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There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in
Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie |
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"Roberts" wrote in message ... There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie £60 per week? I wish. |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, "Roberts" wrote:
There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance. Tesco's ploy seems to be to get people to be a sort of member of their "family" and buy from them regardlessly. So when Tesco open a large "Extra" type of store 'everybody' assumes that they must offer the best VFM and buys everything there, to the detriment of local specialist shops. This is especially serious if the Tesco store opens _in_ a city centre rather than suburbia. -- Frank Erskine |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, "Roberts" wrote:
There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Anyway, I'm coming to the conclusion that people should forget investing in banks, gold, shares etc. The optimum investment is probably tinned fish. My staple diet has doubled in price over the last year or so. HN |
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On 28/04/2012 02:50, H. Neary wrote:
On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Anyway, I'm coming to the conclusion that people should forget investing in banks, gold, shares etc. The optimum investment is probably tinned fish. My staple diet has doubled in price over the last year or so. HN From what I observe on the odd occasion I go anywhere near a city centre, people are eating continuously. Why they need any food at home I can't imagine. |
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"Roberts" wrote in message ... There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie £60 per week? I wish. Is this just food shopping and nothing else? -- Adam |
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On 28/04/2012 12:49, H. Neary wrote:
On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:25:31 +0100, stuart noble wrote: On 28/04/2012 02:50, H. Neary wrote: On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Anyway, I'm coming to the conclusion that people should forget investing in banks, gold, shares etc. The optimum investment is probably tinned fish. My staple diet has doubled in price over the last year or so. HN From what I observe on the odd occasion I go anywhere near a city centre, people are eating continuously. Why they need any food at home I can't imagine. Kebabs, Mc Donalds, KFC. One needs the odd few nutrients with the grease salt& sugar. HN A doner is probably the perfect balanced meal, but enough for the whole day, not just a snack. I believe dog biscuits pack more nutrients though |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:25:31 +0100, stuart noble
wrote: On 28/04/2012 02:50, H. Neary wrote: On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Anyway, I'm coming to the conclusion that people should forget investing in banks, gold, shares etc. The optimum investment is probably tinned fish. My staple diet has doubled in price over the last year or so. HN From what I observe on the odd occasion I go anywhere near a city centre, people are eating continuously. Why they need any food at home I can't imagine. Kebabs, Mc Donalds, KFC. One needs the odd few nutrients with the grease salt & sugar. HN |
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H. Neary wrote:
Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. Do you mean whole shelves-ful of goods misplaced? Or just an occasional pack? For the latter it's what you'd expect if someone has chosen a pricier version fo something then sees the cheaper version - they take a cheaper one and put the pricey one on the shelf in place of what they just took. No-one walks back to wherever in the shop they got the first item from. -- Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own. Email sent to my from-address will be deleted. Instead, please reply to replacing "aaa" by "284". |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:12:16 +0100, stuart noble
wrote: On 28/04/2012 12:49, H. Neary wrote: On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:25:31 +0100, stuart noble wrote: On 28/04/2012 02:50, H. Neary wrote: On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Anyway, I'm coming to the conclusion that people should forget investing in banks, gold, shares etc. The optimum investment is probably tinned fish. My staple diet has doubled in price over the last year or so. HN From what I observe on the odd occasion I go anywhere near a city centre, people are eating continuously. Why they need any food at home I can't imagine. Kebabs, Mc Donalds, KFC. One needs the odd few nutrients with the grease salt& sugar. HN A doner is probably the perfect balanced meal, but enough for the whole day, not just a snack. I believe dog biscuits pack more nutrients though You must indeed be from a fortunate part of the planet. My recollection of donors is a nice hot spicy meal ideally suited to round off an almighty booze up. Leave the remnants on the table, floor or whatever and you wake up to view a pale grey corpse like material poking out from a pitta bread in the throes of rigour mortis. As a colleague once pointed out, "kebab shops just couldn't exist without pubs", "who would dream of eating a kebab when sober". On another note, how does all the fat remain in the "meat" after the boil up? I also wonder how someone can rotate a cwt or so of meat in front of a grill plate for hours on end without giving everyone food poisining. Very little of the "meat" can actually be cooked in this manner surely? I would suspect the mean temperature of the lot would be only 10 or so degrees above the room. On a plus point I would imagine that the lemon juice is quite healthy:-) HN |
