Specials, what do you stock up on?

[nsmonkey]

Okay this is a spinoff my other thread about bulk buying.
So lets all share what we stock up on when they are on special. :D
Also how many do you buy?

[loving6]

Washing powder. A few weeks ago I got 12 packets as they selling the old size powder for 1kgs for 99cent and 2kgs for $2. Good brands too.

[NibbleCurlynBub]

Toilet Paper, usually is the big one.

Stock (only the Massel kind), pasta, dishwashing liquid (soon to be dishwasher tablets!! :smiliedance:), socks, Eucofresh...

That would be most of it I think. :yes:


With all of these, the better the special, the bigger the bulk buy will be. :p

[JabberJaw]

Toilet paper - 4-6 packs
Clothes detergent - Carton
Bacon - 5 kg
Chicken Breast fillets - 5 kg
Soap - 6 packets
Shampoo/conditioner - 6 of each (from Avon when its $1.99)
Deodorant - ( 6 also from Avon)
Rump Steak - 2 whole rumps ($100 or so)
Chicken Pieces - 10kg
Pasta side dishes - 20 packs (when they are 5 for $5)

Thats about all really.

[patsmum]

What ever is one special when I go shopping I will buy mass of. Like if tooth brushes are on special then I'll buy a years worth incase there not on special next time I go!!

I only do a big shop every three months.

My cupboards look like a small corner store!!:D

[Mum2Bug]

My cleaning stuff. Otherwise i can guarantee to run out on a non pay week when i have no spare change

[Bunnyhugs]

Coffee is the big one for me, if it's on special I ALWAYS grab at least 2.

Meat is another thing that I'll stock up on - especially if I see stuff that's marked wrong cos that means I get it free :devil:

Last week when I did my groceries, Woolies had a heap of things I always buy as being cheaper if you bought 2 or 3 of them, so I won't have to buy dry cat food for at least a month :laughing:

Basically, anything that's on special for cheap enough that I normally buy, I'll stock up on by getting 2 or 3 of that item.

[*Need~More~Coffee~Please*]

i cant believe NOBODY has said nappys LMAO
nappys is mine and i buy lots if i find them cheap.....
(i had over 400 in the cupboard just befor i moved house a few months ago )
yes i counted:laughing:

[Queen]

Toilet paper, washing powder are the main too...oh and meat.......

[2girls&1angelboy]

Napiies
wipes
washing powder
toilet paper
any foods that are not perishable that are on special
cleaning items
shampoo conditioner

heaps of different things really.

[Jensha]

Nappies. I love it when the huggies are $30 for the big bulk boxes. Hasn't happened since Xmas 08 though. I got 8 boxes and wished I got more. Thats about it really. I get my wipes in a box of 6 at a time but I don't buy more then that if there on special. Just nappies for me.

[Poppetfish]

Tins of food. Yesterday i bought 50 tins of tuna. 10 for $10. I eat a tin of tuna every day so i got 50 days worth. I also get baked beans and spaghetti and sardines and stuff too.

I buy dried beans and couscous in bulk from health food stores when it is on special. Couscous was on sale the other day for $1.50 a kilo. I bought a few kilos worth.

I look through the freezer cabinet at the supermarket. Yesterday i got 1 kilo of birdseye fish fingers for $3. We have them once a month so that is like 4 months worth.

Potatoes. When they are on special i buy lots. They keep for 5months. 5kgs for $3.

Nappies is a big one. My DD is in cloth but my DS is too big for cloth. He is 19kgs. I have him in Junior size snugglers. The bulk pack was on sale a few weeks back for $15. Less then half price. He he doesn't use them all before being TT, DD will grow into them.

Also makeup. A few months back, my foundation was on sale for $5 marked down from $30. I bought 2 years worth.:thumbsup:
Dog food and cat food, i buy like 30 or 40 tins of cat food when it on special for 80c. I bought 2 big bags of dog food yesterday for $20. That is 24kgs worth.:thumbsup:

[NibbleCurlynBub]

i cant believe NOBODY has said nappys LMAO
nappys is mine and i buy lots if i find them cheap.....
(i had over 400 in the cupboard just befor i moved house a few months ago )
yes i counted:laughing:
Oh I used to, but now I'm a clothie. :p

and I DO buy them when they are on special, just not from woolies. :laughing:

[A Party of Five]

Anything that is non-perishable :thumbsup:

[safari06]

Potatoes. When they are on special i buy lots. They keep for 5months. 5kgs for $3.


I'd love to know how you get your potatoes to keep for so long?

[traseal]

i cant believe NOBODY has said nappys LMAO
nappys is mine and i buy lots if i find them cheap.....
(i had over 400 in the cupboard just befor i moved house a few months ago )
yes i counted:laughing:

You counted them...well done!!
Yiss nappies, milo, soap, make-up, cleaning goods

[delirium]

Toilet paper, dishwashing liquid, washing powder and stuff like tinned soup when they are really cheap.

[delirium]

Potatoes. When they are on special i buy lots. They keep for 5months. 5kgs for $3.




I'd love to know how you get your potatoes to keep for so long?

:yes: Yes me too. How do you get your potatoes to last 5 months?

[Poppetfish]

You keep potatoes in a cool dark DRY place. Any moisture, light or warmth makes them either grow eyes or go moldy.

Apples also keep in a cool dark dry place for months too.

People have been doing this for thousands of years until we got fridges.