JustMe Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Beware of "half price" offers. Some of them might be too good to be true. Like who would ever buy the product at full price?. See a lot of wine at "half price" but that is half the price the store has offered it at in a couple of branches and may not have sold any at that price. And beware of reductions from RRP (recommended retail price). Some of those prices are simply a high price shown by the makers so that the product can be sold at a "discounted" price. Cheap socks sold on market stalls are a good example of this but there are plenty of other examples including some decent quality brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trowie246 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Be careful when buying multi-packs from supermarkets. I bought a four pack of tesco's own apple juice. When I got home I worked out it costs 81p per carton. The lifestyle apple juice in my local shop is 78p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trowie246 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Another tip, if you have kids and they drink apple juice you should always dilute it anyway ( better for their teeth) but I have started adding water to mine as well, the carton goes further and I don't really notice a difference in flavour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsmucks Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I too always add a bit of water to all my fruit juices and it really doesn't take away much from the flavour but is better for you and makes it last longer! You should also open a savings account and set up a standing order from your current account into it. You don't have to be transferring much but it soon adds up and having it set up to do it by itself means you don't even have to think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 the daughters on a diet. she was annoyed at me for pointing out swigging apple juice was equal to two mars bars.try and get a pass for greys you can then save money if your careful. crofters and self employed qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 most bus companies in shetland use farecards (though a different card for each company) they are well worth it even if you only use the buses in bad weather (or the night buses once in a blue moon) for a return trip to town I save £1 or a fiver for a working week, even the odd 20p saved for a toonservice trip soon adds up. Plus there's the advantage of not having to find something smaller than a twenty when you're running late of a morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Another supermarket one - Larger packets are not always the cheapest way to buy a product. All the PoS labels (Point of Sale) should carry a price per 100g it can be quite an eye opener.oh and remember if the PoS says one price and your till receipt says another then you have every right to ask for the difference back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 remember if the PoS says one price and your till receipt says another then you have every right to ask for the difference back.Yes........and no. Certainly worth checking that the price charged at the checkout is the price shown on the shelf edge and generally speaking supermarkets will refund the difference (or more) if you have paid too much. But it is not an absolute right to buy an article for the price shown on the shelf edge. The law does recognise that human error is possible and all a store has to do is say sorry, give you your money back if you have paid and take back the product. Try buying a laptop for £2.49 instead of £249 and you will see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 If you use your computer a lot you can save money on software purchases by using free and open source software. These programs perform many of the functions of better known ones without the expense. If you are confident in using computers you can use a free operating system such as Ubuntu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Minimise food waste.Love Food Hate Waste has some really good tips. I must say the banana ice cream recipe is particularly lovely (and healthy, unless, like me, you add fairtrade chocolate chunks and chopped walnuts!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Oh, and make your own yogurt. If, like me, you live in a very drafty council house where nowhere is actually warm enough to make it the traditional way one of these is a good investment. I make mine using the small tubs of organic YeoValley natural yogurt as a starter and use full fat UHT milk (£4 for a case of 6). Save a tablespoon from the previous batch for the next lot. I use it for breakfasts, baking, curries, frozen yogurts, etc. Making our own saves us a fortune at the rate we go through natural yogurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 @JustMe you have the right to ask and most supermarket's policy is to refund the difference as long as you're not seen to be taking the P*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Turn everything on stand-by off at night. Turn off heating in rooms that are unused. Washing is done on cold wash with 1/2 amount of washing powder/liquid stated. Dry things on a line rather in a tumble dryer. Put things that are defrosting in the fridge the night before so they are keeping the temp down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogling Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I save quite a bit by waiting till my preferred brand of toilet paper is on BOGOF and fill the wardrobe / under the bed with it. Buy lots of anything non-perishable / long-dated on half price or BOGOF offers, and keep in a cupboard. Coffee, soap, toothpaste, shower gels etc etc. Also check things like filled-pasta packs and anything that has the 'Suitable for home freezing" symbol on special offer. Freezing soups made with cut price veg- I put single portions in cut down milk cartons with a wee food-bag inside. I'm not sure, but I think making your own bread has to work out cheaper? Tastes better anyway, and Sourdough starter bread seems to keep longer.I process any left over into crumbs and freeze in weighed bags for making savoury crumbles / bread sauce/ nut roasts / winter bird-feeding etc. If you have had the oven on for one thing, bake off or heat up something else whilst it is still hot. Eg roasting sunflower & pumpkin seeds after the oven goes off after cooking a pizza- perfect heat & time. Shopping for clothes etc on Ebay and in local charity shops is a lot cheaper. A lot of the stuff is brand new or hardly used /worn. A lot of folk seem to dry their washing from wet in the tumble dryer these days - hanging clothes out on a line / whirlie is free! You just have to plan ahead by watching the weather forecasts... Someone mentioned driving slower- I have seen a Big odds in my fuel consumption by keeping at 50-60mph. Thanks Kjitarah for the Food Waste site link! Some great ideas there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evsie15 Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 shop at poundland and primark[/quote I really wish we had a poundland you can save loads in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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