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"ARWadsworth" wrote in message ... brass monkey wrote: "Roberts" wrote in message ... There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie £60 per week? I wish. Is this just food shopping and nothing else? Yes plus toilet rolls and hair shampoo and similar items. I do closely examine the prices for example some weeks it may be cheaper to buy coffee by the large tin and sometimes the two large sizes would be cheaper Robbie-- |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:12:16 +0100, stuart noble wrote: On 28/04/2012 12:49, H. Neary wrote: On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:25:31 +0100, stuart noble wrote: On 28/04/2012 02:50, H. Neary wrote: On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Anyway, I'm coming to the conclusion that people should forget investing in banks, gold, shares etc. The optimum investment is probably tinned fish. My staple diet has doubled in price over the last year or so. HN From what I observe on the odd occasion I go anywhere near a city centre, people are eating continuously. Why they need any food at home I can't imagine. Kebabs, Mc Donalds, KFC. One needs the odd few nutrients with the grease salt& sugar. HN A doner is probably the perfect balanced meal, but enough for the whole day, not just a snack. I believe dog biscuits pack more nutrients though You must indeed be from a fortunate part of the planet. My recollection of donors is a nice hot spicy meal ideally suited to round off an almighty booze up. Leave the remnants on the table, floor or whatever and you wake up to view a pale grey corpse like material poking out from a pitta bread in the throes of rigour mortis. As a colleague once pointed out, "kebab shops just couldn't exist without pubs", "who would dream of eating a kebab when sober". I would - and do. But it does go betetr when ****ed. On another note, how does all the fat remain in the "meat" after the boil up? I also wonder how someone can rotate a cwt or so of meat in front of a grill plate for hours on end without giving everyone food poisining. Very little of the "meat" can actually be cooked in this manner surely? I would suspect the mean temperature of the lot would be only 10 or so degrees above the room. I have long wondered that - especially when, on a quiet night, the elephant's leg gets dismounted and put back in the fridge for the next day. My rules a donor on a quiet night *only* from trusted establishment; donor from less trusted establishment provided it os coming out of the bain- marie pans after having lingered for a respectible time else, ask for a shish - at least it is being cooked in front of you. On a plus point I would imagine that the lemon juice is quite healthy:-) HN -- Tim Watts |
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A doner is probably the perfect balanced meal, but enough for the whole day, not just a snack. I believe dog biscuits pack more nutrients though You must indeed be from a fortunate part of the planet. My recollection of donors is a nice hot spicy meal ideally suited to round off an almighty booze up. Bread, meat, salad. You won't go short of much with a diet like that. Of course if you're ****ed the salad only serves to leave a trail behind you. Leave the remnants on the table, floor or whatever and you wake up to view a pale grey corpse like material poking out from a pitta bread in the throes of rigour mortis. As a colleague once pointed out, "kebab shops just couldn't exist without pubs", "who would dream of eating a kebab when sober". On another note, how does all the fat remain in the "meat" after the boil up? I also wonder how someone can rotate a cwt or so of meat in front of a grill plate for hours on end without giving everyone food poisining. Very little of the "meat" can actually be cooked in this manner surely? I would suspect the mean temperature of the lot would be only 10 or so degrees above the room. Aka old man's leg On a plus point I would imagine that the lemon juice is quite healthy:-) HN |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:28:11 +0100, Jeremy Nicoll - news posts
