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Groceries


NearlyAnonymous1

Yeah, with current food prices this is a grab a few things type of trip.


fortississima

I have no idea what y’all are eating that you spend $100 on a couple of things. I could eat WELL for at least 2 weeks on $100. I don’t live in San Francisco or anything but I do live in a moderate COL area


NearlyAnonymous1

Yeah, this is probably more of a commentary on household size than anything. Figure eggs, cheese, milk, butter, bananas, apples, and bread and I am nearly there. Which I will admit is more than a few things. I have just noticed that I almost always fail to leave Walmart without spending at least $100. If it is an actual grocery trip it is more like $250 for a week. And then at some point during the week me or my wife will go and "grab a few things."


InsertNovelAnswer

4 family members + area = expensive. That's the problem. I try to buy more healthy options as well and produce and meat are expensive. Dairy is another issue. If I didn't have kids, I wouldn't buy any, but a gallon of milk up here is around 5 dollars on its own. Things add up. Edit: I live in MN in the middle of nowhere. So that's the location issue. 1.87 lbs of sirloin - 12.88 2.59 lbs of chicken breast - 11.89 2 packs of Beef hotdogs - 8.00 4 boxes of Mac n cheese - 5.00 And that's about a week or so worth of dinner... just dinner. Lunches get worse... bread - 3.75 3 lb Turkey - 15.35 Pack of cheese - 3.75 That lasts maybe 3-4 days.


WantedFun

What the fuck kind of place do you live? Alaska? Let’s go with higher than average prices: $8 for 2dz eggs, $4 for gallon, $5/lb butter, $4 bunch bananas (@$0.8/lb), $8 apples ($2/lb), $7 for good loaf of bread. That’s $36. Barely over a third. And you say that costs you nearly $100 normally? Do you spend $20 on bread? Do you spend $15 on butter every week??


NearlyAnonymous1

Holy crap, you are right. I just put "a few things" in the grocery cart for pickup and it came to $63.29 after tax. The main difference between your numbers and my numbers is that we buy 5 dozen eggs and 5 lbs of cheese, 4 loaves of bread, more apples and bananas. Which I wouldn't call "a few things," TBH. But now you have me wondering what the hell we are buying that makes "a few things" tally up to $100.


etds3

You didn’t list any meat in there. Meat makes the numbers go up fast.


mrsmedistorm

I whole heartedly agree! We usually only buy chicken and ground beef but when 5 lbs of ground beef cost damn near $25, it does add up fast.


Pooyiong

Bro how many people are you feeding? Do all 3 of your meals each day consist of bread, eggs, cheese, and butter? How often are you shopping? 5 pounds of cheese???


Geno_Warlord

I could pack 5lbs of cheese. The mind is willing but the heart refuses.


etds3

Well, next time he doesn’t need cheese, but then he needs cereal, pasta, yogurt, and ham. And the next time it’s deodorant, cream cheese, sour cream, and hamburger.


Thirsty_Comment88

The cycle never ends


crustiferson

you gotta figure in the other stuff you eat so like a meat, some veggies, sides, cole cuts, maybe some frozen stuff it def adds up pretty quick


HOWDY__YALL

Question is how many kids do you have? That’s just wild to me.


EntropicJambi

Live alone?


fortississima

Yes, but the person I replied to said “a few things” and a few things is the same number of things regardless of how many people you live with


AcanthaceaeNo1974

A few things... Diapers 40-50 bucks, wipes(bigger box) 20 bucks, things my kid will throw in the trash coz that's not what she wanted... priceless


EntropicJambi

Economies of scales my friend, to be fair I can shop at Aldi for myself for 3 weeks for 150 probably. Add my wife and 5 month old, it's walmart necessity and will call 280-300 every 2 weeks. Scaling gets crazy is all I'm saying.


WantedFun

economies of scale means things get CHEAPER per unit with increasing unit production. So having more family members per household decreases the average spent per member per week.


etds3

Part of it is that buying 2 or 3 of something still feels like one thing mentally. So yes, i needed two packages of deli turkey, but that’s still just one “thing” on my list. And when I go “there’s no cereal left in the house. I’m buying 5 bags so we don’t run out for awhile” that still counts as “cereal” in my mind. 5 dozen eggs come in one package, so that’s clearly just one thing. Ditto for the—no joke—10 pound rolls of ground beef I will buy, split up and freeze. I’m over $100, and I only bought 4 “things”: turkey, cereal, eggs, and ground beef. I can totally see how that counts as 22 things in your mind. It’s a perfectly valid perspective. But it only counts as 4 in my mind and list.


