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You know what? this was a thread that I came up with all of a sudden and never thought I would get so many different points of view. One thing I notice is that there is a strong stereotype here about men not liking grocery shopping or not being able to get it right while grocery shopping alone or women not being able to stick to a budget and that is what makes this interesting, the opinions so far have reflected a somewhat contrast to what I observe when I go shopping. I suppose on a forum you interact with a somewhat different crowd.
We go grocery shopping together just about every Sunday. We choose Sunday because that is when the coupons come out and my wife is very coupon conscience. She makes the grocery list and has all the coupons for things she is going to buy. If it were me i would have the items in some kind of order so I would have to walk through the store only once, but that isn't how she does it. I don't complain because we enjoy each other's company and often she asks me for my input or asks me to make a choice on what we get. She pays for the groceries, always, that is part of our financial deal, unless I want something special or want to pay for a special dinner for friends. Neither of us wonders off to another part of the store when we shop. If I go to the electronics area, she goes with me. If she goes to the womens clothing area, I go with her. Sometimes we start our grocery shopping by visiting the deli and having a latte or other drink, and sometimes we start by having lunch in the deli first. We make grocery shopping an enjoyable experience for both of us. When we get home, we both carry the grocieries into the house, and I help her put it away.
We grocery shop together once a week. We go out to dinner first so I am not hungry when we shop. It's a quick stop at the grocery store on the way home because we shop from a list and just go directly to each item on the list.
Neither of us is a big shopping fan but its not so bad when we are doing it together.
Do you and your significant other go grocery shopping together all the time or most of the time? Those of you who do, how does that work for the two of you? Do you have a good time doing it together? do you argue a lot in the process because you can't agree on some of the products you buy or their prices or have differences of opinions about the timing or some other issue? To the ladies; does your man leave your side to go look at the car stuff or sporting goods? To the gentlemen; does your lady make you go down isles you don't want to go down to and look at stuff you don't care for or do you both reach a compromise? I know children can make going grocery shopping stressful as they become impatient so those of you with small children do you taken them with you or does your SO stays at home with them or takes them to the toys section to keep them busy? Tell me your situation. There can be a lot of anger and also a lot of humor here so let's see how it turns out.
When he is home he always goes to the grocery with me, he enjoys it and it is that much more time we get to spend together. We agree on most food and I do the majority of the cooking and he does the majority of the eating so no issues there. Pretty much if I put it on a plate and call it food he will eat it as long as it does not eat him first.
We go grocery shopping together just about every Sunday. We choose Sunday because that is when the coupons come out and my wife is very coupon conscience. She makes the grocery list and has all the coupons for things she is going to buy. If it were me i would have the items in some kind of order so I would have to walk through the store only once, but that isn't how she does it. I don't complain because we enjoy each other's company and often she asks me for my input or asks me to make a choice on what we get. She pays for the groceries, always, that is part of our financial deal, unless I want something special or want to pay for a special dinner for friends. Neither of us wonders off to another part of the store when we shop. If I go to the electronics area, she goes with me. If she goes to the womens clothing area, I go with her. Sometimes we start our grocery shopping by visiting the deli and having a latte or other drink, and sometimes we start by having lunch in the deli first. We make grocery shopping an enjoyable experience for both of us. When we get home, we both carry the grocieries into the house, and I help her put it away.
That's sweet. It's nice that your enjoyment of each others company supercedes the event. I almost wish my BF felt that way...but he's somewhat like me I guess...we have both been on our own a long time and it's really hard to adjust to doing everything together. It's why I'll never live with anyone again - I just need my own space and time.
Hahahaha! That is my grandfather. He comes home with enormous multi-packs of things from Costco because they are 10 cents cheaper and drives my grandmother crazy. I have to show this to them.
I usually do the grocery shopping by myself because I have a list and am all business. The kids can help get things but that doesn't save me any time, and I don't want to fend off the onslaught of can-we-gets. One of my stores is very small and adding extra bodies is a bad idea, especially when it's crowded.
If I send my husband for something, I have to be very specific. The kids used all the cheddar cheese and I need some, that kind of thing. He might bring home a big bag of shredded because it was on sale from $13.99 down to $9.99. If he does the grocery shopping, he will choose great things but blow my budget out of the water. He cooks on Saturdays and tells me what he wants to make. I do the shopping.
Hahahaha! That is my grandfather. He comes home with enormous multi-packs of things from Costco because they are 10 cents cheaper and drives my grandmother crazy. I have to show this to them.
Wasn't that hilarious? I crack up every time I watch that thing. She's really funny.
I am largely indifferent to shopping and very mission-driven. I need a thing, I go get the thing and then I leave. Preference is to do everything on line.
My SO loooouuuuvvves to shop. Yes, he does. When we go together, you do not want to be around us. We are that disgusting couple stroking each other's bottoms as we take turns rolling the cart, and he's whispering into my neck all the things on that aisle he wants to smear on me.
Yeah men can have a much harder time. Here you go...
Bwahahaha! My husband isn't that bad, but my mother would roll laughing at that! My dad is so bad in the grocery store. They have more food in their pantry (just the two of them) than I do as a family of 6!! I'll have to share that with them!
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