Josie
08-20-2008, 06:25 PM
Unless you grow your own vegetables, I think this might be helpful!
Are there vegetables your budgies enjoy that you don't really use yourself? Are you unable to only buy what veggies you need for them? Worried about wasting money AND food?
Well I'm ready to help :D
In most supermarkets, there is a Reduced Price shelf. I've seen these in Tesco, SuperValu and Superquinn, and your local supermarket might have something similar. Items that are approaching the sell-by date around the store are put here are reduced in price. In tesco, where we normally shop, there is one just for Fruit and Vegetables. We can usually buy fruits and vegetables here for less than half the full price. Of course, there is the off chance that some things may be expiring slightly, so keep an eye out and make sure to check before you buy. Most things, however, are still perfectly fresh. From here, we can buy what the boyos like that I don't, such as celery, pears, corn etc.
Now, we come to the next problem.
"Aren't they just going to expire too, and even quicker?"
You have a freezer, yes? Well then, you can keep them in there. Unfortunately, some fruits go soggy after defrosting, so you might want to invest in some green bags.
They are worth every penny/cent/whatever currency. These bags can prolong the life of fruit and veg significantly. I mean, once we bought a bag of apples in tesco, and when we got home we put them in a green bag. I actually forgot about them. A month an a half later I was looking through the fridge for a snack when I found the apples. I took one out and took a bite out of it, and it was as crunchy and as juicy as if I had just bought it. Sure, it's a bit a money you'll spend, but if it saves you throwing out a load of food, then why not? If you're looking to buy them, type "Debbie Meyer Green Bags" into Google :D
So, let's see how much can be saved.
We'll take for example, a bag of sliced carrots. Both these people have two budgies.
Joe buys one bag for his budgies from the reduced shelf whenever he runs out. Joe has already bought green bags.
Jack buys one bag for his budgies at full price whenever he runs out. He hasn't invested in green bags.
Reduced price (joe's buy): .24 EUR (about .35 in USD)
Full price(Jack's buy): 1.19 EUR (1.75 USD)
In two months, Joe only needs to buy these carrots three times.
In two months, Jack needs to buy them four times.
It mightn't seem like an awful lot, but let's look at the money differences over two months.
Joe's lot: .72 EUR (1.06 USD)
Jack's lot: 4.76 EUR (7.01 USD)
Still mightn't seem like an awful lot, but then lets look at a year:
Joe's lot: 4.32 EUR (6.36 USD)
Jack's lot: 28.56 EUR (42.09 USD)
See the difference now? And, of course, you're going to be buying more than carrots, and you might have more than two budgies, so you can save some serious pennies. Of course, you mightn't get such dramatic savings with everything, but hey, a saving's a saving, right?
Hey, half the world's going into recession, so why pay top dollar?
SAVE YOUR PENNIES TODAY.
(The story was fictional. If your name is Joe or Jack and you own two budgies then it's not based on you. And no, I don't advise feeding your budgies just carrots, that was just to show the savings. Don't come crying to me if your budgie turns orange because you've been feeding it carrots all the time.)
Are there vegetables your budgies enjoy that you don't really use yourself? Are you unable to only buy what veggies you need for them? Worried about wasting money AND food?
Well I'm ready to help :D
In most supermarkets, there is a Reduced Price shelf. I've seen these in Tesco, SuperValu and Superquinn, and your local supermarket might have something similar. Items that are approaching the sell-by date around the store are put here are reduced in price. In tesco, where we normally shop, there is one just for Fruit and Vegetables. We can usually buy fruits and vegetables here for less than half the full price. Of course, there is the off chance that some things may be expiring slightly, so keep an eye out and make sure to check before you buy. Most things, however, are still perfectly fresh. From here, we can buy what the boyos like that I don't, such as celery, pears, corn etc.
Now, we come to the next problem.
"Aren't they just going to expire too, and even quicker?"
You have a freezer, yes? Well then, you can keep them in there. Unfortunately, some fruits go soggy after defrosting, so you might want to invest in some green bags.
They are worth every penny/cent/whatever currency. These bags can prolong the life of fruit and veg significantly. I mean, once we bought a bag of apples in tesco, and when we got home we put them in a green bag. I actually forgot about them. A month an a half later I was looking through the fridge for a snack when I found the apples. I took one out and took a bite out of it, and it was as crunchy and as juicy as if I had just bought it. Sure, it's a bit a money you'll spend, but if it saves you throwing out a load of food, then why not? If you're looking to buy them, type "Debbie Meyer Green Bags" into Google :D
So, let's see how much can be saved.
We'll take for example, a bag of sliced carrots. Both these people have two budgies.
Joe buys one bag for his budgies from the reduced shelf whenever he runs out. Joe has already bought green bags.
Jack buys one bag for his budgies at full price whenever he runs out. He hasn't invested in green bags.
Reduced price (joe's buy): .24 EUR (about .35 in USD)
Full price(Jack's buy): 1.19 EUR (1.75 USD)
In two months, Joe only needs to buy these carrots three times.
In two months, Jack needs to buy them four times.
It mightn't seem like an awful lot, but let's look at the money differences over two months.
Joe's lot: .72 EUR (1.06 USD)
Jack's lot: 4.76 EUR (7.01 USD)
Still mightn't seem like an awful lot, but then lets look at a year:
Joe's lot: 4.32 EUR (6.36 USD)
Jack's lot: 28.56 EUR (42.09 USD)
See the difference now? And, of course, you're going to be buying more than carrots, and you might have more than two budgies, so you can save some serious pennies. Of course, you mightn't get such dramatic savings with everything, but hey, a saving's a saving, right?
Hey, half the world's going into recession, so why pay top dollar?
SAVE YOUR PENNIES TODAY.
(The story was fictional. If your name is Joe or Jack and you own two budgies then it's not based on you. And no, I don't advise feeding your budgies just carrots, that was just to show the savings. Don't come crying to me if your budgie turns orange because you've been feeding it carrots all the time.)