Are you a food hoarder?

pawsies

In the sense that if you get a good deal on some non-perishable food you like to keep it just incase there are no good deals on the food in the future?

I am and my OH drives me mad when I get a good deal (3 for £1 mini eggs/5 for £1 crunchies for example) and he eats them all within a week!

He doesn't understand that once it's gone it's gone and I'm unlikely to get the same deals for a long while. Thus no crunchies/mini eggs etc for a while.

I try hiding them to make them last longer but he knows where all the hiding places are

I like to ration, he thinks I'm crazy. Is anyone else in the same boat?

tea_lover

Surely all food is perishable?

retireby50

Personally I have more success hoarding tins of tomatoes than sweets........

Don't normally have to ration them either!

Froom2

Honey isn't


But yeah, I totally do this... my OH will eat things right away, and I make even a box of chocolate last for weeks and weeks because I so rarely get them!

This easter we got an easter egg each from his mum, and while his was gone in a day, mine lasted a week and he was jealous the whole time I sat there enjoying bits of it each day :rotfl:

embob74

We have the same problem with cheese. OH only likes a certain brand of cheese which is regularly on offer. So I don't want to buy it at full price if I can help it.
Unfortunately OH doesn't understand that just because we have 5 packs of cheese in the fridge it does not mean he should eat 5 packs of cheese within a week!

embob74

Froom2 wrote: »

This easter we got an easter egg each from his mum, and while his was gone in a day, mine lasted a week and he was jealous the whole time I sat there enjoying bits of it each day :rotfl:

OOh you just reminded me.....there's an easter egg in the cupboard. I put it there to hide it from the kids and it has stayed there. Happy days

Hermia

I do stock up on some food when it's on offer (tins of tomatoes etc). I don't stock up on treat-type foods though. I think if you have a multi-pack of crisps it's too easy to find yourself eating a bag a day rather than a just having one now and again.

ukjoel

Always buy extra when its cheap although wife got annoyed a couple of weeks ago when Sainsburys were doing a coco shreddies promotion and I ordered 75 packs to qualify for a £15 off £75 spend.

Delivery bloke was very happy as he says cereal boxes and toilet paper are his fave things to deliver as they are bulky but very light.

liney

My husband is too lazy to 'hunt' for food in the house, so I just stick it on a shelf in the attached garage, which is much too far away for him to go to.

good_advice

Yes, to a small extent. I am just coming to an end with Walls sausages, at one stage had quite a few packets in the freezer when the offer was on.
Washing gel is another. We bought quite a lot when it was on offer. It would never do to run out here. I wash every day.

kingfisherblue

I buy when things are on offer. For treat items, I keep them hidden from the kids and only get a few out at a time (enough for one each). A box on top of the wardrobe is a good place to hide stuff, especially if you put something boring like pillow cases on top of the treats