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Food Shopping
I'm inspired after a discussion with my (considerably richer) friend. She's living with her boyfriend and doesn't think twice about spending several hundred quid on her monthly shop - "the best & most of everything", to use her words. She likes to see her fridge-freezer fully stocked and cannot abide having only half-boxes or half-cartons of anything
![]() I shop weekly, so I can better estimate how much I need (I'd probably spend too little or too much if I tried to budget monthly) and spend roughly £15 (for one person) going for the cheapest of everything, and only the very essentials. I'm sure we're probably at two ends of the spectrum, so I was wondering which side you lot lean towards? How often do you shop & how much do you spend? Are you satisfied with cheap brands or will you look for the best of everything? |
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well.. first off for the budget concious is to NOT shop in supermarkets.
Find an organic box scheme local to you. Mine is delivered every fortnight and cost £9.80 it contains enough veggie for the intervening to weeks, lasts well and tastes great. Find a good local butcher. All meat is locally sourced, you get what you want in the portions you require. I spend about £35/£40 every 5/6 weeks. Stocking up my freezer. Use an Aldi/Lidl for all the other non food items. ta-da.. good quality/variety on a budget taht also includes lots of "feel good" as well
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Four adults in my house, and I spend at least £100 per week on main shop, then probably another £20-30 per week on bits at other shops.
I buy what we like, what we fancy, and just get it wherever I see it. I always have two freezers stocked up (yes a lot of it is convenience food), and my cupboards are always well stocked. |
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I've lived in my new flat for a month and can't even bring myself to do a shop yet
![]() Luckily my lovely Mum packed me a 'goody' box that had eveything I needed (condiments, cleaning products, tinned goods, loo rolls etc...) so I have just been shopping as I go along! Will bite the bullet and do a big shop when I get paid - for 2 of us I estimate a £50 / £60 shopping bill for the week! |
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I do my food shopping online every 2 weeks, I only buy for myself and spend roughly £40.
I have loads of food for that, lots of fruit and veg. I used to spend about £20 a day on food at one point (eating out) now I spend that a week! |
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Use an Aldi/Lidl for all the other non food items. Aldi & Lidl are the most underrated supermarkets ever. I often go shopping in the nearby Lidl and some of their stuff is beautiful: particularly the olives stuffed with feta cheese Their chocolate isn't too bad, either!
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Yes, Lidl's has some good stuff at excellent prices. I tend to shop at Waitrose as I prefer the store layout and can get round quickly, doing scan as you shop. Also I think the quality of the stuff they sell is good
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Yes, Lidl's has some good stuff at excellent prices. I tend to shop at Waitrose as I prefer the store layout and can get round quickly, doing scan as you shop. Also I think the quality of the stuff they sell is good
Is it up there with Marks & Spencers or at a more affordable level?
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Yes, Lidl's has some good stuff at excellent prices. I tend to shop at Waitrose as I prefer the store layout and can get round quickly, doing scan as you shop. Also I think the quality of the stuff they sell is good
If you are brassic, I recomend going to a butchers for meat and getting some of the cheaper cuts. Get your fruit and veg from a greengrocers, and herbs, spices, rice etc from an Indian wholesale store; like the ones in brick lane or Tooting.
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Aldi & Lidl are the most underrated supermarkets ever. I often go shopping in the nearby Lidl and some of their stuff is beautiful: particularly the olives stuffed with feta cheese
Their chocolate isn't too bad, either! |
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We did our weekly shop yesterday which came in at around £20. We got our meat and veg from the butchers and greengrocers and the other bits from Tesco. This included a couple of 'luxury' items as well that we wouldn't normally consider.
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