Tuesday 26 December 2017

Boxing Day and January sales!

Hello! I decided it might be easier to combine all the sales that come after Christmas into one handy post. I'll put at the top which companies feature so you know if you want to have a read or not. Don't forget, only buy things you definitely want or need! :-)

Companies featured:
Lush, White Rabbit Skincare, All Glamour No Guts, Holland and Barrett, Vegan Rex, Kat Von D at Debenhams, Eden perfumes, Ethcs clothing

Ethcs

I've put this at the top as a lot below have now expired. The ethical clothing company Ethcs (who donate to Hugletts animal sanctuary and recently were able to get them a new turkey house!) are having a sale on their products for January/Veganuary. Just use the code VGANGUARY (note the spelling) to get 10% off your order! They always offer FREE SHIPPING! Just head here: https://ethcs.com/collections/all.






















Lush

Lush usually do a Boxing Day sale online. However they aren't this year. But they are doing one in stores until stock runs out. This will include festive products and those made before October 2017 (excluding items such as white and black label perfumes). So if you were hoping to bag a bargain with Lush, head to your nearest store! Be warned though, big queues are likely.

White Rabbit Skincare

If you're looking for an independent online store who does top quality skincare products, White Rabbit Skincare have an offer on for Boxing day Only where you can get a very nice 35% off your order by using the code 'MERRY35'. Lovely! Just head here: https://whiterabbitskincare.co.uk/




















All Glamour No Guts

Vegan apparel company All Glamour No Guts are offering free shipping WORLDWIDE! If you spend over £15, using the code 'MERRYCHRISTMAS'. This is available until 11:59pm 31/12/2017. Just head here: www.allglamournoguts.co.uk




















Holland and Barrett

Holland and Barrett are offering £10 off when you spend £50 or more online and in store Boxing Day Only which comes off automatically at the checkout. They are also running their penny sale on some items until 23rd January 2018. This includes Eat Real chips and Goody Good Stuff.













Vegan Rex

Vegan apparel company vegan Rex have up to 75% off selected items! Just head here: https://www.veganrex.com/ I can't currently find an end date for this, so if you like something, I suggest you buy it. Please bare in mind that shipping costs £6.50, or free if over £150.

Kat Von D at Debenhams

As part of their sale, Debenhams have a few items from the Kat Von D range with 30-41% off. Just click here to get to the products on offer. Includes lip liners and 'studded kiss' lipstick.

EDEN perfumes

The super popular Eden perfumes are having a sale! You can get 15% off online with the code 'XMAS2017'. Very nice! Just head here: https://www.edenperfumes.co.uk/ This is until the 1st January. Very nice!





















Hope this helps!

Wednesday 20 December 2017

Aldi veg offer!

Hello! Not only do Tesco have their festive 5 offer on, but now Aldi also have a super 6 Christmas veg offer! The veg included is:

Brussel sprouts 500g bag for 19p
Carrots 1kg bag 19p
Parsnips 600g bag 19p
Broccoli 19p
Maris Piper 2.5kg bag 28p
Swede 28p

























This offer is available from today (20th) until the 31st December. Good for New Year too then! There is different veg available that may suit you better than Tesco, plus you may be a regular shopper of Aldi so this offer will help more! Plus saving lots of 10 pences builds up!

Hope this helps!

Sunday 17 December 2017

Asda mince pies!

Hello! I'm seeing lots of people asking about mince pies, so in case you didn't know, Asda have officially marked their mince pies vegan! They in the packaging below. What's better is they are currently on offer at 2 for £1.50! Bonus!






















Just to point out, for some reason a few people have found boxes which only say vegetarian. I don't yet know why this is. So if you can, best to get the ones marked vegan!

Hope this helps!


Wednesday 13 December 2017

Tesco veg offer!

Hello! Tesco have put some very handy vegetables on a pretty great offer! I believe it's called the 'festive five' and if it isn't it should be! It includes bags of potatoes, carrots, parsnips, sprouts and a cauliflower, all for just 29p each!

All of these feature in my Christmas Dinner for under £10 post (here) making this even cheaper!

These offers are until boxing day, 26th December.
















To confirm, it's a 1kg bag of carrots, a 2.5kg bag of potatoes, 500g bag of parsnips and a 500g bag of sprouts (plus the single cauliflower). This saves an extra £2.96!

Hope this helps!

Sunday 10 December 2017

Ocado offers!

Hello! Ocado have a lot of offers which may be useful over the festive season! Below is a little selection where there are a good few items on the offer, plus there is a link at the bottom to all 'vegan' offers on Ocado.

First, Fry's have launched a new 'chilled' range which features a pasty, pies, and their strips in a chilled state. These are now available in Ocado with 20% off until 26th December. You only have to order by this date to get the offer. All offers below end on the 26th!










They also have a third off Fry's soy and quinoa country roast (good for Christmas day?), nuggets and sausages rolls.













Linda McCartney foods are also on offer on any 2 for £3 including sausages, burgers and country pies.










Coconut collaborative have offers of their yoghurts (2 for £3) and frozen products (2 for £8).








There's lots more smaller selections on offer too at Ocado at the moment (such as Alpro go on, a range of milks, Vivera foods) so to save this being the worlds longest post, click here for everything on offer under the 'vegan' search: Ocado offers

Don't forget to check places such as vouchercodes to see if there are any money saving vouchers you can use! Also don't forget there may be a delivery charge and the minimum order is £40.

Hope this helps!



Holland and Barrett offers!

Hello! Holland and Barrett are currently running their 'Buy One Get One Half Price' offer on a range of items until 20th December!





This includes items such as Ten Acre crisps, Booja Booja (which has some items in buy one get one half price, as well as others in a smaller 'better than half price' offer), orgran egg replacer, nooch and goody good stuff! (There's so much in it this time, it's worth just typing in your favourite brands as it seems everything is on some sort of offer!)

Not only this, but if you spend £40, you can also get £5 off until midnight tomorrow! The T and Cs also say that £5 will come off every £40 spent in one transaction up to £480, which is nice. So if you go mad and spend £80, you'll save £10 etc.










These offers are online and in store, however be aware that you pay postage online for orders under £20.

Hope this helps!

Saturday 9 December 2017

Chestnuts offer (and the many uses for them!)

Hello! Merchant Gourmet whole chestnuts are on offer in Tesco for just £1 (usually £2.25)! They're labelled vegan too, which is what I'd expect from a chestnut, but these days it's always nice to have it confirmed (I'm looking at you milky pickled onions!) These are on offer until 26th December.




















This is great for Christmas, however I love these chestnuts and have many uses for them, which may give you ideas too! These include:

  • With sprouts, cooked in buttery spread
  • In a mushroom pate (using mushrooms, chestnuts, onions, garlic and herb cream sheese, a little plant milk to make it pate-like
  • In a stroganoff
  • In a nut roast style main
  • As a puree
Hope this helps!

Ideas for a Vegan Christmas Dinner for under £10

2018 edit: I've just scanned through the veg prices and most seem to be axactly the same, however currently, loose parsnips and the bag of potatoes are actually cheaper! (17p a parsnip roughly and £1.09 for a bag of potatoes).

Hello! Christmas is an expensive time, but equally we want to enjoy the time we have with our loved ones! I'm seeing lots of people posting about Christmas dinner at the moment, so I thought I'd share my little tips and finds which may help make a delicious meal on a budget (whilst hopefully being easy too! Who wants to cook all day?! Well, me sometimes, but only to then partake in the eating!) I'm trying to stick to one shop for ease, I dislike it when things like this make you go to 1000 shops for one meal! I haven't factored in staples of salt, pepper or oil.

The Veg!

