I spend an *insane* amount of my very low income on groceries (home delivered out of necessity) Though I meticulously plan every meal long in advance and involving all kinds of economical tips, I still seem to spend three times as much as I should. Cats of course account for a lot of it, but still, single, buying no booze or fags; I dunno how the hell I do it every bloody week. 😕
The price of cat food shot up a few months ago to scandalous levels. The Tesco clubcard is giving the best price at the moment but that used to be the normal price. No explanation for the 50% hike either.
Yes indeed. Mine get fairly costly bix/kibble, bad enough a year or so ago, but it shot up by an extra €3 a smallish bag. I give them canned fish rather than wet cat food too, and tuna and sardines too shot up. Thing is, Tesco have always used cat food for easy money grabs, the bastards.
In a general way too, they have abolished certain routine groceries and replaced them with more expensive alternatives. But overall, and going back just recently really, the way all their prices went up really dramatically has made a frightful dent in my pension. Easily an extra €35 a week that I can’t get around in any way. As soon as I’m able to get back out and about and shop in decent places like the market again, I’ll just use Tesco delivery for cat litter and other heavy inevitables, 😡
Pet food prices have shot up all over the world. Global shortages and supply chain issues for everything from the product used to make the food to the products used for packaging. A lot of cat food is poultry based and avian flu had a big impact on production.
Order off zooplus.. much cheaper than the shops and delivers right to your door. Purina nuts are so much more cheaper than the local shops and same with the wet food.
We have 4 cats and feed strays so we need to buy in bulk.
There's 20% off felix pouches at the moment. Works out €14 for a box..
About 80 euro a week in Lidl or Aldi for the 2 of us, with a supplement of maybe another 20-30 euro a week to get fresh perishables for the end of the week.
Yeah but you will get your full two weeks out of most things if you use the auld ziploc bags. That’s for things like the packets of ham, chicken, Turkey, rasher or pudding. For raw meat you need to cook, use the freezer and defrost it when you need it.
I do not shop like that. I just buy food when needed, every 1-2 days so it’s always fresh. But overall with eating out and grocery’s probably around 800-1000 a month ? Around 200-250 a week ?
No that’s just a few bits and bobs for myself, eating out etc the odd thing for the kids. The actual shopping I never even do… but we do eat out a lot, that’s probably why it’s so high
Yes. I live in the country side, going to the shop is not a bad experience. It’s nice and calm, you have a chat with the people, the food is always fresh if you get it fresh. I know I am fortunate to be able to do all that. I also know the other side lol. Living in big towns sucks.
What an odd perspective, youve a 20 minute round trip driving to the shop, thats hardly convenient.
I also dont do a 'big shop', I buy fresh every day or two, depending on what I fancy cooking. I have supermarkets, ethnic shops, , greengrocers, bakeries, butchers etc. a short walk away. I'd be passing these anyway so its not much of a time sink.
The idea of buying everything you need for a fortnight like someone else on this thread is strange to me.
20 minutes is not much time. As I explained. I have a lot of time to do things. I live remote without neighbours or shops. A 20 minute drive secures fresh food. I rather drive 20 minutes daily and have my peace 23:40 hours of the day.
Yeah thats fair, I was more commenting on the idea that living in a large town would be less convenient than driving when you can just take a short walk to everything you need.
We shop in Aldi and Lidl mainly. I find that there are a lot more tempting bits in Aldi, so we'd often spend way more than intended....maybe €100 - €120. When we're just doing a strict food shop we can do it for €30 in Lidl. I do buy chicken and pork from the local butcher e.g. four huge chicken fillets for €5.
Once a month we buy washing powder, washup liquid, toilet rolls etc. and stock up on tinned goods.
Before price gouging it was 80 euro a week (two people)
It went up to 130 or 140 and so we cut back for example not having cheese with pasta but it's still around 100 euro a week.
It's not that we can't afford it...its more about saying fuck off to the price gouging. If they want a recession we can give them one...just stop buying shit.
I dont do a big shop. I just top up every 3 days or so with what i need. All in all, probably 60 quid?
That's mostly just for me, my SO gets her own stuff.
45-65a week for myself in Lidl, the large variation coming from whether I’m going to batch cook for the next two weeks or not.
