Like most others our family have had to rethink budgeting. We can no longer afford to buy all branded stuff and I’ve made quite a few changes to our grocery shop.
DH is constantly ‘commenting’ and really annoying me.
’oh can’t we afford Charmin anymore this toilet roll is not very good, you need to use twice the amount’
’This bacon is so thin it all breaks up and you can’t cook it properly’
’I don’t like this brown sauce, why can’t we have HP?’
’Are you sure this detergent cleans as well as Ariel?’
’I need Heinz beans, these taste like shit’
’Are these the cheap, basic range eggs? We should get free range where the chickens can roam’
’The chocolate on these biscuits tastes cheap, where’s the chocolate hobnobs?’
and on and on. I’ve explained as he well knows that everything costs more, he obviously knows this but just responds with ‘it’s a false economy though as most of this is either shit or you have to use twice the amount’. I’ve suggested he does the shopping but he refuses.
I’m a savvy shopper and am good at finding offers and bargains.
Does this cause friction in your household? He’s otherwise a reasonable human being and not bad husband.
AIBU?
DH constant comments & moaning about stuff
CostoflivingDH · 24/02/2023 20:52
Am I being unreasonable?
605 votes. Final results.
POLLPhoenixIsFlying · 25/02/2023 00:13
How sad there are posters who don't care about the welfare of animals. Maybe you will reincarnate as one.
CostoflivingDH · 24/02/2023 20:58
I did try this but it was worse, he was outraged that he only got half a tin of beans with his egg and chips the other day!
NancyJoan · 24/02/2023 20:56
I would stop buying the ‘extras’. No biscuits, alternative sauces/spreads etc. Buy Heinz beans, but don’t serve such a large portion.
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LosingMyPancakes · 25/02/2023 09:22
Slightly off topic but expensive brands often don't taste any better. We once did a blind test with a friend who insisted Heinz beans are the only ones worth eating and he couldn't even pick them out, out of the 3 offered! If someone insisted something tastes like shit because it doesn't have a specific label... I'd think they're not very bright. Especially as a lot of own brand stuff is made and packaged in the exact same places!
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