Our local Sainsbury's, which is only a smallish store, is closing down completely for the next ten days for the completion of it's refit. There have been guys working in there for at least the last month. The first thing to arrive were new fridges for all the salad type vegetables, which in such a small store doesn't really work that well. Anytime someone has a fridge door open you can't get past with your trolley. Hopefully the final part of the refit will move some of the fridges at least a bit further apart.
You can be stood at the checkout and all the electrics suddenly go off, or be browsing the bread aisles when a huge whoosh of the temporary air conditioning system makes you jump out of your skin. It's been fun and games, and I guess the workmen will be glad to get us pesky customers out of their way for the last few days of the refit.
I decided to go for a quick last shopping trip the other day and see what I needed from there before switching my allegiance to just Aldi and Booths. Happily, lots of my usual purchases were either on a Nectar offer, an offer specific to me, or simply reduced to clear.
I spent £61.26 after all the discounts had been taken off, saving me £20.30 in total, and by the time I got home, my specific points had been added on, meaning that I had a grand total of 263 extra points. Which in turn means that I have already saved up over £10 worth of Nectar points to spend on my shopping when they re-open, and with food prices still rising £10 worth of 'free' food sounds good to me.
I'm on my way to a good day. 💝
Sue xx
You've a good eye for a bargain 😉!
ReplyDeleteHaha yes, the other one has expensive tastes though. 😉 😄
DeleteA good little shop and "spending" points has earned you more. I have to say, I always buy several onions at a time, as they're something I use a lot. Like cucumber, I always have some in stock!
ReplyDeleteI tend to buy a single onion if my Nectar offer gives me 20 points for loose onion purchases. I can sometimes rack up over a hundred points for an onion, a lemon and a banana. It makes shopping a bit more fun. 😄
DeleteI understand the point of those fridges with doors but the aisles become very quickly jammed with trolleys and shoppers. It doesn’t help when people open the doors and don’t close them!! You can probably tell I don’t like the new fridges. Catriona
ReplyDeleteThey are supposed to be much better for the environment, using much less electricity. Not so good if you are in a rush and the way is blocked though. 😄
DeleteThat's a great shop before the shut down. I'm not sure any of the shops I use have those fridges - yet. They don't sound ideal in limited space. xx
ReplyDeleteAll the Aldi's around our way have had them for quite a while now. At least their aisles are slightly wider!
DeleteYou did very well with your grocery shopping.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good shop for sure. 😀
DeleteGreat bargains and points. I hope you enjoy those magnums!
ReplyDeleteAlan is helping me to enjoy them. I guess I should have bought more. 😄
Delete4 PKTS Magnums!! Wow, I had never had one and my step daughter introduced them to me a few years ago and they've been in our shopping list ever since!
ReplyDeleteThe vegan ones are brilliant, Alan loves them too. 😀
DeleteLooks good :)
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