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  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,335 Forumite
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    3 hopper bus journeys £2.25 (6th Sept)

    1 hopper bus journey 75p (8th Sept)

    I let my son use one of my Groupon Odeon vouchers that cost me £5 so that saved me £9.50 :D

    I bought a crystal vase from eBay for £9.99 including P & P costs which saved me £30.01 ( I love it, it is real quality and so stylish) :D

    Morrisons Bargains:

    2 X Halal chicken pieces on offer for £7 which saved me £1

    2 X chilled Chinese meals and side dishes on offer for £7 which saved me £2.50

    2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (10th Sept)

    Poundland Bargains:

    2 X 5 Metres of bubble wrap for £2 which saved me £4 compared to buying them from Tesco :D

    6 X Neutradol Gel £6 which saved me £3 compared to buying them from Tesco :D

    Glass work top saver £1 which saved me £3.99 compared to the next cheapest being sold in my local area :)

    5p Roadkill (it has been so long since the last time, slim pickings so far this year) ;)

    £10 repaid to me by my grandson ( I thought he would never get around to repaying it, but with perseverance I have finally got my money back) :T

    Current Total = £8053.25
  • sugarbaby125
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    Hardback book for myself from Poundland saved me £15.99 :D

    Free Metro newspaper 60p (12th Sept) :)

    1 hopper bus journey 75p (12th Sept) :)

    2 Chinese meals and sides from Morrisons on offer for £7 saved me £2.50 (12th Sept) :)

    My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £16.40 (13th Sept) :D

    5 Metres of Bubble Wrap from Poundland £1 which saved me £2 compared to buying it from Tesco :)

    Finish Powerball Super Charged Dishwasher Tablets £5 which saved me £5 compared to buying them from Tesco :D

    3 X Rolls of Regina Blitz from Morrisons for £1.75 each which saved me £1.80 compared to buying them from Tesco :)

    1 hopper bus journey 75p (14th Sept)

    I bought a Screen Unseen ticket from my local Odeon cinema for £5 which saved me £9.50 (saw A Simple Favour 17th Sept) :D

    Free Metro newspaper £1.20 (17th & 18th Sept)

    £2.50 Quidco Cashback

    I bought s Sabatier Professional Can Opener £7.99 from TK Maxx which saved me £14.01 (18th Sept) :D

    I bought 3 X Tea Tree & Witchazel Night Gel from Bott on 3 for 2 offer and saved myself £3.29 (18th Sept) :)

    3 X 100 punched pockets from W H Smith on offer for £5.97 which saved me £6 (18th Sept) :D

    4 X Epsom Salts with Lavender from the Poundland £4 which saved me £3.96 compared to the next cheapest price in a local chemist :)

    £1 Roadkill (19th Sept) :D

    I bought 2 X Toe nail clippers from Superdrug on buy 1 get 1 half price offer which saved me 80p (19th Sept)

    Free Evening Standard newspaper 60p (19th Sept)

    Current Total = £8149.89
  • chanie
    chanie Posts: 3,317 Forumite
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    Love the £1 roadkill. I havent found anything decent in ages.
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,335 Forumite
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    Chanie, that was the 1st decent roadkill for me in a long while. Usually can not even find 1p recently


    My daughter gave me £24 to buy a Groupon meal for 2 with wine that I wanted to buy but could not afford to and she gave me another £20 for washing, drying, conditioning and corn rowing her hair :D

    My weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers saved me £7.44 :)

    Free Metro newspaper 60p (21st Sept)

    6 X Epsom Salts from Poundland for £6 which saved me £5.96 compared to the next cheapest price in a local chemist :)

    5 hopper bus journeys £3.75 (19th Sept)

    9 hopper bus journeys £6.75 (21st Sept)

    3 hopper bus journeys £2.25 (22nd Sept)

    Current Total = £8220.64
  • sugarbaby125
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    Big Mac and Medium Fries with a voucher £1.99 saved myself £1.99 :)

    6 X 250ml Dove Nourishing Body Lotion from Groupon Goods £15 + £1.99 P & P saved me £11.15 compared to buying them from Boots :D

    My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £12.20 :D

    Current Total = £8245.98
  • sugarbaby125
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    My sister R bought me a complete meal in Morleys £4.99 and she gave me £20 (28th Sept) :T

    £1.73 Quidco Cashback (28th Sept)

    7 hopper bus journeys £5.25 (28th Sept)

