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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 18:01:54 GMT
Husband decides the menu for the week - I'll eat most things, but he's fussy.
I have mobility problems so I shop once a week in a smallish Sainsbury's supermarket with my list for the week written in the order I go round the store. I'm not tempted by offers. I get there by 8 am on a Friday morning so I get a disabled parking space and avoid the hoards. Don't take husband because my bill would be twice what it is as he spots "interesting" items.
Been mostly a loyal customer of Sainsburys for 50 years - since they used to pat your butter in an open-fronted shop - except for a brief time at Waitrose. It's another small supermarket and I didn't find them any more expensive than Sainsburys unless you wanted stuff like quail! Takes longer to get to Waitrose and I want to spend as little time as possible doing the weekly shop - I hate it but have only used on-line shopping when I couldn't physically get there such as when I had a knee replacement. Like many I don't trust the in-store shoppers.
I did try Tesco a couple of times when where we lived didn't have a Sainsburys - the first time, not long after they'd just started, I ended up giving evidence against their manager for fraud, and the second time they compensated me after I was injured slipping on a grape that had been dropped on the floor and just left there with other fruit that had escaped from the displays.
There is a Tesco Extra very near me, but it's the size of an aircraft hangar with a second floor and I can just about cope with the small Sainsburys using a trolley as a walking aid.
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Post by bobbieh on Nov 10, 2016 14:14:13 GMT
I buy veg and all meats from local small shops. Store cupboard good I buy once a week from Sainsbury and I bake my own bread. There is only two of us in the house so large trolleys are a thing of the past for me.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2016 15:08:20 GMT
We do two main shoppings a week. One online in which we buy things that are not generally perishable, one in which my wife goes to the local Sainsbury's to buy perishables and some other things. Where she has found that we can get things cheaper from other sources, we do that. For example, we can get the coffee that we normally use much cheaper locally, rather than at Sainsbury's and we buy toilet paper and kitchen rolls through Amazon were they are much cheaper if bought in bulk and, as Prime customers, delivery is free.
Most of our other shoppings are done online.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 16:20:51 GMT
How did I miss this thread?
Recently I have been getting increasingly more disgruntled about the cheaper supermarkets. Yes their meat is ok,( although for specific cuts I use our butcher and I always get our jumbo sized free range eggs, £1 a doz, and dry cured bacon there), but the quality of their vegetables is shocking. Their prices are creeping up, and , being a supermarket snob, they look cheap and no longer are. Asda, Tesco and Morrisons are no longer cheap alternatives in the big chains, I have become a Sainsburys girl. I love Waitrose, but only use it for things I cannot get anywhere else. Although their basic cauli and baking potatoes are the best , and no dearer. I cook mainly Asian, Chinese and Indian meals. The Chinese / Indian supermarkets are wonderful. Chillies, soy/ chinese sauces are dirt cheap, (tho I get noodles in Aldi) We don't have a decent veg shop in the village, and the Co-op is expensive. But bread is really cheap at 7 o clock.
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Post by captainmouse on Jul 28, 2017 18:41:24 GMT
I tried lidl or aldi last summer and despite correct storage none of the fruit or veg kept, I have never thrown away so much food, false economy, it was all within date, but inedible. I also couldn't find a lot of items and didn't recognise others.
So not for me. Not keen on tescos, but do like their sunflower and pumpkin bread.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 18:45:01 GMT
Sainsburys. Online. 15 mins on my iPhone. Order done. Delivered to my kitchen the next day. SORTED. Hate supermarkets with a vengeance !!!
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Post by monic on Jul 28, 2017 18:52:11 GMT
I do online for the non perishables, coke, Lucozade, toilet rolls, hand towels mainly because its heavy and I don't drive. If I want fresh stuff I get that once a week, I have stuff in the freezer but forget to defrost. It was different when I had pets cos I would get their food etc every month and vary between which supermarket had a deal on - now its 3 months before I do a big online and every 10 days or so for fresh stuff.
