Bargain help required

[Greenleaves]

All

For the last few years the wife and I have donated food to the local foodbank at this time of year. When I was working I would pop into all the different supermarkets and see what was on offer to max our buying power. As I now am retired the amount I visit is greatly reduced.

Could I asked that you keep an eye out for me and let me know what and where? Please remember these will need to be from shops that are national.

We aim to make 10 small hampers of the sort of food we consider normal but to some they are pure luxury.

Things that we normally include are:
Tinned Meat
Tinned Pies
Tinned Fruit
Box of Biscuits
Box of Chocolates
Box of Sweeties

You can see by the above that to most of us these are every day items but something that loads of people cant even imagine buying. We try to work to a budget of £20 per hamper so the cheaper we buy things the more equally deserving people as us recieve. Although not parishioners our local church is part of the Trussel Trust and distribute them.

Please keep your eyes peeled

[Florence Fennel]

You have the true spirit of Christmas in your hearts GL, how generous. I'm afraid I only shop on line, but I'll keep my eyes open

[alldigging]

Morriosns aRe price matching with their new are thng.
Includes Aldi and Lidl as well as the usual suspects.

Other than that hme bargains have lots of stuff but I've never price matched. They are online too I thnk.

[Scarlet]

Asda - offer on chocolates at the moment. They have a few but for example 400g milk tray - by 3 boxes for £10.

[noviceveggrower]

Do you have a B and M store by you? I am being dragged round there by my mother tomorrow so can have a quick look around for you if you like.
alldigging is right Morrisons is price matching with everyone including Aldi and Lidls.
Will have a look for you tomorrow

[Greenleaves]

Thank you so far and yes nvg, opened a few months ago

[noviceveggrower]

Ok leave it with me. Will go in armed with a piece of paper and make notes for you

[Bigmallly]

Sweets & Bars of chocolate from Lidl would be a must for me. Good prices, good taste, good value.

[Lumpy]

Pasta from Asda is 50p for a large pack of several kinds. Also many people have dogs etc and at the moment Asda have Winalot on offer 24 tins for £9.45 so that could be spread out into a few pet boxes.

[noviceveggrower]

Hi, have just got back from B+M. Just made a note of what I could see for you

Tins of meat
Princes 200g Ham 69p or 425g £1.99
Chicken Roll 79p
Corned Beef £1.89
Spam Twin pack £1.99

Tins of Pies

Steak and Kidney £1.29
Mince and onion £1.00
Chicken and mushroom £1.00

Tined of fruit ranged from 39p to 69p

Boxes of Biscuits, chocolates and sweets

Thorntons Classics 325g £3.99
All Gold 190g £1.99
Quality Street 600g £3.99
Milk Tray 200g £1.99
Fox's Vinnies Biscwits £2.99
Fox's Family Time £2.49.

Went to Morrisons and they have loads of biscuits and chocs on special offer. They have a website now so you could check on line to see what they have got.

Hope this helps

[Lumpy]

Well done Noviceveggiegrower - what a star!

[Lumpy]

p.s there is a web site you can look at that compares the prices and gives you the offers for all of the supermarkets including Aldi's go to
mysupermarket

I use the site to compare prices before we go out and do the shopping - it can be quite eye opening the differences between them.

[noviceveggrower]

Well done Noviceveggiegrower - what a star!

Nah just had a bit of paper and a pen with me oh and the store detective following me seeing what I was doing lol

[noviceveggrower]

p.s there is a web site you can look at that compares the prices and gives you the offers for all of the supermarkets including Aldi's go to
mysupermarket

I use the site to compare prices before we go out and do the shopping - it can be quite eye opening the differences between them.

Morrisons are now doing a card that will price match against even Aldi and Lidl. Once you get to 5,000 points I think then you a £5 voucher off your next shop.

[Greenleaves]

Thank you so much NVG, that is really very helpful

Thank you