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Thread Author: VxFan	Replies: 99

Mon 26 Sep 11 00:27   Bargains Thread Volume 5 - VxFan

***** This thread is now closed, please CLICK HERE to go to Volume 6 ***** Post links in here of any offers/bargains that you come across. Need not be motoring but motoring related is of course welcome. Volume 1 can be found HERE Volume 2 can be found HERE Volume 3 can be found HERE Volume 4 can be found HERE 177287 Last edited by: VxFan on Mon 13 Aug 12 at 11:22

Mon 26 Sep 11 09:23   PC memory - 8GB DDR3 for £30 - Focusless

Don't know whether it's bottomed out yet, but both eBuyer and 7dayshop are doing 4GB DDR3 1333MHz 4GB parts for <£15. eBuyer are doing a 2GB part for £7.10. Last edited by: Focus on Mon 26 Sep 11 at 09:23

Mon 3 Oct 11 15:44   PC memory - 8GB DDR3 for £30 - RattleandSmoke

Now is the time for 32GB of RAM then, but what ever the point would be I don't know :D.

Mon 3 Oct 11 15:41   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - Dog

www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_20978.htm?WT.mc_id=2011-10-03-10-21

Mon 3 Oct 11 16:02   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - devonite

Apparently you run it from the cigarette lighter and then connect the "crocs" to the battery!!

Mon 3 Oct 11 17:19   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - Dog

>>Apparently you run it from the cigarette lighter and then connect the "crocs" to the battery!!<< Jist as well we have FIRE! cover then :o}

Mon 3 Oct 11 17:51   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - Pat

I remember goingt on a Cloride battery course when I was around 22 yrs old so my recollection is sketchy:) Surely, once the charger is plugged into the cigar lighter it's flattening ( bad grammar, I know) Yes, Discharging further, the battery that it's trying to charge? If a woman can work that one out then it must be crap. Pat

Mon 3 Oct 11 18:32   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - Iffy

...Surely, once the charger is plugged into the cigar lighter... One of the thin leads in the pic goes to a mobile phone-like charger which plugs into the mains, the other lead croc clips to the battery.

Mon 3 Oct 11 18:34   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - Pat

My assumption was on the information I was given by Devonite:) Pat

Mon 3 Oct 11 18:40   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - Iffy

...My assumption was on the information I was given by Devonite:)... And he's one of our more reliable members. It doesn't say if it's a 'smart' charger or not. Problem with one of those, as I discovered, is it won't charge a dead flat battery because the charger needs seven volts or so before it will work.

Mon 3 Oct 11 21:42   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - Ted

It is a smart charger, Rob. I have one of these, exactly the same and also a Lidl version. I use them both all the time, one on the bike and one on the Jowett. They won't work on a flat battery, though. The battery on the Jowett's under the back seat so I connect to the engine block and the permanent live on the fuse box.....works just fine and dandy ! It just has a normal 13amp plug....not a phone charger thingy. Ted Last edited by: Ted on Mon 3 Oct 11 at 21:44

Mon 3 Oct 11 21:50   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - Iffy

...It is a smart charger, Rob... I expect most users want a charger only to charge the battery if it goes flat, so a stupid charger might be a better option than a smart. I now have one of each.

Mon 3 Oct 11 22:17   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - RattleandSmoke

Ins't the idea to charge another car using the cig lighter?

Tue 4 Oct 11 08:50   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - Iffy

...Ins't the idea to charge another car using the cig lighter?... No, the idea is you read the thread before posting. Doing this would have told you the charger plugs into the mains.

Thu 6 Oct 11 01:45   Howdy ALDI car battery charger - devonite

>>And he's one of our more reliable members. Only in the fact that i turn up here almost every day!! ;-) my post above was meant to be TiC. but i missed the smiley!! ;-) - still. its nice to know some folk take me seriously!! i try not to "cry Wolf" very often, but sometimes Northern humour demands that occasionally i pull your legs!! I usually try to make when obvious!! Last edited by: Webmaster on Thu 6 Oct 11 at 08:59

Tue 4 Oct 11 08:12   Martyn Lewis - Meldrew

It is well worth getting ML's weekly newsletter from moneysavingexpert.com. Full of one off and regular money saving ideas right across the financial spectrum. Good gen and no spam!

