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#151924 - 06/25/08 01:01 PM
Re: Whats in Your Wallet?
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Work out for yourself what are wants and what are needs. Mountain ash
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#151927 - 06/25/08 07:55 PM
Re: Whats in Your Wallet?
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It keeps getting reported that many here in the UK are tossing out food.Buying stuff and it goes out of date.One programme had a food economist call at a couples home and show them how to avoid this. Also careful shopping.Not buying from the one supermarket.We have German (EW you will know them Lidl and Aldi) where food is cheaper.To begin with people were wary but many have swung to these discount supermarkets. I tend to buy the best quality I can,,wherever I judge it to be.In season locally we have veg and fruit.Soon my own tomatoes apples and plums.Redcurants blackcurrants. Potatoes grown at a neighbours far,Leeks and carrots. As a young wife I never wasted food.Now I admit to having done so a few times..and felt bad about this.On reflection I think it was bad planning believing the family wanted choice and trying to be "a good provider" .this is since they were adults.I strive to waste no more...Cant say I did it to extremes but I did go off the rails... Mountain ash
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#151928 - 06/25/08 08:53 PM
Re: Whats in Your Wallet?
[Re: Mountain Ash]
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Registered: 06/23/06
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MA, I get a few things from Lidl and Aldi, too. I have always done so since they opened in London. I love their biscuits, tinned sardines and juices. I buy most of these from them. What I don't understand is how it was once thought so downmarket here. Most of its goods are those found in supermarkets in the continent, with continental prices at that. One of the girls at my firm scowled at Lidl and Aldi until she travelled to the continent and found the same items I told her about. Well, I guess, some people are just funny.
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#151929 - 06/25/08 09:22 PM
Re: Whats in Your Wallet?
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The Aldi's here in our area require you put a quarter in for a cart, other than that I like the tores and find great buys there. But, I'm always lurking around the parking lot to purchase a cart before it goes back into the dreaded slot machine. Then I am either back out peddling my cart for my quarter back or loose my quarter cause I can't return the carts any better than I get them out. To me that's not the least bit embarrassing, I actually find it to be quite amusing in an hysterical way... More so when I recieve a quarter and a pitiful look. Another way to save a bit it look for items with a bonus IE: Larger amount for same price or hermetically sealed sample or travel size product attached. As well as watch sale flyers for items used that you also have a coupon for. TIP: If you like a product and go online to company website, brag on their product I've found that about 75% of the time you get a coupon or free sample in the mail later on. Same hold true when dissatisfied Voice it and they usually refund in some fashion. I e-mailed Jimmy Dean a bit back and asked about the expireation dates, were they sell by or use by: To be safe they told me to not use the product and sent me 2 coupons for FREE of the same as I had let get to the due date. WHAT? I almost felt guilty.
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