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Obelixx · November 2020

I know @philippasmith2 , but essential items are just that and bought anyway. I do, however, compare prices on other products to make sure I'm getting the best price per kilo or item where there's no other consideration such as origin or quality. There are some producers I avoid - Coca-cola, Nestlé and so on - so sometimes ethics are more important than price. I buy supermarket diesel for the cars. Won't go near Q8.

If I were on a low wage or universal credit, paying a mortgage, feeding growing children I would not have the luxury to choose as I do. I know I'm fortunate but I have also earned the privilege.

BenCotto · November 2020

Yes @Obelixx, but do you, as my father in law used to do, weigh the iceberg lettuces in the supermarket to check he was getting the heaviest?

Obelixx · November 2020

I don't buy or grow iceberg lettuce! Nor do I weigh red cabbage, Savoy cabbage, caulis when they're priced per item rather than weight.

KT53 · November 2020

I do most of the shopping as I'm retired and the missus still works. I haven't a clue what we pay for milk. Price won't vary much from place to place so why bother checking it? Likewise with the other essentials, the price won't vary enough to make it worth the cost of shopping around.

Dovefromabove · November 2020

I think the point that’s being made is that some people don’t need to check the price of milk so they have no idea what it is ... but there are many families for whom a few pennies saved can make a huge difference ... they’re the families whose lives Marcus Rashford understands, and ‘the rich posh boys’ don’t 😢

B3 · November 2020

While queuing for the checkout,I found myself in the toilet cleaner etc aisle.
I was reminded of the child that was recently poisoned by toilet cleaner and died.
Why ,for God's sake, is it necessary to make toilet cleaners look like boiled sweets - even ,in some cases, down to the twisty wrappers? I would be fooled - never mind a toddler😟

sam bevington · November 2020

Thanks for your obs re the deathes of my lovely birds. Yes, mia culpia, too preoccupied with the beautiful 5 Cocker Spaniel puppies and forgot to lock them up. The guilt will never leave me. I don't know the price of milk but I have 9 pints delivered each week, glass bottles, keeps Derek the Milkman in a job. Am redundant;have had 5 interviews. Second interview for a senior position, have been told I was in the top 2 but had to take 2 on line tests - English and Numercy. I consider myself as above average on both - Good God, they were both horrendous....my OH and me went through the practice questions (he's a whizz at Maths) and we got 1 right!! The job's all about customer service/facility management..why expect degree level maths ?? Will try for a job in Aldi 😁😁

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wild edges · November 2020

pansyface said:

One of the local dairy farms sells its own raw milk from a coin-in-the-slot dispenser. Take your own container. £1.20 a litre. The cows are literally on the other side of the wall.😁

I have a horrible mental image of a bunch of udders stuck through holes in the wall now.

Dovefromabove · November 2020

philippasmith2 said:

@pansyface
I hope your day doesn't get any worse.

Ditto from here

BenCotto · November 2020

Glorious sunny day but there’s always a downside - the low winter sun really highlights dust and cobwebs.

Mind you, I’m not as big a grouch as a woman I heard on the radio a while back. “Going on holiday is all very well,” she said, and picture here Les Dawson with folded hands on his lap and wearing a pinny, “but when you get back your dishcloth is as stiff as buckram.”

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