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Brickbats and Bouquets

Grocery Watch.

We are very fortunate in Jamestown in that we do have a  new Supermarket, which over all is a terrific improvement on it’s predecessor,  and we also have some competition,… even though the competition is actually owned by the same parent company.  It matters not, as the stores themselves are independently owned and seem to [...]

More Grocery Grizzles…..

Yesterday,  I was told of another minor grizzle by a working Mum who works long hours.
Each week we receive a brochure containing the next weeks Specials,  clearly stating across the bottom that the special prices are on offer from the Monday to the following Sunday or until stocks run out.

So,…  as a working mum she [...]

A Bouquet….

In my post it the Grocery Watch category, I mentioned the brochures that we all find mysteriously appear in our letter boxes every week.   Some people love them, and some people hate them,…  in our household the appearance of the brochures is a much anticipated event and they are eagerly bought inside where they are  [...]

A Refreshing Change

About two weeks ago the Gel cell battery in my torch refused to accept a charge, a replacement was not available in Jamestown, so I ordered one through Discount Electrics in Port Pirie and because they also never had one in stock they ordered it from Sydney and I asked that [...]