Fri 14 Oct 11 14:40   LED Headlights for runners /DIY - henry k

The sort that strap on your head. From my local "99pstores" Batteries are extra but hey at that price.

Fri 28 Oct 11 19:14   Cheap Train fares "Split" your Journey - Meldrew

I need to travel from Stamford (Lincs) to Barmouth (North Wales) changing in Birmingham. The return train fare is £62.40. However, Buying 2 tickets for the journey Stam to Birm, change, Birm to Barmouth only costs £40.50, Perfectly legal and a good saving. May work on any long journey that involves a train change; worth checking.

Fri 28 Oct 11 22:24   Cheap Train fares "Split" your Journey - Bromptonaut

Mmmm lots of savings here. Daughter comes home to Northampton from Sheffield for weekend. There's a business/commuter flow on some bits of route so a through ticket south on Friday and north on Monday morn is peak & pricey. Split the journey as Sheffield to Brum and Brum to Northampton and, provided she avoids leaving New Street b4 09:30 on Monday only the local section is peak. £20 saved.

Fri 28 Oct 11 23:05   Cheap Train fares "Split" your Journey - legacylad

Kings X - Leeds early Dec £13 single. 3 stations down the line treble that. £3.50 bought separately. Nice saving. Nuff for a glass of champagne in St Pancras!

Fri 28 Oct 11 23:24   Cheap Train fares "Split" your Journey - bathtub tom

There's this site: www.splityourticket.co.uk/ Not yet very comprehensive in my opinion.

Sat 29 Oct 11 08:48   Cheap Train fares "Split" your Journey - Focusless

I split my Reading-Bath commute at Didcot - saves loads, although it roughly halves the number of trains I can take (the train has to actually stop at the intermediate station).

Fri 4 Nov 11 13:39   Half Price oil - madf

Catrol Magnatec fully synthetic half price (under £18 per 4 litres) at Halfords.

Fri 4 Nov 11 16:42   Half Price oil - The Nut

Paid £20 in Asda the other week for 4 litres of Castrol a3/b4. Had to buy 2 so £40 why do they sell it in such a daft size, every car I have owned needed 4.something litres of oil.

Fri 4 Nov 11 16:45   Half Price oil - RattleandSmoke

Done on purpose to make you buy more, but at least next time you will get away with four litres :D

Fri 4 Nov 11 17:14   Half Price oil - Dave_

Mine takes 6.0 litres with a filter change. Annoying the garage bought 7x 1-litre cans last time, so I have one full one left (which it hasn't needed yet). I'd still need to buy 2x Magnatecs from Asda :( My dad's C270CDI takes 7.25 litres, and what's more it has no dipstick to check if you've done it right...

Mon 14 Nov 11 11:29   Hi Fi speakers - Dog

On ebay ~ tinyurl.com/bp9fvs9 I have these connected to my desk top via a Sony CMT-CPZ1 DAB mini system, and they sound cracking!

Mon 14 Nov 11 20:47   42" HD tv at Aldi - Robin O'Reliant

This Thursday (17th) Aldi are selling 42" televisions (Tevion) for £299. Last edited by: VxFan on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 00:41

Mon 14 Nov 11 21:01   42" HD tv at Aldi - Zero

yeah, and they are on the "HD ready" fiddle again.... Its cheap for a reason. Last edited by: VxFan on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 00:41

Mon 14 Nov 11 21:41   42" HD tv at Aldi - Robin O'Reliant

>> yeah, and they are on the "HD ready" fiddle again.... Its cheap for a reason. >> >> So what's the difference between HD ready and full HD? Last edited by: VxFan on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 00:42

