Today was a new uke day. Jane and I visited Thame and one of the aims was to see what Vintage & Modern Guitars had in stock. They got us sat down in the ukulele corner, lent us a tuner … Continue reading
13 January 2018
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30 March 2017
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What’s Fair?
I remember a time when getting fairly traded products – ones with an assurance that the original producers were being treated like people with dignity and not insignificant cogs in the machine – meant going to specialist suppliers. I remember … Continue reading
14 March 2017
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Conveniently Arrived
The local Aldi store I mentioned last month has now opened and is proving to be convenient, particularly since Tesco has now started charging for most its click and collect slots. So I now I have a store that is … Continue reading
22 February 2017
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Coming Soon
Apparently the new Aldi store that is being fitted in the shell of the former Currys just down the road from us is due to open on 9 March. It will be interesting to see how that affects our shopping … Continue reading
10 November 2016
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Click and Collect
I wonder what it costs a supermarket to offer online shopping with delivery? By the time you take a chunk for the maintenance (and occasional) development of the web-based customer interface, the time it takes someone to physically do the … Continue reading
26 April 2016
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A Break in Delivery
For the past couple of years we have been signed up to Tesco’s Delivery Saver service. By paying a fixed fee, we could have as many ‘free’ deliveries as we wanted from their online service as long as we met … Continue reading
6 February 2016
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A Reasonable Weekly Shop?
What is a reasonable cost of weekly grocery shopping for a couple? I’m surprised how often Jane and I can reach the the £40 minimum that came into place for an online shop with Tesco a few months ago. We … Continue reading
25 June 2014
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Delivery Saver
Having started the year with a couple of months avoiding supermarkets, we’ve gone rather the other way recently. We’ve signed up with Tesco’s Delivery Saver plan; for £30 for the year, we can have as many midweek (Tuesday – Thursday) … Continue reading
18 January 2014
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An Unexpected Find
We are still hanging on with our (almost) no supermarkets month. It does post numerous challenges, such as the fact that most non-supermarkets don’t stay open all hours and so we can’t pop out to do our shopping whenever it … Continue reading
4 January 2014
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A Month Without Supermarkets
Something Jane and I are trying this month is to avoid big supermarkets. The aim is not eschew them altogether; supermarkets certainly come with ethical baggage, like the way they drive out smaller businesses and use all manner of psychological … Continue reading