wrote: H. Neary wrote: Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. Do you mean whole shelves-ful of goods misplaced? Or just an occasional pack? For the latter it's what you'd expect if someone has chosen a pricier version fo something then sees the cheaper version - they take a cheaper one and put the pricey one on the shelf in place of what they just took. No-one walks back to wherever in the shop they got the first item from. No, not whole shelves. Take a look at some of the cut price "bargains", often a slightly different product is placedclose to or in the place of the "bargain" and care is needed to identify that the "offer" apples to that item. The last rip off they tried was at Bangor at Xmas [I do not shop at Tesco's a lot]. Jamesons on offer at around £16 a bottle. There was no £16-00 Jamesons in view though, and of course in it's place directly under the offer was a shelf full of 12year old. Having a bit of time on my hands and having fallen foul of Tescos ploy's once before, I complained when as expected, my "bargain" came to £23-00. I eventually walked out of the store with my Jameson's at £16-00, having had a certain amount of amusement along with it. If I had thought it were an honest error by some hurrying shelf stacker I would not have insisted on purchasing at the offered price. Tesco's however have a track record in this field and how many people check each individual bottle price on the till reciept at Xmas? I'm sure they made plenty from their "error". I use Asda all the time, with occasional trips to Morrisons. I cannot recollect a problem of a similar nature with either. HN |
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"H. Neary" wrote in message ... No, not whole shelves. Take a look at some of the cut price "bargains", often a slightly different product is placedclose to or in the place of the "bargain" and care is needed to identify that the "offer" apples to that item. The last rip off they tried was at Bangor at Xmas [I do not shop at Tesco's a lot]. 8 I'm sure they made plenty from their "error". I stopped shopping in Tesco because of their attempt to rip me of over cases of wine. They had loads of cases piled up with an offer price on them but when you got to pay it was some other wine that was on special. I then had a look around and these "wrong" product labels were all over the store. I went from being one of the top 200 customers to a customer elsewhere. The best service for whiskey was Sainsburys, I picked up the empty tube for a special offer half bottle and took it to the till to pay, they then sent a member of staff to get the real bottle. After 10 minutes waiting I ask where they were. They still hadn't come back after another five minutes and a manager went to see. He came back and said they had lost the product and asked if a full bottle would be OK if he refunded what we had paid. That saved me £44 on an xmas present. Sainsburys also gave me the worst service when they failed to deliver out xmas shopping because of snow. Made worse because we had booked an evening delivery slot and they all went home early so there was nobody there when we phoned to see why we hadn't got out delivery. They paid us £50 for that cockup. I use Asda all the time, with occasional trips to Morrisons. I cannot recollect a problem of a similar nature with either. Asda is my local store so it gets used a lot, never had any real problems there. BTW I spend about £150-£200 pw on "groceries". |
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"H. Neary" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, "Roberts" wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. WTP? Unless it's veg you either keep the extra item in the cupboard or stick it in the freezer tim |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:17:33 +0100, dennis@home wrote:
"H. Neary" wrote in message ... No, not whole shelves. Take a look at some of the cut price "bargains", often a slightly different product is placedclose to or in the place of the "bargain" and care is needed to identify that the "offer" apples to that item. The last rip off they tried was at Bangor at Xmas [I do not shop at Tesco's a lot]. 8 I'm sure they made plenty from their "error". I stopped shopping in Tesco because of their attempt to rip me of over cases of wine. They had loads of cases piled up with an offer price on them but when you got to pay it was some other wine that was on special. I then had a look around and these "wrong" product labels were all over the store. I went from being one of the top 200 customers to a customer elsewhere. SWMBO encountered a case of this (smoothies, etc.) and took photos with her phone. She was challenged by a very snotty employee, to which she replied "It's a public place and I teach retail law". Then she walked off! -- Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:25:52 +0100, Roberts wrote:
I do closely examine the prices for example some weeks it may be cheaper to buy coffee by the large tin and sometimes the two large sizes would be cheaper Happens all the time, I'm glad my phone has a calculator. Which is better value, 1 x 12 pack on offer at £1.63 or or 2 x 7 packs at 84p each total £1.68? I guess it's a bit anal but it relieves the boredom of the shopping chore and I feel better knowing they havn't caught me out. B-) -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:28:11 +0100, Jeremy Nicoll - news posts wrote:
