The Anonymous Widower

Do Ocado Save Me Money?

Probably not in the normal way, as they are an upmarket on-line shop.

A Rough Order

I generally put my rough order in on the Saturday soon after the delivery for that day arrives at about 06:30 in the morning.

The rough order is stored on Ocado’s computer, so it’s usually just a matter of choosing the delivery slot and adding a few extras.

If I’m cooking for myself all week, that usually means I will need seven meals, which could be ready-meals, something more substantial or perhaps just a tasty home-made snack or sandwich, if I’m eating out.

Typically, my order will get refined through the week and this tends to reduce the cost, as if say I’m a bit short, I might buy something like fruit earlier in the week, rather than get it delivered on Saturday.

Fruit

I don’t eat a lot of fruit, but I do have a banana every day in the morning and when I can get them, I eat a lot of strawberries.

Bananas and strawberries are two fruit, that are rich in magnesium and coeliacs like me,  can suffer from a lack of it. As a child, I used to bite my nails, which stopped immediately, I went gluten-free at fifty.

From my experience, I feel lack of magnesium can cause nail-biting in coeliacs.

I usually don’t order fruit online, as I feel the quality is better in local shops, that I pass.

Gluten-Free

I am coeliac, so I have to be gluten-free.

In my opinion, Marks & Spencer do the best gluten-free food, so being able to shop in-store or on-line is a bonus.

Bread

I don’t eat a lot of bread in a week, so I find one of Marks & Spencer’s pack of brown bloomer slices is sufficient.

Toothpaste, Soap Etc.

I buy a lot of things like these online, as I have several days to carry them upstairs and put them away.

I have a large IKEA storage cabinet close by my front door and non-perishables are stored there first, along with my beer.

Milk

Usually, a pint plastic bottle of Marks & Spencer Organic Milk ,  lasts me all week.

But if it doesn’t l can pick up another bplastic ottle, at any one of four shops within two hundred metres.

Conclusion

I don’t save a lot with my hybrid shopping at Ocado and Marks & Spencer, but I don’t throw much food away.

January 20, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Food, Shopping | Bananas, Coeliac/Gluten-Free, Magnesium, Nail-Biting, Ocado, Strawberries