Tesco online shop - buy in bulk

[ExpectTheWorst]

Ok so i would like to purchase cupboard food i.e. tins, pepper etc. Just wondering if things such as mandarin segments and other tins you receive will have decent expiry dates on them, dont want to buy bulk and have to finish them in 3 months


Cheers

[poppypiesdad]

Might be better to go yourself (transport permitting ) , then youll see exactly what your expiary dates, i know home delivery is easiest

Jamie

[KalPrep]

Although buying in bulk sounds nice you end up with lots of stuff all ending on the same date. Just putting a couple of tins in extra each week is better as you get the advantage of advancing BBE dates. I got some tomatoes one week with a Sept 13 date one week and feb 14 the next

I shop between Aldi Lidl and Tesco so pick which you like but I generally add 2-4 of these to my shop each week as pure preps.

Tinned tomatoes
Beans
Beans and sausages
Sweetcorn
Hotdogs
Chili
Spam
Fruit in syrup
Fruit in juice
Bean salad
Kidney beans

Etc

You can sometimes get a 2 year BBE on these and they can all be added to regular meals with pasta, rice and potatoes for meals and stews so you should be able to rotate easily. The only things I buy in bulk are non-perishables or things I can store in Mylar such as rice and pasta.

[ynotshi]

i do online shopping at tesco and been lucky on tin dates tined sardines 9/2015 ,tined carrots,new pots and mixed veg all around 6/2015 corned beef and spam was the suprise with dates at the end of 2017 just to name a few plus you can look at the cans when they arrive and if you are not happy with the dates you can always send them back

[ExpectTheWorst]

i do online shopping at tesco and been lucky on tin dates tined sardines 9/2015 ,tined carrots,new pots and mixed veg all around 6/2015 corned beef and spam was the suprise with dates at the end of 2017 just to name a few plus you can look at the cans when they arrive and if you are not happy with the dates you can always send them back

Thanks for the help! I think ill buy say £20 worth every 2 weeks and should hopefully start stocking up!

[short circuit]

if you look new stocks of corn beef even cheap home brand will be marked 2017 tined peas also get long dates I tend to look for long term foods makes life easyer and no thay would get rid of older stock as we do when prepping

[omgshtf]

If your after cheap bulk food try www.approvedfood.co.uk really good for all sorts everything from cleaning stuff to fruit juice I recently got 30 ltr of de'identified 100% pure Apple juice for £12 delivered (made some lovely cinnamon cider ) and when it arived it was ocean spray normaly £2 a liter or 2 for £3 so I saved £33 on the juice and the cider was around 17% so good nows what I saved in tax on 30ltr but it ment I didnt buy any drink over Christmas

[old git]

I would recommend everyone opens an account with tesco. As a new member you will receive emails offering money off your first shop. I have been a member for a few years but just used them for christmas presents and stuff. Last week though i had the best offer yet of £12.00 off my first grocery shop. I did the shop, chose the cheapest delivery slot and ended had it delivered before the snow. I ended up with about 30-40 own brand tins of veggies and stuff for free. Not to be sniffed at.

[poppypiesdad]

I would say not to open an account with tesco as they can then track and trace your every purchase , know where you live and your bank/credit card details, not paranoid honest , but there are cheaper out there .

Jamie

[old git]

I really didn't think it through...