... they take a cheaper one and put the pricey one on the shelf in place of what they just took. No-one walks back to wherever in the shop they got the first item from. I do... but more often than not I won't have picked what I think will be the cheaper until I have checked the price in the other place in the store that the same goods are kept. This normally only applies between the chilled and frozen departments. I can't say I've noticed "misplaced" stuff which I assume means that the shelf edge ticket description doesn't match the product. I have caught the shelf ticket not matching what the POS beeps up though. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:50:41 +0100, H. Neary wrote:
The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, ... BOGOF's, nearly always on non-perishable stuff so just bung the "free" one in the cupboard. I tend to stock up on things that are on offer either BOGOF or "Buy 2 for £2". so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Nearest Morrisons (22 miles) was a dark and dreary place with narrow isles with fing baskets of tat shoved down the middle getting in the way. Went in the other month after it's rebuilding post fire a year or so back, much improved bright airy, may have wider isles still baskets of tat parked down 'em though. Asda is OK but at 32 miles further than our normal Tesco which is still 28 miles. There is a Tesco at 24 miles but that one doesn't stock some of the products we want, like wise the Waitrose at the same place. There is a Sainsburys at 22 miles but I'm pretty sure you have to pay for the car park as that is council owned. You have to pay at Waitrose as well but the free Tesco carpark is just across the road. B-) Distances are single, double 'em for the round trip. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:39:32 +0100, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:50:41 +0100, H. Neary wrote: The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, ... BOGOF's, nearly always on non-perishable stuff so just bung the "free" one in the cupboard. I tend to stock up on things that are on offer either BOGOF or "Buy 2 for £2". so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Nearest Morrisons (22 miles) was a dark and dreary place with narrow isles with fing baskets of tat shoved down the middle getting in the way. Went in the other month after it's rebuilding post fire a year or so back, much improved bright airy, may have wider isles still baskets of tat parked down 'em though. Asda is OK but at 32 miles further than our normal Tesco which is still 28 miles. There is a Tesco at 24 miles but that one doesn't stock some of the products we want, like wise the Waitrose at the same place. There is a Sainsburys at 22 miles but I'm pretty sure you have to pay for the car park as that is council owned. You have to pay at Waitrose as well but the free Tesco carpark is just across the road. B-) Distances are single, double 'em for the round trip. Hmmm. We're lucky! Morrisons 1 mile, Sainsburys 2 miles, Tesco 4 miles, Asda 6 miles, Lidl 6 miles, Aldi now (unfortunately) 15 miles. Only parking charges are for Morrisons but we only use that in emergency, for the same reasons you cite. Homebase 800 yards! Waste of shoe leather. -- Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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Dave Liquorice wrote
H. Neary wrote The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, ... BOGOF's, nearly always on non-perishable stuff Not her they arent. Bought a total of 6 on 3 different offers today that are all perishable. Two for stuff for the freezer and the other one chilled pizzas. so just bung the "free" one in the cupboard. I tend to stock up on things that are on offer either BOGOF or "Buy 2 for £2". Yeah, I do too, happy with half price. so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Nearest Morrisons (22 miles) was a dark and dreary place with narrow isles with fing baskets of tat shoved down the middle getting in the way. Went in the other month after it's rebuilding post fire a year or so back, much improved bright airy, may have wider isles still baskets of tat parked down 'em though. Asda is OK but at 32 miles further than our normal Tesco which is still 28 miles. There is a Tesco at 24 miles but that one doesn't stock some of the products we want, like wise the Waitrose at the same place. There is a Sainsburys at 22 miles but I'm pretty sure you have to pay for the car park as that is council owned. You have to pay at Waitrose as well but the free Tesco carpark is just across the road. B-) Distances are single, double 'em for the round trip. I have most of them in two spots and only 2 miles between the groups. |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:50:45 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote: On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:25:52 +0100, Roberts wrote: I do closely examine the prices for example some weeks it may be cheaper to buy coffee by the large tin and sometimes the two large sizes would be cheaper Happens all the time, I'm glad my phone has a calculator. Which is better value, 1 x 12 pack on offer at £1.63 or or 2 x 7 packs