Tag Archives: shopping

In the clear

Posted on January 26, 2023 by pensitivity101

We were up early this morning so that we could take Maya for a walk before taking her round to our friend who was going to look after her for us while we went to the hospital for Hubby’s appointment … Continue reading →

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Price hikes, again!

Posted on January 21, 2023 by pensitivity101

I had a little bit of shopping to do today and took the time to have a look round the shelves to see what was available. Lots of Christmas stuff reduced by up to 50%, but I don’t want any … Continue reading →

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Shopping Around

Posted on November 3, 2022 by pensitivity101

One of the things about retirement is having the time to shop around, and in so doing, you can get a feel as to what supermarkets are going to have their special offers and when. Today, we had a field … Continue reading →

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Off the menu

Posted on October 20, 2022 by pensitivity101

I did some shopping today and over the last few trips have noticed a few things. Prices continue to rise, but another hike of 10% overnight is simply not acceptable. The following items are now OFF my shopping list: Muffins: … Continue reading →

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On the cheap………..

Posted on October 12, 2022 by pensitivity101

Hubby read an article this morning about a woman who said she could feed a family of 6 for 50p a head. We were intrigued as I have often said I cannot make an individual cottage pie for £1.50 as … Continue reading →

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Cheeper to keep chickens?

Posted on October 4, 2022 by pensitivity101

When we lived in the cottage, we were given five ex-battery hens and a henhouse as a house warming gift. After a while, we wondered if it was a practical joke as apart from the benefit of eggs, the chickens … Continue reading →

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Sucking it Up.

Posted on September 3, 2022 by pensitivity101

You’d think it would be quite straightforward don’t you, going out and buying a vacuum cleaner. But No. When we were in the cottage, it was a standing joke that we had His and Hers hoovers. Hubby preferred the cylinder … Continue reading →

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Five things Tuesday: Sales

Posted on August 16, 2022 by pensitivity101

Dr Tanya is our host for the Five Things Tuesday. Join in here In most of the world, it is the end of summer and therefore the time for end of season sales. This week I ask you to talk … Continue reading →

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It’s official: prices are going up

Posted on June 11, 2022 by pensitivity101

Following on from my post a couple of days ago about rising prices I was reading this article this morning (source) which added fuel to my argument (not that anything will change, but hey). This is my amended calculations with the … Continue reading →

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Shopping comparisons

Posted on February 5, 2022 by pensitivity101

I haven’t done one of these for a while, but a lot of that is because the way we shop has changed since Hubby’s op in 2020 and then Covid took hold so I am now doing a bulk shop … Continue reading →

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