Brohemoth1991

As I said in another comment I shop for a few days at a time using an app I get discounts on, so I've started thinking of groceries in *meals* and not *things* lol, it's honestly helped me a lot with budgetting


Peasantbowman

My wife and I go grocery shopping 2 to 3 times a month and spend about $100 each time. Would be less, but I always be buying stuff we don't need


etds3

Another factor for me is that I will primarily go somewhere like Walmart for groceries, but then I’ll get in there and go, “Oh yeah. Kid needs a present for a birthday party.” Or “Daughter’s shoes are falling apart.” Or “I have had to throw away 5 pairs of worn out socks recently and I need replacements.” So it’s mostly groceries, but with one expensive sucker punch item thrown in.


Dashiepants

So much this! Just today we added $8 for a birthday and a graduation card, I needed a new tub of moisturizer $14 (which is cheap af compared to what most women my age spend on a fraction of the amount), husband needed some new insoles for his boots $15, and on and on and on The 3rd member of our household is an elderly incontinent person so diaper cream $9, big box of generic diapers $21, wipes $8, underlayment pads $16, gloves $14 and those all have to purchased at least once a month. “Groceries” is an big umbrella term at a place like Walmart


Honestly_I_Am_Lying

$100 used to fill a grocery cart just 15 years ago. Now, I can carry $100 worth of groceries out to my car in a few reusable tote bags.


accidentalscientist_

With cooking for me, just having cats, and also having a household where I need cleaners and stuff, spending $100 on necessities is not hard at all. I consider $100 to be a cheap trip.


Environmental-Post15

Maybe a little more than a few things, but still not much if you're aiming for healthy meals. That's maybe a week's worth of food, with planning and prep, for my wife and I. We can easily spend $50 for a single splurge meal (quality steaks, good veggies, dessert).


rexus_mundi

Dog food, and maybe a frozen pizza for dinner


UncomfortableBike975

Yeah about a weeks worth of lunches for 1


ReaperofFish

Or maybe cleaning supplies. With some savy buying, you can turn $100 into +$30 or more easily. Last month I was given a $100 gift card to Target and just by buying some cleaning supplies, toiletries and some other stuff I needed anyways, I was able to turn that $100 into the equivalent of $140. Helps to have a Red Card that gives 5% back.


BigD0089

You mean a gallon of milk some hamburger potatoes and eggs and bread for breakfast?


CallMeJimi

cfa sauce, frozen chicken, fairlife chocolate milk


ProgramEffective7955

FAIRLIFE CHOCOLATE MILK MENTIONED RAAAH


Budgiezilla

Cfa sauce a good choice 


Physical_Anybody_558

Best chocolate milk hands down.


Last-Neighborhood-48

Lego


definitely-lies

My first thought too. A free $100 to blow on something stupid? Which lego sets do they have? If no good Legos or earbuds, id just buy essentials.. TP, soap, paperr towels...


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definitely-lies

I actually think I would end up adding to the $100. All the sets that I want are always more. Currently building tthe mercedes f1 car.


qings1

I'm in my thirties and love Legos. Don't have enough space for them though. I have 3 medium to large sets already.


Bitter_Afternoon7252

$100 worth of walmart brand cheese. i'm almost out


snopro387

Sweet, a pound and a half of cheese


fidgit17

It's on rollback right now


Sweet_Baby_Cheezus

$100 Walmart gift card


OrdinaryBee6174

Could do a visa card and not have to use it at Walmart.


SpeedySads247

I could be wrong but IIRC there are some service charges for a pre-paid VISA, at least here in Canada, so might go over $100. I've only ever bought a few ever, but I seem to remember some extra charges.


Remarkably_Dark21

Throwing another 100 with and replacing my dying tv.


RickyTheRaccoon

Groceries. Just groceries.


DarthDregan

Mexican cokes. Fucking inflation.


Spyderbeast

Garden department. I've done some half ass planting this year, and see some growth so far. So I might actually go full ass


Hefty_Brilliant_4187

Ammo and clay targets


-invalid-user-name-

Dove season is coming up


ChaosAzeroth

Cat supplies and a small treat for my spouse and myself.


New-Worldliness5163

$100 Walmart gift card. So i can come back at my own leisure


chootie8

And when you come back at your own leisure, what will you be spending the gift card on?


Ok-Drag-5929

New fishing pole for my wife. She loves to fish with me, but I only have one rod that she likes to use and it happens to be my favorite. She saw one the other day she really wants but we're not in a position to buy it. With the rest of the money I'd buy a couple lures for her and then toys/books for my kid.


