Enjoy the things you can afford
Brand: Metcalf’s Found at: Tesco Cost: : £1 Rice cakes can do many things very well, but desert, it seems, is not one of them. I enjoyed the chocolate coating on these cakes, and the flavor of the rice was pretty good, but somewhere in the combination process, the dark chocolate leeched into the... Continue Reading →
Brand: Nestle Found at: Tesco Cost: £1 There is no betrayal like the betrayal of a bad chocolate. When you are at your most vulnerable, when you need the most comfort in life, you turn to a chocolate bar for some little bit of solace. When that chocolate then turns out to be disgusting,... Continue Reading →
Brand: Mr Kipling Found at: Tesco Cost: £1.50 Mince pies were described by my Glaswegian co-worker as a UK staple that has staunchly resisted globalization. And this, I think, is largely an issue of branding. When I hear the word mince pie, I think of ground meat. When any normal person hears the word... Continue Reading →
Brand: Walkers Found at: Tesco Cost: 85p Aside from a name which I usually associate with of over-the-counter prophylactics, these chips are off the chart! Chips are not normally my indulgence of choice. I like them, but I generally only make it through 4 or 5 before handing the bag off to Emil for demolition.... Continue Reading →
Brand: Cobbs Found at: University of Glasgow Library Cost: £1 I’m a girl who can appreciate me a good library. Let me loose in a big building full of books, and I will happily wander around for hours until I find myself a quiet sconce to happily ensconce myself. I like to touch the... Continue Reading →
I have always wished birthdays had themes the way anniversaries do. I’m thinking about this because I have recently had a birthday, and as much as I treasure the thoughtful gifts of others, I also want to do something to celebrate my anniversary with myself. It is my longest relationship, after all, and I feel... Continue Reading →
Brand: Tunnock’s Cost: £1 for 4 Found at: Sainsbury’s I don’t often buy candy in a brick, but when it comes to these biscuits, brick seems to be the best unit of measurement. There is a heft to this package of four cookies it that I do not usually associate with sweets, but there... Continue Reading →
Brand: Stockan’s Cost: £0.60 Found at: Sainsbury’s On the minus side, these flat oat crackers taste and look like starchy cardboard. On the plus side, they are an amazing base for cream cheese. And while I usually judge snacks on their own merits alone, with these quarter-circles of blandness I feel weirdly compelled to... Continue Reading →
Brand: Morrison’s Cost: £1.60 Found at: Morrison’s After three weeks, IKEA finally delivered my teapot. It was one of those objects that I thought I could live without but after a week I caved, realizing that I am indeed the kind of basic bitch that needed a teapot. I never have been very good... Continue Reading →
