Tesco Cottage - Refund the Difference Deals

adammccance wrote: »

Okay, going to go for these next:

Velvet Toilet Roll- 50p (exp 2 weeks, prints 2/bottom)
http://www.velvetbabymd.co.uk and
http://www.velvettissue.com/campaign...laim-tree.aspx [added 29/5/10]


ASDA don't sell the four packs, as far as I can see, so no RTD voucher, but four rolls of quality toilet paper for £1.25 is a bargain. Eight coupons printed, £10 cash ready, next four days shopping sorted. It'll do while I wait for something as good as the Fairy Softener again.

Since DTD ended, I've now set myself a challenge of spending less than £10 a week on groceries, toiletries and cleaning products. All of this week's budget is going on loo roll - it's a good thing I have a load of DTD food in, then!

Good luck with the velvet tissue I'll have to investigate that one, and compare it to £3.59 for 18 rolls that I would usually buy.

I've stocked up on butter today. Asda selling blocks of countrylife at 50p. T's is £1.30. Used a 30p coupon on each butter, making the nett cost just 20p each (although I used ann RTD towards the bill! lol) The blocks can be frozen.

This was my shop today:

£10.18 total spend, less fairy and countrylife coupons, plus an RTD voucher, left me just 6p to pay :j

And submitting that receipt, should give me £5.70 back on a further RTD

Point to note though, the self service tills only happily accepted 2 coupons, before the rest had to be authorised by the SA.

Hope the £10 spend per week target that you've set yourself will go well.

I used to budget £40 per week for groceries/tioiletries etc, for 2 teenage DS's and myself. Will aim to reduce that too. It should only be fresh meat/veg/fruit that I need to buy.

I keep a track each month of everything I spend. It does help to focus you on the outgoings, and where you could potentially save money.

I also work out cashflow/bank balances at the beginning of each month. I work out what will be left after planned D/D's normal expenditure, and then immediately shift the bulk of any remaining to a savings account. Leaving just a minimal cushion, just in case it's needed.

Don't forget Martin's :money: mantras Do I need it? Can I afford it? If the answer is no, don't buy it!

I bought 13 countrylife butter, 2 fairy f softener and 1 philadelphia used a DTD voucher plus coupons for the philly and the fairy so only paid 29p. Today I got a RTD for £11.48. The philly came back as £2.12 at asda for 300g. Still pleased to get the butter at such a good price.

midwinter wrote: »

I think it was the 200g Philly that was cheaper in A's, but the voucher is for 300g.

I'm looking forward to work on Wednesday and a new IP address for the fairy! Knowing my luck though, A's fairy will be up to full price by then!

I thought the philly voucher was for 200g, have lost the link now so will have to go on a hunt.
No matter though as I think they are both cheaper in Tesco, better off buying it there on a 'normal' shop.

200g £1.34 Tesco, £1.37 Asda
300g £1.75 Tesco, £2.12 Asda

Also, 300g are 2 for £3 at Tesco.

TOTAL£ 12.10 £ 9.76

1 x TESCO FINEST ROAST POTATOES 450G £ 2.00 £ 2.00
2 x FLORETTE MIXED SALAD 200G £ 2.76 £ 2.76
1 x COUNTRY LIFE SPREADABLE LIGHTER 500G £ 2.48 £ 2.00
1 x FAIRY FAB CONDITIONER 750ML £ 1.70 £ 1.00
2 x ANCHOR REAL DAIRY CREAM SWIRLS UHT 250G £ 3.16 £ 2.00

Are people aware the pots are same price now?

TOTAL£ 5.83 £ 4.53

1 x TESCO VALUE PORK BELLY SLICES 4/8 (0.669 kg) £ 2.53 £ 2.53
1 x T FINEST SWEETCURE BACON 200G £ 2.00 £ 1.50
1 x COUNTRY LIFE BUTTER 250G £ 1.30 £ 0.50
1 x TESCO REDCURRANT JELLY340G £ 0.82 N/A
1 x SUNDAY TELEGRAPH £ 2.00 N/A
1 x CTR PORK LUNCHEON MEAT LOOSE (0.114 kg) £ 0.25 N/A
1 x TESCO FRESH BBQ SAUCE 200G £ 1.00 N/A
1 x CTR FEATURE FLAVROAST GARLIC HAM (0.255 kg) £ 3.19 N/A


wombled receipt

TOTAL£ 24.56 £ 21.59

2 x BIG DAIRYLEA CHEESE SPREAD 300G £ 1.89 * £ 2.00
1 x TESCO CRINKLE CUT OVEN CHIPS 1.81KG £ 1.50 £ 1.50
1 x TESCO MEAT FREE MXCN STYLE BEAN BURGERS 454G £ 1.58 £ 1.58
1 x TESCO ICEBERG LETTUCE 250G £ 1.00 £ 1.00
1 x HEINZ RAVIOLI IN TOMATO SAUCE 200G £ 0.68 £ 0.68
1 x BANANAS LOOSE (0.59 kg) £ 0.40 £ 0.40
1 x TESCO PICKLED SLICED BEETROOT 340G £ 0.72 £ 0.72
1 x HEINZ SPAGHETTI & SAUSAGES 200G £ 0.68 £ 0.68
1 x TESCO 2 PKCHICKEN & M/ROOMSLICES 330G £ 1.28 £ 1.28
1 x I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER SPREAD 500G £ 1.00 £ 1.00
1 x UNCLE BENS SWEET AND SOUR SCE ORIG 500G £ 1.58 £ 1.58
1 x BERNARD MATTHEWSBREADED TURKEY ESCALOPES 390G £ 2.00 £ 2.00
1 x TESCO SEMI- SKIMMED MILK 2.272LTR/4 PINTS £ 1.25 £ 1.25
1 x TESCO TUNA CHUNKS IN SPRINGWATER 185G £ 0.76 £ 0.76
1 x TESCO NEW POTATOES W/ HERBAND BUTTER 375G £ 1.00 £ 0.96
1 x MULLER RICE RASPBERRY 190G £ 0.52 * £ 0.25
1 x MULLERLIGHT MANDARIN YOGURT 190G £ 0.52 * £ 0.25
1 x MULLERLIGHT VANILLA YOGURT 190G £ 0.52 * £ 0.25
1 x MULLERLIGHT TOFFEE YOGURT 190G £ 0.52 * £ 0.25
1 x MULLERLIGHT R/BERRY C/BERRY YOGURT 190G £ 0.53 * £ 0.25
1 x PATAKS JALFREZI COOKING SAUCE 500G £ 1.48 £ 1.00
1 x TESCO KIDS BILLY BEAR SAUSAGE 100G £ 1.15 £ 0.55
2 x FRUBES 9X40G £ 2.00 * £ 1.40

Worth buying the [STRIKE]comic[/STRIKE] newspaper The Sun Tuesday 3rd May as it has a £5 off £30 shop voucher in it

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