When Do You Do Grocery Shopping?

[Homebody]

Thank you everyone for your responses! We go to Church Sunday mornings and try to just have a quiet afternoon that day. Saturday's like I said I just want one day I'm not rushed to be up and having to do something. So I'm not sure what the answer is.

Like I said I think the realization of getting out of the hospital and having to go grocery shopping for the daycare was kind of an eye opener. Like there is no downtime from childcare. I even told my husband I was more relaxed in the hospital than I have been in a long time. I slept good, ate good, had minimal interruptions, watched youtube and it was just so nice.

We usually do our shopping on Friday nights too, but I understand the whole being too tired thing after a long week. I just try to keep in mind that if we get it out of the way then we have the whole weekend to do whatever. Sometimes though I am way too tired and we end up going on Saturday at some point, but it always seems to take twice as long on Saturdays because of the crowds.

Sometimes, when we can afford to, we go out to eat on Friday's before we go shopping, and that little down time helps to perk me up and get me in a better mood to shop.

[storybookending]

I plan the menu for the upcoming week every Thursday morning and grocery shop every Thursday night. I used to do Fridays but I was feeling like you and just wanted to be done by the time 5:30 rolled around on Friday. I only shop for myself about once a month and that is never planned and always random.

[BumbleBee]

All of the decent grocery stores are 20-30 min away so I go either Friday evening after work or Saturday morning. Both **** for different reasons.

The grocery stores close by are over priced and/or have mostly outdated stuff.

I'd love to go a different day but right now it's not really an option

[Josiegirl]

Thank you everyone for your responses! We go to Church Sunday mornings and try to just have a quiet afternoon that day. Saturday's like I said I just want one day I'm not rushed to be up and having to do something. So I'm not sure what the answer is.

Like I said I think the realization of getting out of the hospital and having to go grocery shopping for the daycare was kind of an eye opener. Like there is no downtime from childcare. I even told my husband I was more relaxed in the hospital than I have been in a long time. I slept good, ate good, had minimal interruptions, watched youtube and it was just so nice.

Is there any way you can shop a major trip every other week or so, then pick up perishables on your weekly trip so it wouldn't be such a big trip? Or do the online shopping? My local market just instituted a plan where you can go online to place your order and they'll have it all ready to pick up. Are you picking the closest store; have no idea what kind of an area in which you live. I'm lucky because my store is a 2 minute drive from home. I live in a small town so every place takes about 2 minutes.

[Annalee]

I used to get up bright and early every Sat morning to grocery shop. I was home before most were even out of bed, but not anymore. I generally go on Thursday evenings now. I like having Friday and Saturday free. Not sure if this is an age thing or just a priority change.

[Ac114]

Just a random question, but am I in the minority of people who actually enjoy grocery shopping? My husband HATES going with me (when I actually make a trip) because he says I take to long and have to go down every aisle.

[Annalee]

Just a random question, but am I in the minority of people who actually enjoy grocery shopping? My husband HATES going with me (when I actually make a trip) because he says I take to long and have to go down every aisle.

I do like grocery shopping simply because I like cooking and preparing food for others. We just came back from the river and my primary "chosen" responsibility was the food. My dad always said if you feed people particularly your family and your children's friends, they will come back and remain close. I find this to be true because there is something about meal time that keeps us close. This includes those Sunday dinners and holidays with many generations to follow. I am 50+ and can't remember not having Sunday dinner with my extended family. So it has been going as far as I know at least 5 generations. Sorry to digress on this post but sharing my thought.

[Pestle]

I hate grocery shopping, plus I always add 3x what I came for.

So I use Instacart on Wednesdays and Sundays. My spouse has compulsive eating issues, so I gave up cooking for him years ago; he eats out 2-3 times a day when he's at work, and at home he leaves the food I prepare on his plate and pours himself of cereal. So basically I just order the day care food plus 2 percent milk for myself, and I eat what the kids eat.

[Annalee]

Most times, mom and i shop together but would never grocery shop with dh::

[redmaple]

I order as much as I can online from Walmart and have it delivered. Then a quick run up on Friday night or Saturday morning to get milk, bread, meat, fruit and veggies.

[Cat Herder]

My DH does the shopping. He goes on Tuesday mornings. He says that is when the freshest cuts of meat and best selection of seafood can be found. They open two hours before I do so I can do a quick trip when he is out of town.

[finsup]

I use Hannaford to go and will put my order in at nap time on Monday's. Husband picks it up on Wednesdays after work and I put it away when he gets home. I can't say I LOVE it because I'm not a huge fan of doing things like that online and sometimes they make substitutions that I wouldn't have chose and I tend to forget more then if I'm physically in the store with things right in front of me. But, I love not having to grocery shop on weekends or bring all 4 kids to the grocery store so I deal with the minor annoyances of online ordering.

[CityGarden]

My current routine...
Friday during nap time: Menu Plan (for daycare and home)
Monday during nap time: Grocery shop via Instacart
PROS: Super easy and great productive use of nap time. CONS: Often disappointed in produce selection chosen and my dd's lunches on Monday are often a struggle and not well put together by my standards.

What I am thinking to switch to...
Friday during naptime: Menu plan
Sunday morning: grocery shop either in person at Sprouts (while my dog is being groomed) or online with Whole Foods Amazon free 2 hour delivery for prime members.

[Unregistered]

I also do Walmart grocery pickup. I place the order Sunday and my husband picks it up on his way home from work on Monday. The best part about it is that I can do the order while actually looking at what I’ve got on hand. It’s actually saved me a lot of money too because I don’t impulse buy.

[Baby Beluga]

Just a random question, but am I in the minority of people who actually enjoy grocery shopping? My husband HATES going with me (when I actually make a trip) because he says I take to long and have to go down every aisle.

Nope, I like it too. I also like to smell my produce before bagging it. I get a mini high from smelling fresh celery ::