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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: GROWLER on October 13, 2007, 10:46:52 AM
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After watching Martin Lewis earlier this week , about saving money when shoppin', I've decided to give his advice a go.
Instead of buying the usual well know brand stuff, that we all apparently unwittingly yearn for, I've gone for Asdas own where possible, or even their 'Smart Price' grub. eeek:
So now it's testing time. eatdrink013
Wenchy would like this bit. Biscuit testing. happy088
Asdas Smart Price Jaffa cakes. 29p for 12.
Are these made by McVities, cus they taste exactly the same to me. Brilliant! eeek:
Smart Price 'Nice' and choc chip cookies/biscuits. Identical to well know brand imo for half the price. happy088
Just cleaned me teeth with Asdas own brand tooth paste, and whilst it doesn't taste the same as the usual suspects, Colgates etc., it does what it sez on the tube...it cleans your teeth. Adequate for me, but there will no doubt be complaints from GROWLERS' jnrs. ::)
I'm just going to go and have a good scrub with Asda Smart Price soap now @ 6p a bar. lol:
It's probably got conc.sulpuric acid in it, so it'll save me having to have a shave with Smart Price shaving foam! lol:
Yet to try: Asdas own tinned fruit and butty spreads, including a chicken one that is Smart Price. I'll make two buttys for mini moose using both brands to see if she can tell the difference.
I could, to the tune of 15p a bottle.
Asda Smart Price own baked beans? I'm fully expecting these to taste like shite tbh, sick2: as Heinz...the best imo, DON'T make beans for anyone else apparently.
I'm currently running 1 car on bio diesel which is 50% normal diesel apparently, @ 80p a litre, and the Landy on 50% bio, and 50% Asdas own veggy oil @ 60p a litre, 48p a litre when I'm, passing Costco/Orbro.
The Landy has been running sweetly on this mix for 6 months now without missing a beat. Even the recently changed fuel filter was clean, after reading all the hype about them getting clogged up more rapidly. ::)
Never knew saving dosh could be so interesting.
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Put this way it isn't. What are you on about?
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Put this way it isn't. What are you on about?
Why? What's so confusing about what I've said? rubschin:
Even I can understand what i've written, and I'm THICK, apparently. ::)
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Is the cooking oil thing... um legal? rubschin:
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Is the cooking oil thing... um legal? rubschin:
I believe so...in small quantities.
If not, I'll delete that bit of my post. ;)
Not recommended for modern post 2000 cars anyway apparently. Viscosity is too high and can block the more modern high tech high pressure systems/injectors.
I only use the Landy for roaming around The Swamp anyway, so I suppose I could even use 'Red' if I wanted to. rubschin:
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Shop wisely young Growler and may the force be with you.
With 5 to feed on a pension and Mrs Snoopy's p/t earnings we use a combo of Asda (Usually Smart Price), Local Farms, Lidl & Aldi.
At the end of the day the kids cannot tell the difference but having one who is super allergic to many things and me being diabetic we have to read all labels ~ that can be interesting.
If you have any food problems (allergies, hyper activity etc) this site is a mine of information. Worth reading anyway as you find out what those numbers on the labels really mean and the possible effects on you.
http://curezone.org/foods/enumbers.asp
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We do buy mostly own brand stuff. I don't think there is any point in not doing so as in a lot of cases they are all manufactured by the same people anyway.
The only three things that spring to mind that we don't are baked beans, marmite and peanut butter. There are some things that are not worth compromising on.
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Asda Smart Price Chocolate Spread is the only one we can find that does not have nuts in it. Little one is highly allergic to nuts but adores chocolate. As responsible parents perhaps we shouldn't indulge him but he has to go without so much that we feel justified.
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Is the cooking oil thing... um legal? rubschin:
I believe so...in small quantities.
If not, I'll delete that bit of my post. ;)
Not recommended for modern post 2000 cars anyway apparently. Viscosity is to high and can block the more modern high tech high pressure systems/injectors.
I only use the Landy for roaming around The Swamp anyway, so I suppose I could even use 'Red' if I wanted to. rubschin:
I pour a load of old shite into my L200 – two stroke oil, paint thinners, etc. anything I can’t easily dump elsewhere but I haven’t tried cooking oil in it… yet. rubschin:
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Is the cooking oil thing... um legal? rubschin:
I believe so...in small quantities.
