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Post by katlady on Jul 6, 2023 18:08:09 GMT
How often do you grocery shop or order from the grocery store for pick up/delivery?
I am not a bulk buyer. I shop once a week, and then go maybe one more time during the week for fresh produce and meats. We don't have a second fridge/freezer in the house/garage. I don't mind grocery shopping. I like to shop in general, and time spent in the grocery store keeps me out of the other stores. LOL! We do go to Costco, but that is mainly for paper goods and drinks. I don't buy much food from Costco because the packaging is too big. It was different when the boys were at home, but now for just SO and I, it is too much. And we do have room if we wanted to buy in bulk, but we just don't.
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Post by StephDRebel on Jul 6, 2023 18:13:27 GMT
Its just the two of us now so I shop the farmers market on Saturdays and run to trader joes once a month or so.
We eat out or order in most meals.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 6, 2023 18:14:44 GMT
We shop probably 6 days a week. My dad likes getting groceries so we go often. We don’t have a big kitchen fridge and the kitchen freezer is full of ice cream (I don’t like what he buys). We have a garage fridge and 2 freezers too.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 6, 2023 18:15:53 GMT
When it's just us - weekly - when the kids are home, daily - I do not understand how they can possible consume what they do!
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Post by disneypal on Jul 6, 2023 18:16:30 GMT
Usually just a couple of times a month. Once in a while I may need to make an extra stop to pick up something (like a bag of cat food or something like that), but in general that's pretty rare.
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Post by Linda on Jul 6, 2023 18:17:38 GMT
generally once a week. We hit Sams Club maybe 6-7 times/year (yes, I'm not planning to renew) and TJs maybe quarterly-ish.
We might run in once over the weekend for milk or something but that's not regular occurance
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Post by anniefb on Jul 6, 2023 18:20:17 GMT
Generally once a week. There are a few things I buy less regularly because I buy in bulk.
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Post by smartypants71 on Jul 6, 2023 18:20:26 GMT
We get a weekly delivery of Blue Apron, and then we go to the store weekly to supplement the rest of the meals.
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Post by sueg on Jul 6, 2023 18:23:49 GMT
We do our major shop on Saturday, when DH is home and so we can drive to the store. During the week, I will walk to the shops to pick up fresh fruit and vegetables as needed.
This week, I’ve been to the store nearly every day, as DH wasn’t home last weekend and I have just been buying daily what I felt like eating that day.
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Post by leannec on Jul 6, 2023 18:36:08 GMT
I subscribe to Hello Fresh so I really only buy fruit, drinks and snacks from the grocery store ... I'm still there every other day or so ... good thing I like grocery shopping!  |
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Post by tmarschall on Jul 6, 2023 18:42:09 GMT
Usually once a week I use Instacart for delivery from Aldi for the bulk of it, and then I do a smaller order or pop in to our local grocery store for some name brand or more specific things Aldi doesn't carry. This wweknwe've had aa lot going on before vacation so it seems like I was in one or the other every day for an item or 2...buttermilk for biscuits the night before we left! I also try to stop at the farm stand for fruit.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 6, 2023 18:47:54 GMT
Depends on what you mean by grocery shop. I go to Costco pretty much every week. I usually go to Target every week too but not usually on the same day, sometimes I buy groceries when I’m there and sometimes I don’t.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 6, 2023 18:48:52 GMT
Once a week, but id I didnt have to work, Id go more often and keep less stored
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Post by johnnysmom on Jul 6, 2023 18:52:31 GMT
We live 20-50min from the grocery stores (depending on what store) so it’s typically once a week. I usually do it all in one go, Sams or Costco (we belong to both, I alternate depending on what we need) and Meijer. Sometimes I throw in Walmart if we need something from there or target (not for groceries, they don’t have the full grocery stores in them here) if I’m in the mood.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jul 6, 2023 18:55:39 GMT
Twice a week as we eat a lot of fresh fruits and veggies. It's just the two of us so not huge amounts of groceries.
