How often do you grocery shop?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (221635)
Walnut Creek, California
January 10, 2025 11:10am CST
I am off to the grocery store to get some bacon and some frozen dinners. Yum. I actually go to my local Safeway about every other day. It's only a couple of minutes away, and I just buy what I think I will use over the next few days. I am aware that it is not the most "efficient" way to shop. But I never know what I am going to lust after (except for French girls who like Bach) in a couple of days. How often do you do your grocery shopping?
18 people like this
21 responses
@FourWalls (70023)
• United States
10 Jan
Whenever the mood hits me or I’m out of something. I don’t have a set day to do things like that.
3 people like this
@AmbiePam (95107)
• United States
10 Jan
@TheHorse I pay six bucks a month for Walmart+, which includes free delivery for orders $35 or more. I do tip the delivery person although it is not required. But of course, I’m gonna. It’s worth it not having to carry everything up the stairs with my back.
1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (183946)
• United States
11 Jan
Once a week. I get basically the same groceries every week. I place an online order and my husband's 2nd cousin picks them up and puts them away for me. Have a good weekend.
2 people like this
@LindaOHio (183946)
• United States
12 Jan
@TheHorse Thanks. Glad to hear it.!!!
1 person likes this
@pumpkinjam (8818)
• United Kingdom
11 Jan
We do a big shop about once a month or so (usually whenever we run out of cat food). We do that online. We have a small shop over the road where we can top up with things like bread, milk, potatoes. That's convenient but expensive and not always good quality. Other than that, I might go into town when I need something specific or when we need more than we can get from the small shop but not enough for a delivery. I mostly avoid shopping, though, and get my husband or sons to do it!
1 person likes this
@kareng (64381)
• United States
11 Jan
We get our meat from the local grocery store in town. I always look over the sale items when there and pick up what I need. I am in there a couple times a week. Then for stock up and other household items I go to Walmart which is in the neighboring town and a 30 minute drive. I am in there about once per week or every 10 days. Or I will stop in if we have other errands in that town.
1 person likes this
@kareng (64381)
• United States
12 Jan
@TheHorse We had one grocery store here, a mom and pop store and the meat got pretty bad there. They would not pull it when it was turning colors and bad. It was disgusting. I stopped going there and only ran in for something I needed as in immediately for cooking a meal that day. A Piggly Wiggly came to town and put them out of business. No loss there! At least they have decent meat at the Pig!
@snowy22315 (183606)
• United States
10 Jan
Whenever I feel like it. every two or three days usually.
2 people like this
@wolfgirl569 (109712)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Jan
@TheHorse We have a chest freezer and an upright
1 person likes this
@aureategloom (11069)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
10 Jan
we go once or twice a month and get everything we need. we visit small shops if needed - for milk, bread or snackies
2 people like this
@celticeagle (169842)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Jan
I buy groceries twice a month. I could not aford to buy every few days. Think of all the taxes I would be paying out and instead I only pay taxes twice.
@divalounger (6164)
• United States
10 Jan
as infrequently as possible--about 3 or 4 times a month--otherwise, we spend waaaaay too much money on food
@RasmaSandra (81617)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan
With my tight budget once a month when my SS comes in.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (343523)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan
We sometimes go every day. We regard it as our 'walk' and get just what we can carry. It works for us. Occasionally if we're in the car we might stock up on specials but mostly we take two bags each and walk there and back.
@lovebuglena (45013)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Jan
I’d say once a week but it depends. Sometimes less often, sometimes more often. Depends on how empty our fridge is I guess.
@porwest (94567)
• United States
11 Jan
Often enough, as I like to say. I am usually well stocked, but there's always a perishable that needs to be replenished, and so I have to go often enough to replenish at least those things.
As for split pea soup, I prefer homemade. But then, I rarely ever eat soup from a can.