If not, I'll delete that bit of my post. ;)
Not recommended for modern post 2000 cars anyway apparently. Viscosity is to high and can block the more modern high tech high pressure systems/injectors.
I only use the Landy for roaming around The Swamp anyway, so I suppose I could even use 'Red' if I wanted to. rubschin:
I pour a load of old shite into my L200 – two stroke oil, paint thinners, etc. anything I can’t easily dump elsewhere but I haven’t tried cooking oil in it… yet. rubschin:
Smells so sweet when you get a whiff of smoke on start up.
The girls on the check out at Asda look at me a bit strange when they see me fillin' up the pay in tray with 30 liters of Veggy oil.
I tell them I like a full English brekky, several times a day. lol:
The old L200 like all that shite you pour into it then? eeek:
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At the end of the day the kids cannot tell the difference but having one who is super allergic to many things and me being diabetic we have to read all labels ~ that can be interesting.
Doing a blinfold test on Miss Growler tonight. lol:
Asdas own 'Monster Munch' v Walkers original version. ::)
Who needs the telly when you can have this sort of entertainment?
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At the end of the day the kids cannot tell the difference but having one who is super allergic to many things and me being diabetic we have to read all labels ~ that can be interesting.
Doing a blinfold test on Miss Growler tonight. lol:
Asdas own 'Monster Munch' v Walkers original version. ::)
Who needs the telly when you can have this sort of entertainment?
Is that legal? eeek:
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At the end of the day the kids cannot tell the difference but having one who is super allergic to many things and me being diabetic we have to read all labels ~ that can be interesting.
Doing a blinfold test on Miss Growler tonight. lol:
Asdas own 'Monster Munch' v Walkers original version. ::)
Who needs the telly when you can have this sort of entertainment?
Is that legal? eeek:
Which? The blinfold the tank tape or the MONSTER munch? lol:
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Is the cooking oil thing... um legal? rubschin:
I believe so...in small quantities.
If not, I'll delete that bit of my post. ;)
Not recommended for modern post 2000 cars anyway apparently. Viscosity is to high and can block the more modern high tech high pressure systems/injectors.
I only use the Landy for roaming around The Swamp anyway, so I suppose I could even use 'Red' if I wanted to. rubschin:
I pour a load of old shite into my L200 – two stroke oil, paint thinners, etc. anything I can’t easily dump elsewhere but I haven’t tried cooking oil in it… yet. rubschin:
When I bought the L200 they asked if I was going to ship it to the UK. When I said 'no' they sold me the £500 cheaper version that didn't have all the complex EU emissions shite bolted on to it. Any local mechanic can fix the 2½ litre lump with a range of different size hammers… whistle:
I’ll get some cooking oil poured into it as soon as they fill the moat up and I can get to the road again. Banghead
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Try it on a gradual basis, don't just fill 'er up. noooo:
Got to be pure veggi oil I believe.
Kits are now available for converting old 'chippy' oil @ approx 8p a liter, but it's a bit time consuming and messy apparently.
Fill yer tank up for about 3 quid though. eeek:
Watch the fuel filter too, as this stuff drags all the varnish and crud out of the tank and fuel lines and can block it up quite quickly ...apparently.
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This should be in Petrol Heads now... redface:
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I'll stick a litre in next time i add £20 of diesel and see what happens. happy088
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This should be in Petrol Heads now... redface:
Yes ~ Where is that "foot tapping whilst wearing a pained expression" emoticon when I need it?
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This should be in Petrol Heads now... redface:
Only a 'slight' diversion, so to make ammends, Asda Smart Price soap test.
Absoluely fine. Lathers nicely, and doesn't stink of perfumy stuff.
My soft silk like comlplexion remains like a babies bottom....ish. cloud9:
...oh, and these jaffa cakes are going down VERY quickly. eeek:
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My boys tell me that Smart Price Jaffa Cakes are smaller and not "quite" as good as the real ones.
They can tell the difference in "blind testing" but given the choice of Asda or nowt they say that Asda are "acceptable"
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My boys tell me that Smart Price Jaffa Cakes are smaller and not "quite" as good as the real ones.
They can tell the difference in "blind testing" but given the choice of Asda or nowt they say that Asda are "acceptable"
I don't like Jaffa Cakes - real macoy or not sick2: sick2: sick2:
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My boys tell me that Smart Price Jaffa Cakes are smaller and not "quite" as good as the real ones.
