Know your Onions!

Options
124»

Comments

  • 2childmum
    2childmum Posts: 240 Forumite
    Options
    Tesco's where you can scan and shop have scales by the fruit and veg - I often use it to check the price of veg I have picked myself.

    A while ago I bought some pre packed rhubarb from Aldi. The difference in the amount of rhubarb in each was very obvious - a bit of a rummage and I walked away with a pack twice the size of the original one I picked up
    May spend - £291.40/£320.00
    June spend - £106.40/£320.00
  • maman
    maman Posts: 28,587 Forumite
    Name Dropper First Anniversary First Post
    Options
    2childmum wrote: »

    A while ago I bought some pre packed rhubarb from Aldi. The difference in the amount of rhubarb in each was very obvious - a bit of a rummage and I walked away with a pack twice the size of the original one I picked up

    It's good when you can tell by looking. It's often the case with broccoli.

    Soon we'll be taking scales to the shop with us! :rotfl:
  • deely
    deely Posts: 383 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post
    Options
    maman wrote: »
    It's good when you can tell by looking. It's often the case with broccoli.

    Soon we'll be taking scales to the shop with us! :rotfl:

    I have actually done that before, to Sainsbury's for a particular cheese I bought after CS told me they had a 'tolerance' - I complained after multiple times I'd bought low weight IMO (now buy elsewhere as more consistent with weight).

    Also used to take my folding step to reach the top shelf when a product I frequently bought was often not easily reachable when it was pushed back!

    add those to my re usable bags and it was like going away for the weekend with all my shopping 'kit' lol!!
  • kerri_gt
    kerri_gt Posts: 11,202 Forumite
    First Post Name Dropper First Anniversary Xmas Saver!
    Options
    Farway wrote: »
    My bold, I sometimes find half a carrot bunged in the prepack, as a "make weight", which reinforces the point made, not going to give me whole small carrot "free" just a manky no use piece of carrot:(

    I just used a 'manky no use piece of carrot' in a veg chilli this evenin..once peeled and grated it looked exactly the same as the 'non mankind useful whole carrot' also in the bag (I bought them in Aldi so no choice of loose or pre packed :()
    Feb 2015 NSD Challenge 8/12
    JAN NSD 11/16


  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    Options
    kerri_gt wrote: »
    I just used a 'manky no use piece of carrot' in a veg chilli this evenin..once peeled and grated it looked exactly the same as the 'non mankind useful whole carrot' also in the bag (I bought them in Aldi so no choice of loose or pre packed :()

    If they aren't loose or pre-packed how are they sold? :huh:
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • PLRFD
    PLRFD Posts: 1,125 Forumite
    Name Dropper First Post First Anniversary
    Options
    Awwww you had to go and point that out didn’t ya :D
  • kerri_gt
    kerri_gt Posts: 11,202 Forumite
    First Post Name Dropper First Anniversary Xmas Saver!
    Options
    aau1 wrote: »
    If they aren't loose or pre-packed how are they sold? :huh:

    I meant no choice between buying them loose or pre packed...thus I had to buy a pre packed bag :tongue:
    Feb 2015 NSD Challenge 8/12
    JAN NSD 11/16


  • PLRFD
    PLRFD Posts: 1,125 Forumite
    Name Dropper First Post First Anniversary
    Options
    We got a giggle anyway :D
  • kerri_gt
    kerri_gt Posts: 11,202 Forumite
    First Post Name Dropper First Anniversary Xmas Saver!
    Options
    PLRFD wrote: »
    We got a giggle anyway :D

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::beer: happy to oblige
    Feb 2015 NSD Challenge 8/12
    JAN NSD 11/16


This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 343.2K Banking & Borrowing
  • 250.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 449.7K Spending & Discounts
  • 235.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 608.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 173.1K Life & Family
  • 247.9K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 15.9K Discuss & Feedback
  • 15.1K Coronavirus Support Boards