I need to stay out of supermarkets.

KittyBoo_2

The last three weeks I have been going to Morrisons and have spent money like there is no tomorrow (£40 - £45 first and second weeks and £72 this week)
I have been buying washpowder in bulk and also kitchen and loo rolls because I know I will need them at some point.
I got hooked into the "spend over £40 for 5 weeks and get a £25 voucher back".
I don't normally spend this amount in one shopping trip but won't need to buy the loo rolls etc for about 6 months.
Everything was on offer that I bought in bulk plus the usual shopping.
I feel so bad that I succumbed to the marketing and don't know whether to continue for the next 2 weeks to get my voucher or to count my losses and stay clear.

DarkConvict

Sounds odd, but take a calculator with you. And work out exactly how much you are saving. You can be surprised how little some offers do save you.

But as you say shopping in months to come will be cheaper. Same happened when i lived away from home, the week i needed loo rolls, kitchen rolls, washing up powder etc, on top of a normal shop it bumps up the cost every 6-8 weeks.

Just make sure you have somewhere to store them, i went in my mom's bedroom once and her wardrobe was stacked high with loo rolls.... good offer i guess.

And do remember with many purchases, keep the receipt and they can refund you if you had a moment of madness. Offers are good, use them wisely

misspoppy

we need to start a special offer AA group my boyfriend will be with you, we currently have 6 Wispas in our yummy drawer, now I am partial to a wispa but flippin heck if I hear well there was a deal once more!

When we first moved in together we didn't have to buy tea bags for 7 months because of his special offer shopping!!!

pepe2008

According to Mrs P, you need to take me shopping! You wouldnt spend a penny that I didnt think was neccessary ( but we'd run out of food in four days rather than a week!)

painted_lady

Now I have lots of loo rolls I got on offer and also the washing powder which I got free using a voucher, so I know where your coming from. I do find it easier to do my shopping this way, as long as the offer is a good one and you have storage, then I think its OK. As with the £25, you make the decision. As Morrisons sell everything, can you do christmas shopping there? Stocking up on alcohol, christmas cards/presents etc? You might at least feel you have got something back for your spending

Ames

I did that last year, when I was buying food for my sister too, I thought about it this year but realised it'd be madness for me as a single person. I guess it depends what your budget is normally and how far over it you are.

tori.k

Talk a friend into doing it with you, mum and me are doing the morrisons £25 between us its still £12.50 off my shopping in a few weeks,

timtav

You need to plan and budget. Plan what you need to clean, what meals you need including packed lunches and evening meals. Then work out what you can afford each week. Look out for bargains like any meat that needs using over the next few days and freezing it when you get home. Never go shopping when you are hungry. This is dangerous for sure!

rog2

Took me absolutely ages to break the supermarket habit, Kitty. :rolleyes:

I think what, eventually, cured me was actually working for a supermarket. Fortunately, I don't work in the store - I am a home shopping delivery driver for ASDA :eek: :eek:

Doing this 'work' has given me a confirmed hatred of Supermarkets and all that thy stand for. My wife, now, does all of the 'shopping' and, on those odd occasions that she sends me to get a loaf of bread, or a carton of milk, that is all I get.

Not bad for someone who, less than two years ago, would find all the 'yellow labels' and Smart Price/Value chocolate bars 'secreted' as if by magic, in my trolley. :rotfl: :rotfl:

KittyBoo_2

Now it's unloaded and stored in the pantry, I can see that I won't have to buy quite alot of things for about 6 months - 1 year.
I am going to carry on to get the voucher and get my Christmas food there over the next 3 weeks and put it away.
I usually buy a turkey crown and a few nice sausages etc for Xmas dinner so the weekly shop plus the Xmas extras will not be costing the earth out of one weeks money.
I'm usually on the ball with things and I just felt as though I had lost the plot for a while.
At the end of the day, I didn't buy anything that we don't normally use - I just bought alot of it and I always pay cash, so my purse is a little on the empty side now.

JES_F1

Though I love food, I so dislike supermarket shopping! Our local ones keep getting bigger and bigger so I get fed up half way round. I now get all the boring, heavy and bulky stuff online and just pop in for the 'nice' stuff.

My exceptions to disliking supermarkets are Waitrose and M&S ... Oooo I so love going round those. Waitrose's deli counter and M&S's cakes and biscuits are particular favourites ... These are my occasional weaknesses in an otherwise happy-to-be-a-DFW and post-LBM life!!