Weekly shop costs

Emilee
Emilee Community Member Posts: 529 Pioneering
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I hope none of them will mind that I've "pinched" their idea, but I saw a conversation between @WelshBlue, @SheffieldMan1976 and @SoapySoutar about the cost of a weekly shop, and the suggestion that £58 is expensive.

I have a number of dietary restrictions and also rely on some convenience foods, as I find food preparation difficult, so my costs are probably higher than average. That said, I’m curious, how much do people generally spend on a weekly food shop?

Please don’t feel pressured to give an exact amount, I’m just interested to know whether it tends to be more or less than the £58 mentioned.

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  • ColonelBlink
    ColonelBlink Community Member Posts: 703 Pioneering

    Fortnightly meal delivery (14 main meals) - £81.20.

    Fortnightly Sainsbury's delivery - £50 to £80 approximately.

  • SwiftFox
    SwiftFox Community Member Posts: 1,101 Championing

    I shop at tesco online and I've just noticed a big diffence. We pay about £4 deliver charge per month and for that we could have any time from Mon to Wed, but now they've changed it to the afternoons only and all the morning slots are between £4 and £6 till 3pm. Absolute greed. And you can bet your life that all the others will follow in line,

  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Community Member Posts: 1,162 Championing

    @Emilee … welcome to pinch the thoughts from my head anytime … I could do with the rest 😝

    I wish it was the £58 in the joke … in reality it must be at least £140 every ten days or so.

    Our trouble is we like different things from different supermarkets, so extras always seem to go in. Found an old receipt from 3 years ago … scarey how much things have gone up in that time

    I don't think we've seen the knock on effect of the Iran war yet, a lorry driver friend was telling me on Saturday how his fuel costs have increased by over £100 a day in the past 2 months … no pun intended but it's got to come down the foodchain eventually. In all commodities be it building supplies, food and other things transported

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 1,725 Connected

    Back when I shopped at Infirmary Road Tesco, I used to spend about £25-30, but I was just buying for one and only ever bought the essentials.

    Nowadays, the shopping's done by the staff, I don't know or care how much they spend as long as I don't gotta pay it.

  • Hopeless
    Hopeless Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 1,014 Pioneering

    I have Sainsburys home delivery. They’ve just put their minimum spend for free delivery with a delivery pass up to £50 and I’m struggling to reach this amount each week even though I include cleaning stuff and toiletries etc

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 5,989 Championing

    Mine's less than £50 a week including cleaning supplies and toiletries. Average for this year so far is about £40 a week.

    However, I really don't eat much, and everything I do eat is pre-prepared, just open a packet. Not healthy, and I've been in calorie deficit for a long time, so I'm not surprised that most people spend more than £50 a week now.

  • Emilee
    Emilee Community Member Posts: 529 Pioneering

    I've found this genuinely interesting.

    I couldn't imagine spending less than £50 a week, especially including cleaning supplies and toiletries.

    Do you find it difficult to eat more than that @OverlyAnxious? It must be a concern to be in a deficit for so long.

    I spend roughly the same as you @WelshBlue.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 5,989 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1117854#Comment_1117854

    Yes, I've always had problems with food, but around 8 years ago they switched from just about manageable to unmanageable. I had to halve portion sizes, and cut a lot of foods out completely. Tried a dietician who was no help, just said I should eat more (as if I didn't already know that). Then lost the ability to do any of my own shopping, and that reduced my food intake even further. I can't see it increasing again unless my situation improves considerably so just have to try and accept it.

  • MissMarple
    MissMarple Community Member Posts: 396 Empowering

    I think there can be huge differences in spending on food, and comparisons often don't apply. I have dietary restrictions as well as very limited energy to cook. So I rely heavily on convenience food. Microwaveable ready meals, ready to eat salads, prepared vegetables etc. I also love good food so I prioritise healthy and tasty food - as much as the above restrictions allow - and I try to save elsewhere. I always keep an eye on promotions and stock up on items when they are cheap. Then there are the days when I'm too unwell to eat. That saves a lot! 😂

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Community Member Posts: 3,933 Championing

    I don't have much to spend

    I'm. A vegetarian

    Prices have gone up so much

    My late father had an allotment and we had lots of fresh vegetables

    I dknt have an allotment

  • SwiftFox
    SwiftFox Community Member Posts: 1,101 Championing

    Everything is going up and it won't come back down…the news and experts say it will, but it never does. And for once we can't blame any party, this is solely on fruit loop trump and his actions

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community Member Posts: 4,604 Championing
    edited April 15

    Food prices and everything else keep consistently rising and it's only going to get worse.

    It cannot be 'solely' blamed on Trump.

    Its been happening since covid

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