Grocery shopping

United States
July 21, 2007 10:50am CST
How often do you do your grocery shopping? Do you go to just one store or hit all the different stores for their sales? How much do you usually spend when you grocery shop?
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• United States
21 Jul 07
I got down to spending about $40 a week on groceries for my husband and I, but we usually ate out one night a week, sometimes two. I bought almost all of my groceries at one grocery store, but occasionally I would walk to the expensive grocery store near our apartment to get things I forgot. And about once a month we would buy food in bulk at Sam's club which added about $50 on to the monthly bill. I rarely go to multiple stores because I hate the hassle. But when I lived in Kentucky there was a grocery outlet store near my regular grocery store.
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• United States
21 Jul 07
We go grocery shopping once a week, though we occasionally will also go in the middle of the week if we run out of something essential, like milk. We only go to one store to shop, because they seem to have pretty good deals. For two people, we spend somewhere between $50 and $100 a week, which is WAY too much, but it's mostly because of junk food and snacks. We're working on cutting that down a bit.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
23 Jul 07
We usually go once a week, usually on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, as the stores are supposedly not as busy as on the weekend. We usually go to Safeway and if there is a better sale on a product we normally buy, we go to the other stores. We usually spend anything from $80 to $120 a month depending on whether we have to buy non-food products. Since my husband and I shop together, and since he has most of the money, I would rather buy the non-food items at Safeway rather than getting them at Walmart. They have no fresh food produce section in Canada.
@arcidy (5005)
• United States
24 Jul 07
I go grocery shooping at least once a week sometimes two times a week I really dont buy that much stuff I buy hot dogs and easy mac two things I love to eat and I buy soft drinks it helps that I work in a grocery store so im able to go grocery shopping right after im done work but my mother goes once a week and she buys most of the food which is why I dont have to buy that much.
@jolenegreen (1209)
• United States
24 Jul 07
We shop for groceries about once a month. We buy alot at walmart. We dont have a super walmart but a decent size one...so we buy what we can there. And then I go to our local grocery store for my meat and produce. I dont bother going into the next town for sales and deals. I dont know why. I just get what I need right here in town. I usually spend about $200 a month. For a family of four
@swirlz (3136)
• Philippines
23 Jul 07
twice or thrice a week. we don't really buy a lot. just afew things we need every now and then. we don't use up all our stocks all at once. so when we don't have stock on something, we just go and buy some. usually, we just hit one store.
• United States
23 Jul 07
We usually go to Costco about once a week, on average we spend there about 50-80. Then we go to a regular grocery store every two weeks or so for other things, which each store is probably about $50. Usually we go to more then one regular grocery store, Fred Meyer, Super One, & Alberstons tend to be the ones we hit depending on the sales.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
22 Jul 07
Well we usually go to 2-3 different places (luckily they are all next door to each other LOL) adn I work my coupons in with the sales etc....We go shopping every week and WHERE on a budget of $175-185 a week but lately we've been doing around $250-300 a week (extra mouths to feed lately)
@dopey22girl (3319)
• United States
23 Jul 07
My boyfriend and I are going to have to start grocery shopping soon because we are moving intogether in a week. I don't think we will go from store to store. It's really cool because we have a store close to us that just sells off brands, but at much lower prices, so you're still getting good food, just cheaper! I have a feeling that is where we will do most of our grocery shopping!
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
23 Jul 07
We grocery shop every two weeks which is when my husband gets paid. we usually hit save-a-lot first and get what we can there. then we go to walmart supercenter for the rest. We spend about $200 every 2 weeks for a family of 4. we still have one in diapers so thats buying diapers plus extra stuff like there is almost always a birthday or something we need to buy extra. if we really restrict what we buy to the bare essentials we can come in around $150.
• United States
21 Jul 07
We go grocery shopping every 2 weeks. We do go and pick up things like bread and milk in between time. We usually spend around $200 total which includes diapers, wipes, laundry detergent and other non-food products. We do try to hit the stores with the best prices.
• United States
21 Jul 07
Hmm...I grocery shop probably once a month. That's because my parents buy us food all the time (We're in college). I usually try to find the cheapest grocery store. I mean why not? They carry the same stuff. I normally spend around $50 each time I go grocery shopping, I pretty much just get the basics to make it through the week.