Food price hikes!!

shinkyshonky

Regarding the so-called half-price wine offers...

always followed this advice

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jan/02/supermarket-wine-rules-review?INTCMP=SRCH

kippers

It's not just Tesco putting prices up...
A few days ago I went to Asda to buy strong white flour (it was cheapest there at 60p a bag) but the shelf was empty. I went back this morning and it has gone up to 80p per bag :shocked::shocked::shocked:

I knew it was going to go up due to bad harvests this year, but 20p!

I wish they would stop having offers on junk food and start having offers in staples instead...but we all know this isn't going to happen...but it gets harder each year to feed a family a healthy meal.

A._Badger

kippers wrote: »

It's not just Tesco putting prices up...
A few days ago I went to Asda to buy strong white flour (it was cheapest there at 60p a bag) but the shelf was empty. I went back this morning and it has gone up to 80p per bag :shocked::shocked::shocked:

I knew it was going to go up due to bad harvests this year, but 20p!

I wish they would stop having offers on junk food and start having offers in staples instead...but we all know this isn't going to happen...but it gets harder each year to feed a family a healthy meal.

There's more profit in 'junk' food, especially in the major brandname versions - which is why the supermarkets promote them so heavily.

If by 'healthy' people mean fruit and vegetables, supermarkets are rarely good places to buy these. Street markets, where they still exist, are almost always a lot cheaper and the quality often far superior.

wookie_2

kippers wrote: »

It's not just Tesco putting prices up...
A few days ago I went to Asda to buy strong white flour (it was cheapest there at 60p a bag) but the shelf was empty. I went back this morning and it has gone up to 80p per bag :shocked::shocked::shocked:

I knew it was going to go up due to bad harvests this year, but 20p!

I wish they would stop having offers on junk food and start having offers in staples instead...but we all know this isn't going to happen...but it gets harder each year to feed a family a healthy meal.

Thats what I like about Lidl and Aldi, they have regular offers on meat, fruit and veg....not cr*p

surfsister

clairk14 wrote: »

Went shopping today and some of my usual foods had gone up, not just by a couple of pence by mostly 25p more expensive!!

Eg. Tesco frozen Garlic Bread, sliced is now £1.25 instead of £1, but a frozen garlic bread baguette is still £1. Can't see how the former can suddenly incur such a rise.

Pure greed on Tesco's behalf. Is this so in 4 weeks time they can drop the price back down to £1 and shout about extraordinary value?!

never ever shop there now too expensive.!! Especially veg which is a rip off!

thor

A._Badger wrote: »

There's more profit in 'junk' food, especially in the major brandname versions - which is why the supermarkets promote them so heavily.

If by 'healthy' people mean fruit and vegetables, supermarkets are rarely good places to buy these. Street markets, where they still exist, are almost always a lot cheaper and the quality often far superior.

Markets may be cheaper but I am going against the common sentiment that the quality is 'far' superior or even just superior. If prices were equal I would buy from the supermarket BUT they hardly ever are so I do actually buy most of my fruit and veg from the markets even if I don't prefer the look or taste of them. It's not like they are inedible so I can put up with them as they are saving me money.

Interhacker

lovingtescoforever wrote: »

even at £7 they're a rip off:o
£12 is laughable.

I work there...whats laughable is they started out at £5

madhatter_1

Have you seen the Tesco Chickens, they say £1.50 off but they are still priced at £6.00, they are stuffed, but I can get a chicken in Lidl for about £3.50 and a box of stuffing mix for 35p so why would anyone pay £6.00, there not even that big LOL

I am used to getting potatoes when they are reduced, but looking last night at full price, they want £2.50 for an average size bag, again I can get a XXL Sack in Lidl for an extra 50p LOL.

Middy

Tesco EDV white grapes are now £1.75 - they were 98p. Cheaper to get them loose at the moment as they are £2.49/kg

Middy

For nice garlic bread - do what I do. Go to Aldi and pick up 2 part baked baguettes for 59p. Cut (not fully) 8 slices in each one. Mix up butter, one or two cloves of crushed garlic or granules and some dried parsley. Cook as per instructions.

You will never bother buying commercial garlic bread ever again.