Downsizing

Graham_Devon

danothy wrote: »

I remember this coming up on watchdog some 15-18 years ago when Walkers reduced the size of the multi-pack packets from 28g to 25g compared to the 30g single sale packets at the time.

What outrage there was to this downsizing ... in response Walkers issued a 34.5g single sale packet with +15% blazoned all over it and jacked the price. Order was restored.

I don't know what the Walkers sizes are these days, or the prices. All I know is that a bottle of Tesco value squash has jumped from 29p to 32p and then onto 40p this year. I resent that.

I resent bread prices! OK, it was the Co-Op so generally priced higher anyway, but I tend to not buy bread all that often. £1.52 for a standard Hovis loaf!!!

Zero_Sum

Graham_Devon wrote: »

I resent bread prices! OK, it was the Co-Op so generally priced higher anyway, but I tend to not buy bread all that often. £1.52 for a standard Hovis loaf!!!

Tesco are selling them 2 fcor £2, and Iceland its 2 Kingsmill for £2 (just gone up from £1.70 a couple of weeks back)

Graham_Devon

Zero_Sum wrote: »

Tesco are selling them 2 fcor £2, and Iceland its 2 Kingsmill for £2 (just gone up from £1.70 a couple of weeks back)

Trouble is, for me, one of the reasons I hardly ever buy it is because I don't eat a lot of it!

vivatifosi

Graham_Devon wrote: »

I resent bread prices! OK, it was the Co-Op so generally priced higher anyway, but I tend to not buy bread all that often. £1.52 for a standard Hovis loaf!!!

Same here. I know that it isn't that long ago that I was paying half the current price for a loaf of Hovis.

Ah, went away to search for bread prices, but found this. I was going to quote from a bit of it, but it has lots of interesting bits, about how much food prices have increased, how we compare to Europe and much more. So anyone who wants to release their inner nerd, click here:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/statistics/files/defra-stats-foodfarm-food-pocketbook-2012-121005.pdf

Graham_Devon

vivatifosi wrote: »

Same here. I know that it isn't that long ago that I was paying half the current price for a loaf of Hovis.

I remember doing my first food shop after moving in to my place (roughly 6 years ago) and choosing between the 75p "premium brand" and 19p Tesco Value bread.

I chose the 19p tesco value brand. And that's why I remember it so well. I've never chosen the value brand since! I bet thats 40-50p now.

Infact I might go check!

Edit: 47p!

Graham_Devon

vivatifosi wrote: »

http://www.defra.gov.uk/statistics/files/defra-stats-foodfarm-food-pocketbook-2012-121005.pdf

Well, one thing that stands out to me is page 27.

Since 2007, CPI has measured food price inflation at 16%.

However, the lowest price increase is fish at 17%. The highest processed foods at 36%. Fruit, 34%. Meat 32%.

How does CPI measure the rate at a lower rate than every single food item since 2007? I'm sure it does it on a sound mathematical base, but seriously, this shows everything that's been said by myself and many others as to how the CPI doesn't appear to show what we feel. And that's outright proof.

danothy

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Well, one thing that stands out to me is page 27.

Since 2007, CPI has measured food price inflation at 16%.

However, the lowest price increase is fish at 17%. The highest processed foods at 36%. Fruit, 34%. Meat 32%.

How does CPI measure the rate at a lower rate than every single food item since 2007? I'm sure it does it on a sound mathematical base, but seriously, this shows everything that's been said by myself and many others as to how the CPI doesn't appear to show what we feel. And that's outright proof.

It doesn't ... it measures food (and drink) at 29%, the overall CPI (including non-food) is the 16% figure. Some foods are above the 29% and some below it.

chewmylegoff

cadbury creme eggs have definitely become smaller.

Graham_Devon

danothy wrote: »

It doesn't ... it measures food (and drink) at 29%, the overall CPI (including non-food) is the 16% figure. Some foods are above the 29% and some below it.

I stand embarrassed and corrected.

Generali

danothy wrote: »

Two bottles a week ...

No then..................................