Sunday, July 25, 2010

What stuff costs

I couldnt come up wiith a clever title.. so thats what you get :) A guide to some of our expenses.

From Tesco's you can buy....
1 litre milk $1.60
10 coat hangers (plaitic) $1.85
Potato masher $0.65
26 piece cutlery set $5.40
can of baked beans (home brand) $0.80
1x glenn of salt $0.47
6x organic free range eggs $3.90
brown onion $1.60 per kg
butternut pumpkin (known here as squash) $1.80 kg
lettuce iceberg $1.30
rolling pin $3.80
Steam iron $7.00

From poundland (cunninghams/neds)
3 (48) packets of paracetemol 1 pound
2x AA batteries 1 pound

From Wilkinson of coalville.. (just off Belvoir or should that be Beaver rd)
Cordless kettle $9.70
2x Dinner trays $5.50

Tims hardwre...
7 litre plastic water can $7.00
secateurs $9.50
hand garden fork $4.60

TV licence 1 for whole house $270.00

Argos order online...delivered next day free...
TV 32inch hdtv $475
Fridge 135 litre $235.00
Radiator clothes hangers 4 for $8.20
Vacumn cleaner $63.00
2x towles, 2x hand towels, 2x flannels $15.00
12 peice dinner set (including warped plate) $9.20


Petrol $2.25 per litre
Football $5.75 per game (1 hour)
Telephone interent approx $78 including free calls, unlimited downloads

Height of summer, daylight until 10pm.. temps about 25 each day.. a couple of drops of rain

Due to the early light mornings, we currently have cardboard shutters at our bedroom window lol.

Not sure it was our fault.. but the day after we moved in.. the ladey next door (the other side, not cec and dor) dropped off the perch, im not taking it personally :)

We got a lovely house warming gift from Keith and Gill of a book of 501 things to do in the UK... thats us sorted for thext few months :)

Will put pics up when ive got better internet. :)

1 comment:

  1. I am astounded at the cost of things. No, seriously I thought they would be a lot dearer than you quoted. You hve done really well getting set up so quickly, now you can really get out and about and enjoy yourselves. xxMum

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