19.01.25 Budget-Friendly Shopping in the UK: Tips, Tricks, and Deals

This podcast episode features a variety of shopping news for UK shoppers, including supermarket savings, store closures, and wine for a good cause. • Aldi: Aldi shoppers can help save the planet by purchasing a new wine that removes ocean plastic. The Kooliburra Hidden Sea Chardonnay costs £7.49 and removes the equivalent of 10 plastic bottles from the ocean for every bottle sold. • Iceland: Iceland has a range of £1 meals, from fish pie to lasagne and sweet and sour chicken. This episode explores the best and worst of Iceland's budget meals. • WHSmith: WHSmith will be closing seven stores across the UK in 2025, including branches in Bournemouth, Basingstoke, Bolton, Accrington, Diss, Newport, and Oldham. The company is also planning on new store openings, expanding stock offerings, and adding Toys R Us products to 76 of their stores. This episode also covers the following shopping-related tips: