How much do you spend....?

We spend between £80 and £100 each week. There are generally no top-ups as I keep a close eye on what we have. Things have gone up. Even carrots have gone up to 65 p from 50 p in just a few weeks. I just try not to look! Some things I won’t economise on such as meat and eggs.

lemongrove

Don’t send him again Calistemon....who knows what he may not buy next time!?

I won't, he's always doing this!!

Perhaps he thinks I spend too much (I don't!)

grannylyn65

Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

No, doesn’t bother me either. Nor does lack of punctuation, which can also affect meaning.
Did you forget your question mark?
Sorry ……..that is mean of me. But maybe you can see my point?

Calistemon

DH went for a top-up shop this morning and said "they've got some lovely orchids for a fiver".
I asked him if he'd bought one or two and he said "No, did you want me to?"

Well, yes .....

I’m still hankering for the pneumatic drill my Dh didn’t buy me in Aldi.

AviaParva

grannylyn65

Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

No, doesn’t bother me either. Nor does lack of punctuation, which can also affect meaning.
Did you forget your question mark?
Sorry ……..that is mean of me. But maybe you can see my point?

Well said AviaParva. I seen these ill mannered comments mentioned before. They are potentially hurtful.

SueDonim

Calistemon

DH went for a top-up shop this morning and said "they've got some lovely orchids for a fiver".
I asked him if he'd bought one or two and he said "No, did you want me to?"

Well, yes .....

I’m still hankering for the pneumatic drill my Dh didn’t buy me in Aldi.

?

He's always doing this.
Some wives moan about what their husbands spend when they go shopping, I moan about what he doesn't spend!

I do a weekly online Sainsbury shop for nearly 80% of what we need, which include drinks and household items and spend on average £70. I then do a top up twice a week whilst we do a doctor's visit. No more than £15 each visit.

I have a Sainsburys delivery every 10 days and spend £100- £140 each time. Very empty cupboards by day 9 but we don't have to buy many bits in between.

When I convert to pounds, I run about average 90 a week, not so far off of the average here. I'm quite generous with our food budget, getting what we like to eat and not really sticking to a budget.

My husband has an expensive cheese habit, and I admit to buying out of season fruit.

As for the grammar grannylyn, I appreciate the conversational style of comments without having to worry about formal writing style.

I agree about comments on bad spelling and grammar. I have a cousin who was a typical doted on mother’s boy, still lives in the family home at 75 and is always quick to let all know of his dislike of bad spelling and grammar. I see those who need to announce this as those with a strong sense of their own importance! If I want to be marked on my spelling and grammar , I will ask!!

grannylyn65

Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

I'm avidly searching the thread for bad grammer
I cant of missed it surely, I mostly notice it but dont usually comment because thats very bad manners

Between £40 and £60 depending on if anything expensive needs replacing. And if they don`t have the usual cat litter, only the ones that cost 4 times as much.

grannylyn65

Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

If you mean on this thread then, Yes probably you are the only one.

(Shouldn't it be 'annoyed by'?)

Thank you grannynannywanny.

FarNorth

grannylyn65

Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

If you mean on this thread then, Yes probably you are the only one.

(Shouldn't it be 'annoyed by'?)

Looks like you scored an own goal there, grannylyn.
Glass houses and all that.

I've reread the thread twice and still haven't spotted the mistake.Has anyone found it?

Perhaps there is no bad grammar and Grannylyn was mistaken.

I haven't a clue what I spend on a monthly basis. Although I wouldn't buy anything that I consider too expensive.

I too have searched for the bad grammar. But I would never point it out.

To be fair, I think grannylyn may have posted on the wrong thread.

No, I don't get annoyed about bad grammar on here. When you've spent years marking essays written by illiterate 16 year old students you don't notice them any more!

Spinnaker

grannylyn65

Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

Eh ? Hate comments like this, not least because I then spend a silly amount of time going back through everyone's posts trying to spot it ! Does it really matter ?

grannylyn65 I find your post regarding bad grammar very snobby and offensive, not everyone has an A level in English, surely it’s the content of the post that matters we are not in an English exam

I go shopping with the intention to get just what we need but usually spend more than expected. I had very humble beginnings which I will not forget it taught me not to be wasteful. Therefore I do not buy excess food to end up in the bin I make the most of what I buy and grow.
We are fortunate to have good pensions most of mine goes on my son and daughter and their families. I appreciate what we have and I am generous with others. Bedding clothing etc I pass on to charities especially women and children abroad.

Far too much - so my husband keeps telling me! (though he never complains about the full fridge and packed cupboards?). We both come from humble beginnings and I am very good at budgeting and love a bargain. Fortunately, through hard work, (my husband had a successful business for years which played havoc with family life) we now have a very comfortable life and I don't have to worry about buying nice food and drink, though I still view it as a luxury. Old habits die hard though; I still can't resist a bargain and shop at Lidl and Aldi (as well as Sainsburys and Morrisons) and can't bring myself to do a large food shop at M and S as I view that as a luxury too far!

More than I could if I shopped and planned menus as I did when working full time and busy with family.
Mr i tends to do the supermarket shop on Saturday while I’m busy with other things. He’s discovered economical shopping and often comments he spends £20or £30 less than I do. The result of this is that I buy boring but essential cleaning, washing products - spending whatever he saved.
We usually use the big Sainsbury’s, it’s like a corner shop in that so many of the staff have been there in the 25 years we’ve been regulars.