Cooking for one (Mark Two)

caronc

poppystar wrote: »

Is that a supermarket delivery? If so who is it that delivers without a minimum charge? I haven't found one that let's me checkout less than £40.

Brightening up here but so, so damp in the air still.

It is - because I can't get to the shops I take the hit money-wise if my basket is under however, I usually get some bits for my Dad (which he pays me for) and if I buy wine (separate budget;)) I can usually make the £40.00.:) This week I also bought a bottle of Baileys for Christmas as it's on special offer, some sweeties for the kid's next door for Halloween and some shopping for my Dad. It's one of the downsides to my heath issues, if I don't do this I am completely reliant on the goodwill of others to get my shopping and I value my independence too much for that . Even if I could manage the supermarket it would cost £7+ in taxis so I pay the add on instead if I need to. I could shop less frequently but would have to go without many of the fresh items I like so I choose not to. My way of looking at it is it is that get PIP because of my heath issues so use that money to cover my extra costs.

PasturesNew

caronc wrote: »

My way of looking at it is it is that get PIP because of my heath issues so use that money to cover my extra costs.

They do say that money's to help towards "the extra costs because you've got an issue" ... but I think many seem to see it as "free money because ...." and then moan at extra costs that arise because of their disability

You're spending it for the purposes that it was intended for.

PasturesNew

When I bought the pack of burgers the other day (because I spotted the reduced sticker) I hadn't realised that those ones were a 2-pack. They are normally £1.79 for two, not £1.79 for four. If I'd twigged that I'd have not bothered probably, even though reduced ... I've probably noticed in the past when comparing the boxes with the 4-packs of other burgers in the next freezer slot, but sometimes you omit to spot the fine detail when you see a red sticker!

Oh well.... not too bad a price still I guess - and I get to try the "posher" variety of burgers that wouldn't normally grace my life.

Half tempted to cook one for tea; on the other hand, CBA.

Currently no idea whatsoever what I'll be eating later/soon.

Had breakfast of 2x toast and 2 scrambled eggs and that's been it so far.

poppystar

caronc wrote: »

It is - because I can't get to the shops I take the hit money-wise if my basket is under however, I usually get some bits for my Dad (which he pays me for) and if I buy wine (separate budget;)) I can usually make the £40.00.:) This week I also bought a bottle of Baileys for Christmas as it's on special offer, some sweeties for the kid's next door for Halloween and some shopping for my Dad. It's one of the downsides to my heath issues, if I don't do this I am completely reliant on the goodwill of others to get my shopping and I value my independence too much for that . Even if I could manage the supermarket it would cost £7+ in taxis so I pay the add on instead if I need to. I could shop less frequently but would have to go without many of the fresh items I like so I choose not to. My way of looking at it is it is that get PIP because of my heath issues so use that money to cover my extra costs.

I'm in a similar situation and would be willing to pay for delivery but the only supermarkets I've tried won't actually let you check out without hitting a minimum. Effectively there are three levels:

Big order, free delivery or small charge
Medium order, bigger delivery charge
Small order - no checkout possible!!

I only use them when I can get enough needs together and tend to buy a lot of one store thing each time to get there e.g.. lots of toothpaste or nut butter or loo rolls or whatever on offer - just getting on to the last of two years worth of washing up liquid that I bought to bolster one order!! But that is simply not possible all the time.:(

I don't know of any smaller or independent supermarkets here who would deliver small quantities. It would be really good as I tend to buy one perishable good every time I leave the house so I'm never struggling with a big bag!!

I thought when you said £18 that you'd found one that would deliver an order that small:)

Farway

poppystar wrote: »

Is that a supermarket delivery? If so who is it that delivers without a minimum charge? I haven't found one that let's me checkout less than £40.

