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Some Bargains
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This post will be of no value to those of you who only dine out at The Ivy because you couldn't get a table at La Gavroche. Neither will it interest those of you who only lower yourselves to shop in John Lewis because you live too far from Harrod's (unless you simply want to find out how 'the other half lives' of course!). However it might help those of you who're on a low income (like me) or who're simply skinflints (definitely like me!)
The best bargain I've noticed recently is that Morrison's Cafés have extended the 'Eat Out to Help Out' offer to run all week. (i.e. you get half-price food and drink courtesy of Rushi Sunak from Monday to Wednesday and then Morrison's have their own half-price promotion running through from Thursday to Sunday). Morrison's regular promotions are still running as well, so the deal where you can normally get a main meal and a drink for £5.50 after 3pm has now become 'a main meal and a drink for just £2.75 after 3pm' . Further, their 'kids eat free after 3pm' deal has been switched to their school holiday promotion, whereby kids get a free meal and a drink when an adult buys a full meal at any time of day. So at the moment an adult and a child can each get a meal and a drink for just £2.75 in total after 3pm (and for only a little more than that earlier on). I've eaten in Morrison's three times this week!
(Menu here but remember to halve the prices shown though: https:/
The next bargain on my list is to be found in B&M, where they've reduced their Goodmans Sports Bluetooth Earphones down to a fiver (from their original price of £12, via an intermediate price of £7). I've bought a pair and found them to be of surprisingly good quality!
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(Available in red, blue and black)
The reason I was shopping in B&M though was because I was looking for dimmable R50 halogen spotlight bulbs, which are shown on their website but were out of stock in the three B&M stores I've visited recently. However I've since discovered that Poundstretcher seems to have bought up all Homebase's old stock of lightbulbs, which they're selling off at very low prices. (e.g. I got a pack of 4 of the bulbs I wanted for just £2.99 but there are lots of other types available too).
So what bargains have you all found recently then?
The best bargain I've noticed recently is that Morrison's Cafés have extended the 'Eat Out to Help Out' offer to run all week. (i.e. you get half-price food and drink courtesy of Rushi Sunak from Monday to Wednesday and then Morrison's have their own half-price promotion running through from Thursday to Sunday). Morrison's regular promotions are still running as well, so the deal where you can normally get a main meal and a drink for £5.50 after 3pm has now become 'a main meal and a drink for just £2.75 after 3pm' . Further, their 'kids eat free after 3pm' deal has been switched to their school holiday promotion, whereby kids get a free meal and a drink when an adult buys a full meal at any time of day. So at the moment an adult and a child can each get a meal and a drink for just £2.75 in total after 3pm (and for only a little more than that earlier on). I've eaten in Morrison's three times this week!
(Menu here but remember to halve the prices shown though: https:/
The next bargain on my list is to be found in B&M, where they've reduced their Goodmans Sports Bluetooth Earphones down to a fiver (from their original price of £12, via an intermediate price of £7). I've bought a pair and found them to be of surprisingly good quality!
https:/
(Available in red, blue and black)
The reason I was shopping in B&M though was because I was looking for dimmable R50 halogen spotlight bulbs, which are shown on their website but were out of stock in the three B&M stores I've visited recently. However I've since discovered that Poundstretcher seems to have bought up all Homebase's old stock of lightbulbs, which they're selling off at very low prices. (e.g. I got a pack of 4 of the bulbs I wanted for just £2.99 but there are lots of other types available too).
So what bargains have you all found recently then?
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>>> The service was appalling and the fried breakfast stone cold
That's odd because one of the main reason's I use the Morrison's Café in Ipswich is because the food is always hot and freshly prepared (as it is in Sainsbury's but, even at their regular prices, far cheaper) and their staff are so friendly and efficient. I've generally found things to be much the same in other Morrison's stores too, such as the one down the road from here in Hadleigh and, somewhat further afield, in Dover. (It's Asda's generally appalling cafés, which are actually run by Compass, that I do my very best to avoid!)
I've told you before, Wolf63! Leave the matches at home when you go near to shops ;-)
That's odd because one of the main reason's I use the Morrison's Café in Ipswich is because the food is always hot and freshly prepared (as it is in Sainsbury's but, even at their regular prices, far cheaper) and their staff are so friendly and efficient. I've generally found things to be much the same in other Morrison's stores too, such as the one down the road from here in Hadleigh and, somewhat further afield, in Dover. (It's Asda's generally appalling cafés, which are actually run by Compass, that I do my very best to avoid!)