Mon 14 Nov 11 21:47   42" HD tv at Aldi - Lygonos

HD ready = 720 horizontal lines per screen vs Full HD = 1080 lines. = lower definition. You'll notice the difference playing Blu-rays. Also a 42" screen not playing HD looks cack within 10 feet or so. Last edited by: VxFan on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 00:42

Mon 14 Nov 11 21:52   42" HD tv at Aldi - Zero

In this case it is a 1080p TV, so can do full HD, except it has no HD tuner, so the only HD you will get is from a blue ray player connected by HDMI cable. If you dont have one of those you aint getting HD and you certainly aint getting HD over the air. Yes 42 inches of SD Eastenders is going to look cack. Last edited by: VxFan on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 00:43

Tue 15 Nov 11 06:55   42" HD tv at Aldi - Focusless

>> ... the only HD you will get is from a blue >> ray player connected by HDMI cable. If you dont have one of those you aint >> getting HD But if you got an HD PVR, which would be a logical purchase, presumably that would let you watch live as well as recorded HD TV in HD? Last edited by: Focus on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 06:55

Tue 15 Nov 11 07:05   42" HD tv at Aldi - Iffy

...But if you got an HD PVR, which would be a logical purchase, presumably that would let you watch live as well as recorded HD TV in HD?... Yes it would. Where that telly is a bit weak - on paper - is the contrast ratio and brightness figure. Although that might not make much difference in use. www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_21925.htm

Tue 15 Nov 11 07:13   42" HD tv at Aldi - Focusless

>> Where that telly is a bit weak - on paper - is the contrast ratio >> and brightness figure. ...which are 1450:1 and 500cd/m2 respectively. Just looked up the spec of our antique (2005) 32" LCD TV - same brightness but contrast is only 600:1!

Thu 17 Nov 11 11:18   42" HD tv at Aldi - TeeCee

>> >> Where that telly is a bit weak - on paper - is the contrast ratio >> and brightness figure. >> I'd be concerned about the viewing angles. The achilles' heel of LCDs is that they're only "right" seen from dead straight ahead or close to it. With the cheaper panels, "close to it" can be as little as 20 degrees off axis. Fine if you have the thing at one end of a room, but useless if placed against the long wall. If you need to be able to see it from an angle, a plasma panel is the better option than a cheap LCD.

Thu 17 Nov 11 11:55   42" HD tv at Aldi - Focusless

>> With the cheaper panels, "close to it" can be as little as 20 degrees off >> axis. Our old LCD with the rubbish contrast ratio (see above), which was the cheapest I could find at the time, still has a viewing angle of 176 degress H and V. Presumably that means up to 88 degrees off axis. Are modern TVs generally worse then?

Thu 17 Nov 11 12:23   42" HD tv at Aldi - -

>> Our old LCD with the rubbish contrast ratio One the reasons we bought our Sony Bravia LCD was that you can see the picture in perfect clarity so long as you can physically see the screen. I understood LCD was the answer to this and better than plasma, so i too ask has something changed?

Thu 17 Nov 11 12:23   42" HD tv at Aldi - henry k

>>If you need to be able to see it from an angle, a plasma panel is the better option than a cheap LCD. >> My Panasonic LED LCD TV picture can be seen from way way of the axis. My new Sony set is awful for viewing off centre.

Thu 17 Nov 11 12:29   42" HD tv at Aldi - Focusless

£199 32" LCD TV on ebuyer also has 178 degree viewing angle www.ebuyer.com/288354-dgm-32in-lcd-hdtv-ltv-3289w BTW that one really is a bit naughty 'DGM 32in LCD HDTV' with a resolution of 1366x768. I think the manufacturer is using HD to mean 'hard disk' which it hasn't got but it offers 'PVR via USB HDD'. But the advert mentions 'perfect introduction to 32 inch, High Definition TV'.