Iceland, £35, but of course choice is more limited

I shop little and often because I prefer mooching, but if I were unable to do so, not driving for instance, then taking the hit would be my only option. Probably one of the things many of the fit people never consider, like families & CFO, never give it a thought, and no reason for them to do so

Sun's out at last, not for long according the forecast when Brian comes knocking later tonight, trees are swaying at the moment

Lild mooch on way to volunteering, quite a haul for me, spent over a tenner, loads of fishy offers, with decent BBE dates

One of the offers was bacon, a while since i had that so grabbed some. A couple of rashers in a BLT sarnie for lunch, a nice change, no doubt the rashers will outstay their welcome by this time next week

Dinner I think is YS boil in bag kippers from this morning's mooch. I think with instant mash and maybe beans or peas. Probably tin of beans and thus make it a really lazy bu66ers' dinner

Wednesday2000

All I have had today is a cup a soup and some dry toast as I'm feeling rather delicate still. I had an apple and a cup of tea too.

I will see how I feel later on to see if my stomach can manage anything more than that.

Hollyharvey

Afternoon everyone

I've been out most of the day shopping with my sis-in-law. Or more to the point, she held things up and asked me if I thought they would be suitable as gifts for people I have never met. She does it every year though, so I just go along with it. On the plus side, she bought us both lunch so I don't have to cook today .

On the way back from the rail station I called into M & S and treated myself to a pack of their ultimate grain crumpets. I shall have a couple for tea later.

I do like it when I get a no cooking day .

PasturesNew

poppystar wrote: »

I don't know of any smaller or independent supermarkets here who would deliver small quantities. It would be really good as I tend to buy one perishable good every time I leave the house so I'm never struggling with a big bag!!

Milk & More, where available, has no minimum - you just pay more for each item. It's like the old fashioned milkmen.

But, they are where they are - and you can only tell if there's one in your area by checking.

http://www.milkandmore.co.uk/home

For big bags - ever thought about getting a granny trolley? They're "trendy" now.

PasturesNew

I'm doing that CFO thing of "cooking what needs using up". So I've one part-baked baguette, topped with some garlic puree and some cheese.

Opened the baguette vacuum pack 2 days ago, so they needed using up. Opened the garlic puree tube 2-3 days ago, that's got a fridge life of a month, but I thought I'd use it on the baguette.... stuck some cheese on two pieces of the baguette.

caronc

poppystar wrote: »

I'm in a similar situation and would be willing to pay for delivery but the only supermarkets I've tried won't actually let you check out without hitting a minimum. Effectively there are three levels:

Big order, free delivery or small charge
Medium order, bigger delivery charge
Small order - no checkout possible!!

I only use them when I can get enough needs together and tend to buy a lot of one store thing each time to get there e.g.. lots of toothpaste or nut butter or loo rolls or whatever on offer - just getting on to the last of two years worth of washing up liquid that I bought to bolster one order!! But that is simply not possible all the time.:(

I don't know of any smaller or independent supermarkets here who would deliver small quantities. It would be really good as I tend to buy one perishable good every time I leave the house so I'm never struggling with a big bag!!

I thought when you said £18 that you'd found one that would deliver an order that small:)

Sorry poppystar if I was unclear, I meant £18.00 on my CFO shopping (which is usually a good bit more!). I use Tesco. they do let you check out (in my area anyway) with virtually nothing in your basket if you are prepared to to the hit of a minimum basket charge (£4), a pick & pack charge of £7 plus the delivery charge. I bought a delivery saver for a year in January for £60 so weekly £1.15 so just over £12 which is a lot but offset by the £7+ I would need to spend on taxis, so if need be I take the extra £5 penalty:). Mainly though I try to get it to the £40, there are quite a few things my Dad prefers from Tesco rather than the local Morrisons which always helps. If an offer is on for something that I use but is quite expensive and it runs a for a few weeks (like coffee) I spread stocking up across the weeks and that helps. As I'm not working I've plenty of time to [STRIKE]waste[/STRIKE] spend working that sort of thing out :rotfl::rotfl:

Wednesday2000 wrote: »

All I have had today is a cup a soup and some dry toast as I'm feeling rather delicate still. I had an apple and a cup of tea too.

I will see how I feel later on to see if my stomach can manage anything more than that.

Hopefully you're on the mend <<hug>>


I'm still undecided about dinner possibly fish and oven chips or pie and oven chips.