Thought I'd start with the basics. Veg! The simplest advice I have is to only buy what you need. By this, I mean don't be lured in by the big bags of veg, like carrots, unless you actually use them all the time. The bags can occasionally seem cheaper, for example whenever I buy a single courgette, it ends up cheaper to buy a pack of three. However more often than not just buying the individual (or wonky) veg is cheaper. You can buy lots of veg loose such as carrots, parsnips, onions, sprouts and potatoes. For example, Tesco online suggest carrots are 6p each (so a family of 4 it'd be 24p), Parsnips are 20p each (say 60p for a family of 4) brown onions are 16p each (64p for a baked onion each), sprouts are alarmingly priced per sprout at 4p...(so let's say 6 sprouts on a plate each, 96p), potatoes are 33p each (say a potato each for roasties, so £1.32. In this instance it may be worth getting a £1.35 2.5kg bag). You could always just roast the onions, carrots and parsnips together, they just need a drizzle of oil.

So for veg I've estimated £3.79. If you add a cauliflower for £1 it's £4.60. If you like peas, add 80p for value frozen peas. If you don't want so much onion, you could fry the peas with one onion to make them tasty!

Sauces!

Sauces are always nice for a roast and the following are vegan: Tesco free from cheese sauce packet mix at 59p (salt and pepper makes this pretty good I think!), Colman's bread sauce mix for 80p, Tesco own brand gravy granules for 70p (the vegetable and onion flavours are on their vegan list). You'll need plant milk for the cheese and bread sauce, value soya works fine at 59p.

Extras!

Stuffing mixes are often vegan, including Tesco own brand sage and onion stuffing mix 170g for 40p. This is a nice little side to add a different flavour to your meal.

Pudding!

Annoyingly, Tesco don't have mince pies this year, but Asda have even marked theirs vegan! They're 97p.


So I've got: Carrots, parsnips, onions, sprouts, potatoes, cauliflower, peas, stuffing, cheese sauce, bread sauce, gravy and mince pies for £9.56 for 4 people.

There are a lot of roasts available this year, such as nut roasts and Linda McCartney roasts at £3.50, as well as currently an offer on a bag of cooked chestnuts for £1 to make your sprouts a bit more fancy, depending on what your budget will allow!

I'm not really writing this to follow step by step, however it's to just gives little ideas to either add something that's not too pricey (like a little cheese sauce!) or ways to cut costs (like using a stuffing mix for a nice flavoursome extra).

Little tip!

Holland and Barrett have lots of vegan roast items, such as VBites 'gammon style', Frys celebration roasts and Tofurky roasts! These are usually quite expensive, but I have seen a fair few reduced due to a short shelf life (literally selling for pence). These can be frozen ready for Christmas day, so I recommend popping into your local H&B whenever you walk past just to see what may be available at a large reduction.

Other ideas for future Christmas

Usually Christmas bits such as napkins and crackers are heavily reduced in January, so it may be worth buying some this January ready for next year. This should save you a good few pounds and you'll still get the alarmingly small photo frame and playing cards next year!

M and S Alcoholic Drinks offer!

Hello! Earlier in the week I said I was planning a post about M and S Alcoholic drinks, here it is! Whilst M and S are perhaps not the best shop for vegan food...they are really awesome at marking their alcoholic drinks! They mark it either by the purple v on the front, or by writing 'suitable for vegetarians and vegans' on the back. These labels seems to be mainly on new drinks, so there may be older bottles that are still worth checking to see if they're vegan (like the fizzes etc).

These are to show the logos and labels to look out for!












Now for the exciting part. They have recently released a creme brulee liqueur and even more recently a chocolate coconut drink! I am drinking the coconut one as I type this *hic* and IT'S JUST HOW I REMEMBER BAILEYS!! Both of these drinks are on an offer too! They are £12 each, or 2 for £16!!


































I couldn't see a date for when this offer ends, so I suggest getting some sooner rather than later if you want them! It possibly says 1st January, but I can't confirm it yet. I'll edit this when I can.

Also (not on offer) was a whole range of delicious sounding drinks, including 'melt in the mouth' chocolate liqueur, clementine and ginger liqueur, pineapple and lime daiquiri, blood orange negroni and a Christmas cobbler cocktail to name just a few. All labelled!

What a time to be alive!
Hope this helps!

Friday 1 December 2017

Advent offers and competitions!

