Reducing my weekly shop cost - possible?

Butterfly_Brain

Youdontseeme wrote: »

2 x Sainsbury's Sparkling Water, Basics 2L - Total Price GBP 0.34
2 x Sainsbury's Water, Basics 2L - Total Price GBP 0.34 Live in london water tastes urgh! Have you thought of buying a filter jug? Mine cost £5 and it is £5 for 3 x 60 day refills. Filter the water put into fridge jugs and leave to chill in the fridge, we bought one because our water is foul here as well (Bloody annoying when you have to pay over £500 pa for water).:mad:
1 x Sainsbury's Almonds, Blanched 100g - Total Price GBP 1.06
200g Almonds in Aldi are £1.09 Blanched and Ground
1 x Sainsbury's Cantaloupe Melon - Total Price GBP 1.85
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Mint 28g - Total Price GBP 0.80 Grow your own
1 x Sainsbury's Avocado Hass - Total Price GBP 1.00
Avocados are 29p -39p in Aldi make your own it will be cheaper and fresher
1 x Sainsbury's Young Leaf Spinach 100g - Total Price GBP 1.00
1 x Sainsbury's Cucumber Portion - Total Price GBP 0.40
whole cucumber is 59p in Aldi
1 x Sainsbury's Yellow Pepper - Total Price GBP 0.63
pack of 3 peppers 69p in Aldi
1 x Sainsbury's Beef Brisket (approx. 850g) - Total Price GBP 5.10 will make a good few meals
2 x Sainsbury's UHT Unsweetened Soya Milk 1L - Total Price GBP 1.30
1 x Sainsbury's Pears, Basics 500g - Total Price GBP 0.75
conference pears are 69p a 500g bag in Aldi
1 x Sainsbury's Family Bag Of Apples, Total Price GBP 0.90
Braeburn 69p a bag in Aldi
1 x Sainsbury's Ready Diced Swede 320g - Total Price GBP 0.70
cheaper to buy a whole one and dice it (freeze what you don't need) - you will have enough for 4 meals at that price
1 x Sainsbury's Carrots 1kg - Total Price GBP 1.00
49p in Aldi for the same size bag
1 x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, - Total Price GBP 0.49 35p in Aldi
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Thyme 15g - Total Price GBP 0.80 Grow your own
1 x Sainsbury's Onions, Large x3 - Total Price GBP 0.85 Cheaper from the market or green grocer
1 x Florette Mixed Salad 200g - Total Price GBP 1.00
Seasonal salad 49p in Aldi
1 x Sainsbury's Cherry Tomatoes 335g - Total Price GBP 1.12
69p in Aldi
1 x Sainsbury's Farmhouse Butter, Taste the Difference 250g - Total Price GBP 1.50 ....£1.10 in Aldi
1 x Yeo Valley Organic Natural Fat Free Yogurt 500g - Total Price GBP 1.28
1 x Sainsbury's Clementines x6 - Total Price GBP 1.00
1 x Sainsbury's Strawberries 227g - Total Price GBP 2.50 cheaper on the market
5 x Sainsbury's Loose Fairtrade Bananas - Total Price GBP 0.41
1 x Sainsbury's Creamy Horseradish Sauce, Taste The Difference 180g - Total Price GBP 1.00
1 x Sainsbury's Orange - Total Price GBP 0.30 why buy an orange when you have clementines?
1 x Sainsbury's Courgettes (loose) - Total Price GBP 0.20 1 x Sainsbury's Smoked Salmon Trimmings, Basics 120g - Total Price GBP 0.98
1 x Sainsbury's Celery Hearts x2 - Total Price GBP 1.00
1 x Sainsbury's Carrots, So Organic 750g - Total Price GBP 1.00 were the same price as non organic so thought what the heck
1 x Sainsbury's Unwaxed Lemons x5 - Total Price GBP 1.00
3 x Sainsbury's Red Grapefruit - Total Price GBP 1.00
2 x Andrex Toilet Tissue Natural x9 Rolls - Total Price GBP 7.50
Try using own brand we like Asda's Shades at £4 for 9 or 24 for £8.50 Just as good as Andrex or you could try the Nikki ones in Farmfoods 2 packs of 9 for £4
1 x Cornish Sea Salt 225g - Total Price GBP 1.59 Why? sea salt is sea salt
1 x Sainsbury's 100% Purely Squeezed Orange Juice with Bits, Never From Concentrate 1.75L - Total Price GBP 2.36 :eek:
2 x Blistex Daily Lip Conditioner 7ml - Total Price GBP 2.38 BOGOFF
2 x Sainsbury's British Half Fat Creme Fraiche 300ml - Total Price GBP 1.80
1 x Sainsbury's Medium Pineapple - Total Price GBP 1.00
1 x Sainsbury's Cabernet Sauvignon, Vin de Pays d'Oc 1.5L - Total Price GBP 7.45 Big bottle of cheap stuff should last a while!
2 x Sainsbury's Infusions Peppermint Tea x40 - Total Price GBP 2.78
1 x Sainsbury's Calamari With Lemon Ciabatta Crumb - Total Price GBP 2.99 treat for Saturday night

This little lot here came to nearly £70!!

