Ah yes, Tattie, we have a Tesco Clubcard, and just today we received vouchers for £13.50 in the post. Very handy. Sadly our freezer is microscopic, so we can't buy large quantities on offer to stash away.

Another reason we go to the various supermarkets on our list is the collection of African acquaintances we seem to have made. There's Jeme (Gambia) at Morrisons, Simeon (Nigeria) and Albert (Kenya) at the local small Tesco shop, Nelson (Angola) on the fish counter at the Superstore Tesco, a lady from Ghana on the till in Asda (don't know her name yet) and the opticians' receptionist in Tesco (now Vision Express) from Ghana too. I also like to natter to Shamima (Bangladesh) a customer, who is often browsing the exotic veggies with my husband. It's absolutely lovely, they all know us well and give us hugs and smiles. It's more like a very nice party than a supermarket shopping trip!