Hello! Now that we've had the first day of December, I have seen that a fair few vegan brands appear to be offering either a competition a day or an offer a day for advent (24 days) or for 12 days of Christmas. I won't be able to find them all, but I recommend if you have preferred brands, check out their social media to see if they're promoting anything. As an example I've found the following:


  • Vegan tuck box on instagram have an offer a a day
  • White rabbit skincare also have an offer a day on social media
  • Vegan life magazine have a competition a day which they advertise on social media (here is the link for today, 2nd December https://www.veganlifemag.com/advent-day-2-blackberry-cottage/)
This is just three as an example, but this could be a good way to save on a purchase you already want, or have a little fun and win something lovely! It's not just for vegan items either, this is common for many companies to do at this time of year! 

Hope this helps! 

Wednesday 29 November 2017

Freedom Mallows on Offer at Sainsbury's!

Hello! Popular marshmallow brand Freedom Mallows have recently launched in Sainsbury's and are currently on offer! Until 12th December you can get the mini mallows and regular vanilla mallows for £1.50! This is in store and online.


























The mini mallows are particularly good in a hot chocolate (I like to heat up chocolate oatly milk as my hot choc!), so good for winter!

Hope this helps!

Tuesday 28 November 2017

Bulldog Skincare on offer in Boots!

Hello! Bulldog skincare is currently having an offer where selected products are buy one get one free in Boots! This is in store or online. Bulldog have a range of products which are aimed more towards men, however, as a woman, I can also confirm their products are great for all! Below is a picture just to show a little idea of what products they sell.



















I cannot find an end date for this offer, so it'd be worth checking online if the offer is still on before heading out to buy anything (or just shop online!).

They also have 3 for 2 mix match on Bulldog giftsets. Very nice!

Hope this helps!

Saturday 25 November 2017

Lettice's Christmas Bundle!

Hello! Super duper vegan cheese and meat (and more!) makers have a lovely Christmas bundle available to pre order, ready for delivery for Christmas! This package is £30 and features:


  • 1 x camembear (Camembert style cheese)
  • 1 x smokey bacon (a soft style cheese with bacon flavouring)
  • 1 x blue (blue style cheese)
  • 1 x fetter (feta style, but better)
  • 2 x holiday ham (slices of christmas ham style vegan meat, made of seitan!)
  • 1 x ribs (vegan ribs, made of seitan!)
  •  1 x mayo (vegan mayo)
This gives you a saving of £7 over the regular prices of each item. 

They also have other smaller offers that will be shipped ready for christmas. These are:

  • 3 x holiday hams for £12, saving £3 from regular price
  • 3 x camembear for £12, also saving £3 from regular price
These prices make them the same as their festival prices! Woohoo!














Any order you place will be considered a pre-order now, which is be dispatched for delivery on 18th, 19th and 20th December. Just head here: http://www.lettices.com/shop-2/ to find these deals, as well as all the products Lettices sell. There is a minimum order value of £30 (so the christmas bundle is covered!) and postage to consider under £50 of £4.99 (however it is free over £50!) For more Christmas order, info, they have a little FAQ style page here: http://www.lettices.com/xmas-pre-order-info/

I try not to be too biased on my blog as everyone has their own opinions, however I have to say Lettices products are some of the best I've ever tried! So if you've been tempted in the past, I highly recommend them!

Hope this helps!

Thursday 23 November 2017

White Rabbit Skincare Black Friday offer!

Hello! Popular skincare brand White Rabbit Skincare have a Black Friday offer valid on Friday 24th only!

If you spend over £10, you can get 40% off everything using the code BF40 when you checkout. Woohoo!
Just head here: https://whiterabbitskincare.co.uk/ and enter the code at the checkout. Excellent for if you love their products, however they also have some lovely sets that would be good for gifting!

They have free standard delivery too which is extra excellent!























Hope this helps!

Vegan Womble Black Friday sale!

Hello! The wonderful Vegan Womble now has an online store which features merchandise with their new logo on, as well as funny phrases and such. This weekend they're having a sale!

Starting Friday until Monday, you can get 15% off t shirts and totes. Just head here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/veganwomble They do have postage costs but they are nice and low.

