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Taking a stethoscope to the Shops

Pick of the Prices

Not the first time a roving pasty muncher has picked up on stupid price promotion - see Supermarket Swizz - No Deal where our wandering eye spotted Tesco taking the little in  every little helps to the minimum of price cuts - a penny off a litre of whiskey and Sainsbury’s shelf […]

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Crap Jobs - Mystery Shopping

Over on Money Saving Expert there is a huge thread about mystery shopping that begins with a very helpful introduction to the various agencies that offer crap jobs to perform undercover tasks along with easy to follow information about the implications of becoming self employed - with simple details about calculating profits made on payments […]

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Deal or No Deal - Supermarket Swindles

Eagle eyed roving reporter spotted these tow shelf edge price tickets “shouting” the gererousity of the supermarkets involved.
Tesco penny off a litre of Bells’ Whiskey
What a saving this is and well timed following the booze unfriendly budget. 1 whole new penny off £14.99 that’s a massive 0.06% saving - cheers Tesco - every little […]

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Cheap Broadband - Yes Please

What incredible times we live in.  During a spare half hour I was goaded into finding pasties on t’internet.  Blimey the humble savory snack (some say meal) is now global - and can be ordered online for delivery anywhere in the world.
Ever thrifty I checked the prices of available pasties online on Savebuckets -  UK’s […]

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