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Things that are still unbelievably cheap ....!

36 replies

inkyfingers · 24/06/2011 18:02

A little ray of sunshine in your life Grin. Basics sparkling water 16p for 2 litres! Less than a second class stamp. Basics lemons and you have cloudy lemonade.

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whippet · 24/06/2011 18:10

500ml passata for about 49p. Bung in a few herbs, garlic and a spoonful of sugar... cheaper than a jar of spaghetti sauce.

Oh, and just one more thing....... the library! (the best bargain ever)

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dragonmother · 24/06/2011 18:18

Bananas. So much cheaper than other fruit.

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Morph2 · 24/06/2011 22:32

Nappy bags (non fragerent variety), 100 for 9p in sainsburys

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Meglet · 25/06/2011 11:34

Basics / value batter mix. Something silly like 7p in Morrisons or 10p in Sainsburys. Add an egg and you can have pancakes for breakfast with none of that complicated weighing nonsense.

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TrilllianAstra · 25/06/2011 11:53

What is in batter mix? If you have to add egg and milk isn't it just flour?

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cupnoodle · 25/06/2011 11:56

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Meglet · 25/06/2011 12:39

The batter mix is flour and dried skimmed milk. It does make a lighter pancake than the cloddy ones I end up with if I do if from scratch.

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Cupawoman · 25/06/2011 16:20

3 branded toothbrushes for £1 at, wait for it, Poundland.

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kayah · 26/06/2011 01:18

one penny sweets ;)

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maypole1 · 26/06/2011 12:09

3 tines of tuna pound land

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Fluffycloudland77 · 26/06/2011 21:41

Sex?

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ApplesinmyPocket · 26/06/2011 21:51

Tesco Value shower gel - 8p this week (down from 10p!) I really like it for everyday use or for refilling liquid soap dispensers, nice light fragrance, doesn't bring on my eczema.

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inkyfingers · 27/06/2011 16:53

fluffycloud I don't know - how much are you paying for it? Wink

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SootySweepandSue · 27/06/2011 17:07

Tiny packs of Haribo for 10p. Either Tangfastics or StarMix. Who needs the calories in the big bags anyways?

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vickibee · 29/06/2011 20:05

tesco value tinned spagetti @ 14p . love it on toast

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GertieGuineaPig · 31/08/2011 09:48

Would have said coconut bars at Morrisons that were 18p two weeks ago - lovely they were just like the inside of a Bounty bar - BUT the robbing bast**ds have put the price up to 35p - virtually double!!!!! how can they justify that??? Someone I know who works there said the offers are so good because they are constantly increasing the price of the basics and hoping you won't notice, well I bloody noticed the price of these coconut bars increasing Angry. That's it I've had a good moan now

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Champagnevanity · 25/09/2011 09:51

As a student, i have loads of these...

I had a friend who pretty much lived off sainsburys £10p noodles which to say they were actually pretty good.

Sainsburys/Asda own brand Pasta, 30p a bag, - absolutely fine.

I dont like bread much tbh, but when i did buy it, it was the 40p basics bread to freeze, and for toast, yet again tasted fine.

Yet again i second the Garlic bread, was lovely, specially for about 40p.

You might think this is disgusting, but.... Sainsburys do basics 75p ready meals, and they were lovely! I didnt eat them that often due to having alot of sat fat, but for 75p. What a bargain!

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NotAnotherNewNappy · 27/09/2011 17:14

DD and I are loving rice crispie and conflake cakes. Made with sainsbury's basics milk chocolate (100g), basics cereal (75g), basics butter (50g) and golden syrup or honey (2 tbsp)they work out at about 75p for 12 Smile

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Maarias · 28/09/2011 21:29

Yep, I'm definitely off to Sainsburys!;))

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BleurghUna · 08/10/2011 16:41

Part-baked bread always seems way cheaper than normal bread. Can't work out why. And has a long shelf life, good for when you've run out.
Tomato puree - goes a long way if you dilute it, much cheaper than passata.
Frozen peas - to get the same amount of fresh peas would cost about £13.95.
Frozen sweetcorn. In fact most frozen veg.
Smoked mackerel and kippers.
Tinned tomatoes - cheaper than fresh and more tasty
Oven chips.
Sacks of potatoes - use the large ones for baking, don't buy special "baking" potatoes.

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serin · 09/10/2011 19:03

Eggs, 15 for £1.99 free range in Aldi.

Sainsbo's cheap ketchup about 23p for a bottle. I actually prefer it to Heinz.

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lljkk · 09/10/2011 19:11

I still think bread is dead cheap, not just the value 49p/loaf range (this is wholemeal, I imagine white bread can be a lot cheaper). But the 74p stuff we buy.
25 kg bags of spuds, still very good value.

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MistyMountainHop · 09/10/2011 19:27
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TheArmadillo · 09/10/2011 19:47

Iceland do
4pts milk £1
loaf of bread (usually warburtons or kingsmill) £1
6 large free range eggs £1
12 chicken oxo cubes 65p
really nice properly mature cheddar (wyke farm vintage) 300g £2 (I am fussy about cheese)
1lt ribena £2

Asda (smart price range) do
passata (500g) 25p
pasta (either penne or spaghetti) 500g for 18p
Their smart price mature cheddar is one of the nicest mature cheddars I've found regardless of price

Wilkinsons
kitchen roll 4 pack 97p
anitbac wipes around £1 per pack (about 80 in them iirc)

Sainsburys
basics yoghurts 4 pack (2 peach & 2 strawberry) 35p and actually nice unlike the asda equivilent which are vile.

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