What are you stocking up on at the moment?

PennyForThem_2

There was a time when 'savvy savers' used to go out and buy a year's worth  of staple goods at a time because they had the space to store it and because they reckoned it was cheaper to do it that way.  Ithink that few people have the space or the cash in hand to do that now but maybe I am wrong.

luvchocolate

I try to keep good stocks in at this time of year in case we have a bad winter and I can't get out as much..

pumpkin89

PennyForThem_2 said:

There was a time when 'savvy savers' used to go out and buy a year's worth  of staple goods at a time because they had the space to store it and because they reckoned it was cheaper to do it that way.  Ithink that few people have the space or the cash in hand to do that now but maybe I am wrong.

Lots of people still do that.  It has probably decreased because a lot of the previous generation who did it when they had growing families no longer need so much stuff, and fewer families now have excess space.  But certainly those who do have the space still employ this strategy.

Auti

luvchocolate said:

I try to keep good stocks in at this time of year in case we have a bad winter and I can't get out as much..

This is what I do It is also a buffer for when other expenses eg fuel are more than expected such as in a hard winter - i can still feed us. We have dietary and sensory food requirements which mean if I cannot get certain items life gets difficult as substitutions may not be there. I worry too about availability as money is tight for producers and supplies hard to source - global, avian flu to name a couple. We did not go mad buying in bulk rather have done this for quite a while on limited income.

zaxdog

We do maintain a good stock of pantry items, gas bottles, candles, wood, coal and petfood's. I live over twenty miles from the nearest supermarket so we tend to do a "big shop" once a week/fortnight when I travel the 160 miles round trip to my office. WFH the rest of the time. Our roads are sometimes closed due to bad weather. It all depends on individual circumstances. Also with the world the way it is now I think it can decrease anxiety to know you can feed everyone and heat your home for a while if the worst happens. 

clive0510

not stocking up on anything apart from beer. other than that just buy what I need when I need it.

MoneySavingTracy

Blankets to keep the heating off!

EasyToAssemble01

I tend to stock up on things I like, things that are on discount, or things I know will be taken off sale at particular supermarkets. Particularly Aldi or Home Bargains, as they tend to have limited runs on certain items, which disappear after a while. 

Langerhan

I've been popping an extra tin of Ambrosia chocolate orange custard in the basket when I go to the shops - it's bloody delicious, but it's also seasonal, so I've got five tins in the cupboard at the moment in case I get a summer craving for it.

diystarter7

Last few weeks, nothing
A week before that - toilet paper the one we like.
Before that, it was cooking oil/olive oil