Judicious Purchases - What is Worth Buying in Larger Quantities and What is Not Advisable to Hoard?
Lena Bauer
2026-03-25
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Research suggests that consumers prefer to make purchases frequently, without stockpiling goods (CBOS report from 2013). The situation is developing dynamically, as customer preferences also change.. As a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, many Poles have stockpiled supplies, unfortunately, this was often unrealistic and led to wasting food.. Is there anything in fact worth storing or not?
Meal planning and shopping list
Rational shopping begins right at home. The first step is to create an optimal weekly meal plan and make a shopping list based on it, containing all the products needed to prepare the food, along with an estimate of the amount required in household measures or grams. Before going shopping, it is advisable to check if the items listed are in the cupboards, refrigerator, or freezer. What else is worth doing before going shopping? Eat. Research shows that people who go shopping hungry make less rational choices and buy more than those who eat before going shopping.
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