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Asda online shopping – a review
I wanted to try out a few different online grocery shopping experiences and now it’s Asda’s turn. I have booked my £2.50 delivery at Sunday lunchtime for 2 – 4 pm on Monday.
Asda states that it has over 1,000 discounted items so I was keen to get my bargain grocery shopping underway. I ordered over £133 worth of shopping across 82 items. I managed to buy about £33 on offers, the rest of my shop was full price.
Here’s what I thought of the experience.
Positive
1. More expensive replacements were provided when an item wasn’t available.
2. They have nice quality and variety across their own ranges.
3. Fantastic delivery slot availability.
Negative
1. Alphabetically arranged items when I shoppped on my mobile, not sure if that works, as I saw Chinese, then …
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Mrs Bargain checks out MandMdirect
Mandmdirect.com is “one of Europe’s leading online, off price retailers”, but still one of the web’s biggest secrets – just check out the brands and deals on offer and it may become your best fashion and sports secret too.
Upon reading the above information, I went and did a bit of digging and here is some useful things you should know about this retailer:
What discounts can I expect at MANDMDIRECT.COM?
MandMDirect.com gives you up to 75% off big brands, 365 days a year. Check the site regularly to make sure you don’t miss out on the biggest brands at the lowest prices.
Tell me about the MANDMDIRECT story.
Founders Mark Ellis and Martin Churchward (the ‘two Ms’) joined forces in 1987 to sell end of line clearance sports products. MandMDirect is now one …
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Online grocery shopping experience – Morrisons
I’ve been a bit unwell since December and have had to resort to online shopping. I have used Tesco for a while and thought that as Morrisons came out top in my latest online grocery shopping comparison (on paper), I had better try it out in person. Here are the good and bad points:
Good things about shopping at Morrisons online
1. I seemed to get more value for money
My shop was 75 items and cost just over £100, whereas 74 items from Tesco were £173 just before Xmas with lots of vouchers. I know that I haven’t done a like for like comparison, but I pretty much buy the same things every week, so the shop was cheaper.
2. There were lots of discounted products clearly visible
Right up front on the site, …
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ALDI has its first winter sale
Get out of my way….I’m heading to the ALDI sale. I mean what’s going on? As if the store isn’t a bargain enough already, this is great news.
Today, supermarket Aldi is set to launch its first ever winter sale. With huge savings on DIY tools, technology gadgets and even clothing, there has never been a better time to hit the January sales.
Some of the deals that are on offer include: Sunrise Alarm Clock (was £24.99, now £12.99). It’s a must–buy to beat dark mornings.
A 4-Step Safety Ladder (was £39.99, now £24.99), Pasting Table (was £24.99, now £12.99) and Wallpaper Stripper (was £24.99, now £14.99) are just some of the many household decorating items up for grabs at a great price, to make light work of laborious household jobs.
Keeping you snug until …
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Get in shape in 2015 with ALDI specialbuys yoga and fitness range
With the festive period almost over – I’m going back to work on Monday…. it’s time to make good on your New Year’s resolution and get fit without spending a fortune.
Aldi Specialbuys Yoga and Fitness Range launches in stores today (2nd January 2015) and with a whole host of new yoga gear, home gym equipment and fitness accessories, the range has everything you need to get fit, healthy and in shape this New Year for less.
Yoga
With super soft Lycra Yoga Capri Pants (£6.99), super soft and loose fitting Yoga Leggings (£8.99) and breathable, extra-long length Yoga Tops (£5.99) – all designed to provide high stretch yet remain comfortable, you’ll be mastering your yoga poses effortlessly. Complete the look with a long sleeved hooded thermal Yoga Jacket (£11.99), featuring a moisture management …
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Shop locally and save
We are all drawn to the supermarkets at Christmas, pushing our trollies around the aisles in a daze and responding to each offer and promotion without a second thought.
However, what so many of us don’t realise is that by shopping locally, we could actually save a whole heap on our food shop. Despite the supermarket’s best efforts to undercut, it is in the aisles of your local greengrocers, butchers or farm shop that you will find a true bargain, but without a BOGOF sign in sight.
Seasonal fruit and veg in particular will be much cheaper in the greengrocer and because you’ll be buying the exact amount you need (rather than a poly-wrapped bag) you’ll not only save money, but prevent more packaging waste and food waste.
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New mobile app saves Christmas shoppers on the high street
For shoppers who love the high street, SalesGossip’s new mobile app could save them money on leading high street brands this Christmas. The company is the first online and mobile service to aggregate all the fashion and beauty promotions online and on the high street. And they’ve just recently launched their mobile app so that users can get all this info while they’re on the go.
With information on discounts of upto 90%, free gifts with minimum spends, or timed discounts when users check-in to a store, the SalesGossip Mobile App is the shopper’s secret weapon to maximising their Christmas shopping budgets. Shoppers can also find out who stocks the product category they’re looking for, and get directions to the store. Here are some of the things you can do with the app:
Find promotions …
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List of international online retailers shipping free to the UK
After all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday mayhem I came across a site worth mentioning – www.myinternationalshopping.com contains a directory off all the international online retailers who offer free shipping to the UK. Buying from sites in the US, Hong Kong and Europe can save you up to 40% on UK prices.
For many stores the last order date for Christmas delivery is 10thDecember so you need to get your skates on, although many US retailers offer a free upgrade to express shipping on the run up to Christmas which extends final order dates to around 18thDecember!
A report commissioned by Paypal last year estimated that there will be 18.5 million cross border shoppers in the UK by 2018 spending up to £18 billion a year so it’s definitely a growing money saving trend!…
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Aldi’s Ski range – in stores from 4th December
Aldi will be launching its brand new Ski range on 4th December, available nationwide.
With Adult’s salopettes and jackets available from £16.99, Children’s Ski Wear (jackets & aalopettes combination) from £14.99 and a wide variety of other items from merino base layers, silk socks and infant snowsuits, you can kit out the entire family without breaking the bank. I can vouch for this as have bought ski gear from Aldi before…and it’s good.
The range consists of two separate tiers of clothing; both an entry level range and a Pro range, as well a whole host of accessories such a gloves, goggles, helmets and hand-warmers.
The Aldi Pro range features an improved specification to rival big-brand names but without the big-brand price tag. From a Pro Jacket and Salopettes (£34.99 and £29.99) to a Pro …
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Mrs Bargain visits Home Bargains
I visited Home Bargains for the first time this weekend. When I walked in it was a light and airy store as it’s new. It reminded me a little of the 99p store I visited recently.
What did I like about it? Well some products that were well below their RRP and they were genuine RRPs as I buy some of the products already. I also liked the fact that you could get bigger items and better quality items as there is no upper price limit on their stock, unlike the pound stores.
For example, I got some of my favourite Glade Discreet air freshener refills for £1.49, and I have never seen them cheaper than £2 each. I also bought an Office Depot Acrylic clipboard for less than £1, when the cheapest I …
