Right Place/Right Time

Not the clearest of photos, but great bargains nonetheless.

Found these yesterday - carrot and  coriander soup; reduced from £1.80 each to 36p each!

Ideal for lunches at school.  I have popped them both in the freezer.

[Wrote 30 writing and 30 'speaking and listening' comments yesterday.  Plus listed 2 pairs of shoes on ebay]  

Ridiculous Price Increase

At this time of year, I am partial to coucous, occassionally.  

The last time I bought some, it was approx 35p.  This time it cost 62p!  At first I thought it was a mistake.  Sadly not.

On the other hand, following on from a post and comment by Frugal Mum, instead of buying these:

£2.00/kg

I have bought these:

£0.63/kg

£1.37/kg saving.  

I plan to grated/slice them and freeze them ready for use.

Updated Defrosting The Freezer

Shameful

That's more like it!

Last night, because I was so pleased with having defrosted it, the freezer was on my mind.I think I have have owned it for since approximately 1998 [15 years].  It has survived two house moves.

I was checking on line how much it would cost to replace, if it went wrong. I was also considering what size we really need as a family of 3.  That said, I do use my freezer quite a lot to freeze 'yellow sticker' items etc.

During the course of my research, I read some reviews and managed to glean this: apparently old fashioned 'manual freezer are more reliable than frost-free types.   This might go some way to explaining the longevity of my freezer, despite years of abuse.  I think the previous one might have been a frost-free type [although my memory is not that good anymore] and it only survived one move and 5 years.

When this one bites the dust, I think I will buy another 'manual' freezer.

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