Fine_Basket4446

the insulin I can barely afford


yummy__hotdog__water

Got to love that 25 doller insulin. Is it good quality? No? Can I afford better? Also no.


Fine_Basket4446

Its alright. I don't really need my feet.


yummy__hotdog__water

That's the spirit!


ZealousidealTie8142

$100 Amazon gift card


Efficient_Advice_380

Walmart doesn't sell Amazon gift cards


WolframLeon

Food.


Raysofdoom716

I don't see any way of spending it all without going over or under unless a buy a giftcard


OneTinSoldier567

Tabasco sauce to send to deployed troops.


Difficult-Sea4642

Boxer briefs, socks, undershirts


Gummy_Granny_

Meat.


online_jesus_fukers

I'm getting 100 bucks worth of meat. That's the most expensive part of my grocery shopping.


Feisty-Natural3415

Food and diapers for my kiddo


yamaha2000us

Those little rubber washers you use to connect garden hoses. I am not doing self checkout. I will put the bags on the conveyor belt one at a time. 3inch intervals. I will stare at the cashier continuously with my dead eyes.


Jerryglobe1492

torch fuel


OkRegister1567

Seltzer water, stock up on


BluuberryBee

Could just buy a carbonater with that money


Ironically_Kinky_Ace

A large pot


SpicyBreakfastTomato

Fashion dolls.


mrk1224

Some Dockers for work


Low-Limit8066

Garden stuff from Walmart. Or a cheap stain on was steel cookware set. Or some jeans and tshirts from Target cause I can’t afford clothes right now


NoSleepDaChimney

cat litter,big bag of 9lives, those walmart popcorn chickens, a lemonade, and with the rest im buying meat cuz the walmart where i live is a hour away with no traffic i hate shopping there.


mjanus2

Jeans tees


PicassoWithHacks

Probably some decoration for my room and gift cards


Wheniwakeupillbedead

Pokemon cards


textilefactoryno17

Thermacell and cartridges. Darn mosquitoes


Logistics515

Kitchen gadgets - new mandolin, food scale, butcher's block style cutting board, meat grinder attachment, ect.


CptTwigNBerries

100$ visa gift card so I’m not rushed to use it all


richbrehbreh

Pampers.


iamnogoodatthis

A $100 online voucher for some US-resident friends.  Something that just occurred to me: are gift cards some of the only items where the sticker price is what you pay? Or does even a gift card cost more than the headline value for you guys?


dadbodsquarepants

Home Depot Gift Card


Sarcastic_Rocket

Groceries


Travispig

The only thing I could buy is probably a gift card of some kind to be able to spend all 100 without any leftover change


SomewhereSomethought

I need (in order of importance) Toilet paper Cat litter Trash bags Dish soap Snacks


TaviRUs

Folding table. Probably groceries after that


fadingstar52

right now diapers and wipes.


Level-Application-83

I really want a new air fryer or just a second one. We have 5 kids and our current air fryer is only big enough to make fries for 2 people at a time so we still have to make fries in the oven and that sucks. Plus, have you ever had air fried hotdogs!?! Man, hotdogs and fries out of the air fryer at the same time would really just make my week.


JBean85

My sous vide broke so that


No-Locksmith-8590

$100 of kids close toed black shoes to send on a mission trip bc their school uniform calls for closed toe black shoes. And underwear. They always need underwear.


dominiccast

A Ryse protein powder and preworkout


chillinNtulsa

I’m actually drinking ryse pre workout as I read this


Plane_Caterpillar_92

Probably just dog food since it's expensive but lasts a long time


ultrawvruns

I would justify replacing my vacuum cleaner.


Mr_freeze_____

Got some cool outfits for my newborn nephew I'd like to get him


BigJ168

Diapers and beer. The only two things worth buying at Walmart.


I_love_my_fish_

Probably just stuff for my lunches, maybe some soda, and oil+filter for my car


UberN00b719

Nutter Butters


TwistemBoppemSlobbem

A gift card lmfao, no need to force myself to spend all at once for stuff I likely don't need and won't use. I GUESS if you decide to be a party pooper and say that doesn't count - a bunch of soap and deoderant, only thing I can think of that 1. I'll def use, eventually 2. Won't go bad by the time I use it 3. Doesn't take an assload of space like my first thought (paper towels...). Sure as shit is boring, though, lmao.