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Post by captainmouse on Jul 28, 2017 18:54:31 GMT
I was shocked to find how expensive sainsburys has become, I was working very close to one recently, and every single item was between 20 -80p more than I pay in waitrose. And the sainsburys locals are even more still! Croissants 2 for a £1 in sainsburys 75p each in the local, carrots 20p more in the local
I certainly can't afford to shop in sainsburys.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 19:10:05 GMT
Really ?? I can't afford to shop in Waitrose 😂😂
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Post by captainmouse on Jul 28, 2017 20:13:44 GMT
waitrose price match tescos for branded goods. much cheaper than sainsburys.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2017 7:39:13 GMT
I always shop 'for real'. Items like books and DVDs I'm fine buying online, but I wouldn't trust food shopping. Until fairly recently I went to Waitrose, which was most convenient for me, but since I've moved I've gone to the big(ish) Tesco which is only about five minutes walk away! I have no problem buying sale items if I know I can eat them within date. I always use a list of general things I need (squash, five main meals etc) but for specifics I tend to browse unless I'm planning something special. I do sometimes end up with things I didn't plan on, if they catch my eye.
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Post by beverley61 on Aug 7, 2017 12:26:00 GMT
I go to the shops. I make a basic list and usually combine it with an early start, bacon sandwich and cuppa in the café (Sainsbury's that has a lovely view from the café, Morrison's which can be combined with a walk along the sea front), Tesco (when there is a match on because I like the buzz of all the fans being around). I check the prices, I am not brand driven. I have taught my children to look at the price per litre/kilo etc. which must be displayed on the shelf to work out which is the best deal. For frozen goods and other items like cheese/butter/yoghurt I quite like Iceland. They have a large selection, their frozen bakery breads like the corn bread and soda bread are excellent, and the frozen ready to bake Pan au Chocolat is divine (can't resist), they have a massive selection of frozen veg (which is as good as fresh veg) and lots of deals. Plus if you spend £25 you get free home delivery, so you can shop and then leave it all to them. Iceland is probably as good for fresh items as Lidl/Aldi/Netto (Netto has a good bakery). Most town centres have an Iceland on the periphery so I tend to combine my Iceland shop with a trip to the town centre, you choose the time you want it delivered either that day or the next. If you don't drive or can't carry heavy bags Iceland is great, you still get to go out and choose your shopping but they pack it and bring it home for you. I haven't tried their gourmet range but I did look at the Chateaubriand the other day and thought well I might if one of my daughters was coming home for the weekend. Their frozen lamb neck chops are great for a casserole but that's about all the meat I have tried. I mostly get it from the butcher.
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Post by Miranda on Aug 7, 2017 12:38:53 GMT
I would shop at Iceland and get it delivered but their vegetarian selection is abysmal.
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Post by beverley61 on Aug 7, 2017 14:31:56 GMT
Lots of handy pre-chopped veg in the frozen section though. I don't know about ready meals because I rarely use them but I noticed they do an enormous range of Slimming World frozen food.
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Post by profbooboo on Aug 8, 2017 13:20:19 GMT
I've never done the Iceland delivery as I don't spend enough in there. I've found in the last year or two they've put their prices up and more unusual foods, which where I live I don't think sell. Ostrich burgers etc. They used to do a bag of Mediterranean veg for £1.50, which Id combine with cous cous and Id get 2 serving from a bag. They then changed it to a foil tray, with less in it and you need to put the rest in the oven so I'm only getting 1 serving for the same price! So I get that from Tesco now.
My favourite is Morrison's, but I cant go there as I get so much unhealthy good. They do kickerbocker glory type desserts for £1.09, a banana and toffee or the profitterrole, their salad bar is great for variety and I love their donuts, everywhere else covers them in sugar but they use icing sugar, which I much prefer, it's less grainy. Also their own brand items tend to be good value and when they offers on you can usual find them in store. Tesco by us are terrible for advertising something in the paper and then not having it in store.
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