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Tescos vs Asda

Hi all,

Remembering the recent thread regarding Tescos and Asda I thought I'd have a little experiment (Oh the fun I have on a Saturday night!) :rolleyes: I did my weekly shop on both websites, to compare the cost.

Result (food and cleaning stuffs for a week, plus a months worth of wine :o )

Asda - £63.64 (including 3 quid off the delivery charge)
Tesco - £61.52 (including hideously expensive 4.99 delivery charge and not including savings from multisave items).

Was quite surprised, didn't think it would come in that way round, and bearing in mind how good the Tescos club card stuff is I'll be sticking with them from now on (although will be keeping a weather eye out for deals on delivery!)
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  • Xbigman
    Xbigman Posts: 3,922 Forumite
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    ASDA have very few BOGOF's and don't seem to know what the reduced section is for. Tesco's are definately cheaper.
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  • BrandNewDay
    BrandNewDay Posts: 1,717 Forumite
    I think Asda seems a bit cheaper, but I can't be 100% sure. I do know that their store brand stuff is almost always crap.

    I live within walking distance of Tesco, Asda, and Sainsbury's. I enjoy Sainsbury's most, and I dislike Tesco most.

    Since my husband started working at Asda a few weeks ago, we'll soon be getting a 10% discount card, which will make them the obvious choice value.
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  • piglet6
    piglet6 Posts: 1,532 Forumite
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    Wow - thats a surprising result for me, Brassic - I would have assumed that Asda were cheapest...!!:confused:

    I am a regular Asda shopper, so I think I will have to be a little more organised and check out my nearest branch of Tesco...:cool:

    Thanks for this post - I guess I am a little complacent in my choice of supermarket :o. This has really made me think...!

    Piglet
  • Mrs_A.
    Mrs_A. Posts: 443 Forumite
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    thanks for that its tesco for me now too
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  • Jessiepig
    Jessiepig Posts: 211 Forumite
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    I think they very from week to week depending on their special offers. I have just been to morrisons and they have loads of offers. They change weekly so it does depend on what you like to buy.
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  • Iwantmorecash
    Iwantmorecash Posts: 113 Forumite
    i hate asda because we have an asda near us and the tesco is 10 miles away...... we get our teso monthly shop delivered but we spend a fortune in asda when we go to get a few bits AGRRRRR

    its not good when ypu have a budget to stick to :)
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  • researcher
    researcher Posts: 1,539 Forumite
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    I'm not surprised, and I find ASDA food quality is not very good.
  • CosmoCat
    CosmoCat Posts: 681 Forumite
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    thanks for this thread.

    we've only got a sainsbury's close by, so used to shop there all the time. only just changed over to tesco and of course it's a whole lot cheaper.

    glad to know
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  • kevin_M
    kevin_M Posts: 551 Forumite
    i love asdas self scan :)

    next time i go im going to take some £off vouchers
  • iwanttosave_2
    iwanttosave_2 Posts: 34,292 Forumite
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    Asda is MILESSSSSSSSSS better than tesco, better qualitiy better value better price.

    Although I will not buy from asdas website, off the top of my head, teabags are 3p dearer, rich tea biscuts are 2p dearer (just little prices like that thst soon add up)

    But when I go to tesco, a multipack of twix are 68p dearer :eek: satsumas are double the price than at asda :eek: :eek: cheese is 13p dearer for mild chedder :eek: youghurts 48p dearer. The prices speak for themselves.

    Plus neither me or my kids will touch food from Mr. Ts its foul, the beans are hard, the precooked meat is substandard, I refuse to shop there unless I have too
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