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Re: Latest buy

Postby mpij » 21:27 Thu 29 Mar 2012

10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby AHB » 10:10 Fri 30 Mar 2012

mpij wrote:10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
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It is hard to resist when only £4 per half, and so quaffable. Just thinking about it brings the flavour back to my taste-buds. I might open one of mine tonight.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby g-man » 12:56 Fri 30 Mar 2012

sushi and I had a score of 12x f 85 and 12x f 70s at auction yesterday
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Re: Latest buy

Postby marc j. » 16:57 Fri 30 Mar 2012

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Re: Latest buy

Postby mpij » 20:50 Fri 30 Mar 2012

AHB wrote:
mpij wrote:10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
Martin

It is hard to resist when only £4 per half, and so quaffable. Just thinking about it brings the flavour back to my taste-buds. I might open one of mine tonight.

Just opened one myself, picked up last seven from shelf after work tonight, does this count as panic buying?
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 13:03 Sat 31 Mar 2012

mpij wrote:
AHB wrote:
mpij wrote:10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
Martin

It is hard to resist when only £4 per half, and so quaffable. Just thinking about it brings the flavour back to my taste-buds. I might open one of mine tonight.
Just opened one myself, picked up last seven from shelf after work tonight, does this count as panic buying?
I obviously panicked more than you did, a baker's dozen were acquired from my local Tesco this morning for £49.40. Interestingly, they now seem to be priced at £4 as there was no special offer ticket on the shelf. I wonder if they have been permanently re-priced to get them off the shelf?
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Re: Latest buy

Postby Zelandakh » 10:16 Sun 01 Apr 2012

We can but hope...I shall try to head to Tesco in the next few days to test the theory and check the tickets.

Also just acquiring 24 x D92 Bonfim for longer term consumption.

Last night's Cruz LBV had a defective bottle as it was empty at the end of the second glass...
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 10:37 Sun 01 Apr 2012

Zelandakh wrote:Last night's Cruz LBV had a defective bottle as it was empty at the end of the second glass...
Alas, an all too common phenomenon these days.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby JWEW » 19:51 Mon 02 Apr 2012

6 * Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
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Re: Latest buy

Postby Zelandakh » 20:02 Mon 02 Apr 2012

Nothing in Tesco Henley. Boo. Not a bottle or a ticket decrying lack of bottles....
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Re: Latest buy

Postby AHB » 22:03 Mon 02 Apr 2012

Zelandakh wrote:Nothing in Tesco Henley. Boo. Not a bottle or a ticket decrying lack of bottles....

Perhaps Rob got there first...

...another of mine bit the dust this evening.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby AHB » 08:12 Wed 04 Apr 2012

Warre 2001 Traditional LBV, bottled 2005 bought from Waitrose for £18
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Re: Latest buy

Postby mpij » 20:39 Thu 05 Apr 2012

3 bottles Dow's Crusted bottled 2004, £11.85 each from Asda.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 21:05 Thu 05 Apr 2012

mpij wrote:3 bottles Dow's Crusted bottled 2004, £11.85 each from Asda.
Martin.
Thanks for the tip-off - I've now got 5 88)
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 19:35 Fri 06 Apr 2012

DRT wrote:
mpij wrote:3 bottles Dow's Crusted bottled 2004, £11.85 each from Asda.
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Thanks for the tip-off - I've now got 5 88)
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 19:37 Fri 06 Apr 2012

DRT wrote:
mpij wrote:
AHB wrote:
mpij wrote:10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
Martin

It is hard to resist when only £4 per half, and so quaffable. Just thinking about it brings the flavour back to my taste-buds. I might open one of mine tonight.
Just opened one myself, picked up last seven from shelf after work tonight, does this count as panic buying?
I obviously panicked more than you did, a baker's dozen were acquired from my local Tesco this morning for £49.40. Interestingly, they now seem to be priced at £4 as there was no special offer ticket on the shelf. I wonder if they have been permanently re-priced to get them off the shelf?
My local Tesco no longer has a place on the shelf for Croft LBV. This is a de-stocktastic offer - go sweep the shelves!!!!!!!!
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Re: Latest buy

Postby PhilW » 07:29 Tue 10 Apr 2012

AHB wrote:
Zelandakh wrote:Nothing in Tesco Henley. Boo. Not a bottle or a ticket decrying lack of bottles....

Perhaps Rob got there first...

...another of mine bit the dust this evening.

Has been none in my local Tesco for a while, but fortunately was passing by another huge Tesco this morning, nipped in to check and bought their remaining 6 bottles; had been after a few more after drinking a few of them recently; will try again later this week just in case they have any more to put out :)
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 16:50 Tue 10 Apr 2012

One of my local Tesco stores had moved all of their remaining half bottles of Croft 04 LBV to the "Special Offers" wine shelf. They now have none left :D

It is worth looking around all the places where Tesco put their special offer wines before assuming they have none left :wink:
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Re: Latest buy

Postby g-man » 16:57 Tue 10 Apr 2012

9x Grahams 85
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Re: Latest buy

Postby AHB » 09:12 Wed 11 Apr 2012

DRT wrote:One of my local Tesco stores had moved all of their remaining half bottles of Croft 04 LBV to the "Special Offers" wine shelf. They now have none left :D

It is worth looking around all the places where Tesco put their special offer wines before assuming they have none left :wink:

So how much are they when sitting on the special offer wines shelf?
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 09:28 Wed 11 Apr 2012

AHB wrote:
DRT wrote:One of my local Tesco stores had moved all of their remaining half bottles of Croft 04 LBV to the "Special Offers" wine shelf. They now have none left :D

It is worth looking around all the places where Tesco put their special offer wines before assuming they have none left :wink:

So how much are then when sitting on the special offer wines shelf?

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Re: Latest buy

Postby AHB » 13:12 Wed 11 Apr 2012

12 more bottles of Bomfim 1992
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 13:27 Wed 11 Apr 2012

AHB wrote:12 more bottles of Bomfim 1992
I'm glad to see you're holding your resolve firm and not buying any more Port :wink:
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Re: Latest buy

Postby AHB » 13:47 Wed 11 Apr 2012

DRT wrote:
AHB wrote:12 more bottles of Bomfim 1992
I'm glad to see you're holding your resolve firm and not buying any more Port :wink:

That was only in Q1. We're now into a new tax year, a new quarter and it's nearly St George's Day. And my magic spreadsheet says that I need another 600 bottles if I want to have enough to drink 2 bottles of port a week for the rest of my life. I am in grave danger of running out! More seriously, my plan is to buy 1-2 cases a year of new release vintages and 2-3 cases a year of other port. So far this year I have bought 12 bottles of Bomfim 1992 and 2 bottles of 1963 port for myself - I think that's quite restrained 88)
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 13:51 Wed 11 Apr 2012

AHB wrote:12 more* bottles of Bomfim 1992

AHB wrote:So far this year I have bought 12 bottles of Bomfim 1992
Does not compute :?

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