Hope this helps!

Vx Black Friday offers!

Hello! Vx London have an offer for you if you live in London or if you shop online!

In their London shop, you can get 20% off purchases over £20 by printing this coupon: https://www.vx-london.com/black-friday-coupon and taking it to the shop. This is valid Friday-Sunday.

If you shop with them online, head to https://www.secretsocietyofvegans.com/ and use the code BLK2017 for 24% off! This does not work for items already in the sale. Don't forget to consider postage costs with your order. This site sells a lot of harder to find items, so is well worth a look!




















Hope this helps!

Pulsin' Black Friday offer!

Hello! Snack bar and protein people Pulsin' have a Black Friday offer for the whole of Friday 24th where you can get up to 40% off of your order depending on how much you've spent. Good for if you use their products often!

If you spend £30-49.99, use the code FRIDAY20 for 20% off
If you spend £50-99.99 use the code FRIDAY30 for 30% off
if you spend £100-£250 use the code FRIDAY40 for 40% off

PLEASE NOTE: Not all of their products are vegan, such as the whey protein powder, but most are. They have a very clear labelling system as well as a filter for vegan products.

These discounts cannot be used together and do not apply to gift hampers or subscriptions.

Just head here to start shopping: https://www.pulsin.co.uk/ then enter the code that suits you at the checkout.

There are postage costs depending on weight for orders under £35, however it is free delivery for all orders over £35.


Hope this helps!


Ms Cupcake's 2nd Black Friday offer!

Hello! Not only does Ms Cupcake have her in store muffin offer (see previous post for this yummy joy!) but they are also offering up to 30% off all their own brand merchandise and cook book! So now may be a great time to buy something if you've had your eye on it for a while!

Just head here from Friday 24th - Monday 27th for the offers: https://ms-cupcake.myshopify.com/collections/all


















With 30% off, this makes the cookbook a nice comparable price to other online retailers, especially as this has free postage when ordered from Ms Cupcake! The merchandise does have postage costs though so do consider this before ordering.

Hope this helps!

Nakd and Trek Black Friday offer!

Hello! Nakd/Trek have a 1/3 off everything for Black Friday. This is until 23.59pm on the 24th November.

Just head here: https://www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk/ and have a shop. This is particularly great if you already buy Nakd regularly!

Don't forget, they offer free shipping on all orders (woohoo)!



















Hope this helps!

Wednesday 22 November 2017

Ms Cupcake Black Friday Offer!

Hello! For those out and about in London over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend, Ms Cupcake has an offer for you!! For all purchases over £20 in store between 24th-27th (Black Friday to Cyber Monday), you will get a free freshly baked muffin. So if you were planning on going to buy lots of cakes and bakes, this weekend is the time to do it!



That's all for now. Hope this helps!

Monday 20 November 2017

Greenbay Supermarket Free Shipping offer!

Hello! Super vegan supermarket Greenbay are running a limited time offer of free shipping for all online orders over £10! Woohoo! This offer is available until 23rd November at 11am, for postcodes in England and Wales.

Greenbay offer a great variety of products at nicely comparable prices, including Schlagfix creams, Mozzarisella, Sgaia, Follow Your Heart, just loads of goods. I'm literally typing in each brand I think of and they sell it so far!

Just head here: https://www.greenbaysupermarket.co.uk/ Now may even be a good time to consider stocking up for events on and surrounding the 25th December (I didn't say it!)























Hope this helps!

Body Shop Black Friday Sale!

Hello! It seems the UK has fully embraced black Friday, which whilst it means an annoying amount of pop ups and adverts, can also mean it's a good time to stock up on a variety of items you use frequently!

The first I have to tell you about is The Body Shop's black Friday offer. This is a code (19806) which gives you 40% off 'hundreds' of items, as well as free delivery when you spend over £5.
NOTE: Not everything in The Body Shop is vegan, so if you're unsure, either double check this list: http://www.alienontoast.co.uk/2016/11/the-body-shop-vegan-product-list (not my list, thanks alien on toast!) or give it a miss until you can be sure.

