October 2011 Grocery Challenge

CompBunny · 3 October 2011 at 9:04PM

totallybored wrote: »

After reading Spiggle's excellent post with advice for the GC I did a stocktake yesterday and I'm shocked with how much stuff I have! I discovered amongst other things 21 unopened bags of various shaped pasta, 20 tins of tomatoes, 18 tins of beans, 16 jars of curry sauce, enough curry ketchup to last over a year (bought on various trips to Europe!), 8 unlabelled boxes of frozen meals I'd made, several joints of meat, 16 beef burgers that I'd frozen, 20 bottles of wine and 88 toilet rolls :eek: (I may have got carried away with these, I found them hidden all over the house).

I now aim to plan all meals around what I have and I really shouldn't have to buy much apart from fresh things.

I'm jealous that you have the space to store all of that stuff!:eek::D

recovering_spendaholic · 3 October 2011 at 9:08PM

JIL wrote: »

My microwave broke a couple of months back and I replaced it with a combi microwave oven from Aldi costing £42.99. It has an oven, a grill and a microwave. It is really good and saves a fortune in electric. It makes crispy jacket pots in less than 18 mins and fantastic Yorkshire puddings. I know they were just a seasonal offer thing Aldi does but they do seem to get them in quiet often. I did see some cheap microwaves in asda a few weeks back.
Good luck

The one I had originally came from aldi and they refunded my money - it was £70 though - when did you get yours for £42. I will look out for them in Aldi again - until it broke I really liked mine!

Just edited to add that I just looked on the Aldi website and they have a microwave and grill on special this week for £49.99. I will go in and have a look at it tomorrow.

On another note - they also have 2kg bags of dishwasher salt on offer for 79p. I found dishwasher salt to be invaluable last winter when the snow and ice was here. I put it all over my drive and the granules "stuck" and melted the snow and ice didn't form and the salt granules stayed crunchy underfoot for a couple of days or more. I told everyone about it and they all agreed that it worked a treat!

welshlovebiscuit · 3 October 2011 at 9:19PM

Had an 'almost' NSD today...had to put £1.50 in the meter in the car park at uni (the machine's been broken the last few weeks but sadly they'd had it repaired!). I was very good and had my water bottle instead of coffee and a muffin in the cafe too...everyone else was scoffing.

Sunday I was a domestic goddess and made butternut soup, then I used the rather inedible apples we bought in L*DL last week (really sour and nasty)to make apple and cinnamon muffins - they're lush!

The A*da bill came in at £39 on Sunday - still on target. We actually only have 2 weeks left of our month as we run 20th-20th and I'm pretty confident I'll come in at under £240. Have to eat everything in the freezer now - the frost has built up badly and I can't get the bottom draw in so need to defrost ASAP.

Sue14 · 3 October 2011 at 9:23PM

Took DS shopping at Mr A's yesterday, while his GF was working, and ended up spending £16.

totallybored · 3 October 2011 at 9:39PM

CompBunny wrote: »

I'm jealous that you have the space to store all of that stuff!:eek::D

You should see my spare room! Mountains of loo roll and booze.

TrixieB · 3 October 2011 at 9:45PM

Not long got in from Asd*, boyfriend had to come along as not too steady on my feet today, grrrrr appreciate the help but he was after buying the most expensive of everything! I felt rather guilty as it's his food too after all and he is an adult so "let" him have his 2 cooked meats for £3 and the small tub of coleslaw for 66p instead of the value one a little larger for 22p

Will check in properly tomorrow just needed to go ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

ebayqueen_2 · 3 October 2011 at 9:56PM

Evening all

Called in BandM today and was surprised at the prices. Spent £5.31.............4 packs poppadums @49p each....2 jars Pataks Korma 75p each..........4 tins petit pois @19p....Olive oil £1.39.

Bought some speciality bread on special offer in local bakers £3.69. That fed 6. Happy enough with that. Planning tomorrow a NSD.

best wishes to all.

Doom_and_Gloom · 3 October 2011 at 10:12PM

We are going for £100 for the month - month goes 1st to the 31st of October and is to cover my partner, me and 2 chinchillas.
Sorry I am late in starting. I wanted to do my total for September first but after 3 days searching for all of the receipts and no luck I can't. I am sure we went over in September but no idea how much by

.

Will have to keep a close eye on the receipts again and remind my partner to put them under the magnet on the freezer where they belong when he gets home!

karen_is_trying · 3 October 2011 at 10:46PM

Just a pound for us today for a loaf of wholemeal...£91.23/£280

lisakay_2 · 3 October 2011 at 10:51PM

£5 in poundland
50p in mr T
£1.40 at the icerink for choc for the kids
£22.76 in Ald*... not the £10 I had hoepd for but you should see the mountain of fruit and veg I bought!
total £30.16 (i think! not got my maths head on tonight).

that should easily see us through the week, and what we haven't got, we're not getting.;)
also had to spend £7.40 on DH prescription, but not adding that in.

P.s. didn't check which one of you was doing slimming world, but me too:D lost 3 1/2 st so far. 3lb this week. 8lb to target. green days are a lot cheaper than red or ee (i only do green as i'm veggi) you can have 2 of the ald* harvest morn bars, less than 70 cals as a HEB and they are very nice and cheaper than a lot of the cereal bars.

ETA: £29.66! best get off to bed!

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