Just a quick heads up for film buffs: the online arm of Sainsburys has added loads of much-loved films to its bargain bucket of DVDs. The True Grit/No Country For Old Men double bill was the one that caught my … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleI have written before now about the special place that De Cecco pasta holds in my heart. Made using bronze drawplates and slowly dried, it takes longer to cook than other, cheaper brands. However it is thicker and firmer, has … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleIf you don’t play Scrabble for free online, you may be interested to know that right now Sainburys is selling the original boxed games at a fraction of the usual retail price. The board-games are £4.84, down from £19.99. Image … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleIf you are like me and you haven’t yet got round to buying your Christmas tree and all the assorted guff, you may be (festively) cheered to hear that Sainsburys has cut its Christmas decorations, tree toppers and fairy lights … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleDear Sainsburys, I made the following observations, while walking around your supermarket today: I like your pouch of fresh hollandaise sauce for 99p. It is freezable, so I can pour the contents into an ice cube tray and it will keep us … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleHot Fuzz on DVD for £3.00? Irresistible. It’s on special offer at Sainsburys, which has some really good deals running from now until 2 September. You can find the full list here. I was going to run with the 60 beers … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleI was standing in the checkout queue in Sainsburys today, my trusty 2 pints of semi-skimmed deposited on the conveyor belt, waiting patiently as the lady in front faffed around with her purse and Nectar card. And so I started … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleFor someone who prides herself on feeding two people for £20 per week, I’m a terrible food snob. I’ll happy eat from economy tins; in my book, however, certain foodstuffs are above compromise. One of these is pasta. I don’t … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleI must admit, few of this month’s supermarket offers are that purse-friendly. There are plenty of two-for-ones, but many of these appear to be processed foods or products such as £5.99 packets of battery chicken fillets, which were of dubious … Continue reading
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A label maven with a beady eye for bargains and a craving for saving, Miss Thrifty lives in Yorkshire, UK. And no, you won’t find her on a “homestead”, harnessing energy via a mini wind turbine and washing clothes with homemade soapflakes and a hand-cranked mangle.
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