Monthly groceries- - -Do you buy everything at one go?

Thanks dear friend for the participation and for kickstarting the discussion.Here , in our place we have a system of home delivery .THere is a person who comes twice a week or thrice a week and so, though I do give list in the beginning of the month, I do tend to keep buying on other days too.

hello anne I don't have a car as well, so I normally buy groceries nearby.

UI rely onlyon delivery because noone would help me carry things and the shps are nnot too near.It si my assigned task to buy grocery and so I find this home delivery the easiest.Thanks for the participation.

That is precisely my case too ; though he does not stop me I tend to feel that if we estinmate perectly, then the budget would be under control.However, sometimes i do run short and then I will have to replenish stock.

Hey Kiran! Have you now shifted to Mangalore or what? I thought you were in Bnagalore and your hometown is only Mangalore?Are your mother and sister alright?How many sisters do you have?

Hi Kiran! I estimate reasonably well for wheat flour, rice, oil etc..,At times, there arises some shortfalls because I would be in short supply for certain things like til oil, tea or mustard etc..,Earlier, in Trichy, Shops were unbelievably clsoe by.MY house is a beautiful one with shops being so closeby that they are short of being downstairs.[it is not on the mainroad too]. Now, in Mumbai they are slightly far away and if I need somethign urgently the question of rushing out and coming back within 5 minute is farfetched.So, I have to estimate it better.However, still my delivery biy ensures that I can take it easy[so to your question--I don't do this].

kala, I too pick up rice,atta,oil,tea leaves and sugar at one go, buying in bulk for the entire month.The rest of the stuff , I buy as and when it gets over....I find shopping quite monotonous now after the super market culture has taken over.I miss the good old grocery shops ...thankfully here in Mangalore we still have the fish market like before so also the vegetable market where villagers sell their products...it is so fresh and nice to buy it because one is sure that there is no insecticide and pesticide on it...

Is the mall closeby?

But then comes the time i need some other things

So i still have to go the mall

Thanks for the response; it is true thta when we buy things as and when we need rather than stocking them in bulk it gets cheaper.The pain of storing bulk cheap purchases is greater than the individuial hig cost [if any]; and of course for veg and meat the aspect of storing for long would never arise.

Moving everything is a big nuisance and this would bne moreso when we have to do it singlehanded.I would love to go out and buy once in 15 days but, for this I should have some good company.EVen otherwise,I find thsi homedelivery system suits me fine.Thanks for the participation.

Stone's throw away--nothing like it.EARLIER,I too enjoyed thsi facility.Now they are slightly far away.THanks for the response.

Do you mean to stay you own a store?

wonderful system of double points.Your mother must be pretty systematic meticulous kind of a lady.THanks for the response.

Yes.It does save the bother if you are able to estimate it properly and get all things in one go.THanks for the participation.

True.THis does happen.For me, becaue the man comes home regularly and if I am in the midst of something I just dont mond evn if I forget to estimate this in the beginning perfectly.But this leads to many transactions.

For us milk is on a daily basis,Vegetables on a weekly or 5 day basis while rice, flour etc are ona monthly basis.here too soemtimes we do need to replenish supplies in the midst of the month.

Hi Sree!We not only have similar names but we also seem to have similar attitudes. I too try and buy groceries for the month but I am quite careful that things should not get wasted.In Mumbai, preserving things during monsoon is a big hassle. During thsoe times, I always find this regular home delivery system easy.That apart, I do all the purchasing at home singlehanded and I find it tiresome to carry things. So I end up buying things when there is a short supply.

I too find this does happen especially wehn we have too much on our mind or when we are overburdened with work.THanks for the resposne.

TRUE Jaiho! it would be quite irritating to find us without oil in the midst of cooking; but do you think thta if we buy everything at one go , with perfect planning the bill would be under control?THis would also depend on how people use things.

Thank you gracefuldove for your participation.It is wonderful that your estimate proves quite accurate.Earlier, when I was young I was always given a budget constraint and I used to abide by that.I used to buy groceries for the month and this wouldbe within budget and I will manage with avaialble resources.Now too there is a budget , but here the convenience of buying things nearby [one or two shortfalls if any ] is not there.I opt for thsi home delivery and at times I end up buying at intervals too.I do not know if this is a spill over of my being careful all these years.I err on the lower side.