For everything in the sale, just head here: Body Shop black Friday











This offer is available online until 28th November, 9am, or in store until end of business 27th November in store.

Sometimes extra offers can be combined with these sales, so I'll keep an eye out and update if discovered!

Little side note of joy! Don't forget, The Body Shop is no longer owned by L'oreal, but by cruelty free brand 'Natura'. Yay!

Hope this helps!

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Tyne Chease offer!

Hello! Luxury nut cheese makers Tyne Chease have an offer running at the moment which may be good for certain festivities coming up which I won't mention again yet...

Tyne Chease are definitely premium chease makers and as such, this may not be the cheapest offer I've ever shared with you. But they are also lovely and popular, so I feel many of you would want to know about this!

For a Limited time, you can buy a trio giftset for £20.00 instead of £24.85! This features their smoked, cashew truffle and Ethiopian spice varieties. They can be frozen where they last for 3 months, otherwise they will last 1 month when refrigerated. There is postage to consider, for me in England, with just the trio giftset, it was estimated at £3.40. So I guess in a way you can consider this offer free postage plus a little off which is nice!

Just head here for this set: https://www.tynechease.com/product-page/trio-of-chease-giftset




















As another little note, they also have a lovely selection box for £18.95 which has mini 20g portions of 10 types of chease. Depending on why you would like some, this may be a more suitable option for you!

Hope this helps!

Tuesday 14 November 2017

Linda McCartney sausages on offer in Tesco!

Hello! Linda McCartney is usually on an offer somewhere, however this recent offer on their sausages at Tesco is one of the better ones! Until 21/11/2017 you can get a pack of 6 of their regular sausages for just £1.00! This offer is online and in store. Now might be a good time to get a few packs if you want them ready for Christmas (I'm sorry!)















That's the only item in the range on offer this time...for now...

Hope this helps!

Monday 13 November 2017

Boots meal deal

Hello! This post is about Boot's meal deal, where you get a sandwich, a snack and a drink for £3.39. There are vegan sandwiches in the meal deal! And I think sushi and a salad (products are always limited edition and so vary). Making your own is a cheaper option, but sometimes life just doesn't allow this!

Current sandwiches as of 30/12/2018: Vegan BLT and vegan all day breakfast!



Today I got the new sandwich, plus a quite expensive graze snack box and a drink, meaning I saved £2.05 compared to buying each item separately. There is quite a lot of choice in terms of drinks and snacks as it includes everything from flavoured water to full bottles of brands such as coca-cola or fanta (I know this brand is not for everyone, just as an example), as well as quite a few crisps and interesting nibbles such as these graze boxes (I got a dark chocolate cherry tart one with pecans, dried fruit and dark chocolate buttons in, very nice!). This is the first meal deal I've bought that actually felt worth it, plus the new sandwich is really good!














So if you need a reasonable meal deal, this is a good one to pick!

Hope this helps!

Sunday 12 November 2017

Sainsbury's now sell Freedom Mallows!

Hello! I'm here to tel you that Sainsbury's now stock Freedom Mallows!!

This is not a post about any offer on them, however it can help save you money as they are a little cheaper than elsewhere. They are being sold for £2.00 a pack with the mini mallows (mallow bites) and larger vanilla mallows being available. Often this are sold for around £2.50 a pack, so if you buy them often, this could help save a fair bit! Good for hot chocolates, baking, most things you'd want a mallow for really.
























I appreciate people like to buy from independent stores, so this post may not be of interest to everyone.

Hope this helps!

Monday 6 November 2017

Love Seitan half block offer!

Hello! Lovely still quite new Seitan joy bringer Love Seitan have an offer for this week on their half blocks of seitan! You can choose your 4 flavours from their different varieties and pay £20.00 instead of £29.90! What's more...FREE POSTAGE! Woohoo!

Just head here: https://www.loveseitan.com/product/four-half-blocks/ and make your selections.
























Hope this helps!

Oatly at Morrisons

Hello! Morrisons have all the varieties of Oatly on offer, including Barista! All varieties are currently £1.25 until 7th January 2018! So there's a while to stock up!