I usually average around £35-ish a week for 1 person, and apart from loo roll which was on offer I cant for the life of me see how it comes to £70, I also juice a lot hence the fruit.


Cheers YDSM

Try shopping around you can save yourself an awful lot of money.
We do our main shop in Aldi and top up from Asda or Sainsbury

Butterfly_Brain

maman wrote: »

Some great suggestions but I think the only way you're going to really save is by spending more time on the shopping and cooking. You could save a bit by dropping a brand but if you want to get one shop, delivered from one supermarket then you're unlikely to save the maximum.

For example, I know the gammon joints in Aldi and Lidl are really good and much cheaper than Sainsbury. I have loads of Branston baked beans in my storecupboard that were £1 for 4 when Asda last had them on offer. Flora is 2 for £2.50 in the Co-op at the moment and what I have in my fridge was 2 for £2 a while ago.

Hunting down a bargain and cooking tasty, healthy food cheaply can be addictive (I know I am) but it will depend whether your lifestyle allows you to do it.

P.S. If JackieO, drops by: I haven't made a rice pudding in years and reading your post really made me fancy one. Is yours the baked rice pudding with the nutmeg on top or a boiled one more like Ambrosia? And, do you have to use caster sugar or would granulated or sweetener work?

I do a baked one and use whatever sugar that I want, but I do particularly like it with demerara sugar. I have also used sweetener when on a diet.

CosmicComper

Hi guys,

Is there a thread on this board that anyone knows of that is dedicated to helping you organise your shopping, like this thread, but more plan based.

I need a plan!

Avocado

I haven't got time to read the replies as I'm just about to dash out, so sorry if this has been said...

I find what really puts up the supermarket shop isn't the food, it's the cleaning stuffs. They are the easiest thing to sort too. Chop up old clothes/ towels/ curtains for cloths and buy Stardrops, which is a hard product to describe but Asda sell it for about £2-£3 in a big bottle. I've been using it for everything since July and I'm 40% of the way down the bottle. When I say everything...

It can be used to clean the kitchen sides, the floors, the bathroom, the wooden table, the upholstered dining chairs, the leather sofa, the windows, metal, the car, the dog stuff, the painted walls, highchairs toys and cots, you can even wash up with it and hand wash clothes with it if you want. Just don't use it on velvet, that's the only thing it disagrees with (apparently- it's been ok when I've got it on velvety clothes).

It's so cheap to use because you need about a teaspoon full in a 2L measuring jug or a table spoon full in a full bucket of water. It's hard to make any impact on it at those dilutions! It smells a bit like the bubbles children blow.

In my house Stardrops has replaced virtually everything I used to clean with (except washing up liquid, I still use that) and as I say, I'm not half way down the bottle yet. That's with a cat, a dog, 2 babies, a teenager and a bloke to clean up after. Try it.

missladyannie

What a great thread! I've a couple of questions: Is it cheaper to buy loose veggies/fruit or to buy pre-packaged packs. Also, can I freeze raw veggies (i.e. cut up peppers, onions, carrots etc) to freeze rather than waste them if I dont get time to use them in time)

missladyannie

redlady_1 wrote: »

I have a huge sack of potatoes which will generally last me 6 months if I look after them.

Could you let me know how the potatoes last this long please? x

~Chameleon~

missladyannie wrote: »

redlady_1 wrote: »

I have a huge sack of potatoes which will generally last me 6 months if I look after them.

Could you let me know how the potatoes last this long please? x

Ditto! Even if I keep them in the fridge they start going wrinkly & sprouting after about 6 weeks

pink_princess

It's light that makes potatoes & most root veg go off. If you store them somewhere dry & dark then you can keep them through the winter. I use an old wooden box in my potting shed.
HTH

missladyannie

Thanks Pink Princess, maybe i'll get a breadbin or something similar with a lid as that will keep it dark!

pink_princess

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/107073


Here is a link to a thread on storing them.