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How much is your weekly shop?

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MidoriNoRingo · 26/04/2025 16:16

We’re a family of 4 and ship at Sainsbury’s. It’s costing around £170 a week and o just don’t see how this is sustainable, especially as prices are only going to go up. What do you pay and where do you shop?

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Bogfrog · 26/04/2025 16:24

About £160 a week in Asda for 4 of us plus a cat

Amba1998 · 26/04/2025 16:24

£100-£120 Tesco
2 adults 1 preschooler

Swonderful · 26/04/2025 16:23

We pay about that for a family of 6. Cooking from scratch really keeps the cost down, but I know it's not always possible.

SallyWD · 26/04/2025 16:21

We spend about £150 on the big shop but there are always a couple of top up shops that bring the weekly total to about £200 😬

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MidoriNoRingo · 26/04/2025 16:20

Totallytoti · 26/04/2025 16:19

I do M&S weekly and it’s about £100 sometimes less. I get an absolute ton of stuff as I also meal prep. Quite honestly I find food very, very cheap in this country.
we are also a family of 4, two young kids.
what kind of stuff are you making op, do you meal plan?

We’ve started meal planning but it hasnt made a difference to the cost.

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Totallytoti · 26/04/2025 16:19

I do M&S weekly and it’s about £100 sometimes less. I get an absolute ton of stuff as I also meal prep. Quite honestly I find food very, very cheap in this country.
we are also a family of 4, two young kids.
what kind of stuff are you making op, do you meal plan?

SendBooksAndTea · 26/04/2025 16:17

About £80 in Tesco for three of us and two cats!