To keep a big stock of food?

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Do you? I have come to wonder if I am unusual. I do watch my pennies, but also hate running out of stuff. So when it is on offer or I have coupons I bulk buy.
I even have dedicated shelves in the garage, at last count something like 30 toilet rolls, 20 cans of tomatoes, 12 bottles of Soy sauce, laundry detergent, cans of beans,pickles, cat food,olive oil, shampoo ( bought 20 bottles of Alberto Balsam marked down to 14p each!) foil.

Is it just me?

My friend does this. I cba.

If you can afford to, have the space to and it’s not going to go to waste then do whatever you want!

I did a big shop recently and my crisps went out of date, so I'm going back to weekly/fortnightly shops.

12 bottles of soy sauce?! Do you bathe in it?!

I do stockpile but it's because I live fairly remote. I grow all my own veg and hunt etc. I figure if I was confined to the house I'd have enough food for about a month (without getting any from any outside source)

I do not, however, have 12 bottles of soy sauce!

Someone will be along shortly to accuse you of being a hysterical doom-monger giving in to Remainer propaganda.

Personally, I think that's just sensible.

Yes 12 bottles of soy sauce- so 6 months supply- I had coupons to use so was massively reduced.
I don't buy perishables like crisps, I find buying in bulk saves me money- so the affordability thing is interesting.

Not quite on the same level (not stockpiling in the garage) but I do keep the house stocked up. I think this is a combination of using a monthly online shop to buy bulky or heavy things and taking advantage of offers (half price or BOGOF) especially extreme reductions. For most items I have at least one in use and one in stock although this fluctuates depending on shopping.

I keep a lot of loo rolls, tinned toms, various beans, tuna, coconut milk, coffee, jars of mayo, almond milk, dog food under the spare bed. I stock up when on offer as I hate running out and having to pay higher prices. Also means if we have problems such as the snow days, I can always make a decent meal as I always have flour, rice, pasta etc handy.

I think if you've got the room to do it, why not? There's a lot to be saved by shopping this way. Personally, I live in a tiny house, so if it doesn't fit in my cupboards, there's nowhere else for it to go. Like, I only ever buy 9-packs of loo roll, because I haven't got space for 12 or 18, but that means I end up paying more.

You must love soy sauce! 12 bottles would last me until retirement! (I’m 30)

As long as you use it all up and it's not taking up too much room, of course it's sensible, saves money and time. I've had a tendency to hoard food that just ends up going bad, or food I don't even like so don't want to eat. If you're honestly just stocking up on things on offer that you do use up, it's a great thing.

You must love soy sauce!

Not really- I just cook a lot.

My great-grandparents always did this, they had a huge pantry. It's because they lived through the depression.

It's always a good idea though to keep some extra canned food in case of emergencies like extreme weather. I once got snowed in for almost a week and started running out of food.

I hate having piles of stuff.

I've started keeping the cupboards and freezer quite full and doing fortnightly online shops.
I have loads of loo roll, that's a hangover from being a poor student for years, I HATE running out but I do have about 40 on the bathroom shelf!
I also got a MASSIVE catering bag of Yorkshire tea on Amazon that should last a year, it bring some me great joy!

JaneJeffer

It's not "piles of stuff".
I takes up a small space in an area of the garage. Organised, on shelves, some stuff like loo rolls hanging.

The only down side of this in my own experience is sometimes you can overuse things knowing you have a load of it in the garage. Say kitchen roll or toilet roll, or wipes. You know you have a load in so you’re not particularly careful with the quantities your using day to day.

12 bottles of soy sauce! My 1 bottle has lasted me about 3 years...

I think it’s sensible and normal to have extra supplies, but people will no doubt be along to tell you that you are hysterical for reasons inexplicably related to the millennium bug.

12 bottles of Soy sauce

I go through one in a year

Ok let me rephrase that I hate having piles of stuff

OK I use a lot of soy sauce- I cook loads of Asian food, great for BBQ marinades, stir fries, noodle soups etc.

Can we have a pic of your supplies. Im fascinated.

SleepFreeZone ha ha, I am laughing at the idea of being free and easy with the toilet roll usage.

"Hey- lets use five sheets instead of the normal two.
Life is short, take our pleasures where we find them"

Probably not to the extent you do Op, I'm having visions of that Extreme Couponing show , but yes I like to be well stocked up on food and household items. I have plenty of cupboard space, a fridge freezer and a chest freezer so why not?

I'm certainly not a "prepper" although some interesting meals from the dregs of the freezer during a long (for where I live) period of snow certainly encouraged it!

I always watch out for offers on items we use just because I figure why pay full price when the supermarkets can and regularly do sell it cheaper. Yesterday I popped into the supermarket for a handful of items and noticed offers on quite a lot of branded products we like. I spent €50 I hadn't planned to spend but everything I bought will definitely be used and each offer was a reduction of 30 - 50%.

Of course you have to actually be able to afford to buy the offers when you see them. It often occurs to me that being poor is bloody expensive because while I can easily spend the extra €50 now to save over time, others can't.