Today's shopping trip to the big Tesco. (12/2/2025)

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I went shopping to the big Tesco again today. Mum stayed at home again because of her legs. She gave me her shopping list, club card and £250 in cash before I went out. Syd had written quite a long shopping list and Mum had written hers on the back of his. When I got to the big Tesco, I got rid of the soft recycle in the recycle receptacle as usual, then went up on the lift. I didn't really want to go in the lift with any strangers, so I pretended I was looking at some of the leaflets until there was no-one else around, and then I went up on the lift on my own! Because it's nearly Valentine's day there was a section in the shop with bunches of two dozen red roses. I went to the magazines and got 2 TV magazines because I didn't go to the little Tesco yesterday because of the rain so I didn't get the TV magazines then. I then went round and got another Vegan food magazine and another craft magazine with a few free stamps, a stencil and a die on it. Then I went and got a bounty bar for Syd, 2 bottles of water for me and another salmon poke bowl for me for my dinner. Then I went across and got a MASSIVE box of Milk Tray for Syd for Valentine's day from Mum. I told her I'd make her a Valentine's card for Syd and an in sympathy card for Frances Saxton's family so I didn't bother getting any of them. After that I went and got myself some MenoHerb for my menopause and some pads for my Mum. Then I went to the fruit and veg section. I got myself some blueberries and spring onions as usual, but I had to get a big pot of blueberries because there weren't any small ones, and I remembered I hadn't finished off last weeks yet! I wanted some baby cucumbers like I got last week, but they didn't have any, so I had to get a big one! I got some green grapes and 2 lots of strawberries for my Mum. I went round the other side and got a red grapefruit again, some bananas, some sunflower seeds, some pine nuts and some Brazil nuts. Then I went to the third fruit and veg isle and got a white onion for Syd. Next I went over to the clothes area, because my Mum wanted some soft topped socks. I couldn't find any soft topped socks, but I did find some soft socks, so I got some in M-L size. Then I went back across to the milk isle and got 4 bottles of milk, because I didn't go to the little Tesco yesterday, my yoghurts and some puddings for Mum and Syd on Sunday. Then I went to the vegan and ready meals isle, and I got some beef dinners and a toad in the hole for Mum and a vegan mushroom pizza for me for my breakfast, and some meat free bites, also for me. After that I went and got some Lurpak lighter for my Mum, then I went round to the ingredients isle. I got a pot of garlic granules and a pot of onion granules that I want to use for crispy chickpeas. I got myself some extra virgin olive oil, some sesame oil and some rapseed oil. I didn't think I could get the rapseed oil at first, but then I saw it on the top shelf. They were really big bottles! I got the smallest and cheapest I could find! Next I went and got 2 lots of Tilda egg fried rice for my Mum, then I got a beef and tomato pot noodle and a chow mein pot noodle for Syd. I got him a can of vegetable soup too, but they were all bent so I had to get a bent one! Then it was off to the cakes. I got some Apple turnovers again for Mum and Syd's supper tonight, and 2 lots of Mr Kipling small cakes. I think they were Viennese Whirls and Angel slices. Then I got a bag of sugar for Syd. After that I went and got some pringles for Syd, then I went to the teas and coffees isle. I got myself some matcha green tea T-bags, some Typhoo T-bags, a jar of decaf coffee, some wagon wheels for Syd, some digestive biscuits for Syd and some malted milk biscuits for Mum. Next I went to the cereals isle and got some yeast in sachets. I was looking for nutritional yeast, so I don't really know if I've got the right thing. I'm not making bread or anything, it's for the crispy chickpeas. Then I got some Tesco muesli for Syd. Then it was off to the frozen section. I didn't really need much frozen stuff today. Just frozen sweetcorn and Quorn pieces for me and the posh battered fish and 2 small pizzas for Mum. After that I went to pay. It came to just over £173! When I'd payed I went and sat on a bench. It was still only 3:55pm, so I had half an hour before I was due to go down on the lift, so I read some of the Vegan food magazine. Then, at 4:25pm, I went down on the lift. Syd wasn't there yet when I got into the undercover car park, so I sat on a bench to wait. It wasn't long before he came, and we put the groceries in the boot of the car and went home. When we got home I gave Mum her change, club card and shopping list. Then I waited till Syd had gone upstairs before I brought out the box of Milk Tray, and Mum hid it where he wouldn't find it till Valentine's day. Then I unpacked the rest of the groceries and put them away. What have you lot been getting up to today? I hope you are all well. Have a good evening and a great night.