£9 for that? Tesco, tinned chopped tomatoes are like 40p a can, can get a pack of onion in aldi or lidl for about 69p, bag of pasta can get for as cheap as 29p, home bargins you can get a 4 pack of tuna cans (branded ones too) for £1.60, no idea on olives as I hate the things :P cheese, I buy the big 900g blocks from aldi/lide for £3.99
Another thing I've found, people are often either too lazy or too proud to shop in cheaper stores (not saying this is necessarily the case for you). Though I do understand sometimes the stores aren't always in the area...though you can get deliveries.
Yeah that counts :P I genuinely can't taste the difference. Though I rarely eat beans.
Aye, I wasn't implying you in particular can't cook, it's just a trend I have noticed.
I always overestimate on pasta! :P But then I eat it all anyway because I'm a greedy bastard
No harm in doing it every now and again, but it's so easy to lose track of spending and buy far to much (even if you end up eating it all, if it was too much it's not like you saved money...you just ate more) or far to often when you are going shopping every day. I've done it myself.
I know! I learnt that fast, first week of first year in uni I bought way more veg than I needed and half of it went off, money down the drain.
I agree it's a good deal for one off occasions, but if you're making it a daily habit it's an unnecessary cost when you can just make the sandwich yourself, buy multi packs of crisps and bring your own bottle for a fraction of the cost over time.
Convenience costs money, and it adds up.