Are you a daily food shopper?

United States
February 12, 2009 1:50pm CST
I like to go once a week. I know some people go everyday to get what they need. I figure I will save on gas and shop weekly. I also like to have food in so if someone gets sick and we cant go to the store we have enough. How about you do you shop daily?
6 people like this
22 responses
@TnWoman (1895)
• United States
12 Feb 09
hello moneymommy i like to go to the grocery store like once every two weeks to stock up good. then usually my family and myself will run out of things like milk, bread, snacks or cheese. things that like i have to run into the grocery store like every couple of days to purchase. when i do that kind of shopping for just a few items i go to the closest grocery store around here and that is Food Lion. otherwise when i go to stock up at the grocery store, i usually always go to Kroger's to do my shopping. when i only needs a couple of items at the grocery store, i do not feel like driving a little ways to Kroger's to do so because i feel like i save some by going to Food Lion in gas money as well. take care and have a beautiful afternoon.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
13 Feb 09
l also don't shop daily. l prefer to shop weekly, so l can plan and budget my expenses. l try not to buy too much fresh food because if buy too much, usually ended-up throwing away to the garbage can. Only those preserved food, then l will buy more to keep stock, especially my child's milk powder.
• United States
13 Feb 09
Shopping daily I think would end up costing us more in the long run. I like my weekly schedule.
@jkennedy (29)
• Spain
12 Feb 09
I shop every day as the store is only 5 minutes walk from where I live. I buy stuff like freshly baked baguettes and fresh vegetables. Otherwise we do our major shop once every week and a half/two weeks.
1 person likes this
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
12 Feb 09
no way i am going to the grocery every day. i would spend more than ever. i go about once a month & stock up. i may go in between for something but not usually.
1 person likes this
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
13 Feb 09
The nearest hypermart to us is about a 5 minutes drive away; so that makes daily shopping rather difficult. Anyway, daily shopping is also inconvenient, like you mentioned, waste of gas and time. We shop weekly - especially for fresh meat,vegetables and other foodstuff. Household stuff - we will buy when needed, or when there's a promotion or sale.
• United States
12 Feb 09
I do the bulk of my grocery shopping once a month its 20 miles to town to go grocery shopping so we dont want to make too many trips we get odds and ends throughout the month at the local convenience store
1 person likes this
• United States
12 Feb 09
If I lived that far away from town I would have to only go once a month too. I always try to stock up on meats and dinners.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
12 Feb 09
we only go out every other week to get groceries and if we forget something, we usually leave it until the next time we grocery shop! (of course that is not always possible but most often we do this.) we just plan ahead when it comes to meals, thats all.
1 person likes this
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
13 Mar 09
we only go grocery shopping every other week because that is when my hubby gets paid. if we forget something or need something during those two weeks, we generally dont go out shopping again til the next pay. we just learn to do without it.
@teka44 (3420)
• Brazil
12 Feb 09
I go once a week too. I like to have in hand what I will need when I want to do something else. Go everyday to buy food is a waste of time for me because I work out part of the day. So I shop weekly too. Good day.
1 person likes this
@eichs1 (1934)
• Philippines
12 Feb 09
The grocery stores and the public market is just a walking distance from my place so I don't usually stock things at home. Aside from getting a break away from the computer, buying groceries also allows me to stretch and exercise a little. The fish and meat section of our public market always have fresh stocks in them so I really prefer going there daily to get what I need to cook for the day.
1 person likes this
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
25 Mar 11
I'm not a daily food shopper, I buy just about a week of food each time so I do food shopping pretty much weekly.
@derry123 (610)
13 Mar 09
ive been having a delivery once a month of a lot of heavy stuff and going to the shops each week to get some bits i like to choose myself .. this works well for me and saves me having to carry so much *
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
30 Mar 11
We do the groceries on a weekly basis. It becomes a family bonding for us. We'd bring along our little boy to have him choose his school snack for the week. We usually have a grocery list with us so we would only buy what we needed. We try to purchase on a weekly budget.
• Philippines
21 May 11
I love daily shopping like a shopaholic. However, when the price of the food increased I changed my habit because it is not healthy to my pocket anymore. Weekly shopping in the hypermarket is better than doing it daily. Also, lessen the meat products because I’m getting fattier for everyday consumption of fatty foods. I do substitute it with more vegetables. It is also good because I feel lighter every day same as with my hubby.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
27 Feb 09
We shop once a month but if we need something, my fiancee picks up what we need when he gets off of work.
@jlamela (4898)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
I go shop for food once a week too. I am not really a food shopper because I am on a diet.LOL!
@UK_Shree (3603)
14 Feb 09
Me and my family get the majority of our grocery shopping once or twice a week, and then in between we might go out to get more consumable items such as bread and milk. It's just easier I think to stock up on things that have a longer shelf-life. I wouldn't want to waste time during the week having to go out and get things almost everyday
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
13 Feb 09
No i odnt shop for food daily... i buy enough when ever i go to market so i dont have to rush all the time.
• United States
15 Feb 09
I dont have time to go every day, we try to go once a week, we do the bulk of our shopping and then do little trips for things for a specific dinner we decide to make or things that we run out of during the middle of the week... but I prefer to go once a week, and in the summer we have a farmers market we go to as well... I love when that is open.
• Philippines
14 Feb 09
I usually go to grocery once a week for other grocery items and personal hygiene needs and cold cuts, but for vegetables, i have to do it daily to make sure i've picked the freshest one, since wet market is just near in our place , it would be easy for us to go to the market on a daily basis.