Thoughts on Shopping
Feb. 17th, 2011 08:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sandra_lindseyBest thing about Nectar points:
Free wine XD
Worst thing about Nectar points:
Knowing that nothing is actually free - you pay for the 'free' stuff every time you spend money at somewhere that participates in the scheme.
From which I draw the conclusion:
I'm paying for it anyway, so what the hell, let's get some free wine!
Seems to be a Silly Offers week at our 'local' supermarket. Wine: 3 for £10, or £8.99 each.
Discovery bits & bobs for Tex-Mex food: 3 for £3, cheapest item in the offer: £1.35 apiece (flour tortillas: £1.59 a pack).
As a result of this sort of thing + we have lots of storage space for food, + 20-hour power cut the other week means we're eating up lots of food that was in the freezer, when I got to the shop tonight I realised there were only 3 items on my list (coffee, tea [only buy if it's on offer], ibuprofen). Sat and thought for a while and managed to add two more: cheese, wine. Then I remembered something I actually needed! So I added butter (x2). Still didn't look like much, so I decided to have pizza tonight. Whilst in the shop, I picked up the aforementioned Tex-Mex goodies, and also some yummy crisps that're on offer. I swear, I used to buy more for just one day's shopping!
Free wine XD
Worst thing about Nectar points:
Knowing that nothing is actually free - you pay for the 'free' stuff every time you spend money at somewhere that participates in the scheme.
From which I draw the conclusion:
I'm paying for it anyway, so what the hell, let's get some free wine!
Seems to be a Silly Offers week at our 'local' supermarket. Wine: 3 for £10, or £8.99 each.
Discovery bits & bobs for Tex-Mex food: 3 for £3, cheapest item in the offer: £1.35 apiece (flour tortillas: £1.59 a pack).
As a result of this sort of thing + we have lots of storage space for food, + 20-hour power cut the other week means we're eating up lots of food that was in the freezer, when I got to the shop tonight I realised there were only 3 items on my list (coffee, tea [only buy if it's on offer], ibuprofen). Sat and thought for a while and managed to add two more: cheese, wine. Then I remembered something I actually needed! So I added butter (x2). Still didn't look like much, so I decided to have pizza tonight. Whilst in the shop, I picked up the aforementioned Tex-Mex goodies, and also some yummy crisps that're on offer. I swear, I used to buy more for just one day's shopping!
