
Originally Posted by
Lthse
I am buying food in Tesco's for the simple reason that it is close by. There are a lot of bargains if you look closely, for example I bought tins of beans, peas, lentils, large packets of porridge, Tesco cereals, razors (49c for 10), canned fruit (30c), creamed rice (25c) soup, pasta, Tesco salmon, Tesco sardines, Tesco tea-bags, large packets of toilet rolls, canned stew, meat (limited by freezing space), rice, coffee, pasta sauce, Tesco beer, Tesco vodka, chocolate, large bottles of Tesco shampoo, toothpaste.
You can buy large bags of rice in the Asian stores for about 20 Euros.
Large boxes of washing powder for 20 Euros (Bold, 90 washes) can be found in some stores (I don't know the stores but I got a friend to buy them as she knows where to get them)
If you know anyone holidaying in Spain/Canaries you can get 200 cigarettes for 5 Euros.
Some people like to buy in bulk but I don't think it's necessary. You can buy a lot of food for about 30 Euro a week if you look at the bargains on offer and you will have much more variety. I would recommend buying a wide variety of foods but that's just my opinion.
I would recommend buying wholewheat rice and pastas because they are very high in energy and fill you up. Porridge is also very good for giving you energy and filling you up.
I haven't looked at Lidl and Aldi yet but will be having a look over the coming weeks.
I don't know about bread/rolls, the ones you put in the oven don't seem to have a long shelf life so if anyone has any suggestions I would like to hear them.