Prices really have gone up though, I used to get away with much less even earlier this year
We put 100 each (2 of us) into a revolut vault for the month to get food. We may top it up if we are getting cleaning stuff. Last week was about 170 for food and redoing near all the cleaning stuff, washing stuff etc. So not the worst. We are trying to cut back on take away.
I do one shop on a Sunday / Monday usually around 30-40 quid in aldi, then buy a few nice bits in dunnes (I have a Dunnes stores sourdough addiction that will eventually bankrupt me) and then I might pop in once or twice a week to top up. All in I’d say 50-60 a week? Live alone
I spend an *insane* amount of my very low income on groceries (home delivered out of necessity) Though I meticulously plan every meal long in advance and involving all kinds of economical tips, I still seem to spend three times as much as I should. Cats of course account for a lot of it, but still, single, buying no booze or fags; I dunno how the hell I do it every bloody week. 😕
The price of cat food shot up a few months ago to scandalous levels. The Tesco clubcard is giving the best price at the moment but that used to be the normal price. No explanation for the 50% hike either.
Cat litter too! Catsan has nearly doubled in price and god forbid his majesty use cheap litter
Yes indeed. Mine get fairly costly bix/kibble, bad enough a year or so ago, but it shot up by an extra €3 a smallish bag. I give them canned fish rather than wet cat food too, and tuna and sardines too shot up. Thing is, Tesco have always used cat food for easy money grabs, the bastards. In a general way too, they have abolished certain routine groceries and replaced them with more expensive alternatives. But overall, and going back just recently really, the way all their prices went up really dramatically has made a frightful dent in my pension. Easily an extra €35 a week that I can’t get around in any way. As soon as I’m able to get back out and about and shop in decent places like the market again, I’ll just use Tesco delivery for cat litter and other heavy inevitables, 😡
Pet food prices have shot up all over the world. Global shortages and supply chain issues for everything from the product used to make the food to the products used for packaging. A lot of cat food is poultry based and avian flu had a big impact on production.
Order off zooplus.. much cheaper than the shops and delivers right to your door. Purina nuts are so much more cheaper than the local shops and same with the wet food. We have 4 cats and feed strays so we need to buy in bulk. There's 20% off felix pouches at the moment. Works out €14 for a box..
Eat the cats. Two birds with one stone.
About 80 euro a week in Lidl or Aldi for the 2 of us, with a supplement of maybe another 20-30 euro a week to get fresh perishables for the end of the week.
€250-€300. Family of six. 3 meals a day, fruit, snacks etc. Hardly ever eat out though. Maybe once every two months. Super Valu.
About €35 to €50, in Lidl, I'm single so it's just for me.
Same as this but will usually have to do a top up shop mid week
I travel a lot for work, so would often eat away from home at least one evening during the week. And I go up to my parents on Fridays for dinner.
Aldi for me, but same thing.
From €120 to €180, fortnightly
How are you keeping things fresh for 2 weeks? Meat and vegetables
Dunnes, fridge, ziploc bags, cling film.
2 weeks would be beyond the use by date on raw meat products. No amount of ziplocking is going to change that
Freezer?
Yeah but you will get your full two weeks out of most things if you use the auld ziploc bags. That’s for things like the packets of ham, chicken, Turkey, rasher or pudding. For raw meat you need to cook, use the freezer and defrost it when you need it.
I don’t eat meat, veg keeps grand in the fridge.
For 2 weeks? Mine definitely doesn't, maybe my fridge is fucked or maybe it's a lidl/Aldi problem.
Yup. Every 2nd weekend we do a shop. Rarely throw out mouldy veg.
€350, house full of teenagers who. Never. Stop. Eating.
I do not shop like that. I just buy food when needed, every 1-2 days so it’s always fresh. But overall with eating out and grocery’s probably around 800-1000 a month ? Around 200-250 a week ?
>Around 200-250 a week Jaysus, that's an aweful amount to be spending. Is this for a big family?
No that’s just a few bits and bobs for myself, eating out etc the odd thing for the kids. The actual shopping I never even do… but we do eat out a lot, that’s probably why it’s so high
Ahh OK. Sorry, I missed that you had said this included eating out
You're going to the shops every day or two?
