The shopping game

[bobmac]

Non golf bargains

As I'm very nearly an OAP, I tend to shop around for the odd bargain and today is no exception.
Tesco Pork Loin.....£14 for 2kg
Asda Pork Loin.....£8 for 2kg
Perfect for slicing up and freezing.
Tesco Nescafe refill... £4.40
Asda Nescafe refill ....£3.00

Asda delivery for me

 

[ColchesterFC]

I've recently discovered Lidl "Cooking bacon". It's £1.79 for 1kg. In the main supermarkets it's £2 for 300g. It can be a bit hit or miss in terms of what you get. Sometimes it will be back bacon rashers and other times it will be thick slices more like gammon so have to search through to find what you want. Admittedly it's not as good as butchers bacon but for things like carbonara or a quiche it's fine.

 

[Deleted member 35504]

Yes, great idea to share bargain food tips, it can add up pretty quickly.

 

[bobmac]

Yes, great idea to share bargain food tips, it can add up pretty quickly.

Especially when Asda delivery can be as low as £1.50
Cheapest Tesco delivery is £4.50

 

[jim8flog]

Especially when Asda delivery can be as low as £1.50
Cheapest Tesco delivery is £4.50

your approaching pension age

Get ready to get off your backside and go to the shop.

I find some of the deals can only be had in store. Tesco stick up labels for clubcard prices.

 

[Tashyboy]

If you like chocolate. Farm foods. Plenty of bars well under £1 inc milky bar gold, aero and milk Oreo and cookies

 

[bobmac]

your approaching pension age

Get ready to get off your backside and go to the shop.

And mix with the great unwashed? No chance.

Occasionally, I need a few bits and pieces so pop down to Tesco but they open at 6am so I'm normally home by 06.30

 

[BiMGuy]

Is there a difference in quality?

I had to buy some meat from Asda a while back and it wasn’t great. But I only have that one reference point.

 

[PJ87]

Is there a difference in quality?

I had to buy some meat from Asda a while back and it wasn’t great. But I only have that one reference point.

Pre marinaded meat their good at

Things like bacon is awful

Chicken isn't great

Same as Iceland

 

[Voyager EMH]

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Yeah, but they taste awful.

 

[bobmac]

Is there a difference in quality?

I had to buy some meat from Asda a while back and it wasn’t great. But I only have that one reference point.

Ok, Heinz baked beans....
2x6 pack
Tesco...£10.50
Asda....£8

Heinz tomato soup
2x6 pack
Tesco...£11.25
Asda....£8
Granted, some things cost more in Asda than Tesco, so don't buy them. That's the game.
But in the few examples I've given, I save over £16.
And you haven't left your armchair

 

[PJ87]

Ok, Heinz baked beans....
2x6 pack
Tesco...£10.50
Asda....£8

Heinz tomato soup
2x6 pack
Tesco...£11.25
Asda....£8
Granted, some things cost more in Asda than Tesco, so don't buy them. That's the game.
But in the few examples I've given, I save over £16.
And you haven't left your armchair

On branded products there is no comparison but on fresh meat Asda is shocking

Lidl is far better

 

[bobmac]

On branded products there is no comparison but on fresh meat Asda is shocking

Lidl is far better

I've never had problems with Asda fresh meat.

 

[BiMGuy]

Ok, Heinz baked beans....
2x6 pack
Tesco...£10.50
Asda....£8

Heinz tomato soup
2x6 pack
Tesco...£11.25
Asda....£8
Granted, some things cost more in Asda than Tesco, so don't buy them. That's the game.
But in the few examples I've given, I save over £16.
And you haven't left your armchair

I was asking about the quality of the meat.

 

[bobmac]

I was asking about the quality of the meat.

I've never had problems with Asda fresh meat.

Is it me

 

[Neilds]

You may think that shopping from the comfort of your sofa is great but I don’t want to be reading on the irritations thread about late deliveries, inappropriate substitutions, website crashing or anything like that
I live 2 minutes from the local store and takes about 30 minutes to do the shop . It gets me out of the house and I can get exactly what I want not what some underpaid bored worker thinks I want so I will continue to shop in real life

 

[backwoodsman]

Each to their own - but I'm another who has a supermarket (Asda) 5 minutes walk from home. Delivery would be fine for dry & packet goods but for fresh meat, fruit and veg, I prefer to be able to choose my own. And walking down at a time of my own choosing suits me better than being in for a delivery slot. Some items may be (are?) occasionally cheaper at Tesco or Sainsburys (both reasonably nearby) or Lidl & Aldi (nearish) but the convenience of Asda means I usually can't be bothered.

 

[GB72]

I've recently discovered Lidl "Cooking bacon". It's £1.79 for 1kg. In the main supermarkets it's £2 for 300g. It can be a bit hit or miss in terms of what you get. Sometimes it will be back bacon rashers and other times it will be thick slices more like gammon so have to search through to find what you want. Admittedly it's not as good as butchers bacon but for things like carbonara or a quiche it's fine.

I have been ordering my meat online from a butcher called The Meat Man. About a fiver for a 1kg of Butty bacon which is really good, thick slicked bacon (the sort where you only need one rasher in a bacon roll.

Has some pretty decent deals on other staples like mince and chicken as well as a few other bargains. Quality and delivery has been spot on so far (and the sausages are particularly good).

They also sell belly pork burnt ends which are great for when mates are round for rugby. Just stick a bag in the air fryer and they are so good.

Once I have dome my meat shop, I do the shop for the staples I need in Aldi on the way home from work. Seems cheaper than Asda and Lidl. More limited on selection but enough for what I need. Get my fruit and veg from the market or from the village market garden.

 

[GB72]

I am not one for supermarket deliveries, my recipe planning brain does not work that way. I plan a week of menus in my head as I walk round. I also dig for fruit and veg and milk with decent shelf life which I am not sure that the delivery packers do. I will buy a bunch of fresh bananas and a bunch of green ones so they will last all week.

 

[Robster59]

Is it me

My missus doesn't like Asda meat either.