Thu 17 Nov 11 12:31   42" HD tv at Aldi - Focusless

I suppose the fact it states a good viewing angle doesn't necessarily mean it's watchable at that angle, or does it? How do they measure it? Ours seems ok at pretty wide angles.

Tue 15 Nov 11 07:57   42" HD tv at Aldi - Zero

>> But if you got an HD PVR, which would be a logical purchase, presumably that >> would let you watch live as well as recorded HD TV in HD? Yes it would, but that is not a logical purchase for someone who buys cheap teles. And its more to do with the advertising of the TV itself, I bet at least 50% of those buying this don't realise it wont get HD off air as it stands.

Tue 15 Nov 11 08:22   42" HD tv at Aldi - Focusless

>> Yes it would, but that is not a logical purchase for someone who buys cheap >> teles. That's what we'll probably be doing, eventually. Or they could just get an HD box for £40. And to be fair, there are lots of 'Full HD' rather than just 'HD ready' TVs that don't come with HD tuners - see the Argos catalogue.

Tue 15 Nov 11 08:28   42" HD tv at Aldi - Dog

>>there are lots of 'Full HD' rather than just 'HD ready' TVs that don't come with HD tuners<< How on earth can it be Full HD if it doesn't come with a HD tuner??

Tue 15 Nov 11 08:30   42" HD tv at Aldi - Focusless

>> >>there are lots of 'Full HD' rather than just 'HD ready' TVs that don't come >> with HD tuners<< >> >> How on earth can it be Full HD if it doesn't come with a HD >> tuner?? As in full HD resolution I suppose.

Tue 15 Nov 11 08:31   42" HD tv at Aldi - Iffy

Spending £160 on one of these looks logical to me: tinyurl.com/dxo3ref

Tue 15 Nov 11 08:32   42" HD tv at Aldi - Zero

I give up.

Tue 15 Nov 11 08:41   42" HD tv at Aldi - Iffy

...I give up... Wise move. Spending £300 on a basic, but full HD 42" telly, and £160 on a twin tuner HD recorder would produce a decent well-matched system.

Tue 15 Nov 11 08:38   42" HD tv at Aldi - Focusless

Being able to watch and record 42 inches worth of HD stuff for £460 can't be bad, although I guess the sound is going to be the weak link. Last edited by: Focus on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 08:39

Tue 15 Nov 11 08:45   42" HD tv at Aldi - Iffy

...I guess the sound is going to be the weak link... Spend another thirty quid on this 2.1 speaker system: tinyurl.com/c7e4tzc The job's a good 'un for under 500 notes.

Mon 14 Nov 11 21:02   Freeview box at Aldi - Iffy

And a Freeview box for £16: www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_21927.htm What could the USB socket be used for? Last edited by: VxFan on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 00:42

Tue 15 Nov 11 07:07   Freeview box at Aldi - Focusless

>> What could the USB socket be used for? Looking at the TV details in the link, it says 'Pause and record Freeview channels via USB'. Perhaps the box has a similar facility.

Tue 15 Nov 11 07:11   Freeview box at Aldi - Iffy

...Perhaps the box has a similar facility... Yes, would come in handy if you plugged the box into a telly which did not have a USB socket. As I understand it, not all USB sockets on tellys allow recording. Some just let you view content from a memory stick or USB drive.

Tue 15 Nov 11 07:14   Freeview box at Aldi - R.P.

Looks like the USB on my Toshiba has only one purpose, to allow the upload of firmware, had to do it once to solve a reluctant stand-by switch. Last edited by: R.P. on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 07:14

Tue 15 Nov 11 07:17   Freeview box at Aldi - Focusless

>> Looks like the USB on my Toshiba has only one purpose, to allow the upload >> of firmware, had to do it once to solve a reluctant stand-by switch. I wondered if that might be the sole purpose of the one on the box, but the fact that it is on the front of the box and mentioned in the feature list implies it ought to do more than that (you would hope). EDIT: what does it say under the socket in the picture? can't make it out Last edited by: Focus on Tue 15 Nov 11 at 07:18

Tue 15 Nov 11 07:20   Freeview box at Aldi - Iffy

...what does it say under the socket in the picture? can't make it out... The blurb just says 'USB input', so I reckon it will only read content off a stick.