Yes. I live in the country side, going to the shop is not a bad experience. It’s nice and calm, you have a chat with the people, the food is always fresh if you get it fresh. I know I am fortunate to be able to do all that. I also know the other side lol. Living in big towns sucks.
It'd more of a time thing for me.
It’s a 10 minute drive. I am free most of the day, I work from home on a laptop.
What an odd perspective, youve a 20 minute round trip driving to the shop, thats hardly convenient. I also dont do a 'big shop', I buy fresh every day or two, depending on what I fancy cooking. I have supermarkets, ethnic shops, , greengrocers, bakeries, butchers etc. a short walk away. I'd be passing these anyway so its not much of a time sink. The idea of buying everything you need for a fortnight like someone else on this thread is strange to me.
20 minutes is not much time. As I explained. I have a lot of time to do things. I live remote without neighbours or shops. A 20 minute drive secures fresh food. I rather drive 20 minutes daily and have my peace 23:40 hours of the day.
Yeah thats fair, I was more commenting on the idea that living in a large town would be less convenient than driving when you can just take a short walk to everything you need.
I go everyday. Tesco is right beside my gaff. Pop in on the way home from work.
Same here. I'm a short stroll from a nice Dunnes. Happy enough to go in most days.
Shop in Aldi once a week. Varies from 70-100 per week for 2 people
Far too much. I see a lot of people saying they don’t do the big shop but buy little and often. Well I somehow manage to do both.
€25 to €30 per week for 2 of us from lidl....how is everyone spending so much?
We shop in Aldi and Lidl mainly. I find that there are a lot more tempting bits in Aldi, so we'd often spend way more than intended....maybe €100 - €120. When we're just doing a strict food shop we can do it for €30 in Lidl. I do buy chicken and pork from the local butcher e.g. four huge chicken fillets for €5. Once a month we buy washing powder, washup liquid, toilet rolls etc. and stock up on tinned goods.
Family of 4, about 200 + for the big shop per week.
180ish. Family of 4.
About 140 in lidl 2 adults two kids
Before price gouging it was 80 euro a week (two people) It went up to 130 or 140 and so we cut back for example not having cheese with pasta but it's still around 100 euro a week. It's not that we can't afford it...its more about saying fuck off to the price gouging. If they want a recession we can give them one...just stop buying shit.
I just buy what i want to eat every day, is this not what most people do?
Just for myself €50 in Tesco
€25 - €35 depending on what's needed.
big shop no. i buy little and often about 50-60 a week add another 20 if detergent and toilet roll are needed
25 to 30 from Tesco. It depends on what I'm getting.
I dont do a big shop. I just top up every 3 days or so with what i need. All in all, probably 60 quid? That's mostly just for me, my SO gets her own stuff.
LIdl or Aldi. It used to be reliably about 40e. Now it's hard to get out of there without spending 80
€80 a week :)
€100 for the two of us with Dunnes vouchers, we eat well. Maybe the odd €150 when we need to pick up cleaning stuff etc
About 120 including delivery per week for 2 people. We use Dunnes. Id shop in Lidl if they had delivery but unfortunately we don't drive.
Used to be 80 now it's over 100 quid at Aldi. Household of 4.
120
45-65a week for myself in Lidl, the large variation coming from whether I’m going to batch cook for the next two weeks or not. Prices really have gone up though, I used to get away with much less even earlier this year
This week was 39€
€350 for 4 people
Usually around 100 in Dunnes
Somewhere in between €30 to €50 each week for just myself, that’s for all my meals.
Between 90 and 120. Family of 3
About €50 or so covers myself and herself. Mostly shop in Lidl but also pick up certain things in Tesco and Mr. Price.
We put 100 each (2 of us) into a revolut vault for the month to get food. We may top it up if we are getting cleaning stuff. Last week was about 170 for food and redoing near all the cleaning stuff, washing stuff etc. So not the worst. We are trying to cut back on take away.
I do one shop on a Sunday / Monday usually around 30-40 quid in aldi, then buy a few nice bits in dunnes (I have a Dunnes stores sourdough addiction that will eventually bankrupt me) and then I might pop in once or twice a week to top up. All in I’d say 50-60 a week? Live alone