They can tell the difference in "blind testing" but given the choice of Asda or nowt they say that Asda are "acceptable"
I don't like Jaffa Cakes - real macoy or not sick2: sick2: sick2:
At last I may have found a soul mate ~ I hate the horrid things ..... but everyone else raves about them, TBH I thought it was just me.
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My boys tell me that Smart Price Jaffa Cakes are smaller and not "quite" as good as the real ones.
They can tell the difference in "blind testing" but given the choice of Asda or nowt they say that Asda are "acceptable"
I don't like Jaffa Cakes - real macoy or not sick2: sick2: sick2:
At last I may have found a soul mate ~ I hate the horrid things ..... but everyone else raves about them, TBH I thought it was just me.
No it's just the two of you, you pair o' freaks. lol:
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No, I never took to them either. They are all wrong, somehow. sick2:
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No, I never took to them either. They are all wrong, somehow. sick2:
Not something I would ever get excited about, I have eaten about 5 or 6 at various times in my life, if now suitable alternative were available. On my list of food to eat if I am starving, down there with snake and stuff. noooo:
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I love em cloud9:
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I love em cloud9:
Nobody driving around in a purple Micra can be looked upon as an arbiter of taste now can they? ::)
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I love em cloud9:
Nobody driving around in a purple Micra can be looked upon as an arbiter of taste now can they? ::)
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I love em cloud9:
Nobody driving around in a Micra can be looked upon as an arbiter of taste now can they? ::)
Amended for acccuracy
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I love em cloud9:
Nobody driving around in a Micra can be looked upon as an arbiter of taste now can they? ::)
Amended for acccuracy
Not sure that a Micra has that many ccs
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My boys tell me that Smart Price Jaffa Cakes are smaller and not "quite" as good as the real ones.
They can tell the difference in "blind testing" but given the choice of Asda or nowt they say that Asda are "acceptable"
I don't like Jaffa Cakes - real macoy or not sick2: sick2: sick2:
At last I may have found a soul mate ~ I hate the horrid things ..... but everyone else raves about them, TBH I thought it was just me.
No it's just the two of you, you pair o' freaks. lol:
Err.. Three of us actually.
There is a genetic defect in the taste buds of anyone who can tolerate simultaneous chocolate and orange flavours, IMHO.
There is also a textural problem with cake and goo concoctions, in which I would include trifles. sick2:
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I love em cloud9:
Nobody driving around in a Micra can be looked upon as an arbiter of taste now can they? ::)
Amended for acccuracy
Not sure that a Micra has that many ccs
point:
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My boys tell me that Smart Price Jaffa Cakes are smaller and not "quite" as good as the real ones.
They can tell the difference in "blind testing" but given the choice of Asda or nowt they say that Asda are "acceptable"
I don't like Jaffa Cakes - real macoy or not sick2: sick2: sick2:
At last I may have found a soul mate ~ I hate the horrid things ..... but everyone else raves about them, TBH I thought it was just me.
No it's just the two of you, you pair o' freaks. lol:
Err.. Three of us actually.
There is a genetic defect in the taste buds of anyone who can tolerate simultaneous chocolate and orange flavours, IMHO.
There is also a textural problem with cake and goo concoctions, in which I would include trifles. sick2:
Trifle or any cold-custard dish = sick2:
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cold-custard dish
rubschin:
Off topic euphemism?
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cold-custard dish
rubschin:
Off topic euphemism?
Snigger... redface:
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Trifle or any cold-custard dish = sick2:
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So how is it then BM that you like creme brulee?! sick2: sick2: sick2:
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Take some custard. Set it on fire.
I do it all the time, but not always intentionally. The French believe they invented it, but I know better
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So how is it then BM that you like creme brulee?! sick2: sick2: sick2:
I don't... whistle:
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Take some custard. Set it on fire.
I do it all the time, but not always intentionally. The French believe they invented it, but I know better
;D
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So how is it then BM that you like creme brulee?!
I LOVE creme brulee!! Mr Wench won't let me have a blow torch though. sad32:
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Wise man!
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I have one cloud9:
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Bastardo!!!
A friend and I are hatching a plot to give each other blow torches for Christmas thus getting around the no blow torch clause. eveilgrin:
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Just to make you really jealous ~ this is the one I have.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.akroservices.co.uk%2Flgprodimage%2FL793.jpg&hash=b9a92f574d7c002e2458f9debb3d57ffcfce41d2)
www.akroservices.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=L793
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I've got one too.
