April 2012 Grocery Challenge

jumblejack · 7 April 2012 at 3:52PM

Hi Pennygrabber :wave:
I don't know why on earth I put 5p?!

I was in the car in Tesco's car park and was so chuffed with my purchase, I wanted to share it straight away

Hope everyone gets some. There are 2 scents. One is Passion and one is Desire :eek:

Edit:

ANOTHER great bargain I have found is that Home Bargains sell LARGE free range eggs x6 for £1!!!

That is really good compared to the supermarkets. It's as cheap as our local farmer!

Living_proof · 7 April 2012 at 4:15PM

I did quite well on the spends today at A*di and L*dl and have a few cash items for tip, book etc. I also spent some of my vouchers but I am not counting these as they are really for things I wouldn't normally buy unless I had the vouchers, if you see whatI mean. Have a lot of L2Shop ones from work and I save them up for something meaningful, or like today moisturisers with SPF30 which is a very occasional buy. More basic items like toothpaste, soap etc. come out of the GC.

I was also in As*as to get their cheap Gold Blend and it was noticeable that there was none of the rush around/chuck it in going on and there seem to be a lot of couples shopping together and scrutinising prices. I noticed a couple of big price rises percentage-wise in L*dls with bottled water to 32p up from 29p and tissue box now 45p (was 29p a year or so ago). Their Gold Blend was over £1 dearer than the one I bought in A*da, as well. If you multiply that sort of rise over a monthly family shop you are looking at big rises indeed.

I bought a couple of paperbacks on healthy cooking from a CS so that I had something to read at the hairdressers today and I begrudge a tabloid paper as there's nothing of interest in them, so I am off to look at healthy options based on the food in my 'fridge.

I hope you are all enjoying a break if you are getting one!

lovelife79 · 7 April 2012 at 5:18PM

hello all, hope everyone is well

small spend from other night of £3.08 on cakes treats and a bottle o juice for work.

but have to report frozen sandwiches and bag of treats/cans of juice in boot of car worked splendidly for the hell that is nightshifts! meant i didnt spend anything so 3 NSD for me as well :j

AND on my way home from my last shift of the week this morn, i was sorely tempted to go into some greasy spoon of a cafe and buy something bad for me, instead i mustered my self control n came home, toasted the last of my bread and had some lovely garlicy cheese spread on it instead - yummy and no cost involved! :A so pleased with my self!

but i am planning on takeaway pizza tonight though

:rotfl:

happy easter wknd every one

NickJW · 7 April 2012 at 5:30PM

Hi All

A few more spends to report

£8.99 in Mr S
£3.48 in Mr W
£1.15 in the corner shop

Having storecupboard Spaghetti Puttanesca tonight

mrs-moneypenny · 7 April 2012 at 5:43PM

just done a couple of days of the worst overspending ever
farm foods £52.16 check out guy really nice and knocked £5 even lough i hadnt got a voucher
fruit and veg £25
morrys £71.53

that is shameful, off to update sig now

WelshWoofer · 7 April 2012 at 5:45PM

Just braved Mr T's and managed to spend £38.50 taking me up to £73 altogether.
I got some of the £1 washing liquid and a few treats for me and the visitors next week - not too bad a spend considering.

ModestyB · 7 April 2012 at 5:49PM

Hi all, spent £15.31 in Ald! today, 1 pork leg joint, £7.28, 4 packs of different flavoured ham, 1 pack pastrami, 1 pack topside of beef and a 4pack of baking spuds. We have never liked packaged ham from other sm's but these are really fresh and tasty. Sig. updated.
Happy Easter everybody.
Hugs to all who need one.

mrs-moneypenny · 7 April 2012 at 5:49PM

updated sig and that doesnt include wine beer and easter pressies for kids.
am planning NOT to go morrys next weekend just want to get bread and soya milk + fruit and veg.

tonights tea is hm pizza base is in the bm doing now just going to prep toppings and decide what to do for afters tomorrow
got gammon for mil and meateating ds the rest of us will have mushroom tarts

sistercas · 7 April 2012 at 6:23PM

jumblejack wrote: »

Morning, you thrifty lot:wave:

Florenceem, how do you stop your wedges from sticking to the tray? Mine always seem to stick no matter what I do?

mine stick too so i now use one of those reusable silicone sheets - works a treat

i found the enrituals a few weeks ago and picked some up , when i went back 2 weeks later there wasnt any

I have found a local fruit shop that seems to be reasonably priced , i got a large punnet of grapes , a punnet of raspberries, pack of dates and a bunch of bananas for £3.26 :j ive also found a butcher who sells locally farmed meats , a bit more expensive so havent bought anything from there yet but im thinking of trying it

PennyGrabber · 7 April 2012 at 7:09PM

jumblejack wrote: »

Hi Pennygrabber :wave:
I don't know why on earth I put 5p?!
I was in the car in Tesco's car park and was so chuffed with my purchase, I wanted to share it straight away

Hope everyone gets some. There are 2 scents. One is Passion and one is Desire :eek:

Edit:

ANOTHER great bargain I have found is that Home Bargains sell LARGE free range eggs x6 for £1!!!

That is really good compared to the supermarkets. It's as cheap as our local farmer!

lol! I couldn't find any when I went in. We even asked the shelfstacker, and she had never heard of it and couldn't find it.

WelshWoofer wrote: »

Just braved Mr T's and managed to spend £38.50 taking me up to £73 altogether.
I got some of the £1 washing liquid and a few treats for me and the visitors next week - not too bad a spend considering.

No fair, I want some!!

sistercas wrote: »

i found the enrituals a few weeks ago and picked some up , when i went back 2 weeks later there wasnt any

What the?!?! I want some! I'm going to go and fill an online trolley and see if they have any there!!

I'll report back...

PG x

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