Question:
hello,
is it permitted to buy food on chol hoamoed even if it could have been purchased before? (e.g. if we buy ice cream to have during the week even though it is not perishable and therefore could have been bought before yom tov?) We do not NEED it.
Answer:
Food items may be purchased on chol hamoed even if they could have been done beforehand. Even if you don’t need, but you might still use it, and it would provide simchas yom tov.
A gut moed
Sources:
O:CH 533-1, Chayei Adam 106-2.