Grocery Shopping

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Re: Grocery Shopping

by Dexter » Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:55 am

2 ad & 4 kids (2 teens & eat a lot ) during the summer 200 a week all in aldi & maybe pop to the shop once in between but term time hopefully it’ll reduce even to 170 and no shop popping :lol:
Dd1 is mad into smoothies all summer for breakfast so the fruit bill is sky high .
Wine, toiletries are incl in that bill and generally we don’t do take away so it’s 7 dinners , I find I’m buying a lot of shite food tho this summer , boxes of ice pops , 3 pkts of choc croissants , 3/4 boxes of breakfast bars & now the younger kids are at the stage where if after a day or two all of that is gone ( which it is) they are giving out stink about it ! I’m going to go back to meal planning this week now as we are all back to school & cutting back on shite food.

Re: Grocery Shopping

by Dnwa » Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:53 am

Millie wrote:Are we including toiletries, loo roll, cleaning products & wine? I did. Have to say I only buy strawberries & blueberries occasionally as they last two minutes in our house and are so expensive. Shivvy, I dunno how you do it on €100 per week.
Dunnes toilet roll 9 pk is 2.79
clothes Detergent 2.69 and its good
Dish tablets 2 euro
Any bleach or anti bac spray 1.00

Shampoos etc i wait and get them on offer all under 2.50 euro

So if you plan it well it doesnt add a huge amount on .

I dont but wine.

Re: Grocery Shopping

by Groucho » Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:20 am

Deise wrote:I agree on the berries, it's just pointless buying them. I went to Lidl yesterday in afternoon where they had raspberries on offer for 89c, I literally just bought a full box of punnets, 12 in total, was the easiest way to buy them so that they weren't moving around in the box iykwim, anyway, 12 punnets came in to the house and we have 1 left in the fridge, and that's only because I hid it for my breakfast tomorrow.
Ha! I bought 6 of those today and they were hoovered up by 2 of my boys and my nephew in less than 5 minutes as I was unpacking the shopping. I got 3 max.

Re: Grocery Shopping

by Tinky » Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:29 pm

About 650 a month for 1 adult, 2 teens and a tween. Mostly Lidl and some top up shops. Lots of fruit and berries here too. 1 pizza delivery per month costing around €30.

Apparently we never have any food though...


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Re: Grocery Shopping

by Shivvy » Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:28 pm

Millie wrote:Are we including toiletries, loo roll, cleaning products & wine? I did. Have to say I only buy strawberries & blueberries occasionally as they last two minutes in our house and are so expensive. Shivvy, I dunno how you do it on €100 per week.
It helps that Ive one fussy eater (asd), and I also meal plan all my dinners every week. We all love soup (except said child) soo Id make a huge pot & freeze some for lunches.

I dont buy much snacks either. I shop only in Aldi (except for choc croissants in Lidl). If I go somewhere else I dont get as much for my money.
And every cent of my money is accounted for (thanks mam for doing my budget!), so I have to keep it at that amount.

ETA: I dont buy alcohol.

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Re: Grocery Shopping

by Deise » Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:02 pm

I agree on the berries, it's just pointless buying them. I went to Lidl yesterday in afternoon where they had raspberries on offer for 89c, I literally just bought a full box of punnets, 12 in total, was the easiest way to buy them so that they weren't moving around in the box iykwim, anyway, 12 punnets came in to the house and we have 1 left in the fridge, and that's only because I hid it for my breakfast tomorrow.

Re: Grocery Shopping

by Millie » Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:47 pm

Are we including toiletries, loo roll, cleaning products & wine? I did. Have to say I only buy strawberries & blueberries occasionally as they last two minutes in our house and are so expensive. Shivvy, I dunno how you do it on €100 per week.

Re: Grocery Shopping

by apache » Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:55 pm

Radar wrote:
kahlan wrote:2 adults, 3 teenage boys. I'd say we easily spend €200 a week. They are ploughing through pints of milk and loaves of bread like there is a blinking famine coming. Every time I turn around the cupboards are bare....and to be fair, only one of the teens is really adult size yet, but all the appetites are increasing....It is easily costing me twice as much for meat as it used to a year or two ago. I used to get two meals out of a chicken or 2lbs mince - not any more!
Welcome to my world! :lol:
We're nearing that stage and mine are only 6 and 7. I dread to think what they're going to go through as they get older.

DH eats in work 3/4 nights a week in work and I generally don't have proper dinners on those nights, so our bills are a good bit lower a result.

Re: Grocery Shopping

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Re: Grocery Shopping

by Jumping Bean » Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:14 pm

I agree on the teenage boys, my god they can put some food away and ds is stick thin. I’ve no idea where he puts it!

Spend about €130 a week in aldi 2+2 but dh has a full subsidized dinner in work, that will change in nov so the bill will go up.

Re: Grocery Shopping

by Unnamed poster » Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:51 pm

€100 here most weeks too including pet food (we have a mini zoo), flowers & wine

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Re: Grocery Shopping

by Shivvy » Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:15 pm

I only have a budget of €120pw for 2 adults, a 10, 6 and 4yo. Most weeks I spend around €100.

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Re: Grocery Shopping

by Radar » Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:11 pm

kahlan wrote:2 adults, 3 teenage boys. I'd say we easily spend €200 a week. They are ploughing through pints of milk and loaves of bread like there is a blinking famine coming. Every time I turn around the cupboards are bare....and to be fair, only one of the teens is really adult size yet, but all the appetites are increasing....It is easily costing me twice as much for meat as it used to a year or two ago. I used to get two meals out of a chicken or 2lbs mince - not any more!
Welcome to my world! :lol:

Re: Grocery Shopping

by kahlan » Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:09 pm

2 adults, 3 teenage boys. I'd say we easily spend €200 a week. They are ploughing through pints of milk and loaves of bread like there is a blinking famine coming. Every time I turn around the cupboards are bare....and to be fair, only one of the teens is really adult size yet, but all the appetites are increasing....It is easily costing me twice as much for meat as it used to a year or two ago. I used to get two meals out of a chicken or 2lbs mince - not any more!

Re: Grocery Shopping

by Rarity » Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:48 am

2 adults 2 teens, we spend around €150 a week in Tesco, sometimes more if extra toiletries are needed. I shop online so I buy mostly the same stuff and see where my money is going, almost €40 is fruit/veg alone at the moment. We eat well, I could (and have) cut the shopping cost back if I bought more frozen/convenience foods. Our Aldi isn’t great, Lidl is small so wouldn’t get anywhere near a full shop. Our dog only costs around €14 per month.

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