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Yeah, hard for me to imagine, as we do a lot more that get ingredients for dinner. Packing school and work lunches, everything we drink, breakfasts, paper goods

• abalashov 10y ago
  Corner groceries in Europe have a surprisingly large variety. You may not be able to get everything you get at Costco, but you'd be surprised how much you can get, a little bit at a time. I spent a few months living in Berlin and routinely shopped at places like Kaiser's and Netto. I never had any problems with product selection or diversity. But yes, there are other differences in consumption patterns and psychology, too. As a general statement, everything in W. Europe is more minimalistic, since there isn't so much room to just store "stuff". It's hard to describe exactly what you would buy instead or what you'd do differently without knowing you closely, but I think you'd find it's a completely survivable adaptation. :-)
• hasenj 10y ago
  There's absolutely no reason to buy everything at once other than habit. It's not as though you run out of food and cleaning supplies and washroom items all at the same time.