Cheapskates - where do you shop?

Dnt think so, i bought some levi jeans and a cordless phone from asda once because they were like half price compared with proper shops....never bought anything else there though :p
 
Iceland seems to be great for getting lots of bits and bats and we get meat from butchers or Booths.
 
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Normally Sainsbury's I don't think there's much difference between the major supermarkets.

But Waitrose is a joke price wise.

I dont like Iceland or Sommerfield.

With Iceland it's just their everything £1 attitude and you can get better stuff cheaper at Tescos etc...

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Keep a log of your shopping, everything you buy. You'll soon see what you're wasting money on, you should be able to feed 3 on £150 a month. The cost of pre-made sauces (pasta, chilli, curry, Chicken Tonight etc) adds up quickly and the little things like the way that people will only buy chicken breast at £5.99 a pop rather than eat the rest of the animal, steak mince, etc etc. There is plenty of very good qulity food out there for next to nothing, you just need to avoid the premium cuts. Make up some huge stews, chillis, spag bols, curry, soup etc all in one go and freeze it all down. A big enough roast makes food for days in leftovers. and you can chuck it in said sauces. Up your vegetable intake and reduce the amount of meat you buy, it's a good habit to get into. Drop things like crisps and fizzy drinks if you normally get them and that will knock a big chunk off your food bill.

Stay out of iceland, it's all frozen junk food that looks cheap but you can make much better quality yourself for less.
 
I do 90% of my shopping in Tesco - but only because there isn't an ASDA nearby. Sainsburys and Morrisons seem to be quite a bit more expensive. For things like binbags, bogroll, cloths etc try poundstretcher / equivalent cheapo stores.
 
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If your on a tight budget go to Aldi/Lidl
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And feel like deaths door after 1 weeks eating, there food is crap, full of additives and generally below animal feed quality. Along with very very limited fresh fruit and veg selection.

I usually go Salisbury's, but if on a budget tesco's

Best thing is to buy some lunch boxes and make a lot of food, freeze half of it or keep in fridge for latter in the week. So much cheaper and nicer than ready food.
 
Sainsburys or Lidl for me, mainly because I have one of each within 5 minutes walking distance of my house. If we're out in the motor though, then Morrisons, Somerfield, ASDA, Tesco and Aldi are all fair game. That said, if we're further afield then Waitrose at Sandbach fulfils the need.
 
Do the main shoping in Tesco, but do get bits and bobs in Aldi / Lidl.

Somethings in Aldi / Lidl are actualy nicer than the bigger shops like tesco etc.. and cost loads quite a lot less, for example.

In lidl they have a Lasagna which tastes awsome is same size as the tesco version has 3 or 4 times the cheese on it compared to tesco's tiny tiny amount and costs like over a £1 to £1.50 cheaper i think it is, aldi is the same but comes in a metal trap compared to lidls plastic but I feel the lidl version tastes nicer :D.

I also have a thing for the lidl's curry noodles 16p of lovelyness, i've been putting some slices of left over roast beef from sunday in with it and its just so yummy :D and fills you up great.

I remember seeing in a lidl leafleft recently they had vegtables 75% off and they have 2 weekly deal days same with aldi does and some have food in there, im pretty sure food and veg in there is always cheaper than the big stores as I always used to get tomato's in there say a good 50p+ cheaper than tesco and I found them to be more ripe.
 
We've budgeted ourselves £400 for 3 of us (inc. nappies too) a month to clothe and feed... and I thought that'd be tight! ALC, what sort of things do you buy a month/week?
 
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