Very simple. Hope this helps!

Sunday 5 November 2017

Fry's Ocado offer with added Groupon

Hello! I have a deal within a deal for you today! Never ending, or beginning on an ever spinning...I've gone off track.

Fry's are back with another excellent deal on Ocado. This time it is 3 products for £6! Includes their whole range except the roast. This is available until 28th November. Don't forget there is a minimum spend of £40 and varying delivery costs.



















Groupon offer: Usually I add about checking places such as vouchercodes for extra offers on your Ocado shop. I still recommend this! However right now Groupon are also selling codes which allow you to save extra money on your shop! These go quickly, however currently you can get £40 to spend plus free 3 months delivery for £29, or £60 to spend plus free 6 months delivery for £44! This offer only appears to be available until midnight tonight!

If you haven't used Groupon before, very simply sign up, buy and pay for a voucher on the groupon site and they will email you a code which you then use on Ocado as a voucher/coupon. The value will then be taken off your shop! Just head here for Ocado Groupon vouchers: https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/ocado-groceries-smart-pass They only have a limited number of codes to give out so often they sell quickly for places such as Ocado.
















Hope this helps!

Monday 30 October 2017

VBites reduced!

VBites have some lovely offers and packages (see further down for the winter warmer offer!) in their online store right now! This includes (deep breath in...):

Vegideli beef style strips now 50p
Gourmet burgers now £1.00
Fish style fingers now £1.00
Southern fried chicken style pieces now £1.00
Fish style cakes now £1.00

They all have a short shelf life (but perfectly fine to get them shipped to you still in date!) however they can all be frozen. Wahey!










VBites are also currently offering a lovely sounding 'winter warmer' pack for just £20.00. This includes blue style cheezly, mozzarella style cheezly, lincolnshire style sausages, chicken style pieces, beef style pieces, meat free meatballs, meat free mince, beef style pasties and a gammon style and leek quiche. Very nice!




















VBites have a minimum order value of £15.00 and shipping costs range from £5.50 for orders up to £49.99, £3 for orders £50.00 to £99.99 or free for orders over £100. Please do consider this when placing an order! (Also for Saturday delivery it's £10).

Hope this helps!

Thursday 26 October 2017

Waitrose news!

Hello! Waitrose have released a whole new range of vegan (as part of vegetarian) foods! Some of this is currently on offer, so I'm telling you about it!

First, they've released Vivera products, which I believe was previously only easily accessible via Ocado. In my local store, this is on offer, with the pulled veggie and shawarma kebab packs going down to £2.24 from a previous price. However online it doesn't suggest this is a reduction. On Ocado the pulled veggie is £3.29 so this suggests it is a reduced price...Who knows?! Either way, it'll save money to not have to add it to a £40+ shop on Ocado, which is nice!














They also have some ready made meals available that are vegan. Woohoo! This includes a green thai curry (no fish involved, how awesome?!) and chilli made with soya mince. However these aren't on offer and feel quite pricey at £3.00, although not as bad as some, so I'll just leave this as a little side note.

Hope this helps!

Tuesday 10 October 2017

Tesco packet cheese sauce mix!

Hello! I'm back again with something that isn't an offer, but may help you to save money and still eat what you want (veganised, in this case!). Tesco recently released a free from cheese sauce packet mix. Not only is it milk free and egg free (it actually says vegan, wahey for clear labeling! However, this isn't online, it just says vegetarian there) but it's also gluten free.

This mix only costs 59p and just requires 200ml of plant milk to make it. However, I've tried a powder mix before that made my mouth want to run away from the taste, so I decided I'd try it out before I posted about it. I have now tried it. It's very acceptable! It's not as good as homemade cheese sauce, but it reminds me of nice packet mixes I used to eat before going to vegan, so I'm happy with it.