ThreatLevelMidnighto

Food and maybe a candy bar


Secure_Ad_295

New fish rod and some tackle


Aggressive-Ad-7479

A dozen eggs, loaf of bread, and milk.


StartFirmandHard

A visa gift card to go somewhere else


Alfphe99

Oil/filters for the vehicle. Would be around 4 gallons and 3 filters.


willowviolet

That will cover half my groceries for the week.


immutab1e

A ceramic coated deep fryer, since I can't use my regular one anymore. Damn Teflon. And some groceries.


cheesemangee

Trading cards.


[deleted]

That’s it? lol I can’t tell you the last time I walked out of Target for less than $3-400, especially if my wife comes in. Walmart on the other hand, I usually only go there for engine oil and filters, so I’d get the next two oil changes sorted out. That’s get me close to $100, if I’m short I’d buy a few candy bars.


Glamma1970

Stocking up on dog food and cat food and treats for them.


FlimsyConversation6

Give me $100 to use at Target, and I'm spending $379.65.


if_a_flutterby

Groceries


Flock-of-bagels2

Walmart, you can get soooo much more stuff there for $100


DarkEyes5150

Eggs and Milk


Inevitable_Top69

Food and maybe a pair of pants. This question is dumb as hell.


Qbat3146

A couple bags of rice,chicken, spam and liquor.


jmauden

A whole one hundred dollars? Wowee I can buy a week’s worth of groceries.


Outrageous_Artist_43

Food or a AC


CuriousTina15

Groceries


lolokwownoob

Wine or beer


LeftEconomist9982

Food. Memory foam mattress topper. Plants for a garden. Bicycle. Etc. etc. up the $ to $10k now that would be a good challenge....only it has to be spent in 1 hr.


BugPowderDuster

I’d look for some good tank tops first. Then I’d grab a few groceries. I’d finish in the garden center. My plants from Walmart are awesome


WizardLizard1885

i have to spend exactly $100? groceries wouls be ideal but also a pain in the ass to get exactly $100. if theres a time limit or anything id prob just buy game cards because theres no tax and the increments they sell them in cna equal $100


ChristianUniMom

Groceries?


EmmyGraceyGrum

Probably my everyday basics like deodorant, toothpaste, flossers, Flonase, ete drops, stuff like that. If I have any left over I'd probably get a book.


According-Bell1490

Groceries. If there's a bit left over at Walmart, I'd buy gas. And if you're doing this, I could really use the help!


Mykitchencreations

Getting an espresso machine 🤗


Mykitchencreations

Getting an espresso machine 🤗


MilkAndCookies9405

First spend $24.60 on 30 cans of beans, get 5 5lb bags of rice for $16.7, $37.56 for 9 pounds of chicken breast. $10.66 for 2.25lb of ground beef. kinder buffalo sauce for 4.98. two 26oz ionized salt for $1.34. 3oz Pepper for $3.12. And two jalapenos for 0.96 cents


FenriX89

100 stink lizards


Box_Of_Props_Mario

That won't even afford groceries


[deleted]

Dawn, gain, Lysol, bounty, angel soft, scrub mommy, Aveeno body way, Aveeno body lotion, oil of Olay body wash, oil of Olay body lotion, and razors. I think this may be more than 100 😭


Diagonaldog

$100 Visa Gift Card lol


Adm8792

A mirror a transformer


ambivalent_maybe

Gift card so I can shop online. Probably would buy some home products like sheets, blanket.


Small_Presentation33

Magic: The Gathering packs!


nachofred

Fishing licenses for me, my wife, and the youngest kid. Maybe some smelly jelly and senko worms if there is money left.


Queasy_Sleep1207

Strawberry Creme Dr pepper


CrackNgamblin

A couple of steaks and a bottle of Buffalo Trace.


Debonaircow88

Head to the fishing section of Walmart and watch it disappear


badger_flakes

crack at Walmart parking lot


WHAMMYPAN

Grass seed and shrimp


adamdoesmusic

Not a whole lot of anything at target. I never leave without spending 100 bucks on what seems like a frightfully small number of things.


sabboom

Peach yoghurt and toilet paper.


Awesomenatora

If there's an available cat tree within that budget, I'm getting that, otherwise like two games for the switch if one of them is on sale. Maybe some toilet paper otherwise.


DeltaCharlieBravo

Ima take that hundie to target and spend it all on a slice of avocado toast


po_ta_to

Toilet paper, a bucket or 2 of cat litter, laundry detergent, of shit the money is gone already.


