June 2008 Grocery Challenge

mandy_moo_1

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Thankyou for the 2 users (forgot names) who gave me the information on soda crystals..packaging loks very fimular now. Do Mr A sell them? If so how much approx?

Good night all x

just popped on to update my spends. i'm only able to skim thru the posts cos there's so many!! but you can get the soda crystals for about 55-65p. they're usually with the cleaning stuff if thats any help

well me BM has just pinged so i'd better go and get my rolls made

good luck to all those job hunting, and (((hugs))) to those that would like them

hope you all have a good day xx

annelouise_2

Morning,

Crept out at 12.30 last night in the dark and planted another tray of lettuces as it was on my Monday to do list.Better late than never.

Have got packed lunches assembled and Lasagna and Cauli cheese in fridge for tea tonight.

Have listed 4 ebay items last night and have at least 25 more to iron and list this week.

Checked menus got all foodstuffs till Friday.

So looking for a NSD today,at the gym till 12.30 then lunatic line dancing with my neighbours 1 - 3.Home for jobs ,kids home,homework.

All my neighbours are raving about Twinks - we are now officially internationally renound .Iceland / Denmark / Essex!!

Have a good one.

annelouise

SAVVYMUMMY_2

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Does anyone have a link to soda crystals with a picure of what the packagaing is like? Is it that astonish stuff that you get in a big tub.. i looked today but i dont know what im looking for.. i keep pituring its in a plastic bag/carton type thing

Hi mumzy, I buy mine from MrT and they are in a green plastic bag. HTH

Flylady_Flower

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Thankyou for the 2 users (forgot names) who gave me the information on soda crystals..packaging loks very fimular now. Do Mr A sell them? If so how much approx?

Good night all x

Asda sells it for 44p - http://www.asda.com/asda_shop/rc04_products/web_rc04_b_products_detail.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1205399389.1212561738@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdadedlglkkljcfkfcfkjdgoodgmf.0&product_id=46850&from_panels=&trolley_page=/rc03_trolley/web_rc03_a_trolley_body.jsp&item_status=I&on_promo=

JayJay14 wrote: »

Our Asda doesn't sell them - I even got DD1 who works there to check up for me. I could't find them in Mr T either but tracked them down in Home Bargains and Savers.

Not sure if you meant the Soda Crystals or not, but Asda and Tesco sell it (Link above for Asda). I've probably got the wrong thing though...:o

dawnylou

Ok, I am going for £200 again please.
I never ever manage it, but I absolutely MUST this time.

Copying a few people on here I wrote a list of all the food we had in already and then looked at recipes to see what I could make with what we already had.
Yesterday was the first shop of the month and it cost £25.53
Good start!! Usually spend way more than that and this should last a week - although I now need to get pop and crisps for Fiance's bait as didn't realise he had ran out! Hopefully that will only be a couple of pound

perrywinkle

First month so will start gently - please put me down for £300This is for the month of June from 1st to 30th and will be for 2 - quite often 3 adults and 3 children - 14, 11, 3 - really more like 4 adults and 2 children!! Many thanks

OrkneyStar

Well this was not a NSD according to my list but decided to try and make it one, grocery wise anyway. Realising this GC might be a bit different if I lived near big shops (more chance of bargains but then more to tempt us!). Our Tesco is not opened yet and it is highly unlikely we will ever get A, M or S andywhere near us. At the moment it is COOP, Lidl and local shops!!!!!! I wish we got all these lovely discount vouchers! COOP are doing £3 off £20 but they only last for a week and as this is a min spend week I will not be able to use the one from last weeks shop and will not get one this week to use next week!! This seems like a reason to do a shop this week, but then spending £20 to save £3 is not really saving anything if I cannot find £17 of stuff to buy!! There is not really anything on offer that we need and my freezer is full. You sometimes get the vouchers though even if you only spend a small amt so may spend £1 or 2 on Friday and see if I get a voucher!
Hope all well and enjoying the challenge!

Flylady_Flower

dawnylou wrote: »

although I now need to get pop and crisps for Fiance's bait as didn't realise he had ran out!

Ha ha, Read this and thought you meant for fishing at first - I thought do fish eat crisps???....:rotfl:

How 'Homer' is that?:doh:

Couldn't sleep last night so at 1am this morning I was making dough in the BM (paying for it now as up at 6am for work) and then baking some lovely crusty rolls - gave them to DS for work today (he's 14 and doing work experience) - Hubby has day off today and he made up the rolls for me while I got ready - then had a cheese and cucumber one for himself - said he couldn't resist... I don't know, it might be cheaper to make them yourself but they don't last 5 minutes - 1/2 of them gone already!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Anitaj73

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Thankyou for the 2 users (forgot names) who gave me the information on soda crystals..packaging loks very fimular now. Do Mr A sell them? If so how much approx?

Good night all x

Morning :j

I had a look on MrA online and they have got them at 1kg for 44p ... bargain

taplady

Morning al!

am having my Mr T delivery tonight £10 off a £50 spend:j :j :j this is acually next weeks food but its cheaper to have it delivered mid week!;)
In a weeks time I'm off to Devon for a week on an all expenses paid working holiday:T so will be planning the menu and shopping for DH and DS2 who will be at home with DS1 joining them for the weekend. With feeding one less that might knock a few pounds off the bill:j

have a lovely day all!