at 84p each total £1.68? A week or two ago Sainsburys were selling Smirnoff vodka at £15.98 (or something like that) for a 700ml bottle. Fair enough, but next to the loads of unsold bottles there were a few one litre bottles of Smirnoff vodka at £15.00 each... I've noticed that places like Sainsburys do quite large reduction "special offers", such as Schweppes tonic for £1.00 instead of £1.17, and Burgen seedy loaves (yes - I occasionally buy non-booze) for £1.00 reduced from £1.20, but that has since gone up to £1.39. Fine for non-perishables... The retail market seems to be very volatile at the moment. Even BP locally have brought the price of their unleaded petrol (137.9p) to below that of Shell a couple of hundred yards away... I'm quite fortunate that I have a few super(?)markets reasonably locally. If I really could be arsed to walk, Sainsburys is about 10 mins away, Morrisons perhaps 20 mins, and Asda is 6 or 7 mins drive from here. -- Frank Erskine |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:12:16 +0100, stuart noble wrote: On 28/04/2012 12:49, H. Neary wrote: On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:25:31 +0100, stuart noble wrote: On 28/04/2012 02:50, H. Neary wrote: On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. Anyway, I'm coming to the conclusion that people should forget investing in banks, gold, shares etc. The optimum investment is probably tinned fish. My staple diet has doubled in price over the last year or so. HN From what I observe on the odd occasion I go anywhere near a city centre, people are eating continuously. Why they need any food at home I can't imagine. Kebabs, Mc Donalds, KFC. One needs the odd few nutrients with the grease salt& sugar. HN A doner is probably the perfect balanced meal, but enough for the whole day, not just a snack. I believe dog biscuits pack more nutrients though You must indeed be from a fortunate part of the planet. My recollection of donors is a nice hot spicy meal ideally suited to round off an almighty booze up. Leave the remnants on the table, floor or whatever and you wake up to view a pale grey corpse like material poking out from a pitta bread in the throes of rigour mortis. As a colleague once pointed out, "kebab shops just couldn't exist without pubs", "who would dream of eating a kebab when sober". You have just described my breakfast. -- Adam |
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In message , Rod Speed
wrote Yeah, I do too, happy with half price. They are not half price! It's the price you would pay in other outlets that are not the major supermarkets. Recently the supermarkets were selling branded coffee on a BOGOF for around £5 for two jars of coffee. The exact same coffee was on sale in pound stretcher and freezer type shops for £1.99 to £2.50 a jar. Fresh fruit and vegetables sold in major supermarkets with BOGOF offers is usually under half that price in places like Aldi/Lidl and quarter of that price at a local market. I recently went into a Sainsbury store where grapes were £1.75 per box or 2 for £3. At the end of the isle the exact same grapes, same box size, were in a "value pack" at £1 ! -- Alan news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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wrote You must indeed be from a fortunate part of the planet. My recollection of donors is a nice hot spicy meal ideally suited to round off an almighty booze up. Put enough hot chilli source and strong raw onion on it and the "meat" doesn't matter. -- Alan news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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Alan wrote
Rod Speed wrote Dave Liquorice wrote H. Neary wrote The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, ... BOGOF's, nearly always on non-perishable stuff Not her they arent. Bought a total of 6 on 3 different offers today that are all perishable. Two for stuff for the freezer and the other one chilled pizzas. so just bung the "free" one in the cupboard. I tend to stock up on things that are on offer either BOGOF or "Buy 2 for £2". Yeah, I do too, happy with half price. They are not half price! The BOGOFs certainly are. It's the price you would pay in other outlets that are not the major supermarkets. Nope. Recently the supermarkets were selling branded coffee on a BOGOF for around £5 for two jars of coffee. The exact same coffee was on sale in pound stretcher and freezer type shops for £1.99 to £2.50 a jar. The BOGOFs that I bought today, frozen cheese filled pastry triangle thingos are only available in other supermarkets and I now that the price before the BOGOF was the normal price in all of them for those. Fresh fruit and vegetables sold in major supermarkets with BOGOF offers We don't see much of that at all here. is usually under half that price in places like Aldi/ Lidl and quarter of that price at a local market. I don't know about that, there is no Aldi close enough to be viable for me. I recently went into a Sainsbury store where grapes were £1.75 per box or 2 for £3. At the end of the isle the exact same grapes, same box size, were in a "value pack" at £1 ! That isnt the case with the BOGOFs I bought today and I don't generally see BOGOFs fruit and veg here. Its normally for other supermarket stuff, more often than not stuff with useby dates. Not that there is any problem with the BOGOFs I bought today useby date wise. |
