# What's The Most You Ever Spent On Groceries At One Time?

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**Created:** [August 17, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-you-ever-spent-on-groceries-at-one-time/550520 "2010-08-17T13:16:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-you-ever-spent-on-groceries-at-one-time/550520/41 "2010-08-23T02:09:43Z")

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My husband and I are typically pretty frugal with grocery shopping, and our family of 5 (6, really, though one of us is only a month old) usually eats about $75-85 a week in groceries - not counting paper towels, aluminum foil, diapers, etc., that we normally buy at the grocery store as well.

A month ago, after the newest addition and with a significant temporary pay cut, our accountant informed us that we’d most likely qualify (albeit temporarily) for food stamps, so I went and applied and was awarded an ungodly amount on a debit card.

First time in years that I bought groceries with no thought as to how much I was spending, just buying whatever I thought the kids would like, what was healthiest, baby formula, lots of fresh fruits and veggies. We had an empty stand-alone freezer at home just waiting to be filled up, so I bought two cartloads of stuff - around $425 worth - and lugged it all home. Had a seriously difficult time packing it all into my empty car trunk. Haven’t been grocery shopping since, either. (Except to buy milk and other perishables.)

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-you-ever-spent-on-groceries-at-one-time/550520/42 "2010-08-23T02:29:08Z")

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I still remember in the late 1970s my mom spending $50 for the entire Thanksgiving dinner for family and friends and even at my young age I knew that was a huge amount.

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