By costing just 59p, this means if you buy the cheapest pack of suitable pasta from Tesco (20/30p depending what type you buy) and add this, you can make a vegan mac and cheese for well under £1. I added salt and pepper to my sauce to make it just right for me. If you want to push it further, I also added VBites chorizo which was going out of date on the day I purchased it from Holland and Barrett, meaning I only paid 82p for it. You could also add some veg, such as cauliflower, broccoli, peas or spinach if you want to add something healthy but still keep it at a reasonable price.

Here's what to look out for. In my Tesco it was in the free from section.













Hope this helps!

Monday 9 October 2017

Frys Ocado offer!

Hello! Frys is on offer at Ocado again. Yay! This deal is a particularly good one too. Most of their products are currently half price, meaning they are under £2 a box (except the country roast which is more expensive to begin with). This offer seems to happen twice a year, so now would be an excellent time to stock up ready for Christmas.

This offer is available until 31/10/2017, however stock keeps selling out, so if you see all of your favourites in stock it's worth getting your order in! Don't forget to consider postage if you don't have a voucher which makes this free.

Just head here to see what's on offer: https://www.ocado.com/webshop/getCategories.do?tags=%7C20000%7C11616%7C19998

Ocado also have lots of offers available, particularly for first time shoppers, both on their site and from places such as vouchercodes.co.uk, so have a quick look to see if there is an offer that suits you!

Hope this helps!

Follow Your Heart has landed!!

Hello! If you haven't heard, Follow Your Heart now has 3 products in Sainsburys! Yaaaaay! It is their original vegenaise, honey mustard dressing and caesar dressing.

You may be thinking 'how is this saving me money you mad magpie??' Well, 2 ways! Firstly, I know a large number of people travel to get their jars of vegenaise. With it being in a major supermarket, this could save a lot of time and money in travel. Secondly, the jar is only £2.50! The two dressings are £3.25. Considerably cheaper than some places.
However, I appreciate that people like to support their local independent stores, this is just for information for those who would like to buy it from a supermarket.

This news was first released by blogger Fat Gay Vegan, you can see his post here: http://fatgayvegan.com/2017/10/06/breaking-news-follow-your-heart-news/

I don't believe there is currently a list of stores that stock them, but as soon as there is, I'll update this post as quickly as possible!  Here's the store list (thanks again to Fat Gay Vegan!): http://fatgayvegan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Sainsburys-Store-List.pdf

If you can't find it in your shop (it should be in the fridge section with their vegan cheeses), try asking the customer service desk as they can look up when it should be coming in or if it's out the back of the store and not yet on the shelves.




Hope this helps!


Tuesday 3 October 2017

Love Seitan offer!

Hello! Lovely new company Love Seitan are running an offer on half blocks of their seitan. You can pick from 5 different flavours and get 2 half blocks for just £12.95. The weight is 800g. The offer is on until Friday, so be quick if you want some seitan!

Just head here: https://www.loveseitan.com/product/two-half-blocks/ and place the two flavours you want in your basket.

What's more! There is FREE SHIPPING!! I love those words.

























Hope this helps!

Monday 2 October 2017

Animal Aid Sale Items!

Hello! The wonderful charity Animal Aid has an online shop full of delicious and useful things, including household and toiletries. At the moment they have a few lovely things reduced, including Pernigotti bars, Booja Booja truffles and a variety of toiletries.

To find all the sale items, just click here: http://www.animalaidshop.org.uk/specials

There are postage costs, with orders under £15 costing £2.50 postage. However by buying from Animal Aid you're also supporting a great charity!






Hope this helps!

Wednesday 20 September 2017

Sainsburys Oatly Offer!

Hello! Sainsbury's have a particularly good Oatly offer on all of their long life milks! Not only is original just £1.00, but so is chocolate, organic and BARISTA! Time for a barista fiesta! No? Ok.

This offer is available in store and online until 10th October.















Hope this helps! *toots a fiesta whistle*



Saturday 9 September 2017

Tesco Oatly offer!

Hello! Quite a quick post today. Tesco currently have an offer on Oatly fresh products, including their oat creme fraiche and custard! The creme fraiche also works well as sour cream, now would be a good time to try it if you haven't yet!

These offers are valid until 26th September and are available in stores and online.

















Hope this helps!