August 2013 Grocery Challenge

K9sandFelines

ditsykitchen wrote: »

I think I'm going to join in but I'll just start a fresh now because I don't remember what I've spent so far!

Can I be put down for £100, please?

Welcome to the thread. Most include toiletries and cleaning products but not all do. I include both and supermarket bought pet food too, but not anything bought from actual online pet stores. All dependa on what works for you. Good Luck.


Had to nip to Mr M for sparkling water this evening and also got two Frij milkshakes for girls as a treat, aswell as bananas and apples. £5 odd.
Also spent £1.45 on 3pk of YS baguettes and 1% milk in the C*-*p.
Will add to sig soon.
Hopefully stocked up now til Sat/Sun.

ditsykitchen

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Welcome to the thread. Most include toiletries and cleaning products but not all do. I include both and supermarket bought pet food too, but not anything bought from actual online pet stores. All dependa on what works for you. Good Luck.

I'll include everything except pet food. I have a great dane so he takes quite a lot of feeding, but I buy his food on Amazon subscribe and save (15kg every two weeks!!), so that price is set in stone and I'm happy with it.

couponchaos

Spent another £4.50 today in tesco, will add to the total. Hope everyone is ok, and having a good month. :-)

Welsh_Poppy

meg72 wrote: »

I need onions too, what is the weight of the aldi bags please.

1 kilo bags either white or red onions

citygirl40

Struggling to keep within budget again this week as it seemed daft not to do a coupon shop at T*sco (freezer back full again). Then that flippin OH of mine turned up with 4 Sanex shower gels (they were on sale). Great except my store cupboard had 8 shower gels in it. OH moaned they weren't Sanex and would I have something diff (they're Carex and Palmolive men, hardly rubbish). Pointed out several of the things I'm having due to being skint. Told you he would be the thorn in my side with all this. Really hoping to stick to just buying veggies next week. I have milk in the freezer. Will update sig later.

cattysmum

Good morning just popped on to update siggy, up to now spends totalling £91.39 for august which includes big shop at Tescos but original total at Ts was £115 but got the shop down to 86.38 using mocs and vouchers etc. other shop was at Asda just for basics. Going away this month and taking grandkids to Filey for a week so the holiday groceries budget will be about £50 and any extra I spend will come from holiday budget. Good luck with rest of the month everyone.

b_girl

Morning all.
Spent £1.25 so far. Had to pop to corner shop yesterday for milk.

Hoping for a NSD today which should be easy as not planning to go anywhere other than usual afternoon walk with DD.

Going to Mr M tomorrow for weekly shop. Think it'll be a big one as running low on lots of basics and a few cleaning things. Will have DH with me so hope I can keep him from adding random things we don't need into the trolley - he's terrible for that!

Hope everyone has a super Friday

LisaJane

£2.65 on coleslaw, a tomato and a 3 pack of some cheeky wee mini trifles!! The mini trifles are an example of why I should work at getting everything I need for the week in one big shop so I don't have to call in for bits during the week!

Still looking not bad for the month though...there is plenty in the freezer still and we are away 5 nights between now and the end of the month (Wedding Anniversary and Edinburgh Festival!!) I think I may still be able to come in under budget.

ditsykitchen

I'm wondering whether to include the delivery price of my food in this? It's cheaper than getting the bus if I pick the cheapest slot. I'm guessing most of you don't include your fuel costs to and from the supermarket if you have a car?

Sequeena

Please put me down for £250