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How much do you spend in Tesco every week since retiring?

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  • We no longer shop at tescos, I cannot stand them and I use smaller shops when possible or online local food direct, from which I order an organic veg box plus fruit, local milk, wonderful cheeses and meat etc. I bulk buy all my organic flour from shiptons and make all our bread. Brilliant service and the most wonderful food from all those I buy from. I think I spend about £50 a week, not counting the flour. We live miles from shops so the home delivery is a godsend. Tbh I don`t count the cost as I am not extravagent but choose to eat healthily
  • zygurat789
    zygurat789 Posts: 4,263 Forumite
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    HOWMUCH wrote: »
    Buying bread at about 8pm on a Saturday night is excellent if you have a freezer, it can be a bt hit and miss but ours seems to nearly always have either uncut bread drastically reduced. 400g wholemeal loaf 17p from 69p, 400g tiger loaf 30p from £1.29. In general its only 75% OFF. I can not remember when I last paid full price for bread.
    How much off?
    We're the same but any day from 16:30 we get 800grm sliced loaves @ 23p, we dont care how much off that is, we just fill the freezer shelf.
    The only thing that is constant is change.
  • lilac_lady
    lilac_lady Posts: 4,469 Forumite
    I buy less food but good food. I think that cheap food can affect your health more as you get older.

    I understand those of us who buy cheap food because their budget is so tight but if more people could cook and bake they would be able to eat better for less.
    " The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

    Plato


  • zygurat789
    zygurat789 Posts: 4,263 Forumite
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    lilac_lady wrote: »
    I buy less food but good food. I think that cheap food can affect your health more as you get older.

    I understand those of us who buy cheap food because their budget is so tight but if more people could cook and bake they would be able to eat better for less.

    We buy cheap food because it is unprocessed. Not in tins, rarely in cold plastic and never on a tinfoil tray.
    There are whole aisles in Tesco we never go down.
    The only thing that is constant is change.
  • I am widowed and live alone .My budget for a month is £120.00.I usually manage to have some left over as I am a canny shopper I know when the best time to shop for discounts are in both Tesco's & Sainsbobs.I list stuff as I run out of it and if I am having a 'frugal' month then I only buy whats needed.I always use cash as that way I know how much I can buy from the amount in my seperate 'food purse'I probably spend the most on fruit and veg and top up as I go along I make good use of my fridge/freezer and never buy junk food as I prefer to cook myself as I then know what I am eating I don't buy convenience food either for the same reason I suppose it helps that I have time to cook as I am retired,plus I enjoy cooking.
  • We dont have a Tesco near us, Closest town is 12 miles away with an Asda, Iceland, Lidl and Co op, we spend roughly £35 a week, split between the shops mentioned above, but we do eat fresh fruit and veg, only chicken and fish, all freshly cooked meals, usually cereal for breakfast, toast or sandwiches for lunch and chicken or fish and veg for evening meal. There are only two of us and there is never any leftovers, or food waste.
    look after the pennies and the pounds look after themselves.
  • murphyg
    murphyg Posts: 29 Forumite
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    Forget Tesco, Sainsburys or any of the other "Big" supermarkets-go to Aldi.......for two people our average weekly bill is between £40-£50 per week - BTW we are not retired, however, it was my in-laws that introduced us to this supermarket when my husband was made redundant and funds were tight and we haven't looked back even though we are both back in full time employment. Trust me, we like to eat very well and with the money we save we put it towards going out for a really nice meal at least once a month!:T
  • My budget for 2 of us is £39 per week. We are both vegetarians and cook most things from scratch. Some weeks we go over that amount if I buy bulk offers and some weeks we are under if the freezer is full, but that is the average. I shop at a local ethnic store for lentils, pulses spices and herbs as they charge infinately less than the big supermarkets. All my fruit and veg if not from the great outdoors comes from Aldi or a local market, the rest of the groceries comes from Tesco or Sainsburys. I find the best way of keeping down the bills is to plan meals and stick to a list while shopping. Any leftovers, even curry gets a stock cube added to it, wizzed up and made into soup for lunches.
  • Live opposite a large Asda and since I retired find myself going there nearly every day, a little bit of this, pick up a bit of that, a nice little something for my grandaughter, it never ends. Really couldnt say how much I spend every week, it varies just know I spend a lot more now I have more time to shop!
  • katesmum
    katesmum Posts: 22 Forumite
    I was away last weekend and away again next week so I didn't need much food this week but I do my in-laws shopping so had to go anyway - Sainsburys is my fav although we are lucky and have Morrisons, Tesco, Co-op, Lidl and Aldi all within a couple of miles of home. Decided to stock up on soap powder,dishwasher tabs, alcohol etc. and spent £190 but after using my £10 off £100 voucher and my rewards points which I save all year I only paid £113.

    My 'normal' weekly shop is usually about £100 plus I buy bits and pieces throughout the week to top up. Theres just the two of us at home, both retired, but three 'children' and their partners living nearby who each eat with us at least once a week and my in-laws who have dinner here every other day and lunch two or three times a week.

    If there are any offers on I stock up and my larder and freezers are always full, so much so that my youngest daughter will often call on her way home from work for something for their evening meal.

    Most meals are made from scratch, have a vegetarian and a vegan in the family so lots of veggie based meals, make and freeze things, especially veggie/vegan burgers/casseroles etc. so there is always something for whoever decides to call and stay for supper..
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