How do you get your grocery shopping?

compboyo · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:21

I hate grocery shopping.

So personally I started using online sainsbursy service. It cost 4-6 quid per delivery and I buy enough food for 2 weeks.

scorza · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:22

Ocado delivery pass. £10 a month for an unlimited* number of deliveries at any time.

* Limit of one delivery per day

[FnG]magnolia · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:23

We buy most stuff weekly from the supermarket and then go to the butcher and fruit/veg place separately.

Kennysevenfold · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:27

Like most people, get in the car and go to tesco.

nydryl · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:30

Have loads of local supermarkets between work and my flat so usually pop into Tesco, and sometimes Aldi, on the way home on Monday and buy the shopping for the week. I'll stock up on things like milk and veg later in the week if need be.

Glaucus · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:31

Weekly veg box
Monthly meat box
Coop or tesco for what littel remains.

Malevolence · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:34

Generally I tend to walk up and down aisles, placing the items I want into the trolley, and then drive home with the shopping in the boot.

rotters · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:35

glaucus, how does that work financially? are the boxes more expensive? i gather the standard and thus flavours of said food is great?

EdwardTeach · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:44

I walk to local shops 3-4 times a week. That would be a mixture of co-op, Iceland (for the 4pints of milk=£1) and fruit and veg Market stalls and local corner shops. I have a 22month old daughter which means we get through 4pints of milk every 2days, and also eat a lot of fresh fruit & veg and that is one of the main drivers behind shopping so often.
I probably do a bigger shop about once a month and go to the nearest large supermarket, which is a waitrose. I have noticed that waitrose has started to get a lot more expensive recently though (might be the single malts I keep buying!)
I do use ocado occasionally, as I do most of my shopping by foot it is helpful to be able to stock up on heavier items e.g cans of tomatoes, juice, oil, washing machine powder etc.

J.B · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:44

Weekly shop: Sainsburys - fast track scanner - job done

We used to order Tesco online but found they seemed to give poor quality fruit and veg and milk that's going out of date

Glaucus · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:45

rotters said:
glaucus, how does that work financially? are the boxes more expensive? i gather the standard and thus flavours of said food is great?

The produce is good. Cost wise I haven't worked it out. I need a smaller meat box though. Far far to much.

£80
Brisket Roasting Joint - Weight: 1kg
Brisket Roasting Joint - Weight: 1kg
Leg Of Mutton Cut - Weight: LMC 1kg
Small Chicken - Size: Small (min 1.4kg)
Rump Steaks - 2
Chicken Breasts - Pack of: 2 Breasts
Coarse Cut *Beef Mince
field&flower Burgers - 4
Coarse Cut Lamb Mince
Diced Lamb
Pork Spare Ribs - 2 racks
Pork Sausages - 6
Chicken Thighs - Pack of: 4 Thighs

Weights are usually 1.2-1.4kilos on the joints so a fair bit over.

Veg box £8 - roughly, changes week to week, this week.
10-15 potatoes
6 carrots
Bag of stir fry (fennel, sprouting broccoli and other stuff)
2 beetroot
2 leeks
Chestnut mushrooms normal supermarket size punnet
2 onions

Then one a month get the gourmet bag, which this week contained £4.50 (I think that's way over priced, where the veg box I think is pretty good value)
Turmeric
Ginger
Garlic
Lemons
Chillies
Thyme

tres · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:45

3 or 4 weekly visits to the Tesco supermarket a couple of minutes walk away.
I try to get mainly the reduced stuff, as I am a very poor student!!

EdwardTeach · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:47

compboyo said:
I hate grocery shopping.

So personally I started using online sainsbursy service. It cost 4-6 quid per delivery and I buy enough food for 2 weeks.

Do you buy long life milk and canned fruit? How is shopping every 2wks sufficient?

mollymoo · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:49

Glaucus said:
Weekly veg box
Monthly meat box
Coop or tesco for what littel remains.

Where from ? They look good

Ahleckz · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:51

Do you tip the delivery driver? They are paid pittance, so if you think that they have done a cracking service (beyond the call of duty); reward them

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Glaucus · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:53

mollymoo said:
Where from ? They look good

Meat box
http://www.fieldandflower.co.uk/
Been happy with them and last months order was messed up (probably my fault) and they quickly sorted it out, no issues at all just helpful. Personally hate the sausages though, but the rest is good.

Veg box you won't get unless in Bristol. But there's loads of schemes all over the country I have a choice of about three farms offering boxes. I'm using
https://www.thecommunityfarm.co.uk/

Tibbz2 · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:54

We order ours online from Tesco and get it delivered.

[TW]Sponge · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:54

I don't drive so I go to Asda at least 3-4 times a week.

mollymoo · 14 Dec 2011 at 20:59

Glaucus said:
Meat box
http://www.fieldandflower.co.uk/
Been happy with them and last months order was messed up (probably my fault) and they quickly sorted it out, no issues at all just helpful. Personally hate the sausages though, but the rest is good.

Veg box you won't get unless in Bristol. But there's loads of schemes all over the country I have a choice of about three farms offering boxes. I'm using
https://www.thecommunityfarm.co.uk/

Thanks I'll have a look see. I can't take much more of Asda meat :mad:

Cosimo · 14 Dec 2011 at 21:12

A couple of visits to Waitrose and a few other shops.