Where do you do your grocery shopping?

homeisthecalm

I'm moving to a new area next week, and the local shopping availability is Aldi and Tesco.

Recently I've been doing all my shopping (minus a few essentials that I need elsewhere, such as Boots or Asda), at Iceland. The food there is mostly all crap, take of that what you will about my cooking and ambition to strive for a healthier family. I always buy fruit and veg too ::p

I have a Lidl within walking distance to me at the moment but have stopped going there really, as I find it rather more expensive now. There bakery section is still fabulous though.

Do Aldi have a bakery? Are they cheaper than Lidl?

What's it like to shop at Tesco?

Where do you shop and do you shop there because it's important to you or is it just because it's local?

Until I met DP, I always thought grocery shopping was just for fruit and veg, and food shopping was everything else. Yes, there is a lot to be desired with my mental state

KingS6

I do the vast majority of my grocery shopping online now and without fail enjoy some sort of discount or voucher each time. I use all the supermarkets except Morrison's and Amazon Pantry (because I've yet to sign up) and Waitrose (because they don't deliver to my location). Don't shop at M & S except for clothes.

I also like "popping in" to my local Co-Op late shop, Sainsbury's and 24 hour filling station (a BP) for bit's and bob's. I also hold loyalty cards for the lot of 'em.

I also give business to several market stall holders in a few different locations, especially as their quality for certain items, such as fruit and veg or fish/meat/poultry far surpasses the supermarkets.

What's it like shopping at Tesco? Pretty much the same as the other big three. Make sure you sign up for a Clubcard account if you haven't done so already.

homeisthecalm

Hello Kings,

I have a Clubcard (joint with DP), but it's been sitting there for a while since it only gets used if DP does the shopping because I never go in there, and he doesn't do the shopping much!

I think we got around £5 worth of spends around Christmas time from all the vouchers, but the coupons seemed fairly reasonable. Asda doesn't have any of that. It's also a shame Asda doesn't have a loyalty card.

suki1964

It's lidl for me

Yes lidl is no longer the cheap place it used to be, BUT, the quality for the price is fantastic

Apart for some of the fruit and veg

I spend on average £25 a week for 3 adults in lidl and pop into perhaps tesco or sainsburys to pick up the few bits I need that lidl don't stock

KingS6

If you or DP feel you're not getting a lot from the Clubcard scheme or "making the most of it" you could wait for one of their "double up" promotional periods. So that £5 worth of vouchers becomes a tenner to spend on things like restaurant meals or a specific Tesco department (F + F). You may already know this just highlighting it.

A neat tip with Clubcard is to set up an online Tesco groceries account (if you or DP have not done already) and link the card to it. Use it once and then make sure you don't scan the card for quite sometime (at least 4 weeks) and Tesco may email you with decent vouchers to get your custom again. I've often had £12 off a £60 shop. I have a Tesco Express nearer to me than any of the others I've mentioned but seldom use it in the anticipation of money off vouchers.

Yes it is a shame that Asda don't offer vouchers but the upshot is this is incorporated into their pricing structure. I do find Asda the cheapest or nearly the cheapest for a lot of items. Asda do have deals with Topcashback for example too, especially for new customers so always check there before opening an account if possible. Do this for all of them.

bendipa

suki1964 wrote: »

It's lidl for me

Yes lidl is no longer the cheap place it used to be, BUT, the quality for the price is fantastic

Apart for some of the fruit and veg

I spend on average £25 a week for 3 adults in lidl and pop into perhaps tesco or sainsburys to pick up the few bits I need that lidl don't stock

How do you manage that? That's £1.19/day p.p for food? Even at Lidl you could barely sustain yourself on that. A bar of chocolate or egg & mayonnaise sandwich for 1 costs more.

Anthorn

When I was paying my bad debts some time ago, groceries were a major expense and I shopped where I got the cheapest. These days I haven't really graduated from that and still shop in the same places: Poundland for mainly tinned food, toiletries and household. But you have to watch the prices because sometimes you'll pay a pound for something which you can get cheaper elsewhere. Market for fruit and veg and Tesco or Asda for everything else.

Tesco and Asda versus Lidl and Aldi is a matter of mostly false reputation. Lidl and Aldi have the reputation of being cheaper than the mainly UK supermarkets but personally I find Lidl and Aldi more expensive. Depends on what is bought I suppose.

chelseablue

I shop in Aldi and I love it.


Last month our grocery spend was £160 for the whole month. That's for 2 adults and 1 child, including nappies and cleaning products

zolablue25

We shop mainly at Asda as their home delivery service is the cheapest. If I'm passing Aldi I get some stuff in there too as I find it good value for many (but not necessarily all) items.

If we are running short of anyhing (bread/milk etc) then I might pop into the Sainsbury's local that's just around the corner.

Rarely go to Lidl as its location isn't convenient.

Kim_13

KingS6 wrote: »

If you or DP feel you're not getting a lot from the Clubcard scheme or "making the most of it" you could wait for one of their "double up" promotional periods. So that £5 worth of vouchers becomes a tenner to spend on things like restaurant meals or a specific Tesco department (F + F). You may already know this just highlighting it.

A neat tip with Clubcard is to set up an online Tesco groceries account (if you or DP have not done already) and link the card to it. Use it once and then make sure you don't scan the card for quite sometime (at least 4 weeks) and Tesco may email you with decent vouchers to get your custom again. I've often had £12 off a £60 shop. I have a Tesco Express nearer to me than any of the others I've mentioned but seldom use it in the anticipation of money off vouchers.

Yes it is a shame that Asda don't offer vouchers but the upshot is this is incorporated into their pricing structure. I do find Asda the cheapest or nearly the cheapest for a lot of items. Asda do have deals with Topcashback for example too, especially for new customers so always check there before opening an account if possible. Do this for all of them.

Tesco have confirmed that the most recent Boost event was the last, so vouchers can now only be boosted via partners (restaurants etc.)

Faith177

I use Aldi for about 95% of my shopping now saving myself a fortune and there quality is better than my local Tesco

The meat is excellent and the super 6 fruit and veg is a great deal and has a good selection