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Weekly Food Shopping. What Do You Spend?
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I'm particularly interested in single oldies...but anyone can answer. Pet food can be included...but not other household bits.
I've always been a shop-as-needed type...probably spending more than I should. But it kept me out and about. I strained my back at Christmas...that and awful weather led me to return to online shopping for groceries.
I've so far only done every 2 weeks...but that doesn't quite keep me going. Particularly with fresh, short dated stuff.
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I'm a single oldie and my Tesco shop the other day came to just over £100. The only non-food was a bottle of Milton and the £2 delivery charge.
Quite a bit of my shopping are the offers like 3 for 2, so I saved just over £9 on the offers otherwise it would have been just over £109.
Some of the things I bought will last me more than a few weeks and some of the things I bought for the first time to see if I like them.
The most expensive item was frozen wild salmon which was just over £5 and something I hadn't bought before was Benecol buttery which I think was £4.50. Won't buy this again unless it's on special offer.
I'm a single oldie, I tend to shop several times a week - due to my eating habits.
I shop at Iceland - Sainsbury's - Poundland - Asda mainly due to the range variety in the shops.
Asda is a trip on a bus but the others are walking distance. My budget is really flexible but is governed by my eating.
Iceland £11.25 - £2.25 offer paid £9.00
Ham 3 packs
Fruit loaf
White chocolate cookies
They do oap 10% discount on Tues (if I remember to go!)
Asda is the weekend shop of things only they stock £9.45
2 x Pasty
Lucozade Sport
2 L Tango
2 x Cereal Bars only stocked there
Poundland £6.25
Best value for treats
Mainly Wagon Wheels & chocolate bars
Sainsbury's £7.25
Meal deal on Saturday's
2l Bottles of soft drink
1l bottle of Lucozade
Bottled water as required a special trip once a month.
I budget for £200 for food which includes food that is bought on trips.
Food management has improved this year as I had stocks of stuff that would never get used so I took it back and donated it to the food bank.
One thing I've realised is there's huge variation in what we all spend. From £20 on up to £75 per person per week.
I think there's government stats that say £35 or so per older adult. But of course, it depends on diet, and food preferences.
Right now, I want to do a weekly online shop for about a month, then compare it to my usual 'list in hand wander' in the shops. Both have drawbacks regarding spending. Online, I see all the goodies that my medium sized city centre store doesn't stock...such as a better selection of meat and fish. In-store, it's the impulse buys.
This should be interesting.
2 oldies , one dog, 3 cats
Morrisons click and collect between every 12/14 days in the region of £100. Not many non food items, cleaner uses all her own stuff. A more expensive shop every couple of months of to include loo rolls, and detergents, toothpaste, ect
Smaller shops at Lidls, Morrisons and our small tescos couple of times a week so probably about £170/180.00 ish over a two week period including some animal food
Animal warehouse. Too much!!
Alcohol. Occasionally a box of Carlsberg and half a of brandy for cooking purposes. Nothing regularly.
But we don't do any takeaways or deliveries of pizza etc and rarely eat out.
Lottie...I don't think I've ever bought a takeaway. I'm much too wary of what might be in them. I've not had any wine in almost 2 months...I do miss it, so may resume having a tipple. I eat out when my daughter is paying...and lunch several times a year when I meet up with friends.
If I had a bit more storage, I'd stock up on loo/kitchen rolls and cat food. Note to self...clean out the deep larder cupboard in kitchen, and hall closet outside bathroom. No I've got incentive!
Pastafreak
Yes £50 a week.
I used to do hot evening meals when I was working but during the Pandemic I resorted to ready meals. I have gone off hot food, prefer cold food. I have cut out several things due to heath concerns. Salt sugar caffeine and have moderated things like crisps and other snack food.
