What are you all up to

I do go along on shopping trips sometimes, it is good to be aware of where to find what in a shop, what is a good price, what is a good brand, I might have to do the shopping myself one day.

Going out shopping can also be good exercise in winter when the weather is not so good.  Walking is walking whether outside or in a shopping centre.

However, we never see food at one tenth of normal price in our Tesco, usually never less than one third or one half off the full price.  I take it you need to be there late evening to find these bargains?

We have used it since it was first introduced. Initially you could only use it in the branch where it was set up but now you can use Quick Check in and store that has the system. I am surprised more people don't use it as you can pack your shopping from the start and particularly at Christmas you save a lot of time at the tills. I don't know if its still the case but you used to have to have a Partnership Card CC to use the facility.

David

Very good today. We made the most of the last days of pick your own to stock up on coffee. Between the vouchers and the 20% off, over £20 worth of savings.😀 I will also miss the pick your own offers. I liked the fact you can even change them as you shop, using the stores own free wifi.

I do think these new vouchers tempt you to buy things when you would not normally, as they don't last long. Ours expired on 4/3. Pick your own meant the offers were still on whenever you visited. It is probably why they changed it.

............and there lies the big difference Malc, we never pay for anything that we can do ourselves and neither do our sons. 

We were both brought up to 'try' to turn your hand to things, our parents couldn't afford expensive tradesmen and when we got married neither could we. Over the years of owning our own home we have save thousands of pounds by 'doing' it ourselves.

Maybe if you had learnt to be more' handy' then you would be living in a nice house somewhere, enjoying your retirement and not living in a caravan having to deliver pizzas to stay afloat.

Another beautiful day here today, started off a bit foggy but soon cleared when the sun came out. Went up to sons house again for a couple of hours to do more jobs, me in the garden (as usual) OH back in the attic. Lots more work needed but some of it our son will do when he gets back from Germany where he currently is on exercise.

No I don't think my last paragraph was a bit harsh, just pointing out that had MM learnt how to DIY he might be in a different position. 

MM is always pointing out that living in a caravan has benefits,  IF he is happy with that then good on him. However there will come a time as has been pointed out by others that even his caravan will need some TLC which by his own admission he is incapable of doing.

 He is however very capable of responding to his own posts and I believe knows that no malice was intended in my post.

We were due to be going away to Strathclyde Park C&MC in the van at the weekend but a death in the family has meant we have had to cancel can't go next week so hoping to re arrange for 2 weeks time.