Got to Love the Little Wins in Life When They Come,lol
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I accumulated a £10 voucher to spend at Tesco from one of my gaming apps.
I'm on a very tight budget, so i always add up my shopping as I go around the supermarket, and I am usually within a 50p or so when it goes through till.
Yesterday however was my greatest achievement,........
Did my shop, my calculator says £9.87, I still have 13p to spend, I know it's only 13p but I hate losing voucher money, so I grabbed a banana, anticipating that it would take me over the £10, I go through the till, the cashier says.....that's £10 exactly, i couldn't believe it, £10 exactly!!!!!!! very geeky I know, but im still smiling about in now,lol
Anyone else as geeky as me??? Or is this just what happens when you reach "middle age"
slightfoot I didn't as too far away and didn't notice until I got home unfortunately.
HEDGEHOGS I did this once before, got some shopping in Devon, before getting the train back to Somerset, I did email Asda to say a was charged twice but couldn't go back, they sent me a email voucher for half the value as a "good will gesture"
slightfoot I guess that was better than nothing, always nice to have a goodwill gesture.
It's the 'little' wins like this that keep you sane! Without them it is all doom and gloom. Very pleased for you 
tumblespots thankyou, I was soo pleased with myself, even the cashier congratulated me
. Well done! 
JLouM I did wonder if it's a middle age thing, I wouldn't of cared less when I was in my twenties
Slight foot well done. I know tescos have scales in store, so you can weigh you vegetables and fruit
SaveMeSunday I just installed this. Did it take you a long time to earn enough to cash out?
snoogans888 I play games through a app called mist play, I've tried several but I found this one to be the best, I cash out £10 a week roughly
slightfoot I use Mistplay too but I only ever have 1-dot speed games so it takes me forever to cash out! I get about £10 every 2 months if I’m lucky!
SaveMeSunday oh that’s pretty good. Do you just play the free games to earn the gems?
snoogans888 maybe try updating or re-installing the app, I get l get loads of 5 dot speed game and alot of the time they are boosted to 8 dots
slightfoot omg I reinstalled and that worked a treat! I’ve now got some 5 dot games! Thanks so much 
SaveMeSunday / snoogans888 / slightfoot
I personally use Swagbucks and love it, there is also TesterBuddy (iOS only) and MoneyCash (the Android version) which are often raved about in groups I'm in. Always check for a sign up code or referral though (but we aren't allowed to share them here) as they often give you and the person who's code it is a bonus of some kind.
have started splitting my shopping sometimes.,I calculate prices on my phone to a certain price, did this last Tuesday night in Tesco then did another lot & a third ..
It meant my shopping bill was £2.02, £5.04 & £5.06 so I got £1.98, £1.92 & £.1.88 back into my Savings Account from Double Round Ups ,so I got back £5.76 of my £12.12 Shop, the £.1.79 Bottle of Coke I fetched for my sister in this I gave her free!
#savvyshopper
julie781x ...I have explained this on here recently but in case you missed my message I will go through it again..
My Royal Bank Of Scotland Account pays Double Ups on anything I spend over £1 into my Savings Account..So if I spend £1.05 I get the 95p back into my Savings Account doubled,hence my earlier message about my Tesco shop...
By splitting my shopping & keeping the change over £1 low,I reap the rewards in my Savings Account..
Last year I accumulated £800, this was the first year I have done this but look at the outcome!
janphoenix51 this is very interesting, haven't come across it before, so will definitely be doing some research, thankyou for the info x
Lol I feel the same way when I get petrol and it’s what I budget on the dot
Julie781x..I have only just started splitting my shopping but been using Double Ups almost a year after it showed up on my Banking App,let's face it as the Tesco slogan says...Every little helps! 
MelissaLee1 don't like them, the hubby ate it, he was more pleased with the banana than my triumph at the till
I am exactly the same. If I have a voucher to spend then I try to make sure that whatever I'm buying adds up to the voucher amount. I use the calculator on my phone, I know you can use the scan as you shop machines but I prefer not too.
MrsCraig I'm no good with scan thing either, always try for a staffed till where possible aswell
slightfoot ....Give me a staffed till every time,nearly every time a self service till was used my partner & I always ended up calling for a staff member!!
Not as geeky as that but I used to calculate in my head a rough estimate. We use the scan machines in store now so it adds up as you go along. Plus is up to date if the prices have changed on the shelves.
eyeballkerry I've so far shy away from those scanners as I'm not great with tech, can I use them if paying with vouchers?
slightfoot We shop at Waitrose and use the scanners and yes you can use vouchers at the end of the shop. Just have to make sure you do it the right way round. Probably best to ask for help the first time.
Sadly I consider a round pound cost when filling my car with fuel a win. Doesn't happen very often!
Auntielettie I don't drive, I'm tempted to ask a friend if I can have a go at filling up just for the fun of trying to get it spot on
On our local Radio Station Hallam FM's competition Make Me A Winner where you pay £2 for a text to enter & if the Station calls you & you pick it up within 5 rings & utter that winning phrase you can win big..
The winner Brenda won £82,000 on her FIRST ATTEMPT, she can't live far from me as the area given is just up the road from my house!
Good luck to Brenda,hope she looks after herself, her loved ones & favourite charities & the money doesn't bring heartache...x
It's good when things work out, well done. I like getting free vouchers, been doing alot of surveys online and keep getting £5 vouchers for Amazon. Then come on here to check out the deals so I can make it stretch. It does make me feel happy, nothing like retail therapy especially when getting stuff free.
to you too! KAW18 I don't know if Ur the same, but I'm much more careful with how I spend my vouchers than I am with my actual wages!!!
slightfoot I know what you mean. I'm not well enough to work and my ex partner won't let me order anything online. I don't go out much because of my illness. So don't get much from shops. So the vouchers are away round this. So I try and get the most I can out of them.
Nice haha I’m the same! I had a £5 gift card to use so I got Tesco meal deal, pasta, drink and snack pack of crisps and a 4 tube pack Smarties chocolate 
paid at the self checkout and didn’t pay anything extra
I’m always using a few receipt apps to help pay for foods and my collection of books 
kitty88uk may i ask what receipt apps u use, I'm yet to find one that I like, I have zipzero but it's slow to build up a decent amount
slightfoot amazon shopper panel but there’s waitlist, Storewards and snap my eats not sure if they accepting new people
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