To ask how much you spend on you weekly shop?

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2 adults 4 dcs here (aged 7 down to toddler) and since covid, our grocery budget has slowly eeked up and we're now spending £130-£150 p/w. We don't drink so no alcohol included, but that figure does include toiletries like shower gel and also cleaning products. The kids take packed lunches to school, and with dh and I both working from home, the groceries include lunch for us too.

I shop at a more expensive supermarket cos they're the only ones that deliver to my house (and they charge a fiver to deliver which ups the cost even more), but I reckon if I dragged my arse to aldi or lidl I could probably knock at least £50 off my budget. I cook lots from scratch, and lots by batch.

Am I being unrealistic to think I could get a good weeks shopping in aldi or lidl for under £100? The only concern I have would be that the fruit, veg and bread from aldi doesn't last as long, and I'd hate to have to do a top up shop as I'd end up spending more.

5 of us. £180 per, no alcohol.

Unfortunately, due to where I live, the only supermarket that delivers to me is the expensive one that I currently use

Waitrose? In which case why are you being charged for delivery, when you spend over the minimum amount?? Perhaps Ocado? I stopped using them as they now charge for delivery, and were so expensive, even more so than Waitrose. That's a pain OP, that you only have one choice.

Meant to add, we spend about £150/week Waitrose. 4 adults and a cat. Additionally always have the odd trip out for extra bread, salad, milk, and wine .

2 adults 2 children (8 and 12). We spend around £120 a week on online grocery shop, £50-£60 on a gousto delivery (4 meals) and probably another £20-30 on random stuff we've run out of (alcohol).

So about £200 a week. That includes all lunches and dinners. We probably have a takeaway once a month. Maybe slightly more.

At the moments it's about £110 a week for two adults and two DC doing Tesco Click and Collect. This currently includes 8 beers and a bottle of wine a week (but hoping after school restarts that will cut down!).

2 adults, 2 teenagers, 2 cats and a dog, 80 pounds per week.

At least £180-£200-ish/week or £700-£900/month for 2 adults & one 12 year old. Don't know how as I cook a lot from scratch, batch cook, freeze loads of yellow sticker specials, and shop between 5-6 different supermarkets. Mostly Lidl for all basics, some M&S for fresh meat/fish/occasional ready meal, Savers for some cleaning products/toiletries, and a few (very few) items from Waitrose & Tesco. Includes cheap Lidl alcohol (only DH drinks), basic cleaning & family toiletries. How do people do it so cheap? I thought I was doing pretty well (as used to spend a lot more.)

@Becca8675309 it’s difficult to say without knowing what you actually buy. Do you eat meat every day? Large portions of meat and cheese? Expensive types of meat/fish? Exotic/out of season fruit and veg? What’s the alcohol - spirits or a couple of bottles of beer? Branded food/toiletries? Cleaning products for specific jobs rather than just one multipurpose one? Lots of impulse buys when you go into each shop? Do you waste any food? Do you automatically buy some things every week without considering if you need them? You don’t have to answer these but it might help you think about what it is that you buy that’s so expensive.

€100 a week for 2 of us, that doesn't include our 2-3 takeaways a week or work lunches for me.

We dont buy much branded stuff but we eat meat everyday and live in Ireland where cost of groceries is a little higher i think.