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Old 08-10-2009, 12:31
hayley_kench
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I still live with mum at the moment but planning on moving out in the new year. My question is how much does everybody spend on their weekly shop? There are 4 in my house and my mum says she spends a whopping £200 a week! I did a little research and found that I could probably feed the same on about £100. This is of course without luxuries and im including toilet roll, dishwasher tabs etc.
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Old 08-10-2009, 12:37
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we don't have a dishwasher. And I buy own brand toilet roll (I find Asda's really thick in comparison to Tesco and softer too), and I buy Asda own brand tin tomatoes and frozen veg. Everything else tends to be brand name and for 2 of us £70 for about 10days. But we are trying to make what we can out of the stuff we have in the cupboard at the moment to cut back on spending so much.
I think if you plan your meals it works out cheaper but I don't ever fancy what I have planned so now resort to buying chicken, mince and prawns for oh. Fajitas, potatoes, pasta and rice and work around that for a week.
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Old 08-10-2009, 13:02
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I shop at Asda too and buy their own brand stuff MOSTLY, but there are 7 of us in this house and my shopping bill is usually just over £100, more if I include clothes etc. But the grocery shop usually about a hundred.
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Old 08-10-2009, 13:15
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We don't do a weekly shop as such!!!

But it depends on your budget! When we have cash we go to Waitrose and other times we go to Morrison's.

When you first move in budget for a big shop as you will need all your cupboard staples (sauces, condiments, dried herbs, spices, oils, tinned goods, pastas and rices - things that keep and things that you don't have to replace every week)

Also budget for things like washing powder, cleaning products - again you wont need ot buy them every week.

If money is tight then make yourself a meal plan every week and shop for this. Have a look around for offers etc..

You'll be fine!!
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Old 08-10-2009, 13:55
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Honestly, around £100, if not more sometimes. And there are only two of us in the bloody house!!
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Old 08-10-2009, 14:16
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Around £15 to £20. I'm a student though so have to save a bit! It's also kind of for two as the boyfriend and I share a lot of meals.

In first year I used to spent around £12 on average. I have a job now so can afford to go crazy
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Old 08-10-2009, 14:27
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I shop at Asda too and buy their own brand stuff MOSTLY, but there are 7 of us in this house and my shopping bill is usually just over £100, more if I include clothes etc. But the grocery shop usually about a hundred.
Asda's brand stuff is the best I've had. I am yet to find a finger in my veg. Or even a sweetcorn in the peas. I actually feel their quality is better than Tesco own.
I love Sainsburys but they don't do enough cheap stuff and to me Waitrose is just too much.
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Old 08-10-2009, 20:21
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Just the two of us, and including all the household products, stuff for the dishwasher and some wine we average about £120 a week. We do eat meat a lot, and will only buy free range/organic meat so that pushes the prices right up.
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Old 09-10-2009, 09:38
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Main weekly shop is usually around £90 for 4 of us at Asda, plus up to a tenner through the week too. That's for everything.
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Old 09-10-2009, 13:29
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Three of us and our weekly Sainsbury's bill is usually £120 - £130. Somethimes less.

That includes all household stuff not just food. It does include about six bottles of wine as well
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Old 09-10-2009, 13:32
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I try and go every month..thats my payday, and try make it last..lol
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Old 09-10-2009, 13:44
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£50 - £60 for 2 of us and then things like milk and extra fruit/salad during the week. Every 3 months or so we go to Costco and stock up on washing powder, mince, washing up liquid, bleach, toilet rolls, razor blades etc and this usually costs another £80 or so
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Old 09-10-2009, 15:00
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Around £50 a week for 3 of us, though a bit more if you add the top-up shopping during the week (fresh milk, bread, etc.)
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Old 09-10-2009, 23:12
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I shop mainly at Sainsbury's, through convenience rather than choice.
I get through about £170-£200 a week,for 4 people.
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Old 10-10-2009, 00:31
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I usually go shopping every two weeks and spend about £20-£25 just for me. That includes cleaning products, toilet roll, food and a few luxuries.
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Old 10-10-2009, 00:36
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Usually about £40 to £50 per week for just me but i'm feeding friends and family during the week as well. that figure doesn't include alcohol or takeaways/restaurant meals which i indulge in .
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Old 10-10-2009, 15:34
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I usually go shopping every two weeks and spend about £20-£25 just for me. That includes cleaning products, toilet roll, food and a few luxuries.
Do you actually EAT anything ?
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Old 10-10-2009, 15:45
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I usually spend about £55 per week (there's just the two of us - me and the wife)
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Old 10-10-2009, 15:46
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About £30 a week for the two of us, including a couple of bottles of wine and some beers.
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Old 10-10-2009, 15:58
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Used to be about £75. Nearer £120 now we have mini-minks.

As Rainbow said, definitely budget for an initial big shop to kit out your larder as it were.
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