Can anyone see the logic in this.....??

Christine not so much about will power, but those things don’t appeal much once Christmas is over.
Now, if we were talking about Thorntons brazil nut toffee, it would be another matter entirely.
Do you know RockNanny I would have thought so too, except the luxury pud we put out for them was completely ignored....by anything! Even a passing rat took no interest in it.Unbelievable.

Asda yesterday had shelves full of mince pies for just 22p and they had hardly been touched by shoppers,I di get 4 x nicely boxes mint selection chocolates from Aldi with long dates on them and am using them for birthday presents over the next 2 months all for 99p a box.We also have a massive stock of Bold and Lenor all bought when on offer,my hubby can't help himself and I only wash twice a week.

I'm married to one too. We've got a lot of stuff uneaten because of the lurgy striking us down, but he's back up on his feet again and has come home with mince pies - 50p, mini Battenburgs - 30p, toffee crisp 4 pack, full size trifle, 8 x 2l bottles of Coke Zero (that won't go to waste tbh), and other things that I can't remember right now. He tells me it's all to go by Monday because he wants to start eating healthy foods again. I can't see the kitchen worktops or the floor in the back room. And we only have a small house.

And the irony of all this? We print out a shopping list of what we need for the week to stop us overspending on things we don't need.

PS I'm just humouring him though because he's looked after me so well since Boxing Day when the lurgy arrived.

PPS I put our Christmas cake and pudding in the freezer - and found a Vienetta in there!

*Viennetta

Really lemongrove? Perhaps they're doing dry January .

I think birds rarely knock back the rum or brandy, though rats may well do.
Tbh we were very surprised, left the bits if pud out for a few days and then cleared it away.
We don’t have starlings here ( which may have eaten it) just the small colourful birds and a few blackbirds.
They were keener to eat the seeds and fatballs and peanuts, maybe we spoil them too much!

Yes I know exactly what you mean really struggled to avoid buying lovely puff pastry mince pies but wasn't able to resist Christmas cake bar or galaxy selection box diet starts next week

I’m not from Scotland , but I think we Yorkshire Tykes are at least as canny ! Lots of stuff will freeze , and my dh has also mastered thrift , inspite of hailing from Dorset .( Mind you , he has been up here since 1965 ... )

I tend to stockpile stuff, but things like coffee, soap powder, toilet rolls.
I have a huge cupboard in my hall, and my family referred to it as 'the shop'.

I was out the other day, when I received photos on my phone of the inside of my fridge and garage.
My daughter messaged that she had come to do her shopping. Much easier than going to the supermarket, she said .
I think the stockpiling stems from my childhood, when my parents could hardly afford to feed us and the cupboards were always bare. I have this fear that one day I may end up in that situation again.

my mother suffered a lot of bad health when we were small so her larder was always well stocked meaning it was just a trip to the local vans for fresh stuff,the butcher,fishmonger and baker all came to the street daily and parked outside our door....very handy.The mobile fish and chip shop came weekly and that was great ,the smell would waft over from streets away ,meaning a queue had formed before he got to us.Strangely I had a mobile fish van outside here a few weeks ago with an astonishing selection of lovely fresh fish ,he says he'll try to make it regular but he covers a large area

I think one of my reasons for having supplies always in is that I have worked shifts for years, and I dread the thought of finishing work late, and then having to find a shop to buy essentials. The other reason is that I'm notoriously thrifty. If I see something that I know I will use and its on offer, i'll buy a few.