I just set up with a friend of mine a deal. She goes shopping for me, I pay her a modest sum for gas and trouble.
This is supposed to free up some time for y husband to actually spend with his kids. So far it freed up time for him to go to an AV meeting. But I have hope.
The only trouble is admitting to someone how picky we are!
so far I have learned.
1. No Aldi's cheese, no matter how cheap.
2. Must be just one brand of canned tomatoes...Not that I know what it is.
3. Saying 'juice' to friends is not the same as to husband who knows which kinds we drink...(no apple, no grape, always 100 percent, no tomato, though the one kind of veggie fruit stuff is good....)
4. I have to find out what the fat/beef ratio we buy is? I don't even know how you find that out (I never did the meat shopping....)
5. Folk do a serious double blink when they know just how much we spend on fruit and veggies.....(family of 6 we eat over 3lb of apples every week...and 2lb of veggies every dinner not to mention some of 'whatever is in season', among other staples, onions, lemons, mushrooms, etc)
Personal Shopper
October 13th, 2009 at 06:42 pm
October 13th, 2009 at 08:13 pm 1255464816
October 13th, 2009 at 08:35 pm 1255466101
I've tried the deli sliced cheese out of Aldi's and it is far better than the invidually wrapped singles.
October 13th, 2009 at 08:37 pm 1255466234
October 14th, 2009 at 02:25 am 1255487109
cheese - usually bega mature cheddar - NEVER sliced or wrapped or pre-grated cheese - eugh!
veges - organic and from the market
tinned tomatoes - the kind with only salt added, no other preservatives etc
muesli bars - only one brand we get, has no sugar and no preservatives and no wheat.
tahini - has to be unhulled
coffee - any of the five organic brands offered, i try to get the one that's cheapest or on special
tea - loose leaf
pasta - either spelt or organic durum wheat
plain mineral water
NOTHING advertised as 'diet' - I can't stand the taste of aspartame and/or artificial sweeteners.
and to top it all off I have to try and get as much as I can Australian made and owned.