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Tesco milk - huge price hike!

Last week the price of Creamfield 3-litre milk shot up from 75p to £1.15 in one mighty bound - over 50%:eek:.

Today, it has risen again to £1.32!

During a fortnight in the last 5 weeks, it HAD dropped to 50p, which was excellent.

...but now, up to £1.32??? I buy them, then freeze them as 1 litrex3, especially as there have been tillspits for 75p a £2 milk spend.

What can possibly justify this?
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Also see that lots of Market Value basics are disappearing - rice bubbles[for yummy Honey Bubble Snaps], oranges, peppers. CS are telling me 'we're no longer ranged to carry them'.:mad:
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  • zenseeker
    zenseeker Posts: 4,551 Forumite
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    Wasn't the milk just on special offer before?
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  • ampersand
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    Don't know - it amazed me that so few people stopped and did the simple per litre calc. against Mr T's own brand 2x2l for £3 - bargain not. Just no comparison.
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  • flashnazia
    flashnazia Posts: 2,168 Forumite
    edited 23 September 2010 at 11:27PM
    I find that Supermarkets are quite expensive for milk. Stopped buying around two years ago when they hiked prices. I now buy it cheaper from local Asian stores. If you have any near you it might be worth checking their prices.

    Mind you - I've just re-read your post - 75p for three litres is a flaming bargain! That must me a mistake?
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  • Ellie2758
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    Noticed today that Sainsburys have the 2 for £2 offer back for semi, semi-skimmed and full fat milk. Not sure about the 1% as it wasnt stocked in the petrol station shop.
    Ellie :cool:

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  • zenseeker
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    I just checked, the 75p price was just an offer...offer has now ended so price has gone back to normal.
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  • ampersand
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    edited 23 September 2010 at 11:50PM
    zenseeker wrote: »
    I just checked, the 75p price was just an offer...offer has now ended so price has gone back to normal.
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    ... if that is so, it's still up 17p from £1.15, pretty much 15%.

    The £1.15 price which came in 6 weeks back was another hike from 87p, which it had been for many months.
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    Just saw this on the 1p tesco hidden bargain thread:
    http://www.dailyfinance.co.uk/2010/09/17/tesco-raises-milk-prices-for-suppliers/
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  • Coopdivi
    Coopdivi Posts: 3,412 Forumite
    At £1.32 for 3 litres that works out to just over 25p a pint and you're complaining?
  • ampersand
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    Coopdivi wrote: »
    At £1.32 for 3 litres that works out to just over 25p a pint and you're complaining?
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    No.
    Stating a fact.
    -:money:
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  • The Creamfields 3 litre milk was £1.50 before the offer when I was ordering it online. TBh when they have offers on and drop the price I am just glad to be able to stock up the freezer. At £1.32 it still isn't back up to what it was here before the offer price.
  • elainemn
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    FArm Foods was 2 for £1.50 last week.
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