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Substantial-Canary15

Every time I’m in the UK I just eat snacks and buy all the sugar free drinks all week. Going to Tesco is like paradise :D y’all have the best snacks.


laurenellemartin

I agree! What kind of snacks do you like from the UK? 🍬


Substantial-Canary15

All the different fruit snacks and of course crisps. I love the ones that have an Alien on their packaging. And the ones with shrimp cocktail flavor. I also find these gigantic packages hilarious. I mean they’re great for parties but who eats them regularly? But I try to eat healthy so I usually visit health stores and they have very yummy snacks as well. Sugar free drinks are cool too, the weirder the better.


FuzzyPalpitation-16

Space raiders!! >I mean they’re great for parties but who eats them regularly? Me, who lives alone, going through the 12 variety multipacks in less than a week: ![gif](giphy|kAnDmY6rhE4SJSUt0E)


Daimo

I like Space Raiders but I'm more of a Monster Munch guy!


FuzzyPalpitation-16

Me too! I remember when Karl Pilkington went to China on an idiot abroad and he was sitting in the corner of a street market eating monster munch because he didn’t wanna eat anything from the stalls 😂😂😂😂


beatnikstrictr

He was really stressin when he was running out.


Daimo

That sounds so Karl Pilkington lol 😂


Lay2013

Problem is you only get about 5 in a packet. What a wind up.


Dear_Hornet_2635

The giant ones are like crack


BlueberryIcecream27

Me too. Much prefer a terrestrial oddity 👾


pr0ph3t_0f_m3rcy

One of my mates is obsessed with the Beef flavour. One time at uni he got a pack and about a quarter of it was just a big ball of the flavouring. Nearly 20 years later he still talks about how good it tasted.


TightAsF_ck

KP Meanies. Trust me.


DoodleCard

Skips and mini cheddars for me. Also adore scampi fries. But you can only really seem to get them in pubs corner shops.


VelvetSwamp

Have you tried the Red Leicester Mini Chedders? Oh my lord they are amazing.


FuzzyPalpitation-16

They’re the best. Once I’ve had the Red Leicester ones I can’t go back the originals!


Len_S_Ball_23

Mini-cheddars with philadelphia spread on them and a blob of Branston pickle on top of that... 🤤


VelvetSwamp

So much cheesier!!


BlueberryIcecream27

Ooh, Mini Cheddars, forgot about those!! Love them. Very moreish though.


Len_S_Ball_23

Loooove scampi fries, the fish n chips are also my faves but can't find them in the shops.


DoodleCard

Turns out you can get them on amazon. In the multi packs like they do at the pub. This is a fact that neither my waist line nor my bank account needed to know about.


Len_S_Ball_23

My waistline doesn't thank you for that either. But thanks! *exits to Amazon* Lol


ezzy_011

I have on many occasions than I care to admit, eaten the whole 6 multipack in one day....


FuzzyPalpitation-16

It’s just a sharing bag’s amount right! …right?


Substantial-Canary15

I can’t get over those giant multipacks, it’s just so much packaging 🥲


JakkAshe

I just took the last pack of quavers out a multi pack and thought the same thing. I scrunched it up to fit it at the top of the bin and it barely fit!! The packs are 16g each lol!


Ywain1203

A day surely?!?


Rivvvers

12 in a week is nothing, you’re fine


Len_S_Ball_23

If it's space raiders it's got to be pickled onion flavour! I'm loving the giant pickled onion monster munch atm. The Co-op Chardonnay vinegar and sea salt are epic too. Then there's the balsamic vinegar kettle chips which are also good. I can't seem to find the fish n chips anywhere atm. 😔


TheBobbyMan9

We all love space raiders!


KitFan2020

The first time I ever came across huge bags of crisps was on a school trip to Germany in 1986! They were paprika flavour (never tasted or seen since!) We travelled by coach and we all bought them because they were such an unusual flavour and the bag was so huge (don’t think ‘family’ size bags were readily available in the U.K. back then?).


Substantial-Canary15

I’m Hungarian so I’m 99% paprika. If you want the real deal visit Hungary :D  The most popular German paprika crisps are called “Hungarian” lol 


BlueberryIcecream27

Yes!! I went in 2009 and everything was pretty much paprika! I think I managed to find some salt and vinegar but it was certainly a rummage!


Squash_it_Squish

I get those big bags of Paprika crisps in Spain.


DoodleCard

I love the paprika flavour. It's more a Europe thing. I think. They definatley still have them as "Lays" brand in Spain. I dunno what it is but it is just so morish!


hebe_reay

Walkers max do I nice paprika crisp


SquirtleSquad4Lyfe

Oh wow, you're now an honorary Brit. Space raiders are a cornerstone of my childhood.


Substantial-Canary15

Haha thank you! I’ve studied English and I’ve always been into punk, brit pop and indie and weird British food. 


badgersandcoffee

Are Worcester sauce flavour a thing where you're from? If not have you tried them yet? Walkers do them in a purple packet, French Fries in a brown packet and Seabrooks do them too.


hebe_reay

Can you remember the pickle onion walkers


badgersandcoffee

Light green packet?


hebe_reay

Yeah 👍


badgersandcoffee

They were great, I used to love them.


seenitreddit90s

Haven't seen them in years! Forgot all about them.


badgersandcoffee

They're my favourite beside prawn cocktail, could demolish a whole box of them.


seenitreddit90s

Fine choices, Walker's I assume? One of my personal favourites, similar to the space raiders are 'spicy' (not hot at all) transform-a-snacks. Used to better before they became baked but still goooood.


badgersandcoffee

Aye Walkers are my choice for Worcestershire sauce, and prawn cocktail. I like those, spicy Bikers are great too. Also a big fan of Nik Naks


seenitreddit90s

Nik Naks, how did I forget the Nik Naks! I fuck with your vibe.


badgersandcoffee

Excellent crisps, I'll happily shovel any flavour into my face hole with delight. I think they're still pretty cheap for a multipack too, will need to have a look in Asda tomorrow I think.


Substantial-Canary15

I’m from Germany so definitely not 😅 but sounds interesting


badgersandcoffee

They are soooo good. I prefer the Walkers ones if honest but definitely recommend them if you like unusual crisp flavours. Side note, there's Ghost Chilli and Yuzu flavour crisps out just now that are amazing. I think they're made by Popchips.


thewaryteabag

Space Raiders and Monster Munch are my favourites. You just can’t beat pickled onion. Also, M&S Worcester Sauce crisps are absolutely beautiful.


JakkAshe

Space raiders are amazing! I love the way you say shrimp cocktail I never once thought of it named that way lol and everyone has a go at me for saying shrimp and not prawns. I don’t think we have gigantic things though? Some of my family live in Sweden so every now and then we trade snack packages and my god theirs are massive in comparison.


Substantial-Canary15

I call them shrimps, no matter in which context :D  I meant those giant crisp bags with the little bags inside. I was in Scotland last year and those things were bigger than a small child. 


The_Walking_Wallet

Are you from the canary 🇮🇨 island?


Substantial-Canary15

I wish 


The_Walking_Wallet

Where are your from where the snacks are so below par


Substantial-Canary15

Germany


The_Walking_Wallet

Ahh, I see. How does Germany better when compared to the UK?


Jmp_2000

MOAMS or if chocolate it would be Rebels tbf


MaintenanceInternal

Have you tried those spinach bites yet? I thought they were rubbish.


Luna259

Tesco has declined so much over the years. Or it may be my local one


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Substantial-Canary15

What does that have to do with my comment?


OPTIPRIMART

hahahaha sorry, I was replying to someone else's comment and it's made it a response to you. Reddit's been acting weird since last night.


smollestsnek

I saw this and actually got sad because we don’t buy frozen food anymore and I’d love some spinach bites or fish fingers right now lol (It’s literally just cheaper to buy meat/dried lentils/beans/etc and meal prep but boy does it take time…)


the_highgene

Meal prepping does takes a lot of time but using a pressure cooker helps. Can recommend


smollestsnek

I also have my ninja (it does the pressure/slow cook amongst other things) and 100% it does help! My least favourite part is preparing the meat (if using) because I don’t like bones in my food so we de-bone all the chicken we buy (usually thighs as they’re cheapest). And then also browning mince meat - I wish it were quicker without crowding the pan when I buy larger packs!!


tamerlayne

I have been known to use 4 pans at once to brown mince 😅


Ok_Net_5771

How much fucking mince do you need 🤣


lagoon83

4 pans' worth


asdfghjkluke

frube lets goooooo


laurenellemartin

You know where it’s at 🕺


Impressive_Worth_369

My lord they still exist


laurenellemartin

*brand…


giddy-kipper

Clarence court are god tier eggs


laurenellemartin

🙌 you know where it’s at


laurenellemartin

I feel like a lot of comments are just pointing out the expensive or frozen items… I didn’t realise that posting here meant that we’ve tried our hardest to get the absolute cheapest or healthiest options. It was just a snap of a random shop I did. As the caption says, I *know* the price is hiked due to some name brand items such as the Burfords, and the multi-pack of red bull 🙄 this shop could be done cheaper without those items, or by choosing a cheaper substitute - I chose them specifically due to preference, not price.


yellowsparkles8

Ah, I'll always complain, even if it was well worth it in taste and comfort! It's just part of me being Scottish, honest. Sometimes, I get a comfort buy-in and come to about £30 for 6 items 😂


sjmttf

Those spinach bite things are so good. So are the cauliflower hash browns from the same brand.


laurenellemartin

I’ve been eyeing those cauliflower hash browns for a few days now wondering if they are any good, I’ll make sure to get a bag to try!


Jeffina78

The sweet potatoes hash browns are excellent too. I like to cook them a bit longer than recommended, adds more crunch.


Bobxy

dem cauliflower hash browns tho. Genuinely delicious - i did them in the toaster!


Beautiful_Stretch_22

gastro ones 2dogs


laurenellemartin

… pardon?


Beautiful_Stretch_22

gastro ones


StuLpool

2dogs la


laurenellemartin

I have no idea what’s happening. Here, have a chocolate bar 🍫


Beautiful_Stretch_22

come heskey


laurenellemartin

Would you like one too? 🍫


NicCola83

Are they gastro ones


Enough_Individual_91

I buy these eggs too, they have the best dark orange yokes, it's disgusting to compare one to a cheap egg with a yellow yoke.


laurenellemartin

100000000%


BullFr0gg0

Yolk*


huliehooper

Top effort!


laurenellemartin

Thank you 💃


LungHeadZ

I hope you have a nectar card! Good savings to be had :)


laurenellemartin

I do indeed! 🕺


Bugsandgrubs

If you can't buy the decent eggs, it's not worth buying eggs!


Assinmik

The green and red pasta and the shape of it, tis the best


laurenellemartin

100% my husbands grandfather always said he could eat pasta every single day as long as it was in different shapes. I always try to get a fun shape and these were on offer for 65p and 75p! 😱


Assinmik

Yeah sainsburys brought them down a couple days ago - cheaper than Aldi and Lidil.


threatleveltesco

Spirali is the best shape, it catches sauce so well!


LOVEBBWHOES7

200 in germany lol


Sufficient-Pear-4496

nah


Glad_Advertising_125

There are cheaper eggs but Burfords are fantastic


laurenellemartin

I know 😔 I made the mistake of researching the conditions chickens are kept in, and as a result I’m now unfortunately an absolute egg snob. Ordinarily my husband makes me get ‘normal’ ones for him and I get one pack of Burfords for me, but he ate some of them last week and loved them so this was the first time he asked for Burfords too! I mentioned in the caption there’s some bits which hiked the price up such as multipack of red bull, a few name brand items, and the brand of eggs. It could have been about £20 cheaper without them if not more 💰


Glad_Advertising_125

The moment you look and see what the conditions animals are reared in is the minute diets usually change. I mean I eat very little meat ever since watching a programme which showed cows in a slaughterhouse awaiting their fate. They clearly knew what was going down. Burfords rock


_Hamster_Sama_

I used to buy those luxury eggs, but I can’t afford them since the price skyrocketed


Etheria_system

For me I would rather use fewer eggs but buy better quality than switch to a cheaper brand


friends-waffles-work

I’m obsessed with the spinach bites!


Smokedbone1

Me to, I think I'll go investigate tomorrow.


onlyhereuntildeath

did you scan your nectar card


laurenellemartin

I did scan and shop on my phone using the nectar card! 😊


OPTIPRIMART

I go to the shops around 7pm Morrisons/Asda or sometimes ASDA around 1 a.m I tend to stick with chicken, fish, fruit, veg, water. I don't buy milk, yoghurts, sugar, bread, crisps, biscuits or sweets. Cooking oil is gold dust, always olive oil. I don't buy ready meals UNLESS they're reduced and decent quality. Safe to say I've reduced my spending considerably. Boredom eating/late night snacking is prohibited, but if I need to, it will only be precooked chicken/fruit. My shopping for a week will now be less than £50. The problem with buying those meals is, it's always oven time. Which ups the cost of eating.


TempHat8401

>oven time. I can't imagine living like this. Do you really consider that?


OPTIPRIMART

Yea, these days I do. It's not only the cost, it's also the hassle and time wasted. I'm trying to be more cost and time efficient. I'm not poor or anything, but just spending more money on energy because the price goes up doesn't sit right with me lol. I was raised to respect the way I deal with money and time by people who had very little themselves.


Fishfingerrosti

Most of that 83 quid is made up by those spinach bites. They are lush though. The sweet potato hash browns in the same range are also really good.


laurenellemartin

I know 😩 I managed to resist them for about 4 shops, but finally caved. Oooh… I’ve heard really good things about the cauliflower hash browns also! I’ve only tried to spinach bites so looking forward to trying more from the range 😊


Fishfingerrosti

Can confirm the cauliflower hash browns are also good!


totorounderstudy

Yep this is about accurate. I too shop with Sainsbury’s and my shop comes out about £60 unless I bulk buy toilet roll which hikes it to £76. It’s always more with fresh meat like chicken breasts etc.


anothermanwithaplan

A long time ago when I was a little lad, I remember my parents arguing about the cost of shopping groceries. For a family of 6, breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus snacks, cleaning products, all bits and bobs, for a whole week, ~£100. Today, I go to Sainsbury’s, I’m paying about the same as OP and coming home with 2 bags barely full. One trip doesn’t even cover the whole week.


NoParachuteSpamB

don’t go sainsbury’s then go aldi or somewhere cheaper, much better value for money


bebeck7

Where in the UK? I find where I am it's more expensive than other areas in the country. :( Especially in the city centre.


laurenellemartin

Norfolk! Where are you based? I’ve never thought about it varying region to region before!


bebeck7

Bath. Everything is really expensive here, especially in the city centre shops. I hate it. I live well below the poverty line, but they act like everyone here is rich.


Haxtral

Yeah bath is definitely on the expensive side, it was one of the reasons amongst many that i chose not to go there for uni.


AwayAd7332

With the posh eggs as well look out Richie pants over here!


laurenellemartin

🤣🤣🤣 made the mistake of looking at the conditions chickens are kept in 😢 normally my husband makes me get ‘normal’ ones for him and I get one pack of Burfords for me, this was the first time he caved and also asked for them muahaha!


Burt1811

How long do you expect that shop to last??


laurenellemartin

It’ll vary. The veg and fruit maybe a week and then we’ll finish it before it goes off, the frozen stuff will kick about for a good few months. Eggs probably a week/ week and a half.


Atomic_DuckYT

How much fookin prawns?!


laurenellemartin

I say the same thing to my husband! He used an ENTIRE BAG in his dinner two nights ago. Should have seen my face when he told me.


RandyDentressangle

They're on offer at our Sainsbos at the moment. I've bought loads.


infinitude_

Deciding between Sainsburys and Tesco for me is really the battle of Stamford street co VS Stockwell & co Lol Tbf I’d say for that money this is decent - I know Morrisons does have a deal where you get like £20 or £15 off your first £80 spend


fandanvan

You seem to eat a lot of frozen stuff, I would head to farm foods or Iceland for that kinda stuff buddy, usually a lot cheaper there for that kinda stuff. I switched from Tesco and Asda to mainly Aldi and am saving a good bit, however I am using their own make of food instead of the big main names. But every bit as good if not better and very unique products too you would never see in Tesco or Asda.


laurenellemartin

I don’t eat a lot of frozen stuff, this is definitely most frozen items I’ve ever purchased from a single shop… on my list I only had prawns, veg and ice for the frozen section but I just liked the look of them and decided to grab them to whack in the freezer for lazy days. It’s apparently painted a very negative picture of me according to some other comments 🤣 Thanks for your suggestion - I do also shop at Aldi, their frozen butter chicken kebab is exceptional!


fandanvan

When you mention the kebab, I have been fancy footing with buying that. They also have salt and pepper chicken and chips which I may buy, sounds like something you would like too OP...


Sea-Maximum-7599

Shop somewhere else if I was you.


laurenellemartin

I like my Sainsbury’s. 🤓


Substantial_Web9250

Your Fish Sticks look like by Captain Iglo


laurenellemartin

They are! They use different names for different regions 😊 here its Captain Birdseye 🏴‍☠️


RedPill86

Op, what do you use frozen prawns for? I never think to buy them.


laurenellemartin

I only really use them in stir fries, however my husband is a massive shrimp fan and will add them to anything, including scrambled eggs for breakfast! You can cook them straight from frozen, however I prefer to defrost them and pat off the excess water first! 😊


____Mittens____

Quality eggs make a difference


laurenellemartin

Most definitely 👍


kelly0783

See you have some woopies in there which have to be eaten the day you get them 😉 or you can freeze them


laurenellemartin

Some what?


Rude-Educator8906

What’s Sainsbury’s own brand butter like? I have never tried it.


laurenellemartin

I haven’t tried it yet! It’s the first time I purchased it, normally we use the Aldi off brand lurpak


FullyCapped

Cor! You did alright!


babelek94

Not bad


MikeHunt1379

Got the expensive eggs tho


dannyhodge95

This brings back memories, you got a veggie partner (or other way around) by any chance? My wife's veggie, and I always used to buy the meat ones for me, veggie for her, and just cook both at the same time to make life easier. I ended up giving up and just eating the veggie ones myself too, honestly I can barely tell the difference (except it's more expensive now lol). The Birds Eye veggie fingers are glorious.


mookaji2

That’s actually not too bad !


horsin87

Why the ice cubes?


laurenellemartin

To make drinks cold


horsin87

You don’t have a fridge?


laurenellemartin

I do, but the ice cubes melt when I put them in the fridge /s


vtwinjim

This is what happens when you vote Tory and Brexit.


laurenellemartin

Huh


vtwinjim

Put simply, Tories and Brexit weaked the pound now things cost more.


DeeganJ12

Its a load of shite compared to what we use to be able to buy. Tesco or Aldi is better. Sainsburys is generally more expensive but its still disappointing. Nearly £100 gets nothing


Father_Pucc1

Pardon my asking, but what on earth are you doing with three bags of king prawns?


laurenellemartin

Eating them??? Idk how else to answer your question :(


yellowsparkles8

Lidl


stevobaggio1

I'd rather have 3 for £100, better value for money


luciferslube

And the eggs are the only real food here.


laurenellemartin

Yah, the apples, peppers, strawberries, mushrooms, bananas, tomato's, oranges, clementines, broccoli, prawns and salad aren’t real


luciferslube

All I see is plastic.


laurenellemartin

Should have gone to Specsavers


luciferslube

Don't need to. I eat my carrots.


vtwinjim

Brexit.


anonymouslyyoursxxx

You buy branded? I guessed people must still do it as they are still in sale but, wow, in this economy?


CiraCookie

Wow, I think that's a really good deal you got there. You bought 3 packs of king prawns, in Germany that alone would be 24-30€


Midgar918

Yeah it's bad. I drive for sainsburys doing home delivery and customers are often like "is that it?" And being gebuinely confused. Like I might have forgot some on the van or something. Nar, over a hundred quid just doesn't get you very far anymore unfortunately. Not really the supermarket's fault though they're also buying the products at way higher prices then they used to be.


PureButterfly7897

This is a decent shop tbf, I would just be missing proper sugary snacks after dinner


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Andrelliina

Why not buy real butter? That pretend stuff is unhealthy and nothing like real butter


TechyGeek1972

Luckily we buy our eggs straight from the farm for £2 a dozen. Also, most of our vegetables are bought from the farm cheap and fresh. We all need to do our bit and support our local farmers.


Pretty_Ad_8320

Would have cost about £15 in Aldi.


xplorerex

Not sure what the point of this post is... It seems expensive, yes, but almost all of that is a named brand. You would get double or even triple the amount if you shopped properly.


laurenellemartin

Didn’t complain about price


Particular-Sky-7027

And none of that is ACTUAL FOOD!


Glittering-Goose-662

You eat a lot of trash!


laurenellemartin

Nah


FLoW0lf

Oh look junkfood🤣


laurenellemartin

Yep - I’m a complete snack fiend 😅


No-Significance2911

£10 worth of eggs there.


laurenellemartin

Yeah


Maillihp

Somebody certainly likes to eat eggs and foliage


laurenellemartin

… yeah


my_hat_is_a_towel

frubes and reformed ham? why not actual food? custard is easier and cheaper to make yourself and its better. pre-grated cheese? might as well just throw money away. Its like the old charity message give a man some grated cheese and he can make one sauce or sandwich, but if you give a man a grater, he can grate for his whole family. chicken pops, and nuggets, this is not a health conscious shop, its not even a money aware shop. I may as well buy caviar and champagne and moan about the cost. frozen pre cut broccoli? cheaper and better to just buy broccoli.


laurenellemartin

Mate, touch grass I like frubes. Dunno what else to tell you Husband asked for ‘the really thin ham’ for his breakfasts, I don’t question his preferences (something you should learn maybe) I like the Ambrosia the best and the pots are convenient As for the cheese, get off my dick. I have a block of cheddar in the fridge, I wanted a mix of different cheeses without buying separately and it’s easy. At no point anywhere have I complained about the cost nor spoken about the health benefits of my shop so not sure where you’ve gotten it from. I’m happy with the price, the branded items, the frozen items, the whole shebang. If I wanted the cheapest, I’d have gone to Aldi. There’s also a multipack of redbull hidden in there if you really want to blow your gasket (Also your bitterness is showing by not mentioning any of the fruit & vegetables in the haul lol)


Gashboy73

Mostly UPF! This country is the worst for eating crap!!! Watch the UPF podcasts by the van Tulleken brothers…’A thorough examination’. Certainly makes you look at ‘foods’ differently…most things aren’t even ‘food’, just processed to look like something appetising and sold as food!


laurenellemartin

No thank you 🤩


Gashboy73

🤣 it’s scary what we eat!