How much did your stash cost?

[Keyword]

Ok I have finally caved and joined this board! Have been worried for a while about Brexit and now dh (who is extremely rational and sensible) has suggested a bit of stock piling after keeping an eye on the news.

Now, we have obviously left this a bit late so I am thinking of just doing a Brexit shop and paying for it in one hit...I’m looking at my list though and thinking it will be pretty expensive! £70-100 because I am also doing loo roll, nappies, shampoo etc (all the things that push prices up).
I am making sure it is literally ONLY stuff we eat/use on a regular basis so we don’t waste food.
How much do you think your stash cost? How did you keep costs down?

I usually hit Lidl but I wonder if the bigger supermarkets are better for bulk buying??

I have no idea how much mine has cost, because it's been a few bits here and there. I think many others might say the same.

There are... 7? ish weeks until Brexit. That's plenty of opportunity to spread the cost of your stash over a few weeks still and pre-empt the moaning on MN that the stockpiling is causing the shortages

Definitely want to get it done sooner and not add to the stockpile crisis (if there is one)!

I've just been picking up stuff we use when it's on offer.

Hard to tell. Been buying extra bits to my normal shop over the past several months .

Looking at my larder, the food I have ‘in the back’ is probably about £200 in value. But I spread it over time.

What kind of stuff should one be stashing??
Genuine question??

@Mof3K , get what you eat. Shelf stable/freezer friendly versions of them.

I've bought loads of tins, stuff we rarely eat! Our freezer it busting at the seams and I have loads of pasta. Have started buying seeds as well to grow some of our own food. Need to figure out what I'm going to do for milk though. None of my shops have powdered milk!

It doesn't matter that much because you'll have the stuff in your stash on rotation (if done correctly). So you'll use them up an replace them. See it as your personal supermarket in advance .

@Biancadelrioisback , try Amazon. Nido full fat milk or Marvel skimmed.

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So just buy extra where you can. You don't have to have a certain stash. Whatever you can afgord is good. I doubt that in a crisis everything will be gone at the same time, so you might be able to find substitutions for some products in yhe first weeks.

Hmm. Big supermarkets usually have dried milk. it makes lovely sweets

Mof3

For a quick fix - Look at what is already in the pantry/cupboard after a normal shop, that is shelf stable, ignore any tins that have been hanging around for four years (because you clearly won’t actually eat their contents) and then buy the same again.

Don’t buy anything you wouldn’t normally eat, and it’s better to meal plan and buy based on the plan, or you might end up pairing some odd things.

You will see mention on here of water purification tablets, etc. Whether you consider such things necessary is up to you - but if you start on that route I’d say you’re heading for serious prepperhood rather than just ordinary preparedness.

We've spent about £200ish on food.
£100ish on household/hygiene items.

Going to Tesco tomorrow as I need more washing powder / basic meds / treat items. Aiming for a 3 month supply of hhold items. If nothing happens, then I'll have a few cheap months!

Now I just need Aldi to get bloody tinned mandarins back in stock.

We have just added £10-£15 extra of stuff we normally buy to the shop since Xmas. I plan now to shop as normal, but rotate and use the stashed stuff we have and replace that with more iyswim.

Ok so my budget seems fairly healthy then! Yes I am just writing a list of stuff we eat that comes in jars/tins or can be frozen. So pasta and sauce for example and soup. I’m mainly doing it so that if panic buying happens then a) we have food and b) we don’t have to face the shops. So I’m sure some of the stuff won’t technically be in short supply but I won’t want to have to go shopping if people go nutty

Precisely @Keyword .

And don't forget about breakfast stuff. No one likes pasta for breakfast. And fave toiletries so you don't run out at a tricky time. And treats if comfort food is your thing. Easter Eggs for any kids. And pet food if you have pets.
Just a buffer to keep you out of the shops if it gets tricky for a bit.
Nothing wasted, stuff you like. Food bank'll be happy if you don't need it.

No one likes pasta for breakfast

I do! 😁

But I do have a box of weetabix in my stash.