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Where do you do your grocery shopping?

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  • engineer_amy
    engineer_amy Posts: 803 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    we don't have Aldi, Morrisons or Waitrose in northern Ireland.


    I do most of my shopping online with Tesco, have tried asda and the number of substitutions (with completely unsuitable products) was unbelievable!


    Only if im disorganised, or forget to place my order online will I venture out to the shops. But I tend to impulse buy when I do that (online I stick to a list). I like M&S for a treat every couple of months, but limit myself to a couple of items.


    I cant believe the quality of fruit and veg from our local lidl. I bought raspberries and strawberries from Tesco, they were soft and furry by the following day, whereas lidls fruit lasted a full week and was still perfectly edible.
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  • Madredear
    Madredear Posts: 13 Forumite
    edited 29 July 2015 at 2:41PM
    I also seem to find Lidl fruit lasts quite a while, but I've known people to say otherwise strangely!

    I'm quite disappointed that Waitrose haven't got an Apple App :/

    I've never set foot in Sainsbury's since living with my OH, that's mostly because I don't have one near really.
  • asmith29
    asmith29 Posts: 7 Forumite
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    Waitrose with 'Pick Your Own Offers' for MyWaitrose and free tea/coffee and newspapers suits me very well. I got a statement the other day from Waitrose saying I'd saved nearly £70 in three months just by using my card. Occasionally, I use Lidl but only because they are on the way home and they sell 19p baguettes.
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  • wiltsguy_2
    wiltsguy_2 Posts: 536 Forumite
    Sainsburys, Aldi & waitrose. Used to use Tesco, but find the service sloppy at my local one. Never any baskets, you have to go and find them at the tills etc
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  • Kernow666
    Kernow666 Posts: 3,480 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Sainburys 25%
    Aldi 40%
    Lidl 30%
    costcutter 5%
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  • Mr_Singleton
    Mr_Singleton Posts: 1,891 Forumite
    Madredear wrote: »
    Hi all, I was just interested to see where everyone does their shopping.

    Whole Foods Market
    Waitrose (loads around here)
    and a large number of independents i.e. Monmouth Coffee, Neal's Yard Dairy etc.
  • LplateSaver
    LplateSaver Posts: 351 Forumite
    At the minute Sainburys because they're giving out good coupons to me. Last shop cost was £62ish, I paid £38.90. Have a lot of points on the nectar card but don't want to spend them, we'll be moving into a new house in the new year so I'm hoping the do a nectar double up on home/electronics later this year. I think they did one in November last year?

    When Sainburys stops giving the money off vouchers well go back to Lidl but this time combine it with Costco, family friends have a membership. Toiletries are so cheap there :eek:
  • Mainly at Aldi, other than that its Asda
  • Waterlily24
    Waterlily24 Posts: 1,328 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Aldi and Lidl for me. Certain things from Tesco that I can't get anywhere else.
  • PennyForThem_2
    PennyForThem_2 Posts: 1,036 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    About to have a Waitrose, Lidl and Aldi all within 5 mins of each other!


    Happy, happy, happy!
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