How do you normally pay for your shopping?

flubberyzing

Debit card

For years and years, I paid with my debit card, but this year I am making the switch to paying in cash, in an attempt to better monitor/control my spiralling grocery spends.


Until quite recently, I was often spending £160 a month on groceries, which, for a single-person household, with no pets, was ridiculous.

PasturesNew

Debit card

Debit card if it's £5-10, otherwise cash.

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

Why use cash or a debit card when you can use a credit card that gives rewards - it's money for nothing.

I've never had a credit card, bit scared to in case something happens and I forget to pay it or it bounces or something. I like to know I'm all paid up every day of my life as much as possible.

d70cw6 wrote: »

why use credit card when you can use a gift card

Do gift cards work, well, across multiple shops at a usual spend of £2-4/time? Or do they work best in one main/specific shop, for people usually spending more.

Not everybody's got the same lifestyles.

d70cw6

PasturesNew wrote: »

Debit card if it's £5-10, otherwise cash.


I've never had a credit card, bit scared to in case something happens and I forget to pay it or it bounces or something. I like to know I'm all paid up every day of my life as much as possible.



Do gift cards work, well, across multiple shops at a usual spend of £2-4/time? Or do they work best in one main/specific shop, for people usually spending more.

Not everybody's got the same lifestyles.

With every gift card i've used you don't lose any unspent balance between shops.

marleyboy

The Poll should be multiple choice, as I alternate between cash n debit card payments at the supermarkets.

jenniewb

Cash

flubberyzing wrote: »

For years and years, I paid with my debit card, but this year I am making the switch to paying in cash, in an attempt to better monitor/control my spiralling grocery spends.


Until quite recently, I was often spending £160 a month on groceries, which, for a single-person household, with no pets, was ridiculous.

I can say from my own experience; it works! I do however have many times where I have to put things back when I get to the till because I have not got the money. If you have not got it, you learn to go without

crystal9

Debit card

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

Why use cash or a debit card when you can use a credit card that gives rewards - it's money for nothing.

After all, you're going to buy the groceries anyway...

I rarely use cash if a card can be used.

I don't have a credit card anymore so have no choice there.

d70cw6 wrote: »

why use credit card when you can use a gift card

I don't get gift cards that I can use in V February supermarkets otherwise I would do.

I glue recently started shopping at Aldi's and now pay a lot less for my shopping last Friday I did my shop for the whole week (except maybe some milk to top up) for a total of £89.00 and that included a large hog roast and steak this shopping is for a family of 5 the prices there are amazing and we get to eat some lovely things.