Comments on: How Weather Affects Shopping http://www.pfadvice.com/2010/07/01/the-weather-and-shopping/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Chris http://www.pfadvice.com/2010/07/01/the-weather-and-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-713642 Chris Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:56:18 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2010/06/30/106215_the-weather-and-shopping.html#comment-713642 I feel for you guys that live in areas that have such severe weather. It never gets that bad here in the Midwest, so i have no contingency plan for that kind of emergency.

]]> By: Gail http://www.pfadvice.com/2010/07/01/the-weather-and-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-713516 Gail Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:01:19 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2010/06/30/106215_the-weather-and-shopping.html#comment-713516 If I see an all time low for soup in the summer, I’m happy to stock up then! We have a large pantry and I want it fully stocked by the beginning of Novemeber because we get heavy snowfalls and it is hard to get out and shop so I want that pany, freezer and cupboards to be full. If you are always watching for deals you can do this much cheaper by buying at times in the ‘off’ season.

How the weather affects my shopping is frankly, I don’t want to leave the air conditioned house to go out in the heat and go shopping nor do I want to cook. I guess I get lazy. When it is hot, even with AC, no one seems to really want to eat, so I don’t cook big meals.

]]> By: Diane http://www.pfadvice.com/2010/07/01/the-weather-and-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-711010 Diane Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:38:37 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2010/06/30/106215_the-weather-and-shopping.html#comment-711010 We also live in a hurricane zone (outside New Orleans), so we use the stocked up food in our freezer for the same reason. We do stock up on water, batteries, propane (for the grill) to some degree. However, if a major hurricane threatens we’ll be evacuating, so no need for weeks supply of food & water on hand.

]]> By: Ashley http://www.pfadvice.com/2010/07/01/the-weather-and-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-710784 Ashley Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:19:37 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2010/06/30/106215_the-weather-and-shopping.html#comment-710784 For the most part I agree with your advice on this. But the line about avoiding stocking up on freezer foods in case of a snow storm knocking out power? It’s called a cooler in the snow. I guarantee your frozen foodstuffs won’t melt. What you do have to worry about in that scenario, on the other hand, are your refrigerator items that shouldn’t freeze (like milk or eggs). In that case you also need alternatives for keeping your house warm (as several of my friends found out when DC’s Snowpocalypse left them without power for several days).

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