The $27 Shopping Spree

lumberjim · 03-30-2010, 11:02 PM

You've got $27. You are in your favorite grocery store/market. You have to spend it all. The Pressure is totally ON.

What do you buy?

WHAT

DO

YOU

BUUUUYYYYYYY?

Undertoad · 03-30-2010, 11:16 PM

$9 3.5 lb chuck roast
$2 1 lb carrots
$2 2.5 lbs potatoes
$1 one onion
$1 can beef stock
$8 bottle red wine
$2 fresh italian parsley, garlic, thyme
$2 french baguette

serves approx. three, who also get one glass of wine each

lumberjim · 03-30-2010, 11:19 PM

here's a good $8 Merlot:'

I'll be over for dinner with $13.50

Undertoad · 03-30-2010, 11:22 PM

Some of that wine has to go into the slow cooker, so stop by before 10 am with it and I'll have it done for dinner.

skysidhe · 03-30-2010, 11:38 PM

Before I spend I need to know what I am hungry for or I might end up buying ....anything.

I bouquet of flowers. $24.
Starbucks coffee. $3. + kick in own change

( never really buy flowers or Starbucks. Grow and brew own-but I could if I wanted to with free cash and I wasn't starving )

or maybe

Razzleberry pie $8.
Earth 2o Water $2
Deli Chicken whole $6
some obscure box of tea $3.50
Paper towels $7. ( I'm messy )

geez no wonder my grocery bill is so high

monster · 03-30-2010, 11:42 PM

I always buy non-perishable sale items in bulk. So if it was a good pasta sale week, the whole lot would have gone on up to 54 lb on pasta. No, not kidding.

monster · 03-30-2010, 11:45 PM

If I had no food in the house and only the $27 to feed us over the next week, I'd buy bread, cheese, dried beans, fruit, veg, pasta, cereal.

Clodfobble · 03-31-2010, 12:36 AM

Mine would look something like this:

$11 Three butternut squashes
$3 Bag of frozen peaches
$2 Bag of frozen cauliflower
$6.50 Six organic gala apples
$1.50 One bunch of kale
$3 One bag of Sunwell onion chips

But I'd still need a whole fryer chicken ($6), 2 lbs. ground beef ($6.50), a pound of sliced turkey ($9), 7 avocados ($7), and 10 pears ($8.50) to get the kids through the week. Guess they're gonna starve.

Trilby · 03-31-2010, 06:02 AM

I'd blow it all on Boar's Head. All. Of. It.

Shawnee123 · 03-31-2010, 07:19 AM

27 dollars worth of Totino's pizza.

glatt · 03-31-2010, 07:26 AM

If the wife and kids were away at her Mom's house, and I was a bachelor for the night, I'd get a live lobster and bag of live mussels. It's been too long since I've had a lobster.

Spexxvet · 03-31-2010, 09:52 AM

Beer

monster · 03-31-2010, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

27 dollars worth of Totino's pizza.

I just threw up a little there. Really? *shudder*

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2010, 12:07 PM

81 packets of Ramen!

Sundae · 03-31-2010, 12:40 PM

So that's £17.77 according to xe.com.
I'd be in Sainsbury's.

Chicken for Diz - 1.50
Cat litter - 2.00
2 x pack jumbo king prawns for Mum's meal - 5.98 (they're currently 1/2 price, I want to stick them in the freezer before they go back up to 5.99 each)
Chorizo and three bean soup x 2 - 3.14
Washing capsules - 3.06
Lottery ticket - 1.00

The change I'd jingle in my pocket as I walked home.
All of the above (except the prawns) are things I might buy anyway. Okay it's not luxuries, but it frees up £17 for me to spend on something else.

03-30-2010, 11:02 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The $27 Shopping Spree You've got $27. You are in your favorite grocery store/market. You have to spend it all. The Pressure is totally ON. What do you buy? WHAT DO YOU BUUUUYYYYYYY? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-30-2010, 11:19 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	here's a good $8 Merlot:' I'll be over for dinner with $13.50 __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-30-2010, 11:42 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I always buy non-perishable sale items in bulk. So if it was a good pasta sale week, the whole lot would have gone on up to 54 lb on pasta. No, not kidding. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-30-2010, 11:45 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	If I had no food in the house and only the $27 to feed us over the next week, I'd buy bread, cheese, dried beans, fruit, veg, pasta, cereal. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-31-2010, 12:36 AM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Mine would look something like this: $11 Three butternut squashes $3 Bag of frozen peaches $2 Bag of frozen cauliflower $6.50 Six organic gala apples $1.50 One bunch of kale $3 One bag of Sunwell onion chips But I'd still need a whole fryer chicken ($6), 2 lbs. ground beef ($6.50), a pound of sliced turkey ($9), 7 avocados ($7), and 10 pears ($8.50) to get the kids through the week. Guess they're gonna starve. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-30-2010, 11:16 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	$9 3.5 lb chuck roast $2 1 lb carrots $2 2.5 lbs potatoes $1 one onion $1 can beef stock $8 bottle red wine $2 fresh italian parsley, garlic, thyme $2 french baguette serves approx. three, who also get one glass of wine each

03-30-2010, 11:22 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Some of that wine has to go into the slow cooker, so stop by before 10 am with it and I'll have it done for dinner.

03-30-2010, 11:38 PM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Before I spend I need to know what I am hungry for or I might end up buying ....anything. I bouquet of flowers. $24. Starbucks coffee. $3. + kick in own change ( never really buy flowers or Starbucks. Grow and brew own-but I could if I wanted to with free cash and I wasn't starving ) or maybe Razzleberry pie $8. Earth 2o Water $2 Deli Chicken whole $6 some obscure box of tea $3.50 Paper towels $7. ( I'm messy ) geez no wonder my grocery bill is so high

03-31-2010, 06:02 AM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'd blow it all on Boar's Head. All. Of. It. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-31-2010, 07:19 AM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	27 dollars worth of Totino's pizza. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-31-2010, 07:26 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If the wife and kids were away at her Mom's house, and I was a bachelor for the night, I'd get a live lobster and bag of live mussels. It's been too long since I've had a lobster.

03-31-2010, 09:52 AM	#12
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Beer __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

03-31-2010, 12:07 PM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	81 packets of Ramen! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-31-2010, 12:40 PM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	So that's £17.77 according to xe.com. I'd be in Sainsbury's. Chicken for Diz - 1.50 Cat litter - 2.00 2 x pack jumbo king prawns for Mum's meal - 5.98 (they're currently 1/2 price, I want to stick them in the freezer before they go back up to 5.99 each) Chorizo and three bean soup x 2 - 3.14 Washing capsules - 3.06 Lottery ticket - 1.00 The change I'd jingle in my pocket as I walked home. All of the above (except the prawns) are things I might buy anyway. Okay it's not luxuries, but it frees up £17 for me to spend on something else.

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