which supermarket...
do you shop at and why? what do you like about it or dislike about other ones?
Do you buy shop own brands, and what do you think of them?
just researching as at the moment i get bits and pieces from local shops rather than doing one big shop..... but am going to start doing a big weekly supermarket shop!
Do you buy shop own brands, and what do you think of them?
just researching as at the moment i get bits and pieces from local shops rather than doing one big shop..... but am going to start doing a big weekly supermarket shop!
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Do online shopping once or twice a month, usually with Tesco, as they seem to be cheaper.
Certain items I will only buy brand names (heinz ketchup, hellman's mayo, heinx baked beans etc!) but I do buy a lot of supermarket own brands and they are fine, hardly tell the difference most of the time.
Not too keen on Asda own brands and definitely not Iceland's!!
we buy tesco value where we can as most of it is just the name and packaging you pay for (except T.Value sausages - vile)
and we only do a bi monthly shop, sticking to a list for the majority of it unless there is a really good deal on something... it costs us about ??200-??250. The last big shop cost us ??170 for two months shopping.. we got loads on offers
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We have no tesco brand, everything is brand names. I can taste a difference with tesco value, and we dont like it in our house. I know everyone is different and some of you will probably disagree but for us we just don't like it.
We can afford to live like this, and for as long as we can I wont be looking for alternatives.
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Use Tescos if I am at my moms as it is close by and 24hr one.
Did go through a period of refusing to use Tesco though as everytime I walk out the tag has been left on something at the checkout and the alarms go off. This happened when I was pregnant the first time and I was so pissed off I pushed the full trolley at the guard and said if he wanted to check it he could have it. LOL.
My mom uses Morrisons and agrees with me that they have a limited choice and are a bit crap (sorry to anyone who uses them).
Have used ASDA home delivery, and the bloke who delivers the stuff is so pleasant. And at xmas we had an extra bag of shopping as well. Sorry to who ever it belonged to (polos, galaxys and sensodyne toothpaste).
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That was till the food prices started to rise when we swaped to ASDA as it's a 15 min walk and the bargins are so good.
If we haven't time to shop I'll do online from Sainsbury's as that's the only one I could be bothered to faff on filling all the details in and I know me way round it all now so it dosen't take as long.
But I will pop into Morrisons or wherever if there are good baby bargins.
We also get our meat from a butcher and mega treats from M&S or the 2 for a tenner deal. So really I'm not very loyal I'll shop anywhere!!
Oh and I but value tinned toms (and Sainsbury's own frozen Yorkshire puds are AMAZING-15 for under 50p -having some for tea!!) and stuff like that but branded beans, ketchup, mayo like MumOf2. Hth x
I'll go to waitrose if I only want a few bits as I can always get a p&c bay there and occasionally morrisons because thats the only place we can find a white wine and mushroom pasta sauce!
Which ever you decide make sure you get a club card or nectar card if tescos or sainburies to get you money back and extra offers!
However i went to the market at the weekend for the firs time in ages and got a HUGE pack of bacon for ??6.99. I have decided next month im gonna get cupboard stuff, toiletries and few freezer bits from asda and go to the market for fresh stuff.
When I'm doing the shopping I go to Sainsburys as it's nearest and I don't drive often. They are quite cheap on baby products and often have offers on. Also do good fruit n veg. I also think the Sainsburys basics range is much better than other own-brand ranges. Gabe has the basics fromage frais, sooo cheap 49p for 6. I have tried them and they are way nicer than Muller stars/petit filous etc. Tip for you there lol!
We also are members of Costco, where i buy nappies, wipes, squash, toilet rolls & some other bits for cheaper but in bulk.
Sarah x
PS - i find doing a shopping list & doing it online makes me stick to what i need & not add extra's to the basket!
I do Tesco's online now and again and although it's ok, I always end up back at Sainsburys. Shame it is just that little bit too expensive though!
i use asda when the nappies r on offer
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