A Homemade Life
Welcome to Homemade Life.

To take full advantage of everything offered by our forum, please log in if you are already a member or join our community if not ....

Chilli-head
A Homemade Life
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Who is online?
In total there are 4 users online :: 0 Registered, 0 Hidden and 4 Guests

None

Most users ever online was 112 on 8th October 2020, 7:09 am
Latest topics
» Hungry Birds
by Dirick55 7th December 2023, 6:04 am

» PRESENTATION
by Chilli-head 23rd November 2023, 2:55 pm

» New Kiva loan
by Chilli-head 21st July 2023, 12:35 pm

» A peat-free compost is top in UK Which? magazine trial
by Dandelion 25th April 2023, 9:42 pm

» New gardening year 2023
by Chilli-head 5th March 2023, 10:15 pm

» What have I done in the workshop today?
by Dandelion 2nd December 2022, 1:12 pm

» What are you harvesting today?
by Dandelion 2nd December 2022, 1:12 pm

» Wartime marrow casserole
by Dandelion 18th October 2022, 4:42 pm

» Late sowings in August ... beans ?
by Ploshkin 11th August 2022, 9:29 am

» Come August, come night in the garden
by Chilli-head 4th August 2022, 3:29 pm

» Welcome guest
by Ploshkin 31st July 2022, 9:16 am

» The Jolly July Garden
by Ploshkin 19th July 2022, 11:38 am

» More mead ...
by Chilli-head 13th July 2022, 12:52 pm

» The June garden thread
by Dandelion 25th June 2022, 9:55 pm

» Plastic bags
by Dandelion 5th June 2022, 7:28 pm

» The merry May garden
by Dandelion 31st May 2022, 10:04 pm

» Fooling around in the April garden
by freebird 1st May 2022, 8:33 am

» March into the garden
by Dandelion 1st April 2022, 7:26 pm

» Mow Suggestions
by freebird 29th March 2022, 5:48 pm

» Some thoughts on resilience
by Ploshkin 12th March 2022, 2:23 pm

Statistics
We have 270 registered users
The newest registered user is Lloyd

Our users have posted a total of 48045 messages in 2416 subjects
Pages we like:

Beating the supermarkets Hca_button


Beating the supermarkets

4 posters

Go down

Beating the supermarkets Empty Beating the supermarkets

Post by Dandelion 7th May 2011, 2:09 pm

When I last did a supermarket shop I estimated that prices had gone up by between 25% and 50% over the last six months, while most people's incomes have stayed the same. Although these rises have partly come about because of world prices, rises in the cost of fuel etc I must admit that I don't trust the big supermarkets! Assuming that most of us have to use supermarkets some of the time, I wondered if there were strategies we could share to make us more wary of their tricks (for want of a better word) and to shop without being taken in?
Dandelion
Dandelion
Admin

Posts : 5416
Join date : 2010-01-17
Age : 67
Location : Ledbury, Herefordshire

Back to top Go down

Beating the supermarkets Empty Re: Beating the supermarkets

Post by Jaded Green 7th May 2011, 3:20 pm

That's very interesting. I have certainly noticed that I spend more in supermarkets now for more or less the same!
Jaded Green
Jaded Green
Homemade Moderator

Posts : 2321
Join date : 2009-11-09
Location : London

Back to top Go down

Beating the supermarkets Empty Re: Beating the supermarkets

Post by Dandelion 7th May 2011, 3:44 pm

I had a 'discussion' with the manager of our branch of Te$co because a brand of teabags were labelled 'Manager's Choice' as if it was a special offer, using a yellow label on the shelf edge which is the colour used for 'money off' offers. It was about twice as expensive by weight than if you bought the same product in a larger size, and I contested the labelling. I was told (a little patronisingly) that large packs would always be cheaper by weight, and that 'Manager's Choice' referred to the fact that it was the best selling sized pack. My feeling was that it was out-and-out deception (hopefully this wasn't what I said, but it was what I thought!)
Dandelion
Dandelion
Admin

Posts : 5416
Join date : 2010-01-17
Age : 67
Location : Ledbury, Herefordshire

Back to top Go down

Beating the supermarkets Empty Re: Beating the supermarkets

Post by Jaded Green 7th May 2011, 3:59 pm

I agree - why would they need to promote it anyway? It was a way of pushing people into buying them. The whole concept of "Manager's Choice" is clearly meaningless.

I'm quite good on unit pricing - just as well!
Jaded Green
Jaded Green
Homemade Moderator

Posts : 2321
Join date : 2009-11-09
Location : London

Back to top Go down

Beating the supermarkets Empty Re: Beating the supermarkets

Post by mr_sfstk8d 9th May 2011, 4:36 pm

Well of course the Manager would choose it. Best profit margins!

There are a wealth of websites/blogs out there which keep record of who's got what on sale at a time, as well as what time of year are best to buy certain things. I can't think off the top of my head, but some Googling would net you a lot of lists and lookup tables, I'm sure.

Takes some mapping, some pre-planning, menu organizing for what to use in what seasons, etc. but if you need to manage that money, you need to manage that time as well. I'm still working on that myself. Best of luck to all of us!!
mr_sfstk8d
mr_sfstk8d

Posts : 584
Join date : 2010-12-01
Age : 46
Location : Peoria, IL, US

Back to top Go down

Beating the supermarkets Empty Re: Beating the supermarkets

Post by polgara 30th June 2011, 3:36 pm

By only doing a big shop every 2 weeks, I spend quite a bit less, probably about 1/3 as I don`t see the weekly "bargains" or the cheapy bins. Also I hate shopping. Very Happy
polgara
polgara

Posts : 3028
Join date : 2009-11-16
Age : 77
Location : Sunshine Isle

Back to top Go down

Beating the supermarkets Empty Re: Beating the supermarkets

Post by Jaded Green 30th June 2011, 4:23 pm

I went out today anbd bought what I need for tonight. We have friends coming over. I resisted the "buy 2 for..." on cucumbers as I only saved 10p - well, 5p per cucumber and I may waste part of the 2nd one.
Jaded Green
Jaded Green
Homemade Moderator

Posts : 2321
Join date : 2009-11-09
Location : London

Back to top Go down

Beating the supermarkets Empty Re: Beating the supermarkets

Post by Dandelion 30th June 2011, 7:58 pm

I take my bicycle shopping. It has a wicker basket on the front and a wire basket on the back - enough room for the basics. It concentrates the mind beautifully on what to buy if you know you're going to have to fit it all into two baskets AND keep your balance on the journey home!
Dandelion
Dandelion
Admin

Posts : 5416
Join date : 2010-01-17
Age : 67
Location : Ledbury, Herefordshire

Back to top Go down

Beating the supermarkets Empty Re: Beating the supermarkets

Post by Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top


 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum