- Ian and Rebekah Pugh gave up supermarkets to save money
- Experiment began before the birth of their daughter Lizzie
- Over the year they have saved £900 and say their diet is better
- Now they plan to stay supermarket-free forever
By David Wilkes
PUBLISHED: 22:07, 27 December 2013 | UPDATED: 22:07, 27 December 2013
Faced with the birth of their first child, Ian and Rebekah Pugh decided they needed to tighten their belts.
Realising that supermarkets were costing them a small fortune, they set themselves the challenge of shunning them for a year.
Sticking to ten strict rules, the couple limited their food budget to £50 a week and began buying all their groceries from local shops and markets.
Shop swap: Ian and Rebekah Pugh gave up supermarkets before the birth of their daughter Lizzie and say they have saved money and have a better diet