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"Bob Eager" wrote in message ... Hmmm. We're lucky! Morrisons 1 mile, Sainsburys 2 miles, Tesco 4 miles, Asda 6 miles, Lidl 6 miles, Aldi now (unfortunately) 15 miles. Only parking charges are for Morrisons but we only use that in emergency, for the same reasons you cite. Asda ~800 yards, you drive/walk past lidl and toolstation on the way. Tesco ~2 miles the other way near screwfix. Aldi is about 1 mile past Morrisons which is ~2 miles. Sainsburys, comet, homebase, argos, etc. 2 miles the opposite way to Morrisons. All free parking if you get a refund by spending £5 in morrisons. Then there is merry hell about 6 miles away. |
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On 28 Apr 2012 23:28:39 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:
Nearest Morrisons (22 miles) ... Asda is OK but at 32 miles ... Tesco which is still 28 miles. There is a Tesco at 24 miles ... Waitrose at the same place. Sainsburys at 22 miles Distances are single, double 'em for the round trip. Hmmm. We're lucky! Lidl 6 miles, Aldi now (unfortunately) 15 miles. Lidl is 32 miles and in a city centre so a bit of PITA to get to. A slightly less PITA route is couple of miles longer. Aldi is 22 miles or 24 miles. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:18:56 +0100, dennis@home wrote:
"Bob Eager" wrote in message ... Hmmm. We're lucky! Morrisons 1 mile, Sainsburys 2 miles, Tesco 4 miles, Asda 6 miles, Lidl 6 miles, Aldi now (unfortunately) 15 miles. Only parking charges are for Morrisons but we only use that in emergency, for the same reasons you cite. Asda ~800 yards, you drive/walk past lidl and toolstation on the way. Tesco ~2 miles the other way near screwfix. Aldi is about 1 mile past Morrisons which is ~2 miles. Sainsburys, comet, homebase, argos, etc. 2 miles the opposite way to Morrisons. I should also have said: extensive pleasant woodland 2 miles, beach 800 yards! -- Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On 29 Apr 2012 12:41:40 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:
Asda ~800 yards, you drive/walk past lidl and toolstation on the way. Tesco ~2 miles the other way near screwfix. Aldi is about 1 mile past Morrisons which is ~2 miles. Sainsburys, comet, homebase, argos, etc. 2 miles the opposite way to Morrisons. I should also have said: extensive pleasant woodland 2 miles, beach 800 yards! Open fell side outside the door. Once past the last farm up Tynehead, about 3 miles away, heading south there is nothing but open fell for around ten miles. And I mean nothing no tracks, no paths, no habitation, just the occasional long abandoned mine working. Similar in a NW'ly direction. West you only need to go about 5 or 6 miles before you reach signs of human activity. http://www.flickr.com/photos/allsorts-60/4262383689 Sometimes it snows. http://www.flickr.com/photos/allsorts-60/5227039555 -- Cheers Dave. |
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Dave Liquorice wrote:
On 29 Apr 2012 12:41:40 GMT, Bob Eager wrote: Asda ~800 yards, you drive/walk past lidl and toolstation on the way. Tesco ~2 miles the other way near screwfix. Aldi is about 1 mile past Morrisons which is ~2 miles. Sainsburys, comet, homebase, argos, etc. 2 miles the opposite way to Morrisons. I should also have said: extensive pleasant woodland 2 miles, beach 800 yards! Open fell side outside the door. Once past the last farm up Tynehead, about 3 miles away, heading south there is nothing but open fell for around ten miles. And I mean nothing no tracks, no paths, no habitation, just the occasional long abandoned mine working. Similar in a NW'ly direction. West you only need to go about 5 or 6 miles before you reach signs of human activity. http://www.flickr.com/photos/allsorts-60/4262383689 Sometimes it snows. http://www.flickr.com/photos/allsorts-60/5227039555 I loathe suburbia, but not THAT much. -- To people who know nothing, anything is possible. To people who know too much, it is a sad fact that they know how little is really possible - and how hard it is to achieve it. |
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"Bob Eager" wrote in message ... I should also have said: extensive pleasant woodland 2 miles, beach 800 yards! Woodland, river and nature reserve about 400 yards. No beach but I don't really like beaches. |
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"Dave Liquorice" wrote:
Happens all the time, I'm glad my phone has a calculator. Some supermarkets show the price per 100g/100ml of products on the shelf price ticket. Which is better value, 1 x 12 pack on offer at £1.63 or or 2 x 7 packs at 84p each total £1.68? Clearly the second; 5p extra for 2 more items. -- Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own. Email sent to my from-address will be deleted. Instead, please reply to replacing "aaa" by "284". |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:37:15 +0100, "tim...."
