How Much Do You Spend On Shopping Each Week?
I was discussing this with one of my Grandaughters yesterday. She has three children and was flabbergasted when I told her that I usually spend anything between £80/£90 and sometimes £100 per week on shopping for the two of us. She said she usually spends about £60 or £70 for the five of them!
She shops for almost everything at Aldi. Of course, the first thing she asked when I told her how much I spend, was the inevitable ''Do you buy a lot of convenience foods?’’ which I certainly don’t!! Cheeky little madam!
When she asked where I shopped, I told her Home delivery Shop from Tesco, Some from Iceland, Meat from my local butcher, Vegetables and Fruit from our open air market and fresh eggs from the farm.
She certainly had me thinking though once she had left.
Am I being too extravagant with my food shop? I know food prices have risen in the last few months but I didn’t think I was being wasteful.
Below is last week’s shopping (have an online shopping list reminder so always know what to get) It came to about £90 in total.
BUTCHER
2 x Pork Loin Chops
4 x Chicken Breasts (makes 2 meals)
4 x Chicken Thigh Fillets (for Curry)
1/2lb Lambs Liver
1lb Minced Beef
8 Pork Sausages.
OPEN AIR MARKET
Potatoes
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Snap Peas
Carrots
Small Cabbage
4 medium onions
4 Pears
8 Bananas
6 Tomatoes
3 Lemons
Iceberg Lettuce
Cucumber
Fresh Parsley,
Fresh Thyme
ICELAND
Iceland unsmoked Streaky Bacon (HWMO’s favourite)
Iceland Strength 5 Mature Cheddar Cheese
Iceland Part Baked Baguettes
1 x 4-pint Semi Skimmed Milk
1 x 4-pint Full Fat Milk
1 x Double Cream.
HAIRDRESSER (Husband is a farmer)
Dozen fresh eggs (costs £2 for a dozen large - much cheaper than any supermarket comparison and any of the local shops. They are so fresh the feathers are still on the shells)
TESCO HOME DELIVERY
1 x Lambs Liver £1.12 (pooches)
1 x Small Whole Chicken £2.40 (pooches)
1 x Packet Brown Rice £1.50 (pooches) - Usually buy once a fortnight)
1 x packet frozen Pollock fillets £2.18 (pooches)
1 x Packet Dentastix £1.60 ( pooches)
1 x Birds Eye Garden Peas
1 x Packet of French Fries
3 x Wholemeal Granary Loaves
1 x McVities Digestive Biscuit
1 x Yorkshire Teabags
1 x Kerrygold butter
1 x Large Clover
1 x Marmalade
1 x Crunchy Nut Cornflakes
1 x Weetabix
1 Clementine Juice
1 x Pineapple Juice
1 x Squash
1 x Packet Pasta
1 x Packet 8 slices of Ham
1 x 4 tins Tuna in Brine
1 x small Light Mayo
1 x Dettox surface cleaner
1 x Disinfectant
1 x Fairy Liquid
1 x 4 x Heinz Baked Beans
2 x Tins Big Soup
That was it for last week. Okay, I appreciate that I am buying fresh food to cook for my pooches which still comes to under £10 a week including their treat. I also know that I could buy a pack of 12 tins of dog food for a fiver from Tesco. But they are two fussy eaters, love their fresh food with rice or cooked vegetables, and I prefer to know what is being fed to them so the extra £3 is worth it.
With regard to the rest of my home shop. Obviously each week is different in some aspects. Things like Washing Capsules and other cleaning products are bought as and when. Same with meal requirements.
I don’t want to compromise quality for quantity with regard to meat, veg, eggs etc. If I thought I could get the same at Aldi’s or Lidl, or even anywhere, I would, but those two shops don’t do the branded goods which we happen to like like Kellogs, Yorkshire Tea, Rose’s Lime Marmalade, etc..
Any ideas, suggestions, insults?!! about my shopping habit, I don’t mind as long as you don’t say anything nasty or cruel towards my pooches!
Am I extravagant? Am I spending too much and should cut down? How much do you spend each week on shopping?
Your views most welcome.