Supermarkets

We go to Tesco once a week. It varies what I spend. No Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsburys in the town. I loathe shopping, so no desire to travel to buy groceries.

Also use the local butchers and bakers and fish stall.

I feel we’ve got to the age when I don’t worry too much about the cost as long as we can afford it, which hopefully we can.

watermeadow

Apparently the average family uses four supermarkets each week. I have access to only one, Waitrose, which I like but it’s the most expensive.
I just read about someone’s big monthly shop costing £38 at Aldi. I live alone and spend about £65 each week, rising all the time. I buy own-brands and reduced food and no luxuries but my bills include feeding 2 cats and a small dog. I don’t drink or eat meat.
Fruit and veg come from the market.
Today’s bill in Waitrose was £53 and I shall need to shop again on Saturday. Gas and electricity are about to rise too. I feel I shall have to live off beans on toast for the rest of my life.
How are others coping with rocketing prices?

We go to Aldi, Lidl and Tesco, can’t imagine anyone can live on a monthly shop for £38. I try to save a bit on my shop but usually end up failing miserably.

It may not be true. If on social media people invent stuff. Did they itemise their £38 big shop?
I shop at my local supermarket which is also Waitrose. I only buy what I need. When I look in our local Tesco the prices arent a lot less.

I like Waitrose. I like the staff, the space, today the coolness, the cleanliness. I don't need to drive and park and fight my way in.
I am very lucky it is close. It's my early morning walk with a free coffee. Their offers are good and the loyalty card works in my favour mostly.

If it closed I would be really upset. We used to have 3 bakers, 5 butchers, 2 fish shops, a wonderful ironmongers and 2 green grocers. All gone now years back. So Waitrose it is.