Álvaro Ramírez
Ocado vs Asda (org table)
Someone handed me an Ocado shopping voucher for 30% off. Sounded promising, even for a one-off.
With my Money or Your Life hat on, I took a closer look for potential savings. Results were disappointing, when compared to alternatives like Asda.
Here's a table comparing Ocado (30% off) and Asda (no discount):
| Ocado | Asda | |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut Merchant Organic Raw Extra Virgin Coconut Oil 500ml | 6.74 | |
| KTC 100% pure coconut oil | 2.00 | |
| Waitrose Love Life Popcorn Maize 510g | 1.50 | |
| Cypressa Popping Corn 2x500g = 1000g | 1.50 | |
| Whitworths Ground Almonds | 2.00 | |
| Whitworths Ground Almonds | 1.60 | |
| Total | £ 5.10 | |
| -30% | £ 7.17 |
On the upside, Ocado has plenty of items I cannot find at Asda. May be a good opportunity to get these items at a discount.
Emacs org tables
Small tables are the perfect use-case for Emacs org-mode tables. Been a while since I used one, so great timing for a little refresh.
Here's the org source for the table above (prior to exporting to HTML):
|-------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------| | | Ocado | Asda | |-------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------| | [[https://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Coconut-Merchant-Organic-Raw-Extra-Virgin-Coconut-Oil/372144011][Coconut Merchant Organic Raw Extra Virgin Coconut Oil 500ml]] | 6.74 | | | [[https://groceries.asda.com/product/oils/ktc-coconut-hair-oil/910000033621][KTC 100% pure coconut oil]] | | 2.00 | | [[https://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Waitrose-Love-Life-Popcorn-Maize/25130011][Waitrose Love Life Popcorn Maize 510g]] | 1.50 | | | [[https://groceries.asda.com/promotion/2-for-pound-1.50/ls89129][Cypressa Popping Corn 2x500g = 1000g]] | | 1.50 | | [[https://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Whitworths-Ground-Almonds/275684011][Whitworths Ground Almonds]] | 2.00 | | | [[https://groceries.asda.com/product/baking-nuts-seeds-fruit/whitworths-ground-almonds/910000797981][Whitworths Ground Almonds]] | | 1.60 | |-------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------| | Total | | £ 5.10 | |-------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------| | -30% | £ 7.17 | | |-------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------| #+TBLFM: @8$3=vsum(@2$3..@7$3);£ %.2f::@9$2=vsum(@2$2..@7$2) * 0.7;£ %.2f