I’m drawn to some great half price offers in Dunnes this week – but not on food. Finish Dishwasher tablets are down from €16.99 to €8.49, while a big giant value pack of Bold Two in One is down from €25.99 to €12.99. When it comes t…
In today’s Pricewatch, Conor Pope discusses the growth of own-brand products in Irish supermarkets, and points the way towards thousands of euro in annual savings. An interesting and useful article. Related posts:Pricewatch: The cheapest supermar…
I might be missing something here. Over the past few years, luxury expensive food shop Donnybrook Fair has been popping up all over wealthy Dublin suburbs. Most recently, they’ve appeared up in Stillorgan shopping centre, right beside Tesco (on …
Yawning spaces opened up in the fridge. Lonely potatoes and tomatoes felt conspicuously exposed in the presses. There was a freezer full of long-forgotten sauces. Meanwhile, an excess of herbs, spices, and assorted condiments shrugged their shoulders, …
The hummus expired on January 15. The rashers are a week out of date. The milk should have been thrown out four days ago. And I’m very shortly going to eat an M&S chocolate pudding with a use-by date of January 19. Since implementing this new…
My beautiful new goddaughter Abbie is, unsurprisingly, a time-consuming little critter. I hit the shops to buy the kiddo a little present, but then I remembered some wise words from Jean: new parents don’t get time to eat. These tiny people, cute…
I’ll start by saying that I very rarely, if ever, opt for Tesco Value or St. Bernard products. I’ve suppressed the gag reflex when served a shiny roast St. Bernard chicken; shivered as I imagine its horrific life in a tight, dirty place wit…
I’m a born and bred southside boy, but no stranger to the mean streets of Dublin north.
Back in the 70’s and early 80’s – when, like today, money was a scarce commodity – my dad made a weekly trek through ten feet of snow, volcanoes, …
I know for many, the idea of growing your own is just too damn daunting but there are certain vegetables and herbs that just won’t fail – I promise.
Mint is unbelievable. It is a weed and it will grow anywhere and all year round. It’s such …
Ah, 1992. The year that Michael Carruth took home gold in the Barcelona Olympics, Linda Martin took home the Eurovision and the Celtic Tiger was just beginning to appear over the horizon (whereas it’s now receding rapidly in the rear-view mirror).
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The only thing better than an evening at the cinema is a free evening at the cinema – check out SaveAFewBob’s guide on how to get free cinema tickets
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Tired of being scalped at the pumps every time you go to fill up your car? Well, stuff the oil companies: make your own fuel and fill up for next to nothing! SaveAFewBob tells readers how they can make their own fuel from used cooking oil – the stuff t…
You could save up to 50% on the cost of medicines by purchasing generic drugs: SaveAFewBob spoke with a pharmacist to find out where consumers can make savings on their health costs
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These days, everyone is doing their bit to save the environment. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to radically alter your lifestyle, however; there are some very simple changes that you can make that will help save the environment – and sa…
If you’re looking to save money on everything from haircuts and beauty treatments to groceries, why not give your local Polish shop a whirl?
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Following on from our article on how to save money on your health insurance, there is a piece on the same subject in today’s Irish Independent.
The article reiterates the point that families can save significantly on the cost of their health insuranc…
Here is some straight-up value, readers. Milano’s are running a fantastic offer this week: buy any main course, get a pizza (or pasta or salad) for just €1.
So that’s two meals for the price of one (plus €1, of course). This offer will run from…
It’s time to tighten up your toe-straps, pop on the helmet and pull on your spandex, because this week is national Bike Week. Launched as part of the Government’s Bike Scheme, Bike Week will see fun cycling events taking place around the country ov…
Fancy saving money on eating out? Check out MenuPages.ie’s great promotion – one million euro worth of restaurant vouchers to give away!
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Women are paying up to three times more than men for what are essentially the same beauty products, a recent Consumer Association of Ireland survey has found.
Recent research by the CAI has found that retailers are charging significantly higher prices …
We at SaveAFewBob were rather surprised to discover that we had become Footlocker VIPs this morning. Fancy that.
Apparently, becoming a Foot Locker VIP will entitle you to a 30% discount off all stock (including sale items) during the store’s VIP eve…
The SaveAFewBob HQ is on Thomas St, and we picked up a flyer recently. For today (Friday the 28th of May) only, Subway on Thomas St are offering a free 6” Sub when you buy any large dispensed drink!
It’s all to celebrate the opening of the newest S…
On the foot of a recent National Consumer Agency report on the car insurance market, SaveAFewBob looks at ways that motorists can reduce the cost of their motor cover
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Are you fond of your fish and chips? Well, today is National Fish and Chips Day, and participating chippers are selling fish and chips for half price! Sounds fishy? It’s true (we wouldn’t be coddin’ ya).
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Everyone knows that you can get cheap books online with Amazon and Ebay – but how about getting your books for free? SaveAFewBob takes a look at BookMooch, a website that does exactly that…
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