Mrs GROWLER. ::)
She can strip a door of it's paint at 50yds by just talkin' to it. eeek:
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Just to make you really jealous ~ this is the one I have.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.akroservices.co.uk%2Flgprodimage%2FL793.jpg&hash=b9a92f574d7c002e2458f9debb3d57ffcfce41d2)
www.akroservices.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=L793
I just fish out the one I use for decorating/plumbing jobs - does the trick and no extra cost!
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I use a hot gun for paint stripping which wouldn't really do the business in the kitchen.
Like an overgrown hairdryer really.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.farnsworthelectronics.com%2Fpart%2520images%2Ftools.17.gif&hash=f465f20655ec311a5b581010a5bff140942a9f70)
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Bloody Hell! Sorry 'bout the size of that pic ... most unexpected eeek:
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Just to make you really jealous ~ this is the one I have.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.akroservices.co.uk%2Flgprodimage%2FL793.jpg&hash=b9a92f574d7c002e2458f9debb3d57ffcfce41d2)
www.akroservices.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=L793
That looks like one of those Willy-enlarging devices advertised in Gentelmens publications, allegedly.
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I couldn't possibly comment.
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Back onto the original topic.
The testing continues.
I've just 'test driven' Asda Smart Price bog roll. Fraction of the price of the usual 'soft and fluffy' stuff, and just as good.
It does exactly what it says on the tin/packet/whatever.
It wipes yer arse and dabs yer 'petals'. happy088
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Thank you so much for the information. sick2:
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Thank you so much for the information. sick2:
Always here to help. happy088
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Thank you so much for the information. sick2:
Always here to help. happy088
Does it pass the 'finger-poke-through' test though?
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Thank you so much for the information. sick2:
Always here to help. happy088
Does it pass the 'finger-poke-through' test though?
Oh yes. That's ALWAYS the defining moment when testing bog rolls.
Need two sheets folded over though, but the same can be said for all the other more expensive brands too i personally find.
Problee cus I'm a bit of a rough arse? rubschin:
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Thank you so much for the information. sick2:
Always here to help. happy088
Does it pass the 'finger-poke-through' test though?
Personally we found not. We use Asda own brand but not economy.
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Thank you so much for the information. sick2:
Always here to help. happy088
Does it pass the 'finger-poke-through' test though?
Personally we found not. We use Asda own brand but not economy.
You wimmen only 'dab' though, so where's yer problem? ::)
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I have medication that gives me stomach issues. I don't dab. redface:
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Too much information here people! surrender:
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I know.
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The Off Topic - A Virtual Pub
Famous for its no holds barred discussions! happy088
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its.
OK?
and oh yes. sick2:
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its.
OK?
and oh yes. sick2:
OK! ::)
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The Off Topic - A Virtual Pub
Famous for its no holds barred discussions! happy088
and pedants. ::)
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I still prefer under weigh, but I changed it to pacify the editor> noooo:
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I still prefer under weigh, but I changed it to pacify the editor> noooo:
I always liked the Colt 45 being named the Pacifier.
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I believe there is a Peacemaker nuclear ICBM. George Orwell was right!
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No, I never took to them either. They are all wrong, somehow. sick2:
Not something I would ever get excited about, I have eaten about 5 or 6 at various times in my life, if now suitable alternative were available. On my list of food to eat if I am starving, down there with snake and stuff. noooo:
While it isnt high on my list of things to try again snake isnt that bad.
As for Nick saying that something is wrong, I used to like Jaffa Cakes but such a comment means I'll be avoiding them like the plague now.
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No, I never took to them either. They are all wrong, somehow. sick2:
Not something I would ever get excited about, I have eaten about 5 or 6 at various times in my life, if now suitable alternative were available. On my list of food to eat if I am starving, down there with snake and stuff. noooo:
While it isnt high on my list of things to try again snake isnt that bad.
As for Nick saying that something is wrong, I used to like Jaffa Cakes but such a comment means I'll be avoiding them like the plague now.
Tesco Value Python is very tasty by all accounts.
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Wouldnt know Darwin, I was in Romania when I tried it. The night caretaker/wolf patrol at the orphanage was a little eccentric.