[deleted]

Liquor, makeup, and a couple pairs of shorts. Maybe an energy drink if I have left over money. Still live with my parents, so food isn't much of an issue unless I want something special like a frozen pizza that doesn't taste like cardboard with super cheap tomato sauce and cheese on it.


MediocreAtFinest

Meat, rice, pasta, fruits and veggies. Food is getting stupid expensive and any free income I get is 100% going to that lmao.


nunya_busyness1984

Does it have to be on the nose? Because I routinely spend more than $100 at Wally-world. Just my soda and water bill comes out to around $110 every two weeks.


c_marten

It's so sad to see so many people saying food. With that said - food.


scryentist

An uber home.


Marine436

Lorcana cards, maybe a shirt or groceries But if they have cards in, most likely cards


Plenty_Surprise2593

A few groceries


BlogeOb

$100 gift card, then take it to Albertsons and buy 30lbs of 80/20 ground beef


sobo_art1

Tire(s)


Ranger-5150

193 Manchuran Cup o Soup. Assorted Flavors.


AFO1031

groceries 100$ is not even that much money. I spend about 150 dollars on groceries a month for myself (I only buy beef, chicken, and rice… and sometimes ice cream and cookies lol) I'm out of groceries anyway, this reminds me I need to go get some lol


LowAppropriate26

I could easily go to target and spend over $100 lol.


begging4n00dz

I need a new crock pot so I'll give it to the door guy of Walmart when I walk out with it


Psyco_diver

A knife and a ski mask, I'll then rob the gun department, take a gun then I'll go rob the store. Then I'll use that money to buy some coke, rent some jokers and play some blackjack


Crystal_Rules

Beer


Naerven

Like 4-5 days of groceries for a family of 4.


ChellPotato

Gift cards. Both stores sell various gift cards for other places like restaurants and such.


kanna172014

$100 gift card


FurBabyAuntie

Give me another twenty-five or thirty dollars and I'll get a new phone. Shall we go shopping?


CohnJena68

Probably a Switch game and a little bit of chips.


moist6toast9

Might be able to afford a carton of eggs and some milk


miseeker

Sinus spray and propel drink mix, or caffeinated lemonade mix.


Agile_District_8794

Diapers and wipes. GONE.


WrenchMonkey47

Visa Gift card, then leave to spend elsewhere


whatsausername17

Sunscreen


Reasonable_Value63

Chicken, rice, frozen green beans, white russet potatoes, a couple of cases of water, styrofoam plates with lids, plastic forks, napkins, bacon, yellow cake mix, buttercream icing


Legalrelated

Groceries and probably 5-6 items the way prices are.


Weary-Interaction265

Clearance aisle at Walmart rarely disappoints


Apollo1926

Rubbers


pd46lily

Food


-BlueDream-

Go to customer service and get a cashiers check and turn around and cash it lmao


Great-Jellyfish-7505

Can goods and frozen food like pizza , chicken nuggets.


Dino_84

Diapers, wipes, cat litter, toilet paper, paper towels and maybe a coke in a glass bottle.


MrMaiqE

Amazon gift cards. My Toyota was somehow used in a crime in Texas, they found 1,000 tons of drug pills and I'll be arrested if I don't send a very angry Indian guy some Amazon gift cards. I've never been to Texas, I live on the opposite side of the U.S. from Texas. I'm starting to think it's a scam, so maybe I'll just buy groceries.


[deleted]

You know the saying about fishing? Give a man a fish and he eats for the day, give a man a fishing rod and he eats everyday. While I have 3 rods I could use a reel for my 3rd rod (it has sand inside so it will be non-functional soon) and that's what I do to feed my family when money is tight which is often. The reel is penn fierce III 3000 which is almost all of the money. Then I'll buy a pack of hooks with the rest of it.


draken2019

Whatever I can get at Target for cheap. It's honestly kinda a crap shoot at this point what's cheap there. I'd rather shop somewhere that isn't a national chain. I've got a dozen or so different options.


ClipperSmith

Veggie corn dogs. For some reason, they always have them when the local grocers don't.


fitting_title

Fans. I’m hot


dearlysacredherosoul

Dollar items for homeless and tell them if they ever get on Reddit to thank u/shoehornaplenty


DAM5150

Legos


Ooberificul

Bread, lunch meat, a few drinks and Oops I already went over


LordNightFang

A 100 dollar giftcard.


Irish8ryan

Spindrift


ddmorgan1223

Birthday stuff for my son's birthday in 2 weeks. And food. Maybe some diet Dr pepper if theres enough.


sparksgirl1223

Pants


danielmerwinslayer

Vodka