Very interesting everyone!!!
I should point out the Rubin isn't saying everyone fits in to one of these categories, more that can be a bit of problem if you are too far down each extreme
Like many of you who similarly identified with underbuyer I do in fact not do everything on her list. I also fill my petrol to the brim, and back when I did the weekly food shop I bought enough for the week, and would stock up modestly when there were specials of things we used frequently.
But DH who does the shopping now, does way more multiple shopping than I'd prefer (who needs 3 jars of tahini, 3 packets of dates,3 packets of ground cardomon? to give a few actual examples) and I have had to throw food out, which bothers me a lot! And his theory is that to save going down the same aisle next week, he'll get double now. This leads to a less streamlined looking pantry than ideal for me! He'll also run to the shops with way less angst.
2 comments above really resonated
Laura wrote
"I used to be really militant about that to the point where I wouldn't stop by the store that was literally on my way home because I'd already been there once that week, even if I needed something rather urgently"
Oh yes that is so me. I would almost always stretch thing out/ substituts to wait for "shopping day"
and Torontogirl
. "What do you mean we're out of milk, I just bought some 5 days ago ... you kids should drink what's left in your cereal bowl!"
Oh yes I had a milk strategy too. If we getting too low and it was not shopping day the next day then we had to save the last litre or so for tea and use UHT for everything else (or a a pinch, powdered milk) and no drinks of milk or milo allowed!