ComtesseDeSpair

I think the quality of a lot of M&S products has gone down recently - understandable, the cost of many ingredients and labour has risen enormously and even as a premium brand, they still have to find a price-point which consumers will pay, hence cheaper ingredients and bulking agents. Crispbread is really easy to make yourself, if you're so inclined, and quick because you don't have to do the whole proving shebang - plus you can add more cheese and seeds, and swap out for seeds you prefer. Aldi is great for raw nuts and seeds at low prices for baking.

Try contacting Emmaus on Lewisham High Road. We donated some weights and a weights bench there a couple of years ago, they collected. They did say it's space-dependent whether they'll take goods which need a bit of TLC before being saleable, but worth a try.

Possibly a little specialist (and the ultimate eventual clothes horse unless you're into fitness!) but we have the Pivot: PIVOT | Ultimate Space-Saving Bed & Home Gym Solution It's a full weight Olympic squat rack which pulls down from the wall into a double/king bed. When we bought it as a Kickstarter project it was less expensive than a murphy bed from places like the Wall Bed Company, though this may no longer be the case. Super easy to put together ourselves.

I've found quite a few independent shops in the wider area selling quite a few of my usual grocery items much more cheaply - the international supermarkets on Catford Broadway in particular are great. Branded things like Lavazza Rosso coffee, Oatly oat milk, Lurpak butter, Heinz tinned goods - all up to 20% cheaper than Sainsbury's. Plus the bonus while you're there of a huge range of good value dried spices, decent quality fruit and vegetables, meze dishes etc. I acknowledge it doesn't have the convenience of just doing The Big Shop at Sains once a week if you're time poor - though I really enjoy getting on my bicycle or going out for a wander of an early morning, seeing the sights of places I don't go often, and doing my errands at the same time.