how much do you spend on your shopping?

[tinx]

I budget for £150 a week for the family (4 of us) This includes Nappies and Baby Milk. Normally doesn't come as high as that but if I budget for it then anytihng left over is a bonus. Last week for example was £130 the week before was £120 and this week is looking like £140. Oh yeah that includes the delivery fee as we always have our shopping delivered.

 

[Trufflehound]

About €90 per week for two. Under normal circumstances that was about £65, but it's currently about £80 because of your worthless pounds.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

that is about right...£80 odd in sainsbury's and about £70 odd in M&S a week.

 

[NS Herald]

The more people in the household, the cheaper it becomes per head.

True to an extent although having 3 hulking teenagers to feed makes a huge difference. It's like having an army of soldier ants in the house and anything that's going in the fridge is considered fair game.

We try and buy for most of the week ahead at the weekend but invariably the week's supply of crisps, fruit, chocky bars, coke etc. has gone by Tuesday.

For those with small kids prepare to dramatically increase your budgets as they get older and good luck

 

[MJsGhost]

It works out at about £50 pw including booze from the supermarket, but excluding the odd bottle of vino / case of cider from the offie. That's to feed me and also the gf who is round more often than not and expects to be fed!

I cook everything from scratch too, usually in bulk so I freeze portions. Makes a massive difference getting in from work and eating a home cooked meal that's been defrosting all day within minutes - beats the sh|t out of ready meals. I don't even own a microwave!

 

[Nibble]

I spend £13.89 on packets of Findus Crispy Pancakes and Birds Eye Potato Waffles. I could probably cut this down but I'm a real brand name kinda guy.

 

[Nibble]

double post

 

[Publius Ovidius]

I tend to think we spend a lot as we dont eat any "junk " at all....we rarely have fried food if at all, no crips, no biscuits and sweet stuff but we eat a hell of a lot of fish, salad vegetables and fruit. I cant remember the last time we had burgers and sausages...if we barbie these days we have fish ( Sea Bass/ Sea Bream on the barbie is very nice)

 

[wellquickwoody]

Two adults only. Fodd probably £100 - £150 per week. The add on the alcohol, mostly wine, another £50. Mind you it's not any old food bill, it's an M&S food bill!

 

[OzMike]

About AU$420.00 per week for 2 adults, 3 kids and poochie.
That works out to around 185 Quid give or take, not so cheap eh.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Two adults only. Fodd probably £100 - £150 per week. The add on the alcohol, mostly wine, another £50. Mind you it's not any old food bill, it's an M&S food bill!

we tend to spend less when the £10 for main/veg/pud and wine offer is on...although we tend to buy three lots!

 

[Nibble]

I shop at Strangebury's. There is often a fine selection of MILF in there and not too many smelly poor people, however I have noticed they have started to hire 'tards and foreigners recently. I shall monitor tihs situation and if it begins to have an impact I may switch loyalties. You have been warned J. Sainsbury - pull your socks up man!

 

[pasty]

Is it because we can cook and never buy convenience?

just wondering like...

In my experience, the exact opposite is true. We like to buy fresh reasonably healthy food, and we cook about 6 evening a week, and we find it expensive. Whereas you can go to Iceland and get a box of trillion burgers, sausages, and other assorted crap for about a tenner.

 

[NMH]

It works out at about £50 pw including booze from the supermarket, but excluding the odd bottle of vino / case of cider from the offie. That's to feed me and also the gf who is round more often than not and expects to be fed!

I cook everything from scratch too, usually in bulk so I freeze portions. Makes a massive difference getting in from work and eating a home cooked meal that's been defrosting all day within minutes - beats the sh|t out of ready meals. I don't even own a microwave!

Brilliant avatar, there.

I'm interested to know what you do cook, in minutes, without a microwave.
Are we talking...pizza, here?

 

[wellquickwoody]

we tend to spend less when the £10 for main/veg/pud and wine offer is on...although we tend to buy three lots!

Are you my wife?

 

[Questions]

I shop at Strangebury's. There is often a fine selection of MILF in there and not too many smelly poor people, however I have noticed they have started to hire 'tards and foreigners recently. I shall monitor tihs situation and if it begins to have an impact I may switch loyalties. You have been warned J. Sainsbury - pull your socks up man!

You`re lucky that you are ugly and live alone in a bedsit Nibble or else your food bill could be more than double what you pay out now.

 

[Nibble]

You`re lucky that you are ugly and live alone in a bedsit Nibble or else your food bill could be more than double what you pay out now.

It was nice chatting to you on your first day behind the till as part of the Equal Opportunities drive at Sainsbury's.

 

[MJsGhost]

Brilliant avatar, there.

I'm interested to know what you do cook, in minutes, without a microwave.
Are we talking...pizza, here?

In the main, something with rice or pasta - the chilli con carne / curry / bolognese or whatever I've defrosted during the day will only take 5 mins to warm up, so I can be eating in the time it takes to cook the rice or spaghetti -10-15 mins max.

I can be scoffing home cooked food within 20 mins of getting home. Good job too seeing as I don't usually get in from work until 8.30 at best.

 

[MJsGhost]

Oh, and glad you like the avatar!

 

[Garage_Doors]

I budget for £150 a week for the family (4 of us) This includes Nappies and Baby Milk. Normally doesn't come as high as that but if I budget for it then anytihng left over is a bonus. Last week for example was £130 the week before was £120 and this week is looking like £140. Oh yeah that includes the delivery fee as we always have our shopping delivered.

You do realise by having it delivered you get the "not so best products" ie end finishing soonest, the warmer dairy products from the front etc,