I've told you before, Wolf63! Leave the matches at home when you go near to shops ;-)
Try the one in Whitley Bay. What appalled me the most was that when I asked for a cup of tea she threw a tea bag into an empty mug. After a few minutes of nothing happening I asked for some water. I was told: Oh, you have to go to the end of the counter and fill it yourself from the boiler.
A 2p tea bag which I had to make myself and you call that service?
A 2p tea bag which I had to make myself and you call that service?
On the few occasions that I've ventured into a Home Bargains store, I've never been greatly impressed by their prices. Most of the stuff they stock seems to be available cheaper elsewhere. (The quality doesn't seem to be that great either. I bought a 12V tyre pump for my car from there, used it in their car park and then had to return it straight away when, after pumping up just one tyre, the motor overheated and packed up!)
Our local Poundstetcher is rather odd in that it's neither in a town centre nor in a big out-of-town shopping complex. Instead it's located in a village which is effectively a suburb of Stowmarket, with very few other shops nearby. However there are enough new estates in the area to provide it with some trade and it's close enough to a main road into Stowmarket for commuters to call in there on their way home from work, so it will probably survive. (Oddly, Poundstretcher don't have any stores around here in major towns, like Ipswich).
B&M though seem to be opening up new stores in this area all of the time and they seem to be doing a good trade.
Our local Poundstetcher is rather odd in that it's neither in a town centre nor in a big out-of-town shopping complex. Instead it's located in a village which is effectively a suburb of Stowmarket, with very few other shops nearby. However there are enough new estates in the area to provide it with some trade and it's close enough to a main road into Stowmarket for commuters to call in there on their way home from work, so it will probably survive. (Oddly, Poundstretcher don't have any stores around here in major towns, like Ipswich).
B&M though seem to be opening up new stores in this area all of the time and they seem to be doing a good trade.
I never take much notice of the fuel prices at the filling station close to that Poundstretcher, DD, although I'm surprised that you found really cheap petrol prices around Stowmarket anyway; fuel is usually about 5p to 10p per litre dearer in that area than it is down the road in Ipswich.
The filling station close to Poundstretcher is probably best known around here for having the only 24-hour off-licence for miles around ;-)
The filling station close to Poundstretcher is probably best known around here for having the only 24-hour off-licence for miles around ;-)
I'm not THAT stingy, Alavahalf!
Indeed, if I find that I've accidentally picked up an item of clothing that's the wrong size in, say, George at Asda or Tu Clothing in Sainsbury's, it's unlikely that I'd take it back for an exchange. I'd just put it down to my own thick-headedness in not reading the label and donate the item that I'd bought to a charity shop.
Indeed, if I find that I've accidentally picked up an item of clothing that's the wrong size in, say, George at Asda or Tu Clothing in Sainsbury's, it's unlikely that I'd take it back for an exchange. I'd just put it down to my own thick-headedness in not reading the label and donate the item that I'd bought to a charity shop.
I love cheap.
Poundstretcher and Aldi for me.
Mrs T bought me a coffee from Rubens. We sat outside.
Two coffees for a fiver, so to get my moneys worth, I started waving at the busses.
''You're embarrassing me,'' said the love of my life.
Who me?
My hair is now past my shoulders, and I'm thinking of dying it pink or bright blue.
Got myself some hair/head bands from Superdrug.
I'm past caring and enjoying life as best I can.
Poundstretcher and Aldi for me.
Mrs T bought me a coffee from Rubens. We sat outside.
Two coffees for a fiver, so to get my moneys worth, I started waving at the busses.
''You're embarrassing me,'' said the love of my life.
Who me?
My hair is now past my shoulders, and I'm thinking of dying it pink or bright blue.
Got myself some hair/head bands from Superdrug.
I'm past caring and enjoying life as best I can.
Rather than 'cheap' I prefer value for money. During the cource of my career I've eaten at some well posh places but to be honest sometime you just get ripped off. I remember at one place in the square mile liver and onions was over 20 sobs for a tiny portion.
Sometimes though cheap really isn't worth it. For a few pence more you get more value.
All down to individual tastes of course.
Sometimes though cheap really isn't worth it. For a few pence more you get more value.
All down to individual tastes of course.
