Has asda gone expensive lately

GT60

Hi has any one noticed if the weekly shop at asda gone more expensive over the past month doing the normal weekly shop!
It seems to of jumped from around £80 to £100
it cant just be me can it???

looby75

I think it has too, and they don't have many good offers on at the moment either.

I do my shopping online, and try to keep it around £40 a week (well £50 really I usually have £10 off £50 vouchers, although they aren't issuing any of those at the moment either ) I've found it very very had to do that over the last few weeks, I've not been able to get the kids any treats to speak of, just the basics.

pandas66

Have to agree, I bouhgt a freeview box 1 week ago at a bargain price of £19.97 ( actually I bought 2 but thats no bother)

So I went yesterday to buy another for my Dads Chrimbo pressi only to find it had goner up to £23.00 ...............? and it is displayed on a 'rollback' shelf.............? how can that be?

stamford

pandas66 wrote:

Have to agree, I bouhgt a freeview box 1 week ago at a bargain price of £19.97 ( actually I bought 2 but thats no bother)

So I went yesterday to buy another for my Dads Chrimbo pressi only to find it had goner up to £23.00 ...............? and it is displayed on a 'rollback' shelf.............? how can that be?

Asda never publicise their policy that's the opposite to Rollback - I call it

RAMPUP

According to a recent press article Tesco's have recently jacked up a lot of their prices in preperation for the Christmas feeding frenzy no doubt all other rip off britain supermarkets will follow suit

pandas66

Well I want to buy the freeview boxes at Nov's price and I have a till receipt to prove it, do you think they will pricematch?


Watch me try!

dillydilly

Asda/WalMart's investment in grocery price cuts in the past five years, followed by Tesco's determination to match, followed by Sainsburys throwing the towel in and cutting prices by 5% in the past two years, has been the biggest contributor to this country's low inflation levels, cancelling out above inflation increases in utilities and council tax over the same period.

Don't be so cynical everybody - they may raise and lower prices in the short term, but long term on many items they're lower than you'd have paid five years ago (how much was a digital receiver two years ago ?)

Go buy some Christmas beer for example - average cost of a 24pk slab of beer eight years ago £14-15

pandas66

I appreciate the lower prices on the whole...........I don't appreciate an obvious Christmas hike!

Perhaps they shouldn't have sold them at £19.97 in the 1st place. (1 week ago) and what are they rolling back? I shall investigate this week!

stamford

dillydilly wrote:

Asda/WalMart's investment in grocery price cuts in the past five years, followed by Tesco's determination to match, followed by Sainsburys throwing the towel in and cutting prices by 5% in the past two years, has been the biggest contributor to this country's low inflation levels, cancelling out above inflation increases in utilities and council tax over the same period.

Don't be so cynical everybody - they may raise and lower prices in the short term, but long term on many items they're lower than you'd have paid five years ago (how much was a digital receiver two years ago ?)

Go buy some Christmas beer for example - average cost of a 24pk slab of beer eight years ago £14-15

Yes well these are the loss leader deals that they ram down your throats try buying that same slab of beer when it isn't Christmas or World Cup the article I was reading quoted Tesco upping the price of (amongst loads of things) a loaf from 50p to 58p and a bag of frozen parsnips from £1 to £1.80

Horasio

Though it is minor

Value peaches have gone up 5p this week.

If they are doing that on basics, what are they doing on premium products

Methinks they are cashing in on Christmas:(

Natters30

One word Lidl?
why pay asda prices when you can get a whole lot more for a whole lot less!

beautifulgorgeous_2

All the "buy for a £" or 2 for... seem to have disappeared now that it is december....