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Dad horrified as he shows the staggering amount it costs to feed his six children

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Published 12:10 2 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Dad horrified as he shows the staggering amount it costs to feed his six children

People are flocking to social media in debate after a dad revealed his Trader Joe's shopping bill to feed six children

Poppy Bilderbeck

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Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@galencallahan/@sergiogonzalez805

Topics: Food and Drink, Money, Social Media, Twitter, US News, Parenting, Shopping, Viral

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a freelance journalist with words in Daily Express, Cosmopolitan UK, LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She is a former Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible.

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A dad has shared a Trader Joe's receipt showing the jaw-dropping cost of feeding six kids, and it's certainly got people talking.

Amid the continuing cost of living crisis, some have upped sticks for life onboard a cruise ship, reporting its cheaper than living on land - and once you see the price of one dad's food bill for the week, you might consider joining them.

If you look at McDonald's prices and how much they've changed in the last 10 years, it's clear to see the price of food - even fast food - has risen drastically.

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But what about supermarkets such as Trader Joe's?

Well, one dad who has six kids has revealed how much it cost him when he visited one of the store's branches in California.

Sharing a video of a lengthy receipt to social media last week, Sergio Gonzalez bought items such as breaded chicken tenderloin, waffles, pizza, cauliflower gnocci, ice cream, yogurt, pasta, grapes and tortilla chips.

Items such as mustard dill pickle cost $1.99 and pasta sauce $3.49 which may not seem quite so bad at first until you see the total cost of the shop.

Items included hash browns and dumplings (Instagram/ sergiogonzalez805)
Items included hash browns and dumplings (Instagram/ sergiogonzalez805)

The total bill came to an eye-watering $444.38 and it's not taken long for people to flood to the video - which has been widely shared on social media - to weigh in.

One X user said: "Don’t have six kids!!!!!!!! wtf."

"Just stop feeding your kids," another joked.

A third commented: "Condoms are cheap."

Others criticized the dad's choice of store.

The bill came to over $400 (Instagram/ sergiogonzalez805)
The bill came to over $400 (Instagram/ sergiogonzalez805)

A user said: "First problem I see here is shopping at Trader Joe’s! They are way overpriced."

"Go to Costco, BJs, or ShopRite. Who shops for kids at Trader Joe’s?" a second wrote.

A third chimed: "I have six children and I do all my shopping at Walmart and for 1 week's worth of groceries it cost me anywhere from $250-$300. Not too crazy."

However, others didn't even think the bill was that bad in the first place.

A user wrote: "Gonna be real - 450 bucks for 6 kids isn't that bad."

UNILAD has contacted Trader Joe's for comment.

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