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First shop on the 2nd was a quick pop into Aldi for a few basics.
£18.64 + £5.18 + £37.75 = £61.57
I forgot to take photo of a quick pop into Tesco when I was over by the coast, when I got a few things to see me through the week around getting the car tyres fixed. Spent £8.29.
£61.57 + £8.29 = £69.86
Then finally after tyres were sorted I had to go into town so went to Aldi (still lots of gaps including de-caff coffee, tins of sardines, tins of salmon, multi grain biscuits, mini cheese bake biscuits) and Asda(to spend £5 to get £1 parking fee back) which together turned into a big spend because I didn't want to go shopping again....ever! .................well not really ever, but sometimes it feels that would be a good idea.
2 bags of pears, head of calabrese, mini cucs, tin mackerel fillets, 6 eggs, extra mature cheddar, feta, mayo, bacon bits, 4 pints milk, peanuts and cashews, cheese and onion rolls, 'hola' hoops and tortilla chip snacks, bread rolls, naan breads, tin fruit salad.
Totaled £27.69. Making Septembers food spending £97.55.
Although I must have missed something because in my accounts book food spending added up to just over £111. Oh well, still not too bad.
There has been a noticeable lack of tinned fish, particularly salmon and sardines, for a few months now. I don’t know if it’s a pause in supply or if people are stocking up.
ReplyDeleteAnna.
Aldi had plenty of sardines in tomato sauce but I'm not a fan .
DeleteFour supermarkets in one day, you're braver than I am for sure. Two is my absolute maximum, just for my sanity's sake. Our Aldi had red salmon missing for about six months, then for one week and one week only it was back. Now there's not even a gap on the shelves were it should go! 🫤
ReplyDelete4 in one morning was a silly idea, felt like I'd been out for hours!
DeleteIt sounds like a full days work, going to 4 supermarkets! I have noticed how often things are out of stock in all the supermarkets. Tinned salmon seems to be missing a lot. Aldi now have a full shelf of tuna but no salmon at all.
ReplyDeleteLife is to be lived not full of shopping! Carole R
A long morning out - not recommended!
DeleteI understand perfectly about big shops. Heck when I do one it takes at least two hours plus the time to scan everything for Neilson's and put them all away once at home. By the end my back and legs are killing me.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I never used to mind food shopping but seems like hard work now, but I don't like online shopping so will have to carry on
DeleteLidl ( and Waitrose and Co op ) is my closest store, feels like Hobson’s choice ( is that still a thing ? )
ReplyDeleteTinned fish and meat are finding their way into cupboards of doom I suppose, including ours 😀
Alison in Devon x
That isn't much choice at all. A Waitrose opened where we used to live near the coast but I always felt out of place in there!
DeleteI just use one grocery store and don't bother shopping around. I feel the cost of gas for driving all around to other stores would probably cancel out the savings. Takes me less time, too. My totals are higher than yours but then I'm feeding my son who lives with me, too.
ReplyDeleteOnce in town all the supermarkets are within a mile or so but it still took too long
DeleteTesco, Morrisons and Lidl here. Like you, I'm not keen on Lidl either, for the same reasons as you. I much prefer Aldi, there are 2 down here, each about 45 mins drive from us (in opposite directions), so we don't go very often. Especially not now with the price of fuel!
ReplyDeleteAldi have installed some self service checkouts like Aldi but at Lidl you have to scan your till receipt to be let out!
DeleteNow I prefer Lidl to Aldi (though on occasion their fruit and veg is a bit elderly looking). That didn't bother me when we lived near Carmarthen as I got all my fruit and veg from Chris Thomas, the greengrocer warehouse on the edge of Carmarthen. Oh how I miss his £1 boxes of use-it-up-quick fruit . . . I love the fresh granary type bread they sell, and have a soft spot for their jam donuts on occasion too!! I have Tesco and Aldi in Llandod. Co-op and an expensive garage-linked Asda in town. Co-op is v. expensive. I have spent lots extra in recent weeks to get a better storecupboard, and my freezer is full. I have been given lots of apples too and have my small orchard with plenty of eating apples which must surely be ready to pick soon?! I try and stock up on my Twining Earl Grey teabags when they are on offer. I envy the cheapness of your weekly shopping. I can only do that once a month perhaps, if no meat and no cat food.
ReplyDeleteI expect I would get used to Lidl if I used them more often. Tesco in Stowmarket isn't huge and always seems busy. I'm glad really that none of the supermarkets are giant ones like those in Ipswich - I get lost in them
DeleteYour costs for the month of September are not that bad. I would find going to 4 stores a lot for one day. Typically, I go to 2.
ReplyDeleteGrocery store prices are still rising in the US. We are told due to the cost of diesel fuel; trucking costs have increased which passes on to the consumer.
Susan
Red salmon...mmm. So much nicer than pink. But about 10 times more expensive!
ReplyDeleteWow what a shop. Our prices are ridiculous, so expensive - I always moan about them lol. I wish there were better sales.
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