butter prices

A._Badger

antrobus wrote: »

Oh I see, it's time for the monthly thread about the Price of Butter.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3319820
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3212442

What is it about the price of butter that gets people so upset? The last time round I seem to remember some poster getting very upset with me when I tried to point him in the direction of some rational discussion of the subject.

Well, let me see now, maybe it has something to do with the 50 per cent rise in a staple food product over a short period with no discernible valid reason and no obvious benefit accruing to the producers?

And maybe your 'rational discussion' was just the usual post from one of the regular apologists who seem to pop-up on MSE whenever anyone dares complain about unjustifiable price gouging?

As I asked before - what part of 'money saving' is it that eludes you?

Teahfc

WhiteHorse wrote: »

Try Aldi. Reasonable quality and a great deal cheaper. They do unsalted too.

What's really galling is that British dairy farmers are forced to tip away millions of gallons of milk because the EU 'says so'!

Do you have a link to that (Apart from a Daily Mail/Express one of course).

antrobus

A._Badger wrote: »

Well, let me see now, maybe it has something to do with the 50 per cent rise in a staple food product over a short period with no discernible valid reason and no obvious benefit accruing to the producers?

And maybe your 'rational discussion' was just the usual post from one of the regular apologists who seem to pop-up on MSE whenever anyone dares complain about unjustifiable price gouging?

As I asked before - what part of 'money saving' is it that eludes you?

Ah Mr Mustelidae again! Actually all I was trying doing on that previous thread was to be helpful in the true MSE spirit, by pointing you in the direction of some actual information relating to the current state of the butter market. Apparently that wasn't to your taste. C'est la vie.

If I was looking to buy some butter today, I might well pop along to ASDA and buy some 250g packets of Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter, and make sure that my shopping basket qualifies for the APG so that I can get it for 90p. Which, in the circumstances, doesn't seem that bad compared to the 83p price of Tesco economy butter referred to by the OP.

So as you can see, I'm quite au fait with the concept of 'money saving', so much so in fact, that I can easily tell the difference between someone who genuinely has some information to share, and someone who just wants to have a good old rant.

WhiteHorse

Teahfc wrote: »

Do you have a link to that (Apart from a Daily Mail/Express one of course).

It's always interesting to shake the tree and see who falls out.

WhiteHorse

goodybags wrote: »

ok will have a look in there thanx
would that be butter your recomending
or is it a buttery/margarine type spread?

Straight butter.

goodybags

WhiteHorse wrote: »

Straight butter.

ok thanks,will look over the weekend

supersally01

Hi, In the Tesco own Mag (August edition), page 71 there is a 70p MOC for Countrylife Butter. These are on offer for 2 for £4. If you use 2 MOC's, the butter costs £1.30 each. HTH.

preciousillusions

Kerrygold's 'spreadable' butter in the tubs which used to be pure butter with just salt added (that I always bought) has now also been diluted with oil like all the other 'spreadable' kinds, I noticed today! Pushes down their costs of course and basically gives less actual butter for the money (price hasn't changed).

bramble1

Milk and more are doing willow butter for 50p a block at the moment...i'm stock up as much as is sensible!

marywooyeah

if you don't use much butter - i only tend to have it on jackets - have you considered trying butter buds? thy're little packs of powder which melt and taste the same as butter last time I got some it was about £4 for 100 from lakeland