Stocking a new home/kitchen

aaarrrggghhh

I'm moving into a new house with my fiance in little over two weeks and have been tasked with doing an online food/essentials shop for delivery the day after we move in.

Problem is, I am a typical man and have little idea of what I should be buying. We have set a budget of £60 for our first 'essentials' shop, which ideally includes stocking the kitchen, bathroom and elsewhere with the basics.

What would you suggest I add to my shopping list?

babymoo

It depends what you like to eat tbh. I did my first essentials shop a month ago and got tins of beans, bread, milk, sugar, coffee, tea, pasta, rice, some meat, sandwich meat, butter/marg, potatoes, toilet roll, air freshner, the list is endless and really depends on what you want to eat. I also did my essential shop in Aldi, the food is so nice in there and so much of it cheaper than elsewhere

SailorSam

Wherever you're living now look in the cupboards there, you'll need cleaning and washing stuff for the bathroom; kitchen; and laundry. Then think of the type of things you like to eat, check out old threads here to make menus. Things like onions and tinned tomatoes can be the base for a load of meals, and having assorted dried lentils means you can always throw a meal together with rice or pasta,

rachbc

Well whatever you use to clean the ktichen, bathroom and clothes now would be a good starting point...

Foodwise the things you tend to eat....plus if you don't already have them to take with you - salt, pepper, oil, sauces like ketchup, soy etc, teabags and coffee

Loo roll

browneyedbazzi

The first step should be to do a quick inventory of what you have already to take with you. If you're starting properly from scratch then some cleaning products (surface cleaner, sponges, washing up liquid), toilet paper, salt, pepper, oil, tea bags (and sugar/milk if you use it), butter/spread, bread are the absolute basics then start to think about what meals you like to eat and choose a few to buy the ingredients for. Rather than try to completely stock the cupboards with everything in one big go you could buy things as you find you need them, particularly for things like spices.

In addition to the things mentioned above, I'd include a couple of prepared meals for the first day or two because moving is hungry work and it's horrible to have moved all the boxes in etc and then have to unpack all the kitchen stuff before you can cook and eat. Having a pizza that you can pop in the oven will help you resist the temptation to order a take-away or go to the pub for a meal!

Hope the move goes well!

huckster

aaarrrggghhh wrote: »

I'm moving into a new house with my fiance in little over two weeks and have been tasked with doing an online food/essentials shop for delivery the day after we move in.

Problem is, I am a typical man and have little idea of what I should be buying. We have set a budget of £60 for our first 'essentials' shop, which ideally includes stocking the kitchen, bathroom and elsewhere with the basics.

What would you suggest I add to my shopping list?

Don't organise this too far in advance, just in case there is slippage with the date. You can do an online request up to a certain time, the day before.

You will want to relax as it can be quite stressful, so don't go ordering food that takes too much time to prepare.

As for cleaning materials, you would be better off going to your nearest 99p or poundland store. For about £10, you will be able to get all you need to do a good clean up.

GreenFairy

I'd add a packet of cheapo cleaning wipes to the list. I don't use disposable cleaning products at all, but when I move house I always take these - really handy for giving drawers/fridges/loos a quick wipe down before use.

Edwardia

I would also recommend Poundland , 99p Stores or Lidl for cleaning stuff eg J cloths, sponge scourers, bleach. You can also get cheap branded shampoo, APD etc.

If you're hard up, I'd suggest buying the herbs, spices and table sauces as you need them instead of forking out for them all at once cos they can add up to quite a bit.

Middy

Basic herbs and spices - depending on what you cook - mixed herbs, basil, parsley, chilli powder and pepper
. Stock cubes - get them in B&M and other places
. Oil

Debt_Free_Chick

Basic cleaning cloths. Basic cleaning solution - ignore the labels which tell you that this is "a floor cleaner" a "bathroom cleaner" or a "kitchen cleaner". They're all just smelly chemicals that you wash down the drain! How can a "bathroom cleaner" be different to a "kitchen cleaner"?

rachbc

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

Basic cleaning cloths. Basic cleaning solution - ignore the labels which tell you that this is "a floor cleaner" a "bathroom cleaner" or a "kitchen cleaner". They're all just smelly chemicals that you wash down the drain! How can a "bathroom cleaner" be different to a "kitchen cleaner"?

because one has chemicals to remove limescale and one has chemicals to remove grease! Plus buying 1 is no cheaper anyway as you use it twice as quick cos you are cleaning 2 rooms with it not 1! if i buy a general purpose cleaner i still get 2 as i find it hand to have 1 to hand in the bathroom and kitchen.