When do you do your ‘big shop’?

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I probably do a ‘big shop’ every 2-3 weeks, and then do top up shops locally in between.

I hate going in the evenings after work as many things are out of stock. Going anytime from mid morning on the weekend is very busy. Sometimes I’ll go very early on a Saturday but then there’s the staff doing the picking for online orders which can be irritating.

I wish I could go daytime in the week but I work full time…

We just do the same shop each week and get it delivered

Once a week, in the morning when all the kids are at school. But I do multiple top ups shops a week ( when they're at school).

Early every Saturday morning. On a good day, 7am so it's packed away in time to do parkrun.

On-line usually Friday afternoon or Saturday morning depending on work. Just finished unpacking.

I get a grocery delivery on Thursdays most weeks, have been doing it since I went back to work when DC were small (they are both nearly adult now). Then top up shop on Saturday on local high street

Home delivery as and when maybe every 5-6 days and even so there's still top ups going on

Click and collect Saturday at 9am

A couple of days before Christmas. It's wee shops all the way for the rest of the year since there's a Tesco less than five minutes walk away.

Thursday and take DW home after her 5hr shift as she has osteoarthritis and is broken after it.

8.30 Monday morning after school run . Self employed though !

I do my shopping every Saturday morning then one every 4 weeks is a bit bigger and that’s it.

We have 2 shops delivered each week, one on Saturday morning and one on Tuesday afternoon.

Every Saturday morning - husband though not me. I don't look properly and will say they don't have something rather than scouring the aisles so he prefers to go. That's the main shop - Aldi and then a few odds and sods from Sainsburys or Booths throughout the week which either of us does.

I have a delivery on a Friday morning, work from home so I order it to arrive at break time.

We do it on a Monday or Tuesday. Top up shops we try to avoid although they happen as it’s so expensive. Meal plan to avoid not eating properly. Doing it early in the week frees up our weekend.

I do a meal plan and a list for what we need that week on a Sunday then Dh does the online shop on a Monday night adding in any offers he spots or extras and it gets delivered on a Tuesday morning. We then do a top up shop at the weekend.

On a Monday evening. I have to take DD1 to a karate class from 6.30-7.30pm and a big Sainsburys is just down the road so I have enough time to drop her off, do the weekly shop and be back in time to pick her up.

I try to avoid top up shops at all costs as we've been reducing our food bill so if I haven't bought it we have to wait unless it's something we desperately need. This is because the place we'd do our top up shop is M&S and I can't be trusted in there..... I'll go in for milk and come out with £50 worth of nice snacks! 🤣

We have a delivery every Friday morning. Covers most if our needs.

Online on a Saturday to get it delivered on a Sunday. I hate doing a big shop in person.

When I get the Lidl 10% discount

I go in the evenings well after school kids might be out with their parents

I do 2 shops a week so I never do a big shop, everything seems to go out of date after a few days.

Monday morning as it’s my day off. I see the same faces in there every week, obviously we are all creatures of habit. Some of them even have nicknames in my head: bow tie man, stiletto lady, super mum etc.

I do a weekly online shop

When the fridge, freezer and cupboards look mostly empty.

Delivery every Saturday morning. I have Friday off so it’s no trouble to get the meals planned quickly. Used to hate doing online orders but it def gets much easier with time.

Usually don’t bother planning for the following Friday - we’ll think of something nice on the day and shop for it locally.