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hamsterfan1

you can use bulgar to add texture to meals like chilli, or for meat eaters to extend mince

maman

Last night's family was an education in itself although I suspect there are many people who just shop from small stores and garages.


It got me thinking about yesterday's report from Waitrose about the increase in the usage of smaller trolleys.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/01/weekly-shop-daily-spending-waitrose-supermarket


Is it really common to do a daily shop?

catkins

maman wrote: »

Last night's family was an education in itself although I suspect there are many people who just shop from small stores and garages.


It got me thinking about yesterday's report from Waitrose about the increase in the usage of smaller trolleys.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/01/weekly-shop-daily-spending-waitrose-supermarket

Is it really common to do a daily shop?

I don't know anyone who shops for food daily. My parents shop about twice a week.

Me and OH dislike shopping so much we try to go as little as possible. We do a big shop about every 6 weeks and then just shop for things like veg when we need to. We usually go to our market for fruit and veg which we prefer to supermarket shopping.

On our big shop we buy things like bread in bulk and freeze it. We have milk delivered so the only things we will run short of are fruit and veg

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I have to admit I was horrified at that woman and her attitude to food. She obviously had the money to spend, but really a trip to a garage for breakfast........

I used to shop once a month except for milk and fresh fruit and veg, recently I have had to start going once every 2 weeks, I find it exhausting carrying the bags.

I do a freezer audit and menu list for a month and divide the month into two and shop for whats wanted at that time. I do keep a reasonable store cupboard as we live out in the sticks, we could survive for at least 3 weeks if we had to.

Islandmaid

I thought last nights was odd as she admitted to hating shopping, but went shopping upto 3 times a day.... I would have suggested meal planning (which they did) and online shopping.

I am no fan of shopping hence going to aldi once a week, a la supermarket sweep . If I could spend 18k a year on food it would be delivered by Fortnum and Mason :rotfl::rotfl:

PasturesNew

maman wrote: »

Last night's family was an education in itself although I suspect there are many people who just shop from small stores and garages.


It got me thinking about yesterday's report from Waitrose about the increase in the usage of smaller trolleys.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/01/weekly-shop-daily-spending-waitrose-supermarket


Is it really common to do a daily shop?

There are many reasons why people use smaller trolleys. I use them for three reasons:

1] I am not buying much; I can fit most of a week's food into a basket. I will only use a small trolley if I anticipate a couple of big/heavy items (e.g. big bag of spuds).

2] The big ones are too big compared to my physical size and I struggle to manoevre them.

3] If I put things into a big trolley, I cannot reach to get them out at the till and I look a t1t trying.

maman

PasturesNew wrote: »

There are many reasons why people use smaller trolleys. I use them for three reasons:

1] I am not buying much; I can fit most of a week's food into a basket. I will only use a small trolley if I anticipate a couple of big/heavy items (e.g. big bag of spuds).

2] The big ones are too big compared to my physical size and I struggle to manoevre them.

3] If I put things into a big trolley, I cannot reach to get them out at the till and I look a t1t trying.

I can understand that. The Waitrose near me is close to a number of large retirement flats and there are often elderly people in there just using small trolleys for a few meals. I think they appreciate the physical support a trolley gives and like to shop regularly for a destination to get out of the house.

I'm often in Waitrose or Sainsbury's with a basket or small trolley just buying the few things I can't get in Aldi! I suspect that may be a reason many people don't need their big trolleys any more.

sillyvixen

maman wrote: »

It got me thinking about yesterday's report from Waitrose about the increase in the usage of smaller trolleys.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/01/weekly-shop-daily-spending-waitrose-supermarket

You can get a surprising amount into the small trolley and its easier to unload at the checkout than the big deep ones. Also a lot of elderly people prefer a small trolley even though they can get all their shopping into a basket for stability. If you need a stick to walk a small trolley is easier to use than a basket.

My first job was in a supermarket and we used to have a elderly lady in every 1 - 2 days (don't judge she had to rely on the bus and could not carry much - but valued her independence) she used a big trolley (30 years ago we didn't have the small ones). She put her few items into the child seat of the trolley and her 2 walking sticks into the main trolley. Time and time again some cashiers would turn her away from the basket only till when realistically she had so few items she would only need a basket but could not manage it with her sticks. Other cashiers (including myself) would let her through the basket till and get moaned at by customers behind her.

Mrs_Cheshire

maman wrote: »

Last night's family was an education in itself although I suspect there are many people who just shop from small stores and garages.


It got me thinking about yesterday's report from Waitrose about the increase in the usage of smaller trolleys.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/01/weekly-shop-daily-spending-waitrose-supermarket


Is it really common to do a daily shop?

Going to read the article but just wanted to say I did a weeks shopping today for a family of 5 using a small trolley in Ald!

Kim_kim

Mrs_Cheshire wrote: »

Going to read the article but just wanted to say I did a weeks shopping today for a family of 5 using a small trolley in Ald!

I’m single, I can easily get a weeks shopping in a small trolley.

I much prefer the small ones, I’m short & struggle to get stuff out of the bottom of the really big trolleys.