The supermarket savings thread

Personally I avoid the supermarkets as much as possible, because I've found life cheaper that way, but I say go for it. There are some things that you can't buy from the local greengrocer, butcher or farm shop and that's where the supermarkets come into it for me.

 

"A crisper sponge", you have a way with words FC.

 

Like Jaffa cakes Clueless.

A good idea FC, but it won't work for me as our prices are different here.

 

Even at your dearer prices FC it's still cheaper than here. Once again the import costs put the price on ours unfortunately. The only well known supermarket here is Tesco's and there is only one shop on the island, other supermarkets are 'home grown'.

 

I'll never shop in sains again, nor tescos.

I'm using asda, Morrisons,and aldi. Plus home bargains for the toiletries/cleaning stuff.

 

FC I am with Aln on this one , possibly the biggest saving you could make is don't use Sainbury's .

 

It wasn't just Tesco. Its why I packed in the supermarkets. There is a very strange law about use-by dates on meat, in that the retailer, in certain circumstances, is allowed to change it on whim. That renders the date absolutely pointless.

Also, my sister works in a certain well known supermarket chain, and she told me once, "If you knew some of the things we're told to do, you would never buy your meat from there again". She didn't elaborate so I guess it could be the same everywhere.

 

No help to me as I haven't bought much branded stuff for years, I always choose own brand alternatives. Unlike FC I'm an Aldi fan, though over the years I've worked out which of their products I like and which to avoid: extra mature cheddar, soya milk and luxury muesli are all great, for example. And all basic ingredients such as fruit, veg, eggs, milk etc.

I am massively cynical about most of the stuff on offer in big supermarkets. Most processed/pre-prepared food (and that might be as much as 75% of it nowadays) is over-priced and seriously bad quality, IMO. Even if it's got a label on saying Extra Special or Truly Irresistible or whatever. (Extra Special profits, more like.)

So I stick to buying raw ingredients and a small range of tried and tested ready made foods - Bonne Maman jam, for example.

But then, I haven't got a picky family to please. However, if I did, I'd make sure I was training them to enjoy properly cooked home-made stuff.

 

Hi Fat controller, i hope this helps, here are some suggestions if u want me to list more items i willI buy fresh meat and all my fruit and veg locally. my shop is about 40 quid per weeks for 2 adults and one child. I cook all my meals from scratch and in accordance with my health visitors help regarding healthy eating for my daughter. Asda Smartprice baby wipes 0.51Asda white hedgehog loaf 1.25 (the value one is awful)Asda cheddar mild welsh 1.50 (the value cheeses come in packs that are too large for us.)Smartprice bread brown 0.47Fresh milk whole 6 pint 1.48Smartprice garlic baguette 0.32smartprice butter 0.98smartprice coleslaw 0.25smartprice fromage frais 6 pack 0.45eggs - i do not buy value ones i buy from happy egg companyI dont buy value coffee its horribleI dont buy value tea eithervalue no sugar squash 0.42smartprice apple sauce 0.51

 

Too feint FC. Cannot open/read your list

 

Press Ctrl and roll your middle mouse button forward

I can read it FC


ETA: Or, save it and enlarge it?