Cheapest Place to do Food Shopping?

pnq06

I used to do my weekly shop at Morrisons but found them to expensive so we switched to Tesco's which is 10 miles away and although its cheap I just wanted to know if there's anywhere cheaper?

Should I be avoiding shops like tesco's and going to the grocers and butchers?

Or are places like aldi and lidl really that much cheaper?

Thanks

inkie

I find that to use a combination of shops is the cheapest option as things are cheaper in different locations. I generally do my shopping across ASDA, Mr T's and sainsbury (our local always has 10p markdowns if you go at the right time). However, you need time and motivation to do this - but I genuinely believe with a bit of research and a book with all the prices in that this is the cheapest way to shop. Only thing to be aware of is that you don't want to be spending more in deisel that you save - we don't as shops are in close proximity.

kazmeister

We get a lot of the supermarket leaflets and I'm sure if you bought the items that you use from the shops that have them on specials you'd win, but it does mean several shops and you'd have to stick to what you went in for. Netto is very good for brand names on special offer. A friend of mine who has a very tight budget always shops like this and it works for her.

PS The sausages we bought from Netto last week on special were the best tasting (and low fat) sausages we've had in ages

Zero

You can check some supermarket prices here...

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/

though this site doesn't have Lidl or Aldi prices.

dolly_day_dream

I agree with Inkie - I am on a very tight budget and so do not do all my shopping in one place. I check prices on the net so I know what I should be paying - My Supermarket http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/FirstTimeHome.aspx
is very good for giving comparisons but that is only for supermarkets I also use my local shops, ethnic grocers and the market. I don't drive so no petrol involved just time spent on buses reading.

sharronloves2spend

I find i can get most of what i need at Aldi, their fruit and veg is of a good quality standard and much cheaper than the big supermarkets. I do need to top up at Asda for things such as the big bags of pasta, dog and cat food and washing powder, i also have my meat delivered from a butcher friend once a month. I have found morrisons far too expensive and way tooo tempting to buy uneccessary food, i think its their market street with all the lovely cream cakes etc.... We spend £220-£240 per month and their is 2 adults three boys with hollow legs lol one little girl a dog and 2 cats. This also includes cleaning supplies. HTH Sharron

belfastgirl23

I think it's a case of swapping time for money. The best strategy is to shop in a number of different places using mysupermarket.com to update you on what is cheap where. Prices in Lidl stay fairly stable so you should always know roughly what's cheap there. But as I say it's the time it takes to do all this. Personally I do a rough check every now and again and for my regular stuff Tesco works out cheaper, esp since I can do an online shop and use vouchers etc from here. I do an occasional lidl shop when I've run out of stuff that's cheaper there too and will sometimes drop into sainsburys etc if I've read about a particularly good offer...

Good luck with it.

JillD_2

I use Asda, anytime to go to Morrisons or Tesco I end up spending more.
Doing the shopping is stressful with the little ones so I just do it all in one fell swoop and dont have time to shop around.

Luckly our Asda is also the closest so I use least petrol getting there. I buy a good few of their Smart Price products (eg yoghurts, fromage frais, biscuits, fresh fruit, tinned fruit, tinned tomatoes, crisps, pitta bread) and a lot of their own brand stuff (eg bolognaise sauce, cereals, bread etc).
We are 2 adult a 4 year old and a 2 year old in nappies, I am pregnant and eating loads at the moment - spending about £300 a month on groceries and cleaning stuff, pre-pregnancy I managed to do it for £250 a month
HTH
Jill

Cazzdevil

I tend to go to Asda, I don't necessarily find it cheaper than the others, but I can get everything I need there and know that the smart price things are good enough quality for me.

I used to be a real Tesco nut, but I've gone right off it lately for some reason.

jcr16

for me i use tesco , morrisons and iceland.

i often get leafets through doors of really good bargins at other places. so i do shop around.

i generally do tesco online as there over other side of island and i can never be bothered to drive there. ( plus they have humps in the carpark and my car is justa bit too low and it knocks the exhaust) , i sometimes manage to get to morrisons in an eve but they never have any cheap bargins. i would imagine if i knew a paticular shop did do good reductions then i would prob make a point of visiting.

smudger1964

I have found the prices in ASDA to be among the cheapest and you have room in the store to move around ,have you noticed just how crammed in you are in TESCOS they seem to be making the aisles smaller and smaller to cram in more tat.I have to drive by 2 tescos and a sainsburys to get to ASDA but its worth it