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Several years ago Tesco looked at the shelves of fresh prawns in M&S and decided it would have a bit of that action. In the early days, it struggled to match its more upmarket rival, but in recent times the chain has upped its game, and while its crustaceans may not be as nice, they are close and a whole lot cheaper. These plain king prawns have a nice meaty texture, a pleasing saltiness, and are of a good size, too. We’d highly recommend them. Verdict: Prawn starStar rating: ***** Value for money: Prawns

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Is it time we got the bottle to return to deposit schemes?
  • Consumer
  • Frank McDonald
  • June 17, 2013, 00:00

A recent poll shows that the public are in favour of a revival of deposit-and- return systems. The chief bottle washers, however, remain unconvinced

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Several years ago Tesco looked at the shelves of fresh prawns in M&S and decided it would have a bit of that action. In the early days, it struggled to match its more upmarket rival, but in recent times the chain has upped its game, and while its crustaceans may not be as nice, they are close and a whole lot cheaper. These plain king prawns have a nice meaty texture, a pleasing saltiness, and are of a good size, too. We’d highly recommend them. Verdict: Prawn starStar rating: ***** Value for money: Prawns
Is it time we got the bottle to return to deposit schemes?
These things happen in cycles
Laura Byrnes and Aideen McHenry of Ruby Ruby secondhand designer clothes shop in Dublin. Photograph: Frank Miller Pricewatch: Clothes that won’t make you feel the pinch
Sign up to deal sites serving your holiday destination six weeks or so before you travel Cutting the cost of your summer holidays

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