Am I going bananas?

So today's post centres on one recent experience using the ultimate lazy app. There's now apps where you can order groceries to your door and they arrive about 20 or 30 minutes later. It really taps into our desire to shop from our bed and have everything now. However, my experience with one particular brand …

Click, click, click and collect

In a post of the past, I wrote about a recent checkout experience - namely scan as you shop - and that was before lockdown made inspiration hard to come by! Well, today, I'm using another checkout experience as the topic for my blog. Yes, this time it's the hot new trend - click and …

Challenge 25

This is a sad story. On a hungover Saturday recently, I was in a well-known discount brand supermarket buying wine for Saturday night. Maybe, I should have thought drinking wine again was a bad idea - but this isn't why it is a sad story. I went to the self-service checkout machines as the queue …

Bagging a bargain

Today's post is almost dedicated to a skill I'm particularly proud of - bagging a bargain. One of my favourites is the three-pound dress that has been wheeled out on numerous occasions now over the last 4 years that always seems to garner a compliment. But the bargain battlefield can be complex. We've just come …

Keep that in the locker

A quick post from me today as I've had a busy weekend and no time to put pen to paper so to speak! Today's post is all about a new tool I used recently. The Amazon locker. This would have been a solid 5/5 review, but I was let down at the weekend. For those …

That’s a nice top

Sometimes, I'll wear an outfit and receive a compliment. Today's post is all about the slightly bizarre response you'll get. Most people would say thank you when being told they had a nice top. Others might feel the need to return the favour and compliment an item of clothing they have worn. Not me. Nine …

Bonkers Banking

Today I hope to help some of you with your long distant memories of New Year's resolutions, by discussing one of my savings tips - this is however hidden within a rant! I'm going to focus on banking. High street branches receive a lot of negative publicity for closing. My issue with them is their …

Scan as you shop

Last year I  moaned about supermarket shopping. Read it here; that was a time when titles seemed more exciting too. Today, I bring good news. This is a rare post, so enjoy it while you can! I've discovered the wonder of scan as you shop. I think it is safe to say this is my …

Two Tree Family

I've started to notice a growing Christmas trend, the two tree family. People have more than one Christmas tree in their house. Why? Do you expect Father Christmas to leave presents under both trees? Do you have the one in the window really well decorated to impress the neighbours but a grim one in your …

Black Friday. Cyber Monday. I’m done Tuesday

My inbox has taken a significant hit over the last few days with "unmissable deals". Well, guess, what? I've missed them. I don't understand why we are subjected to so many "amazing" deals that in the grand scheme of things don't really save us any money. They are just a con to get us to …