wrote: "H. Neary" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, "Roberts" wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. WTP? Unless it's veg you either keep the extra item in the cupboard or stick it in the freezer tim http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/...ce-food-waste/ Most of the shopping in supermarkets must surely be for food. I used Tesco's for fruit & vegetables but felt I was being ripped off if I only wanted a normal quantity. For cleaning products I find Aldi or Lidl hard to beat, probably because a lot of their own brand products do not have advertising agencies to support. HN |
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On 29/04/2012 00:28, Bob Eager wrote:
Hmmm. We're lucky! Morrisons 1 mile, Sainsburys 2 miles, Tesco 4 miles, Asda 6 miles, Lidl 6 miles, Aldi now (unfortunately) 15 miles. Only parking charges are for Morrisons but we only use that in emergency, for the same reasons you cite. You're very lucky. Nearest shops both ways down our road are Tescos. Nearest petrol station to my route to work, and nearest supermarket to my office are also Tescos. That said I walk halfway across town a couple of times a week to buy bread in Waitrose. It's more money, but so much better! Andy |
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Andy Champ wrote:
On 29/04/2012 00:28, Bob Eager wrote: Hmmm. We're lucky! Morrisons 1 mile, Sainsburys 2 miles, Tesco 4 miles, Asda 6 miles, Lidl 6 miles, Aldi now (unfortunately) 15 miles. Only parking charges are for Morrisons but we only use that in emergency, for the same reasons you cite. You're very lucky. Nearest shops both ways down our road are Tescos. Nearest petrol station to my route to work, and nearest supermarket to my office are also Tescos. That said I walk halfway across town a couple of times a week to buy bread in Waitrose. It's more money, but so much better! Andy no one does bread like waitrose. -- To people who know nothing, anything is possible. To people who know too much, it is a sad fact that they know how little is really possible - and how hard it is to achieve it. |
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On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:12:56 +0100, Andy Champ wrote:
On 29/04/2012 00:28, Bob Eager wrote: Hmmm. We're lucky! Morrisons 1 mile, Sainsburys 2 miles, Tesco 4 miles, Asda 6 miles, Lidl 6 miles, Aldi now (unfortunately) 15 miles. Only parking charges are for Morrisons but we only use that in emergency, for the same reasons you cite. You're very lucky. Nearest shops both ways down our road are Tescos. Nearest petrol station to my route to work, and nearest supermarket to my office are also Tescos. That said I walk halfway across town a couple of times a week to buy bread in Waitrose. It's more money, but so much better! Andy I agree. There is now a Waitrose 8 miles away on the other side of Canterbury. However my wife works about 150 yards from it so we get the benefit sometimes. And we get a lot of stuff from Ocado anyway. -- Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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"H. Neary" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:37:15 +0100, "tim...." wrote: "H. Neary" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, "Roberts" wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. WTP? Unless it's veg you either keep the extra item in the cupboard or stick it in the freezer tim http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/...ce-food-waste/ I think the claim (in the title) is ridiculous. I buy BOGOFs all the time and I have never in my life thrown away food because I haven't got around to eating it. People who are minded to overfill their fridge and not rotate the food properly will do so regardless of the existence, or not, of BOGOFs. (In any case, the numbers that I have seen suggest that 80% of food waste is from the supply chain, not the shopper, after s/he has bought it) Most of the shopping in supermarkets must surely be for food. And the point is? I repeat, unless the item is short life fresh veg (or fruit), it will store one way or another long enough until it is needed (and even some of the veg/fruit will store longer if you cook it first) I used Tesco's for fruit & vegetables but felt I was being ripped off if I only wanted a normal quantity. The problem in most supermarkets is packet size. If I buy a packet of veg I am eating it everyday for the week. I prefer to be able to select my own quantities. The price is irrelevant For cleaning products I find Aldi or Lidl hard to beat, probably because a lot of their own brand products do not have advertising agencies to support. I agree. I am amazed at the difference in price for basic products with zero difference in cleaning power. But this is no differente to generic drugs. 25p for a packet of ibuprofen/aspirin/paracetamol, 2.69 for a "brand" containing exactly the same chemical composition, why do so many people pay it? tim |
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"H. Neary" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:37:15 +0100, "tim...." wrote: "H. Neary" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:41:15 +0100, "Roberts" wrote: There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their attempts to rip you off at every chance.A few years ago that money covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too hard on SWMBO. I do the shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see where the money goes. Robbie A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always end up in a cheaper space. The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda. WTP? Unless it's veg you either keep the extra item in the cupboard or stick it in the freezer tim http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/...ce-food-waste/ Most of the shopping in supermarkets must surely be for food. That doesn't necessarily mean that most BOGOFs are for food tho. I used Tesco's for fruit & vegetables but felt I was being ripped off if I only wanted a normal quantity. For cleaning products I spend **** all on those. I find Aldi or Lidl hard to beat, probably because a lot of their own brand products do not have advertising agencies to support. |
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