopping online. Instead I use it to check prices and deals and then print out the shopping list with all the prices on when I'm done. Don't know about clubcard points, sorry!

I too am one of those that uses mysupermarket, and like Jenny I print out my shopping list at the end of it too. Also if my price on the list doesn't tally with the price at Asda I either choose not to buy it, substitute it or query it with customer services. 9 times out of 10 I have got it at what my list says as that is what it should be..plus a couple of times I have even ended up with a £2.00 savings card..

Natty68

cookinmummy wrote: »

Apologies -2nd day and I'm wickedly bad and picked up loaf of bread in....................................................................................................................................................M&S!

Forgive me - I will try harder!

How could you???? That's despicable..:D:rotfl: :rotfl: I do hope that the loaf of bread was worth it :rotfl: :rotfl:

earthmother

Only just come to this thread as May is a 5 week month for us so it finishes this weekend - can't believe it's on page 17 already.

MrsM - could I go on the list at £315 please. The month is 4 weeks from 2nd to 29th June. It's quite a bit higher than previous targets, but more realistic considering I've gone over every month this year so far

It is still a target though - it gives me between £5 and £10 a week less than my average spend so far this year has been - I'm thinking baby steps rather than bull at a gate may be more acheivable, lol

By the way - that's for two adults and three children, additive-free diet, and lots of trips to the chemist (was very :eek: last month - thinking of giving it it's own budget).


Now to go and declare May seeing as the bank account and my purse are empty until Monday

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi!

I have my first shop coming tonight for this 4 week period. My 4 week month started Monday gone. I was sent a £10 voucher for Ocado and using their current promotions, Free delivery and the voucher code, I will spend £84.00. This has alot of storecupboard ingredients, meat/poultry, fruit/veg and fish, along with lots of fridge stuff and bread. This should last at least 2 weeks:j :j :j .....the car also is 3/4 full of diesel from last week, so not doing too bad so far.

PP
xx

huxley

Hi all please can I join been reading mays thread and then found junes wow lots of ideas :T there are 4 of us me dh dd1 (22) ds2(17) ds1 comes to eat at least once aweek with gs and mil comes for sunday dinner,I do baking for my locat LETS group and use it for trading for other bits and pieces, do have a small veg patch but sure that all creepy crawlies are being directed there instead of dh precious flower bed:rolleyes: would like to set my target at £220 to include food/cleaning etc, looking for some new tasty receipes seem to have hit the budget doldrums need a veriation on my cheap meals.