Food price hikes!!

Doc_N

An odd thing's happened around here over the last few months after a nice new Aldi opened right next door to a scruffy, tired old Tesco store.

Tesco sought and was given planning permission to replace the tired old store, but then changed their minds - decided to use the money somewhere else.

Some people initially thought Aldi was a bit downmarket (some still do, to be fair) but over the months, that all changed. Aldi has all the smart cars in their car park now, and the old bangers are next door in Tesco. Tesco's now the downmarket 'poor relative'. Aldi's busy, and the Tesco (which used to be packed) is now much, much quieter.

A classic example, really, of Tesco mismanagement. They assumed the customers would keep coming, even to a scruffy old store. But they didn't - and the really funny thing is that the it's the high-spending upmarket Tesco Finest customers that have defected in the greatest numbers! :rotfl:

gailey_2

freind on fb whinged everything in tesco has min price £1 and he couldent wait to get to aldis again. He lives in newbuild area where massive brand new tesco extra dominates hole retail park-have tried toshop there couple times but its hell but he also has fab aldis one we go to as we dont have one closer until next month.

At xmas was filled with very nice cars aldi carpark and few parents fron daughters affluent school.

Our nearest tescos is

one old tired store rebuilt msssive and 2/3levels but its turned off lots in town who now go morrsions, iceland or lidls.

nearby high street has metro which is always fairly quiet.

I fear it may shut as that high street has

2butchers
bakers
2green grocers
iceland
ham shop.
corner shops
newsagents

just down road they opening aldi next to morrsions, lilds other sie, ne b&m store and I icelands opening shiney new store.

I think apart from prices latest burger fiasco will turn people off.

shinkyshonky

Have Tescos near me ...crap store...crap prices....saw their passata jump to 69p...in lidl 29p , even christmas reduced stuff like rowntrees fruit pastilles £1.50 or maltesers xmas advent calender £3 were taking the p***
where every other retailer has long reduced and shifted most xmas stock....one thing I saw a mug with jelleybeans in it trying to flog for £9.00 lol been on the shelves since new year and hardly shifted 1 !!!!!!!
here it is here in red...
http://www.tesco.com/direct/jelly-belly-very-cherry-mug-set/128-2941.prd

Yeah tesco you are a mug

CuteAsButtons

Tesco have been doing this with items across the board. A packet of their own value brand wet wipes was 20p for a pack of 80 now 61p for 72 wipes (although the price has been hiked up throughout the year).

I've noticed lots of their own, not necessarily value brand has increased in price and reduced by weight. Top brands are up to the same thing as well as I am sure many other supermarkets are. I think they rely on the fact most of their customers just plonk items in their trolly without checking price and weight!

susancoat

Just went to add something to my tesco order (which i am only making as I have £10 off) and saw the 100g walnut halves I had in my basket at the weekend for £1 has now gone up to £1.39! I have of course removed them from my basket and wont be buying them at that price from tesco. How can they justify adding 39p in one go to what is just a small item.

thor

Of course all the major supermarkets are at it but tesco are the worst.
Have they forgotten the main reason they got so big in the first place was that they undercut their competitors? Now they appear to be intent on going backwards by 'overcutting'. There is someone high up in Tesco's management who is being paid a fortune to put them back on track but is blowing it big time by succumbing to greed.
I just hope the other supermarkets are watching this company committing Hari Kari so that they learn from it or they'll find the likes of Aldi and Lidl continue their relentless rise.

Tygs

I work at Tesco, but unless there is a particularly good offer on something I need, I rarely shop there, even with Staff Discount it's usually more expensive than other retailers.

bluebeary

yes their value cat litter has suddenly gone up 75p to £1.99 and a while ago their purina 3kg bag went from £10 to £14.99

AppleJuice

White bread flour gone up from 0.66p to 0.80p
Freeze dried coffee (200g) from £2.45 to £3.20
Freeze dried coffee (500g) from £5.99 to £6.55

naganalf

Let's teach Tesco a lesson and boycott their stores until they realize they can't seduce us with high prices.
Also......the whole process involved with 1/2 price items,50% off which is a gimmick to try to make you believe you're getting a good deal is so hackneyed and simplistic especially when you realize that items like....cheese,which is always on offer at 50% off....is now £2.46 v £2.25 no more than 2 months ago!
They are taking the mick and need teaching a lesson.
Off to Lidl now......:mad: