tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post7656297904551987538..comments2024-03-19T11:17:07.174+00:00Comments on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: The Remarkable Supermarket BoycottSue Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-11153453532052038072011-08-19T10:42:40.017+01:002011-08-19T10:42:40.017+01:00We can no longer afford to do a regular shop, and ...We can no longer afford to do a regular shop, and now buy as we need. We don't have farmers' shops nearby. We do the next best thing, and visit the cheap shops - Home Bargains, Cool Trader, pound shops. Not ideal, but a huge help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-67721918746247331102011-08-18T22:16:48.179+01:002011-08-18T22:16:48.179+01:00I live in that London, and am lucky enough to have...I live in that London, and am lucky enough to have two greengrocers - one of which is open in the evening - yards from my front door, and a fantastic fruit and veg stall outside my tube station. Great fishmongers too. All cheaper and better than the supermarkets. Critical mass of people walking past I guess. <br /><br />Tragically the two butchers have seen the local yummy mummies coming and charge way more than the supermarkets for (admittedly good quality) meat. But it is very nice to smugly not buy supermarket fruit and veg. Although when I've not been able to leave the house before 9 pm, the supermarkets suddenly seem very welcoming!misspiggynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-11399468297695119862011-08-18T15:01:22.190+01:002011-08-18T15:01:22.190+01:00This is very interesting, I share your supermarket...This is very interesting, I share your supermarket fury. The local shops and farm shops are certainly WAY cheaper for the seasonaly produce and always make for a more rewarding shopping trip than the supermarket. Inspiring ideas here.girls who like to gorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851073082634902008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-23308885000071730222011-08-18T13:16:34.133+01:002011-08-18T13:16:34.133+01:00If only I had my health back I would love to go of...If only I had my health back I would love to go off grid completely and grow my own and be as self-sufficient as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-38739109012634737992011-08-18T12:10:57.850+01:002011-08-18T12:10:57.850+01:00You didn't mention the worst part of the price...You didn't mention the worst part of the price hikes - the fact that the supermarkets actually boast about the new prices! When French loaves leapt from 25p to 28p, Sainsbury's celebrated the 12% price rise by putting up a sign saying "28p - the same as Tesco"! And don't get me started on the state of their toilets!<br /><br />I don't do meat or other animal products, but definitely feel inspired to make more of an effort re the local farmers' market.Vanilla Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946634138308342764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-47558259818939601082011-08-18T10:51:41.632+01:002011-08-18T10:51:41.632+01:00I'm amazed that (given your health and family ...I'm amazed that (given your health and family responsibilities) you don't use a delivery service. They aren't really that expensive and save so many 'spoons'! <br /><br />An Ocado delivery pass costs about £100 a year (but they do reduced offers on it sometimes) and for that you get as many deliveries as you want.<br /><br />I plan to never again have to try to lift a bag of groceries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-25999024217884100492011-08-18T09:50:27.368+01:002011-08-18T09:50:27.368+01:00I agree with you 100%, I started doing this a whil...I agree with you 100%, I started doing this a while ago and I bang on about it ad nauseam and drive my friends and family mad, I'm thrilled to find someone else who feels the same! (And I'm in Cambridge so you would have thought we'd have the hessian and lentil tax too!).Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664454336482695288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-74328421541270381212011-08-18T09:41:46.451+01:002011-08-18T09:41:46.451+01:00I heard on Farming Today recently that more and mo...I heard on Farming Today recently that more and more farmers are pulling out of their supermarket contracts and going it alone as they are fed up of being bullied by the supermarkets who tell them at the last minute they are putting their strawberries on special as a 2 for 1 so the farmer only gets paid for one punnet out of two and if they go public and complain, they'll face reprisals next time round from the supermarket buyer.<br />I can avoid them as I'm lucky enough to be able-bodied to grow my own.Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-50415355398438228502011-08-18T09:37:35.520+01:002011-08-18T09:37:35.520+01:00http://www.farmshop.uk.com/ for starters. Other w...http://www.farmshop.uk.com/ for starters. Other websites are availableValleysBlokenoreply@blogger.com