No refrigeration in the UK?? What is different??

He claims it's because he's retired and what else is there to do 

Mine doesn't even have that excuse!

J goes to the shops everyday when he cooks as well.  His fridge usually only has some milk, a bottle of english mustard, some parmasean cheese, maybe an odd pepper or two, a bottle of wine to chill plus a few empty bottles of wine (he likes to "store" them there until he can bring them to recyling so his kitchen stays tidy  )

I hate going to the shops, so I'd much prefer to stock up - I'm a very good meal planner and almost never have food waste. 
 

I love going shopping so I won't mind it a bit.  Tho, the English stores might be a bit different than American supermarkets.  I do know the very first time I do go with DH, I will take my time and really look at everything.  So, this might take us about  a 2 hour trip.   

My husband's former roommate broke ALL the rules.  He left all sorts of leftovers out on the counter, UNCOVERED, for days and would still eat them.  Meat, dairy, everything.  It was nasty.

The man must have a stomach of steel.

I love going shopping so I won't mind it a bit.  Tho, the English stores might be a bit different than American supermarkets.  I do know the very first time I do go with DH, I will take my time and really look at everything.  So, this might take us about  a 2 hour trip.   

I can remember, not my first, but my second or third trip to Morrisons. I got really upset about not being able to find something I wanted....and I burst out crying. Hubby still reminds me of my Morrisons "melt down".

I can remember, not my first, but my second or third trip to Morrisons. I got really upset about not being able to find something I wanted....and I burst out crying. Hubby still reminds me of my Morrisons "melt down".

Oh my gosh! That is exactly my experience one of my first times shopping here! Except it was a Lidl rather than a Morrison's.

I still hate shops here. Nothing has a location that makes any sense. There doesn't even seem to be a universal logic to layouts - it varies from shop to shop, even in branches of the same stores. Thank goodness for online shopping. We have to shop online most of the time, anyway, because we plan ahead and order quite a lot at one time, and since we don't drive, we don't want to have to carry it all on the bus. But even if it weren't for that, I think I'd opt for it, just to avoid having another meltdown like that.

There is no logic to the layout of Lidl, but that's what makes shopping there so much fun! A visit to Lidl is always an adventure!

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Humanity survived for thousands of years before the invention of refrigeration.  Of course there were other ways of preserving food, but I'd wager a lot of it was just left out.  And weren't curries and other strong spices introduced into cuisines as a way of disguising "off" meat?  We tend to leave our leftovers either out or in the cold oven, covered in clingfilm.   No one's died yet. 

Not being one of life's planners, I usually go to the supermarket every day and get what I feel like eating.  It's not the most efficient way, but it saves space and you always get what you want for tea .

I'll add a third store to the list -- I had my meltdown in Waitrose.    I've come a long way since then, but it's comforting to know that I was not, and am not, alone in shedding a few tears in the produce aisle.

Oh my gosh! That is exactly my experience one of my first times shopping here! Except it was a Lidl rather than a Morrison's.

I still hate shops here. Nothing has a location that makes any sense. There doesn't even seem to be a universal logic to layouts - it varies from shop to shop, even in branches of the same stores. Thank goodness for online shopping. We have to shop online most of the time, anyway, because we plan ahead and order quite a lot at one time, and since we don't drive, we don't want to have to carry it all on the bus. But even if it weren't for that, I think I'd opt for it, just to avoid having another meltdown like that.

What are some of the online shops you look at?? I will write them down and keep them in mind for when I do shop with DH.  I was thinking of ordering the Nutrisystem food stuffs for when hubby goes on his business trips so I don't have to cook and plus I can keep my weight down as well.  So, I wonder if they would deliver to the UK??  

What are some of the online shops you look at?? I will write them down and keep them in mind for when I do shop with DH.  I was thinking of ordering the Nutrisystem food stuffs for when hubby goes on his business trips so I don't have to cook and plus I can keep my weight down as well.  So, I wonder if they would deliver to the UK??  

I think ymberlenis was talking about ordinary supermarkets. Most have online shopping so you click and pay and then it gets delivered to you.

Wow. That will be so different and nice for a change to have them bring your stuffs home. The grocery stores here don't do that in America. Well, at least where I am at they don't. 

What are some of the online shops you look at?? I will write them down and keep them in mind for when I do shop with DH.  I was thinking of ordering the Nutrisystem food stuffs for when hubby goes on his business trips so I don't have to cook and plus I can keep my weight down as well.  So, I wonder if they would deliver to the UK??  

I'm not sure about Nutrisystem - those are out of my price range, so I've always ignored them. I think SlimmingWorld here might offer some similar options, though.

We just shop online at Tesco, though I think most supermarkets here offer home delivery. We used to shop online at Asda, but their home shopping customer service is absolutely, monumentally, unbelievably, migraine-inducingly horrendous. So, to be clear. I don't like them. I don't recommend dealing with them, ever. I'll spare you the long version of the story, but we had a problem with them once that should have been cleared up in one easy phone call. Instead, it took us six weeks to even get someone to talk about fixing it, and then it took two weeks to implement their solution. By then, we'd moved to Tesco, and haven't looked back. Their prices are a little bit (like, a few pence) higher, but with a Tesco Clubcard, we save so much more. And the customer service when we've needed it (twice) has been absolutely amazing. Anyway, I don't work for them or anything, but I do recommend Tesco highly.

That said, aside from all the brick-and-mortar shops, there is Ocado, which - I think - is pretty much strictly home delivery. I've not used them, but I'm aware they exist somewhere in that online shopping world.

Humanity survived for thousands of years before the invention of refrigeration.  Of course there were other ways of preserving food, but I'd wager a lot of it was just left out.  And weren't curries and other strong spices introduced into cuisines as a way of disguising "off" meat?  We tend to leave our leftovers either out or in the cold oven, covered in clingfilm.   No one's died yet. 

Not being one of life's planners, I usually go to the supermarket every day and get what I feel like eating.  It's not the most efficient way, but it saves space and you always get what you want for tea .

Humanity survived, individuals not so much.  They also used to salt a lot of meat before using it which helped.

Wow. That will be so different and nice for a change to have them bring your stuffs home. The grocery stores here don't do that in America. Well, at least where I am at they don't. 

Oh, I missed this when I posted earlier. It was a wonderful change. When I lived in Arizona, Safeway was the only store that did it, though Albertson's did as well, for a little while. It was quite a bit more expensive, though - had to spend at least $50 (technically, not too hard to do at Safeway, they're so overpriced), and would cost at least $10, or more if I wanted a prime delivery slot. At the time I lived in an apartment that was miles away from my parking space, so if I had a huge shop to do, I'd take advantage, but that was rare.

Here, the most expensive delivery slots I see are about £6, but you can usually get one for £3 or £4 if you don't mind late or early or mid-week, mid-day deliveries. At any rate, it's a wonderful, wonderful thing to have be very common.