Watch out for Tesco's Value

ti1980

The last time I bought red onions was from Kwik Save and they were on special offer, 1kg for the price of 750g and they were 59p.
They were English class 1 onions.
So even when not on offer they are still cheaper than Tesco Value.

jcr16

unfortunalty i am rubbish with maths and sum's. and i find it so baffling in supermarket when i am trying to work out what is cheapest. some maths equations i find really simple. other's i can be standing in one aslie for about 20 mins or so. as i just can't do it. but i won't let the supermarket win. i have my trusted calculater with me tho at all times.

i am a mummy and housewife on a budget and every penny does count.

wonka

One thing that a lot of people don't realise with these 'Value' products (and Asda's smartprice) is that in some of the food items, they use Trans-fats to prolong the shelf life. In prolonging the shelf-life, this reduces the supermarkets' costs enormously, and hence they can sell it very cheaply.

There is an increasing awareness that long-term consumption of Trans fats is one of the main causes of heart disease. It was reported on Trevor McDonald's Tonight programme on 24-Feb (http://www.itv.com/news/tonight_683896.html). Also, see http://www.tfx.org.uk/ if you're still not convinced. Have you wondered why M & S are in the process of totally banning this ingredient? (http://www2.marksandspencer.com/thecompany/trustyour_mands/fats.shtml). They aim to be free of it this summer. Tesco are proposing a ban on their own brand goods, but will still sell it from other food manufacturers.

To see if trans-fats are used in a product, check the ingredients list for 'Hydrogenated vegetable oil/fat' or 'Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil/fat'.

Just as an example, Asda smartprice sell a 200g chocolate bar for 48p. The equivalent bar is sold by Cadbury on the same shelf for £1.34. How? Because the asda bar is full of trans fats, not because they take less profit.

Any food manufacturer that includes this hideous ingredient cares more for their profits than their customers' health.

joansheng

Am I the only one to notice that Tesco Value Fruit and Nut Chocolate is 2p more than their regular Fruit and Nut?

mummysaver

Thanks, I love fruit and nut choc, will be checking it out tonight - calories don't count if they come as part of a bargain product right?!

terryfow

Yes, being older (and perhaps wiser) I have noticed that for a long time buying smaller packets rather than the jumbo size can be cheaper, in the case of the brand of coffee I buy 2 x 100g is cheaper than 1 x 200g. Buying multiple packs when offered can save you more than the rate of interest you would gain from having the money in a savings account. Mind you must buy because you like the product NOT because of the money you are saving. The best of all (if you can afford it is to buy an item that is 'rolled back' in price and also gives 10% off for buying 6

calleyw

joansheng wrote:

Am I the only one to notice that Tesco Value Fruit and Nut Chocolate is 2p more than their regular Fruit and Nut?

Also look at there other value chocolate. There is only a couple pence difference between the value and the next level up. Some in favour of Value and others not.

That is why it pay to look at the SEL (Shelf Edge Labels) and check the price is actually cheaper. Don't assume.


Yours


Calley

walrrrus

As a slight aside, if you check the shelves of some stores like HMV, Virgin and especially PC World they often have the identical item usually software or DVD's on sale at two different prices. Look behind the cases on display to find the cheap versions - and double check the price at the till when you pay!

calleyw

I have read many times that it best to look on top shelves and bottom shelves in a supermarket as that is where all the value and own brands are.

Eye level is where all the branded goods are suppose to be.


Yours


Calley

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HOLsale wrote:

this is something that really irritates me

the fact that they're trying to get you to *think* you;re getting a better deal by buying more doesn't bother half as much as the excessive packaging that is going into landfills because smart shoppers are forced to buy 3 packages to save money over the price of the ONE package!

personally i think that governing bodies should force supermarkets to seriously reduce their packaging on all types of products. there should be major fines and perhaps bans on them selling certain items unless they cooperate... if that were the case i'm sure they'd stop doing stupid stuff like this!

Take 'em out and hang 'em high, the cads for wanting to fleece us poor downtrodden shoppers :rolleyes: I agree about the over wrapping of stuff though.

The trouble is we are all getting too canny for the big supermarkets.:p They didn't realise that the majority of women who go to get the shopping (and the men too, before I get shot down in flames) have got a working brain cell in their heads.:D The likes of Tesco' , Sainsbury's ect,. think all they have to do is pile up a basket of tat at the ends of the aile's, and us women will sheep-like fill our trollys. Consumers are fighting back against the psycological traps that are laid down for us when it comes to shopping.
We KNOW that the basics are at the back of the shop.:mad:
We KNOW that if you put sweets near the tills at children's heights they will grab them :mad:
We KNOW that if you cook bread three times a day freshly it will make us feel hungry and we will want to buy some .:p
We also KNOW that you can only fool, some of the people some of the time:rotfl:
We are all adults,and we KNOW they can't always get away with their crafty little dodge's
Shoppers Unite and with sites like this one we will win our battle with the monopolistic chains of shops