How much do you spend on your weekly shop?

[Noglassjustthebottleandastraw]

I am just wondering if what I spend a week on my shop is average?

£160/£200 per week for food, drinks, alcohol, dog treats and usual house stuff like cleaning products and toiletries for 2 adults and 1 child.

I shop at Tesco and don't do top up shops etc.

The reason why I am asking is, my friend thinks this is a really high amount. But they shop in different shops eg Asda/Aldi plus do top up shops. So when I pointed out she must be spending more than me, adding in petrol etc to get to different shops, plus more time going to different places. She was adamant she wasn't. I get home delivery.

Thanks very much wise ones

We spend about £800 a month on Sainsbury’s, Coop top ups and a few COOK meals a week.

We don’t economise at all - I could definitely reduce the bill but my DH is food obsessed.

2 kids and 2 adults.

We spend about 110 pw in Aldi and maybe another tenner a week in top-ups and sometimes a tenner for a bottle of wine from the local offie.

I usually go to savers or poundshop and spend about £20 to buy random bits for the house that you don't get in Aldi, like dishwasher salt and carpet deodoriser.

Dog food not in weekly shop is another £40-£50 a month.

I'm guessing all in £130-150 a week for 2 adults, two kids (one which can eat through a full fruitbowl in three days) and a medium sized dog. Youngest is still in nappies, so would save about 5-8 quid a week once they go. The weekly amount seems far too much to me, but I see it is fairly typical on here.

We do always have quite full cupboards (small kitchen) as I can over buy some weeks, but there is a part of me that likes to run with a bit of a surplus as I'm a worrier.

@RewildingAmbridge I buy my kindling from Amazon. It's a big box of eco friendly little balls. Lasts months and is about £20 per box. If your DH likes Brewdog it's cheaper buying a box direct from them. I buy direct from Brewdog for my business.

@Noglassjustthebottleandastraw I'm with you, 3 adults and spend £170 a week. It covers everything, food, alcohol, toiletries, cleaning products, laundry products, kitchen kit. No top-ups, packed lunch for uni, DH & I work from home. No pre-made meals, mostly batch cook and cook from scratch, 2 bottles wine a week & 1-3 beers. Also very rarely have Deliveroo.
Honestly don’t see how it can be cut much and I do think that some people don’t realise what they spend on top-ups, laundry/cleaning products and toiletries etc.

That’s not bad!
Maybe you could buy the basic household stuff from cheaper shops?
on the odd occasion I have bought everything from Tesco/Sainsburys I’ve spent loads. People think M&S is expensive but I think it’s on a par with T&S.
M&S near me always has loads of yellow sticker items (meat etc) Brilliant for the freezer.

I spend approx €100 so £80 for 2 adults. That is all meals/ snacks/ cleaning products. I get Tesco delivered and go to the butcher every 2/3 weeks no top up shopping.

Are you spending a lot on alcohol? We don't buy any. Or maybe a lot of branded products you could swap for own brand?

Sorry I read all you other posts. I don't know then you're not spending a lot on alcohol and buying own brands. Do you have much waste?

Also we eat meat every dinner, DH would think something was wrong if we didnt.

Absolutely loads, to the point where I’d be embarrassed to say it on a thread like this. A fair amount of that is on booze (expensive tastes rather than excessive amounts).

2 adults, 1 teenager, 1 child and 1 cat, about £125/week, including the odd bits and bobs bought during the week if bread runs out etc. It's usually Lidl+either Morrisons's or Tesco, and also milk delivered twice/week. But we barely drink any alcohol.

@flipflopping I understand. Some weeks I can be higher than the amount I said in my op. If I buy nice cheese, nibbles, champagne. We do love eating healthy and well.

@Irishfarmer we do eat meat most meal times. No waste as I use it up.

@BrightYellowDaffodil I did try Aldi before but found the food went off quickly. Will check the wine out though.

2 Adults, 1 Teen 2x under 6.
£100PW shop at Aldi, No top ups.
Pets £25 pm.

We spend £200-£250pw for 2 or 3 adults and 3 DC for all food, toiletries and cleaning products. It includes some free from products too.

@Incessantnamechanger Will you post an example shopping list for £50 for a week for 6 of you because I don’t see how it is possible.

These threads are really annoying. Identical one last month. If you've got the money and you want to spend it fine. Two adults now,2 dogs their dry food purchased in bulk. £50 cook from scratch,in bulk partly for the freezer. Disabled son who has ridiculous low benefits. Basic pension for me,so some of the shopping amounts are far more than my weekly pension. A medium chicken does do 3 meals. Couldn't care less if people don't believe this.

Sure will do. I will dig one out.

I think reading your updates it's just all the 'extras' you buy every week that add up. 2 bottles of wine, 3 packs of crisps, 2 packs of pet treats, spray and wipes every week and also lots of meat.

I only spend £60 a week because I buy a bottle of wine maybe 4 times a year, a packet of crisps only if a birthday,/Christmas, pet treats - maybe a pack every couple of months, a bottle of spray every 3 months. We don't eat meat so most of our food is veg, beans, tofu, lentils, nuts, and some cheese, yogurt and fruit. Cereal and milk for DC, bread and peanut butter for teen!. Few treats for them from Aldi - cereal bars, chocolate biscuits etc. Pasta and rice bought in large quantities.

£80/week for two adults and three small chickens

Children! Not chickens.

I do find it funny when people say I can't get my food bill down. I can't put my food bill up (despite rises in food costs) as I simply can't afford it! When you have more money, you tend to spend more is all it amounts to.

This a shopping list from Christmas so not everything to make the following is here also cooking bacon is from sainsbury's

Bread 2 loaves seeded and two thick toasty £2.76

16 pints of milk £4.60

Cereal two boxes maybe £3

Meal one ( try to avoid but can eat this on day too busy to cook)

Frozen chips 95p

Frozen pizza x4 @69p

£3.70 for one meal

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25% fat mince ( fried and drained of fat) x 3 @1.59
Garlic baguette 2 @34p
Tinned Tom's x4 @50p?
Passata x4 @50p?
Block of mature cheese to sprinkle @ £1.79
Onions 69p
Pasta 2x @20p

£5.08 for at least two nights. Next night might be a lasagna
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Carbonara
Eggs 1 pack @ £2?
Pasta 20p
Cooking bacon £1

Some of the existing cheese £3.20
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Fijitas
Wraps 2x packs @69p
Sweet peppers 95p
Sour cream £1.30?
Salsa ( the snack rite one for crisps) £1?
Onions already mentioned
Cheese already mentioned
Cucumber 86p

£10.54
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Roast
Chicken £2.89
Cabbage 16p
Carrots 19p
Sprouts 19p
Potatoes £1.30?
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£26.55 for 6 meals we eat regularly. Add on another meal on those lines that's about £30 for 7 weeknight meals to feed 6.

Milk cereal and bread is £10.
Butter, fruit, salad bits less than £10

Sorry for the strike out. I'm struggling with the new site!

About £30 a week for 1 adult and I’m not budgeting to manage that

More than I can afford.

I need to organise myself set up a list to help avoid waste and save some Money.

Following for tips.

IncessantNameChanger Great job. 😊