Time to catch up on a couple of shopping trips done on Tuesday, which actually feels like a lifetime away already. Alan had to ask me what day it was yesterday on our way to visit Mum, and I'll be honest it took me a minute!!
Anyway on Tuesday we went to Aldi as Alan needed quite a few bits of shopping and I thought with such an empty fridge it would be a good idea to get a few bits myself. But looking at the photo there's not a lot for the fridge there is there?
I did get another pack of the salmon fillets, as I was tempted by all the other options you gave me on the last salmon post.
We nearly always shop individually in Aldi as Alan likes to take time to browse the meat aisles and I like to look at other less gory areas in more detail, and of course it means that we can both buy two boxes of paracetamol for my little stash.
Over the course of a shopping trip we bump into each other many times, he is a very random shopper whereas I mostly go up and down the aisles. He caught me photographing my trolley contents and grinned, but he's used to being married to a blogger ... well he should be after over eighteen years of me blogging. 😄
When I got home I laid out the shopping for another photo before putting it away ... and he came in and caught me again!
Not in the trolley at the time of the photo were these purchases, which I picked up right near the till. The flatbreads are to use as little pizza bases, they are just the right size for an individual pizza for me.
I don't tend to drink 'squashes' or any sort of flavoured water, so two of these last me almost a year. I am just coming to the end of my last one at home. I use them on a Saturday morning when I have to drink two full glasses of water with my osteoporosis tablet before consuming anything else. Adding just a touch of flavour makes it much more bearable over the course of half an hour, but I still clock watch for when I can get to a nice cup of coffee.
The shopping in Aldi came to a grand total of £27.58.
The quickest food review in the world - those Garlic and Herb Bites are NOT nice!!
I ate two and Alan finished off the rest ... he's like a human dustbin. 😆
Then we went over to Booths where I spent £15.15.
Alan wanted some specific things that he couldn't get from Aldi so we shared a trolley this time and I picked up a few bits that were on offer too. We temporarily abandoned our trolley at the foot of the stairs, and went and treated ourselves to a coffee.
The cost of a simple black Americano in Booths had gone up to £3.35, a rise of 15p overnight... I was shocked, and nearly all the other items on menu have gone up by a similar amount. If it was up to just me I wouldn't go out for coffees, or meals anywhere near as often as we do. But Alan likes it and as he also pays and asks me to join him I will keep him company, but always at the back of my mind are price comparisons.
For instance you can get 200g of instant coffee in Aldi for £2.09 ... I knew, I had just seen it.
Sue xx
Eating out is so expensive these days, but if it's a treat, why not? Everything is going up . . .
ReplyDeleteI just read your tribute to Suky. All dogs are special, but some are a little more special than others.
It is expensive, but yes I agree worth it if it's a treat, and I do love to go out every once in a while. But just recently Alan is wanting to go out more and more, and I do find it a struggle to find something to eat that's a bit different from fish and chips or a toasted teacake when we are out. I don't eat any meat, I have to eat dairy-free and the vast majority of vegan foods contain either mushrooms or avocado ... which I'm allergic to. It's so easy for me to make a nice tasty and totally suitable meal at home.
DeleteYes, Suky was a very special dog. She was with me from being eight weeks old until her very sudden collapse and death. She was my little soul mate, with even her name meaning exactly the same as mine although it was chosen for a very different reason. I still miss her lovely ways.