Tue 15 Nov 11 07:27   Freeview box at Aldi - R.P.

My Sony DVD player has an USB for watching films and looking at photos in various formats.

Wed 16 Nov 11 14:53   20% off at Asda - madf

How to get 20% off any ASDA bill. First you need to spend £40 on 8 or more items (not clothes or vouchers ).. and get a £5 voucher off with their price match. Second choose one large priced item which is already discounted - but also discounted at Tesco or Waitrose or Sainsbury.. See www.mysupermarket.co.uk/ for prices. Then when you price match it, your bill will not be 10% cheaper as advertised and you will get the difference as a voucher for money off - about £3.50.. (Bombay Sapphire gin is my big item.. discounted to £20 per litre everywhere) This means when you enter in your receipt details , you get £5 (for spending £40) plus the 10% off (£3.50 to £4) totalling around £9 - on a £40 shop. You can present BOTH vouchers for your next shop over £40.. We did today - no problems. We also split our shop into two trolleys - each of £40 to maximise our £5 discounts...although only one can be used against each £40 shop. 20% off a grocery shop every week is desirable... Last edited by: madf on Wed 16 Nov 11 at 14:55

Wed 16 Nov 11 17:19   20% off at Asda - CGNorwich

But it does involve shopping in ASDA and drinking a lot of gin       1

Wed 16 Nov 11 19:38   20% off at Asda - Focusless

Been doing this for a couple of weeks now - scheme has been going on longer I think but I hadn't cottoned on that it was an easy way to save £5+. Just done it for couple of receipts - another 2 £5 vouchers (for doing the 10% challenge) and vouchers for £2+ (shopping wasn't 10% cheaper than all competitors), without buying anything in particular. Shop on Saturday mornings, out of there by 7:45, so it's not too painful :)

Wed 16 Nov 11 19:49   20% off at Asda - PeterS

>> But it does involve shopping in ASDA and drinking a lot of gin >> I'd have to drink a lot of gin to shop at ASDA ;-)

Wed 16 Nov 11 20:02   20% off at Asda - Focusless

>> I'd have to drink a lot of gin to shop at ASDA ;-) I'd have to be earning a lot more money to not shop at Asda :)

Wed 16 Nov 11 20:18   20% off at Asda - PeterS

No offence intended :-) Miles to my nearest ASDA anyway, so I'm not actually speaking from experience. They certainly seem to have Tesco riled though, which can only be a good thing...

Wed 16 Nov 11 20:26   20% off at Asda - BobbyG

Think I mentioned this in another thread but Sainsburys are currently trialling a system whereby when you do your shop and go to the checkout, for each item you buy you will automatically be charged the lowest price out of the 3 big supermarkets (Sains, Tesco and Asda)

Wed 16 Nov 11 20:38   20% off at Asda - Focusless

>> No offence intended :-) None taken, don't worry. We actually have a Waitrose nearby which we use when we need the odd thing at short notice and can't be bothered going the extra mile(s) to Asda. And they do have some nice things in there. But it just seems so expensive in comparison - I hate to think how much extra we'd end up paying for a weekly shop...

Wed 16 Nov 11 20:46   20% off at Asda - Zero

its not, really. And if it is - its worth it NOT to shop at Asda. Sainsbury and Waitrose for me. Last edited by: Zero on Wed 16 Nov 11 at 20:46

Wed 16 Nov 11 21:04   20% off at Asda - R.P.

Leffe Beer is stupidly expensive in Waitrose - I'll brave the Shaun of the Dead extras to save 60p a bottle at the local Asda. :-)       1

Wed 16 Nov 11 21:08   20% off at Asda - Zero

My local offie does 4 for 4 quid.