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Post by mollycoddle on Jul 6, 2023 18:58:09 GMT
Once a week I get most everything. I invariably forget something. If I can live without it, I do. Sometimes it’s something I would really miss, like cream. This happens because I frequently neglect to make a list. I never learn. 🤷♀️
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Post by scrappyesq on Jul 6, 2023 19:02:41 GMT
I try for once a week. BUT depending on what I’m cooking I might have to go more often to get produce from a favorite spot or an ethnic grocery store for a special ingredient.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 6, 2023 19:17:22 GMT
I like meal planning, grocery shopping, and cooking so I'm a frequent flyer at ALDI. Probably 3-4 times a week, I'll pop in for something. I also generally hit Publix at least once a week for things ALDI doesn't have. Add in the farmer's market and occasional trips to Costco and I'm definitely food shopping very regularly.
We do keep a really well stocked pantry and have two chest freezers in the basement, so I can cook for weeks without ever leaving home if need be. But that's not the way I *like* to do it. Lol.
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Post by MichyM on Jul 6, 2023 19:20:54 GMT
At least twice a week. In the summer time one visit is to the farmer's market. I love fresh produce.
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Post by femalebusiness on Jul 6, 2023 19:25:34 GMT
I do big shopping 2-3 times a month. Sometimes I run to the store to pick up something specific that I need and don't have or something that goes on sale and it may not be there by the time I need to do big shopping.
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Post by katiejane on Jul 6, 2023 19:34:29 GMT
I menu plan for 6 days and do a weekly shop. The might top up once, ie salad. But I will shop at the weekend for something for date night.
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Post by mom on Jul 6, 2023 19:40:09 GMT
Once a week for sure, but then I might have another run for something we forgot or if we are having friends over.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jul 6, 2023 19:41:59 GMT
Once a week for regular groceries and then Costco at least twice a month for milk.
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Post by maryland on Jul 6, 2023 19:42:33 GMT
I hate to menu plan (I can never think of ideas) so I usually go every day/every other day. Walmart is 10 min. away and a grocery store is 5 min. away.
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Post by gar on Jul 6, 2023 19:52:56 GMT
I do a ‘main’ shop generally on a Monday then I’ll usually pop into the small supermarket or local market once or twice a week to top up fresh stuff. We eat tons of strawberries, nectarines etc in the summer and they’re so much nicer fresh. But we also have a couple of pick-your-own fruit places around here which is lovely 😊
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Post by pilcas on Jul 6, 2023 19:59:17 GMT
Hubby goes every Monday. We don’t do Costco or any of the others as they are about 20 min away and when we worked it was too inconvenient to go after work and too crazy on the weekends. For the four of us it was always too much. Now with only 3 we need it even less. Our local supermarket is just fine. We stock up on the sale items when it’s something we use.
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Post by ntsf on Jul 6, 2023 20:03:09 GMT
I go maybe 4 times a week. I go to a regular grocery store, trader joes, whole foods, and sometimes my little specialty market.. I sort of rotate as I get different things from each of them. all are within 1 mile of my house. I don't really plan meals.
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Post by roundtwo on Jul 6, 2023 20:07:50 GMT
Dh does most of the grocery shopping and he goes pretty much daily. He is an outgoing guy and will take any excuse to go out and see people. It is just the two of us so we never really do a big shop anymore, we just get what we need for a day or two and top up staples as they run out.
If I haven't put anything on the list by noon, he'll decide we need toilet paper or dish soap and off he goes. Works for me - I am not really a shopper.
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Post by melanell on Jul 6, 2023 20:15:07 GMT
Primarily, once a week. Now, there are occasional runs for something we forgot, or something the primary store didn't have, etc. But basically, once a week.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2023 20:15:18 GMT
We plan our meals and shop once a week. Sometimes the store we go to regularly has a poor selection or is out. Depending on what it is, we either change our menu and get something that's in or I go to Aldi's another day. I go to Aldi's once a month maybe. There's another grocery store near us that I go to for last minute stuff.
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