a month without supermarket - new challenge for 2011 starts at post 1013

jennybb

Fab idea - I'm interested in how you get on with the flour. Good luck!

recovering_spendaholic

thriftlady wrote:

I like this idea, but where can I get baking supplies ? My farmshop sells flour, but it is horrendously expensive stuff from an organic mill. What about sugar, baking powder, oils etc / The only shop I can think of that sells these is an expensive deli, and it only carries small bags of flour and sugar. I'm not sure it is possible to avoid supermarkets entirely and save money at the same time.

How about doing an online shop just for flour, sugar, baking powder and dried fruit etc and then trying to go for a month without visiting the supermarket? I might join in - I am just trying to work out how I might do it. We have a nice well priced grocers near to me which sells longley farm dairy prodcue (yummy and reasonably priced), nice hm bread and meat and cold meat, and there is a home and bargain not too far away where I could get all my cleaning supplies. The only thing I would struggle for is petfood as our scottie dog only has pedigree pouches and these are very expensive in local shops, if you can even get them, so I might have to add those to the basic shop before I start. I am firmly convinced that I am a trolley addict because I just love sauntering around the supermarket looking at all the stuff and always impulse buy to a very embarassing extent. So yes, I'm in, though how successful I will be I don't know!

Cazzdevil

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4953078.stm
Interesting article about this very topic.

looby-loo_2

Hi, good luck to you. I started a thread the other day about not needing to go to Mr T's anymore and several people agree that they were fed up with them. It wasn't really a decision not to go to the supermarket, more a case of deciding to shop local and finding that we no longer needed the supermarket. My DH goes on Tuesday and he has just told me he only spent £8.47 today so we're getting there.
I think we are ready to go for it!

The thread was called 'I've finally kicked the habit - Bye Bye Mr T ' - sorry I can't do links yet.

l-loo

(interesting article Cazzdevil - thank you)

COOLTRIKERCHICK

just came back from my local baker.... only 2 or 3 loafs left so bought one and i must admit... we have scoffed nearlly half of it allready;) anyway asked about buying flour from them..... and the sa said they used to sell flour regular to peeps..... when they first opened.... so if i go back tomorrow morning before 10 a.m i can speak to her hubby... about the price of the various flours......

but she did say they dont buy cheap flour.. and that they could not compete with tescos. prices....

so will let you know the price.........but that is only one bakers.......

washing up liquid etc... i know they do in the cheap shop opp... my butcher's which i will have to go to tomorrow as i have now run out of lard.....

as some one said ...spar is franshied sp? out.... so what do you think....

what have i let myself in for

Cazzdevil

That's how I've decided to do it Looby-loo, I just want to see how little I actually need to buy from a supermarket, purely out of interest to let me see how a supermarket is purely for "convenience" rather than quality or price.

Cazzdevil

That's how I've decided to do it Looby-loo, I just want to see how little I actually need to buy from a supermarket, purely out of interest to let me see how a supermarket is purely for "convenience" rather than quality or price.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

looby-loo wrote:

Hi, good luck to you. I started a thread the other day about not needing to go to Mr T's anymore and several people agree that they were fed up with them. It wasn't really a decision not to go to the supermarket, more a case of deciding to shop local and finding that we no longer needed the supermarket. My DH goes on Tuesday and he has just told me he only spent £8.47 today so we're getting there.
I think we are ready to go for it!

The thread was called 'I've finally kicked the habit - Bye Bye Mr T ' - sorry I can't do links yet.






l-loo

(interesting article Cazzdevil - thank you)

hi... it was your thread and the outbreak of the bird flu in the intensive farmed turkeys.. destined for the supermarkets that inspired me to try.......

looby-loo_2

Hi, so what about shops like Wilko for washing up liquid, loo roll etc? The one near me is bigger than a local supermarket so does that cont as a 'supermarket'? If it does then where to go for loo roll? Village shop is very expensive but I do save the petrol - must have a think about some things:rolleyes:

Spendless

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote:

as some one said ...spar is franshied sp? out.... so what do you think....

That was me Your thread, you make the rules .

This has got me thinking about me doing this. I live in a large market town with a big market 3 times a week. I have a post office, bakers, newsagents and shop that sells cards and stationary in village and a farm shop in next village. I could definately do more than I currently do.