Wed 16 Nov 11 21:12   20% off at Asda - R.P.

Big uns ?

Wed 16 Nov 11 21:20   20% off at Asda - mikeyb

Last time I used the asda price check thing to my surprise Waitrose was the next cheapest place to have bought the same things. Tesco the most expensive. Waitrose is my usual as I like it, plus its walking distance, and as Zero says, not as expensive as people perceive.

Wed 16 Nov 11 21:22   20% off at Asda - R.P.

Their own brand stuff is nice as well - their ready made soups a little more expensive than Asda/Tesco but absolutely delicious.

Wed 16 Nov 11 21:27   20% off at Asda - Zero

>> Big uns ? Nooo the regular ones! Show me where you can get 66cl bottles of Leffe for a quid and I will beat a path to the door.

Wed 16 Nov 11 21:35   20% off at Asda - R.P.

I was about to get in the car ! 2.30 euros in Calais - they stock a 9% Special there - not so nice but effective as milk of amnesia.

Wed 16 Nov 11 22:08   20% off at Asda - DP

The problem with Waitrose is not their prices per-se, but the huge range of very nice food that tempts you to spend more than you planned to. If you go in for a list of stuff, and stick to it, they are actually very competitive price-wise. The own brand stuff is also consistently very good, unlike many of the other supermarkets. Never go to Waitrose when you're feeling hungry :-)

Wed 16 Nov 11 22:34   20% off at Asda - Zero

>> I was about to get in the car ! 2.30 euros in Calais - they >> stock a 9% Special there - not so nice but effective as milk of amnesia. The strong leffe's are a bit too "barley wine headbanger" for me.

Wed 16 Nov 11 22:37   20% off at Asda - R.P.

You're right - not for me either - try everything once though.

Wed 16 Nov 11 22:21   20% off at Asda - Dog

>>Big uns ?<< Nah, she left, works at Threshers now.

Wed 16 Nov 11 23:07   20% off at Asda - Ted

We normally shop at Asda....and why not ? Swm wanted some stuff for a special Chinese meal she was erecting, we had already tried Asda with no luck. We took the 6/7 mile trip to Waitrose, they had nowt either and the rest of the stock seemed pricey. Catering for the area they were in, I suppose. We fixed a day to go to the Wing Yip supermarket in North Manchester but we called in at Lidl before then and they had the special rice wine she'd been after. Lidl really have some great stuff. Ted

Wed 16 Nov 11 23:08   20% off at Asda - CGNorwich

Bit spoiled really as get 15% discount on all purchases at Waitrose plus further 2% for using John Lewis card on top of any special offer they may have like the 5% discount they do on 6 bottle of wine. Civilised shopping at discount prices. My wife used to work for John Lewis. Don't know any other retail company that give such good benefits to its pensioners.

Wed 16 Nov 11 23:12   20% off at Asda - BobbyG

A litre of Baileys for under a tenner at Tesco - am partial to a Baileys with ice every so often, will pick one up for the festive period! Although I used to prefer Heather Cream which was made local to me - I wonder if it still exists??

Thu 17 Nov 11 03:58   20% off at Asda - Iffy

My supermarket league table, based on price and luxury of the shopping experience: 1. Waitrose 2. Sainsbury 3. Tesco 4. Morrisons 5. Asda 6. Aldi/Lidl 7. Netto. But based on what I shovel down my neck, the top five or six are more or less equal. I'm currently using Asda online due to being confined to quarters. Not tried any of the others, but I doubt the online experience differs very much.

Thu 17 Nov 11 12:01   20% off at Asda - Mapmaker

My supermarket league table. 1. Waitrose 2. Lidl 3. Aldi (not so convenient as Lidl). 4. Tescos 5. Sainsbury's My supermarket "I wouldn't go there if you paid me league table" 1. Asda. Maybe it's a London thing, but shopping at ASDA is a two hour experience and makes me want to kill somebody. LOTS. OF. PEOPLE. actually.