    My sister H gave me £45 (28th Sept) :T

    2 men each bought me a bottle of water in the pub £3 :D

    My older son gave me £25.10 to pay for the day return tickets to Reading for myself and my grandson (29th Sept) :T

    I bought 4 day return tickets to Reading with Group save and saved myself £25.80 and my younger son gave me back the £12.55 for his train ticket :D

    My older son paid for my meal and drinks in Cosmo, £13.99 and £3.99 :T

    My older son gave me £8 (He owed me £2 but he had no change so he gave me £10) 29th Sept :D

    I bought myself Advance return Virgin train tickets for a trip to Birmingham in late October and I had a 15% off code for £13.60 which saved me £31.40 :D

    2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (29th Sept)

    2 X Cherry Menthol Tunes from Poundland £1 which saved me £1 (28th Sept)

    12p Bank Account Interest (2nd Oct)

    Morrisons Bargains: (1st Oct)

    Shazan Halal Peri Peri Chicken Platter on special offer which saved me 26p

    4 X bags of salad 2 for £1 offer saved me 80p

    1 Morrisons The Best Sultana scones on special offer saved me 10p


    I bought 3kg of Ariel Colour & Style Professional from a local chemist for £4.99 which saved me £3.01 compared to buy 2 X 22 washes boxes of Ariel Colour from Tesco :)

    I used one of my Groupon Odeon cinema vouchers to watch Yardie and saved myself £9.50 :)

    3 hopper bus journeys £2.25 (1st Oct)

    Free Metro newspapers £1.20 (28th Sept, 1st Oct)

    Current Total = £8466.52
  • chanie
    chanie Posts: 3,317 Forumite
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    Its amazing how quickly all the savings add up.
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,335 Forumite
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    Yes Chanie, it is. I find that I make more effort to try to locate the items that I need or want at the cheapest prices that I can.

    I am buying lots of items in Lidl now, as they are much better value, but I have to carry bags of shopping which does not help my Arthritis but from a financial point is really necessary. :)

    I still do my weekly grocery shopping online with Tesco and I will continue to go to Poundland, but mostly I will buy the items I would normally buy in Poundland from Lidl where I can to save money, even if it is pennies. :D
  • sugarbaby125
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    My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £26.59 this week :T

    4 hopper bus journeys £3 (3rd Oct) :)

    I used another of my Groupon Odeon vouchers to see the film Crazy Rich Asians which saved me £9.50 (3rd Oct) :T

    Free Metro newspaper 60p (3rd Oct)

    Free Metro newspaper 60p (5th Oct)

    £3.40 Quidco Cashback :)

    Savers Bargains: (compared to Poundland)

    4 Dove Soaps X 2 £1.69 each saved me 62p

    24 Bodyform Etra Long Liners X 3 89p each saved me 33p

    Colgate Gel Toothpaste 75p each saved me 50p

    4 X Febreze Air Freshener £5.58 saved me £2.42

    2 x boxes of Paracetamol 19p each saved me 28p


    Lidl Bargains:

    2 X Funsize easy peelers £1.09 each saved 20% off 44p

    Funsize bananas 99p saved 20% off 20p

    Thick Sliced Wholemeal Loaf 49p saved me 56p compared to my usual Thick Hovis Wholemeal loaf from Tesco

    6 Pack of Meaty Crisps 75p saved me 2p compared to Tesco own brand

    2 X Tower Gate Milk Chocolate Digestives 44p each and 2 X Tower Gate Dark Chocolate Digestives 51p each saved me £2.10 compare to buying McVities brand from Poundland

    3 X 200 Cien Cotton buds £1.05 compared to buying Johnsons & Johnsons brand from Poundland saved me £1.95

    2 X boxes of Paracetamol 25p each saved me 16p compared to Poundland 33p each

    6 X Cien Moisturising Handwash 500ml £3.90 which saved me £2.10 compared to buying a similar product from Poundland

    Q10 Anti Ageing Day Face Cream with SPF15 £1.49 compared to Nivea brand saved me £3.54

    250g San Marzano tomatoes £1.39 saved me 11p compared to Tesco

    Current Total = £8525.54
  • chanie
    chanie Posts: 3,317 Forumite
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    We have been doing our main shop in Lidl for years now. When we started going, our local store was pretty quiet so we didnt mind going. Now, our local store is heaving, so we have to put up with car parks that you cant even get into, tiny aisles that are packed full of people and lots of items out of stock.

    We love the Lidl biscuits too and prefer them to the named brands.
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