Supermarket tricks - watch out for these...

jackel

Have enjoyed reading through the tips and remarks on this thread. Thanks to you all - most helpful. One little thing I would add. As it was mentioned I always check my receipt but also I now also check my change, which was 20p short yesterday. Every little helps !

savingqueen

rpitts wrote: »

I do shop at Lidl, Aldi & Farmfoods but mostly at Morrison's Canvey, still have to watch out for their "Specials" sometimes but many of the "Savers" range are excellent quality and Value, my Daughter actually prefers their Savers Coffee, great taste but you do have to use a bit more than you would normally but at 48p for 100g bag you can afford to. From experience though I would forget about their Savers Teabags and Fish Fingers, which was like chewing on rubber.

Savingqueen - Have you tried the Frozen Food Man in Pitsea Market on Wednesday? Can get some great food from him.

Rpitts - thanks for tips. Did think about Morrison's ages ago but forgot - will definitely try it and have 2 friends in Canvey so maybe can combine a trip and save petrol. I rarely go to Pitsea Market, never seem to see much but will check it out on Weds.

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savingqueen

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Try this site for own brand comparisons it really does help especially as it is one with Aldi and Lidl included
http://www.supermarketownbrandguide.co.uk/search.php?SearchString=&score=&price=0&pricevalue=0.00&gluten=1&aldi=1&asda=1&coop=1&lidl=1&marks=1&sainsburys=1&tesco=1&waitrose=1&branded=1&tastingnote=1&Search.x=0&Search.y=0&page=137&orderby=Score

thanks Butterfly Brain. Just had a quick look at the website and looks useful.

sq:)

charlies-aunt

ragz wrote: »

I have also just started a price book. I continually bore my family by telling them such and such is so much cheaper at Aldi!

:rotfl: . . . me too! I run a price book and have had to learn to rein myself in otherwise I can bore to Britain!

Shopping in Waitrose makes me realise how 'the other half lives' - I get a perverted sense of satisfaction walking round comparing the prices that they charge against Aldi prices!

That said, it is a lovely shop and top quality stuff . . . and I do buy the odd item as a treat - such as their 'value' range of scented soap - a bit of luxury at a reasonable price.

picklednut

Hi Charlie's-aunt, what do you mean by a price book? How do you keep it up to date when prices continually change?

zico82

Tesco

before (a couple of months ago): Tesco Finest ice cream range

Madagascan Vanilla
Colombian coffee
Devon Toffee
Rum n' Raisin

size 1L.... £3.99 EACH WITH ONGOING 2/£5 OFFER

NOW: Tesco finest ice cream range

Madagascan Vanilla
Cafe latte (w/ Colombian coffee)
lemon curd
butterscotch


size 500ml EACH WITH ONGOING 2/£5 OFFER :mad:

tesco told me this was due to using 25% more british cream - who knows if this is actually more cream at all!!

+ now using free range eggs (assume battery before???)

this equates to same price/ half the size apparently!!!!

sod them!

Nicoll

Always check your receipt, a friend of mine worked checkout at one of the larger supermarkets, if a customer was rude to her then she'd make sure she scanned an item of theirs twice as revenge! I'm always polite to the checkout boys and girls

Nicoll

Douwe Egberts have reduced the size of their jars of coffee from 100grams to 95grams....same price of course :mad:

Also on the subject of coffee mate, my local Sainsburys doesn't do the large tubs of this any more so have to pay more for smaller tubs. However we went to Staples last week to get some stationary and they were selling big tubes of this and Nescafe coffee much cheaper than Sainsburys ever did so I bought a couple of them!

JimmyTheWig

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

I never accept that what is labelled as a "Special Offer" or whatever weasel-words they like to use is actually true. One particular supermarket is guilty of raising the price of something for a week or so somewhere in the country only to be able to reduce it again by a couple of pennies and make it seem like a really keen deal. It ruddy-well isn't and the only way to know is to have a very clear idea of what the "usual" price is and how much it is at other supermarkets.

I totally agree. There are some things that I know the usual / good price of but others that I don't. Maybe we should collate a list on a thread on here.

Boomdocker wrote: »

A top tip I got from The Tightwad Gazette was to keep a notebook of average prices so you know what you are paying.

I guess that's the alternative...

spike7451

I was in my local Tesco's a while back,at the end of the fruit & veg aisle was a small display unit with some chicken breasts,on offer at £3.00 a pack.So I bought s couple.Looking at the main meat aisle was the exact same packets of chicken breasts,but at FOUR pounds a pack!