Thu 17 Nov 11 09:00   BP £6 car wash for 50p - Focusless

offers.bp.co.uk/Offers/MyCar/50/Print#offerDetailsHow as mentioned by moneysavingexpert www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/discount-voucher-codes

Thu 17 Nov 11 09:28   BP £6 car wash for 50p - R.P.

Jaffa Cakes.....:-(

Thu 17 Nov 11 10:06   BP £6 car wash for 50p - Iffy

...Jaffa Cakes... I thought the same. And they are not entirely bad for you, being low in fat, if not sugar. Some professional football clubs provide them for the players to nibble at half-time.

Thu 17 Nov 11 09:45   BP £6 car wash for 50p - sherlock47

but check wether your local branch is accepting the voucher before printing.......... The economics of a 12 mile round trip to wash the car must be questionable :)

Thu 17 Nov 11 12:03   Money Saving Expert days out - Mapmaker

Latest MSE days out offer gives you £100 tickets to the ENO for a tenner to Castor & Pollux. See you there. Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 17 Nov 11 at 13:09

Thu 17 Nov 11 12:06   Money Saving Expert days out - Focusless

Nah - could only make the Saturday performance, and then I'd miss X-factor. Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 17 Nov 11 at 13:09

Thu 17 Nov 11 17:15   Grouse Watch... - Clk Sec

Famous Grouse on offer at Sainsbury's from today at £13 per litre. Please form an orderly queue.

Thu 17 Nov 11 21:12   Grouse Watch... - Lygonos

I think you'll find LIDL screenwash cheaper and higher alcohol content.

Thu 17 Nov 11 22:07   Grouse Watch... - CGNorwich

Thought you had been posted missing Clk Sec. Thanks for the tip. I'll see if I can get a bottle tomorrow.

Fri 18 Nov 11 05:51   Grouse Watch... - Clk Sec

Missing a few marbles, maybe... No need to bust a gut, CGN. My (usually) reliable source tells me that this offer will be available until 22nd and includes Black Grouse, whatever that is.

Fri 18 Nov 11 11:23   Grouse Watch... - bathtub tom

>> Famous Grouse on offer at Sainsbury's from today at £13 per litre. Please form an >> orderly queue. All gone this morning at my local store. Much muttering from customers ans staff.

Fri 18 Nov 11 12:18   Grouse Watch... - CGNorwich

Off to waitrose now via sainsbury's - will report back!

Fri 18 Nov 11 13:03   Grouse Watch... - madf

Whisky is good for killing worms. Period. Plymouth Gin ASDA £12.75 70cl. (41% proof and nice taste) Last edited by: madf on Fri 18 Nov 11 at 13:04

Fri 18 Nov 11 13:13   Grouse Watch... - Roger.

Ah - pink gin! My father's tipple. (He was an engineer officer in the R.N., so to be expected!)

Fri 18 Nov 11 16:07   Grouse Watch... - CGNorwich

Purchased a bottle but shelf nearly empty. Strangely the 70cl bottles price at £13.20 didn't seem to be selling! Litre of Grouse at Waitrose on special offer at £20

Fri 18 Nov 11 17:14   Grouse Watch... - Clk Sec

>>Litre of Grouse at Waitrose on special offer at £20 You can quite often pick up a bargain malt whisky at this time of year at Waitrose, but they didn't have any today.

Fri 18 Nov 11 17:25   Grouse Watch... - Runfer D'Hills

Whisky decanters are a marvelous invention. Fill one with the cheap stuff for the twonks who want lemonade in it ( or indeed to give to people you don't like ) and keep another for personal use and for those who understand... :-)

Fri 18 Nov 11 17:27   Grouse Watch... - CGNorwich

I had a look too. My bottle of 10 year old "the Balvenie" is coming to an end.