I would like to comment on your article in Hawkes Bay Today. You have missed out on one other rare sub-species of homo shoppiens: The super special swapper shopper. You were talking about the rage when a shopper finds an article cheaper, on special the next day. The super special swapper shopper, who interestingly enough […]
Investigate Smile City. A number of shopping sites plus earn points. No need to shop to earn – when enough points, can cash out ($30 so far and eligible for another $30 at present), or donate to a specified charity, or bid on an auction. More details at www.smilecity.co.nz.
Never buy pre-printed shopping lists or small notepads. Re-use envelopes received in the mail with lots of white spaces and use the blank backs of the letters inside.
Watch for “Use today” meat specials, often half the normal price, and freeze for future use. Towards the end of the week meat that is already on special becomes an especially good buy.
If you are a new mum or have multiple kids and HATE going to the supermarket you need to give countdown’s online shopping a try, its pretty easy to do I save normally about $50 per fortnight I don’t have to drag the kids around and its actually fun when the truck pulls up the […]
I agree one has to check prices per kg when buying from bulk bins. Craisins (dried cranberries) bought from a supermarket bin were $13 a kg dearer than packaged ones from the same shop! I was informed it was because they came in fresh from the suppler.
When doing a grocery list spend sometime on your computer writing up a list of absolutely everything that you buy in your grocery shop, Print it off and go around your kitchen and home to cross off what you have plenty of. Doing this will ensure that you don’t need to go back to the […]
I use all junk mail for lighting fires, wrapping rubbish, etc. [And an excellent use for junk mail it is too! I can just see oily raggers with “Junkmail please” signs on their letterbox! – Oily Rag Ed’]
If you need to keep food cold when travelling by car, here’s a tried and true tip. Save the plastic bladders from empty wine casks and fill them with enough water so that they lie flat like a brick and freeze them a few days before travelling. Then pack frozen bladders on top of your […]
As a Christchurch resident with our wheelie bins supplied I was left with a plastic bin with locking lid. I have found a great use for it, after washing it I got my husband to drill 10 holes in a circle around the lid then 5 holes in an inner circle to fit broom handles. […]