Food price hikes!!

Own_My_Own

I always used Tesco facial wipes, until their rose from 74p to £2.24 overnight.

I now use Wilkinsons one at 67p.

geordie_joe

Edwardia wrote: »

http://www.princes.co.uk/about-princes/sustainability/tuna-sustainability/

It costs more money to catch wild fish with rod and line instead of grabbing them in bulk in a net.

You should read the page you link to.

We only source tuna that is caught by the pole and line and purse seine net fishing methods.

Now what percentage of the tuna do you think is caught by a little man with a rod and line, and what percentage is caught by a boat using a huge net?

Edwardia wrote: »

It's done to stop dolphins and turtles from being killed or injured.

No it's not, it's a con to make gullible people think they are eating something they are not.

Edwardia wrote: »

It costs more money, to set up monitoring systems to make sure the fishermen comply.

They only need one tuna caught with a rod and line to make the above quote true.

Edwardia wrote: »

It's cheaper to buy packets of Quavers that really have no nutritional value at all, than any kind of carrots.

In my local supermarket Quavers are £16.30 per Kg while their organic carrots are only £1.25 per Kg.

Edwardia wrote: »

So buying tinned wild fish that has been caught thousands of miles away in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way and which provides people in the developing world with a steady income to support their families.. why would that be cheap ?

Because most of it is not caught that way, it is caught by people in large boats with large nets just the way it has always been caught.

Edwardia

If Princes is continuing to catch fish by purse seine, then the Dolphin Friendly logo is a complete whitewash.

Personally I still don't eat tuna and now that the FDA has approved GM salmon in the US I won't be eating wild salmon for much longer either

RHYSDAD

We're doomed! Doomed!
The trouble is that we've fooled ourselves into thinking that food is, and always will be, cheap. It isn't, and will never be, but how much could food prices be reduced without unnecessary packaging, by using wonky or blemished fruit and veg, by NOT throwing it (food) out because our eyes are bigger than our bellies. Sure, Tesco et al monumentally take the p iss but, as consumers, we all shoulder the burden for some of the cost of our food..

universalady_2

soappie wrote: »

I nearly passed out in Tesco today when I saw the price of a 4 pack of Princes' Tuna - £7.99!!!!!!!1

Nearly £2 per tin! But, maybe they'll be back at £4.00 for 4 tins in a few weeks as a "special offer"!

Back to Asda for me where they are only(!) £1 per tin (at the moment) ....even that's ridiculous compared with the price they used to be.

With potatoes and other veg rising about 25% in price recently (not to mention the rise in meat prices) I do wonder how we're all going to be able to afford a properly balanced diet in the next few months - we're certainly all going to be lacking vitamin D thanks to no sunshine!

They're on offer at Saino's ATM, £3.65 I think (I had to double check the label myself when I saw the 'price' was usually £7!!)

Mat_Lock

Asda have Heinz Soup at 50p a tin at the moment. Was in local tesco today and 89p a tin, not even a deal to counter act Asda.

I hate shopping in tesco, it always seems to be over £20 whenever I shop in there where as in Asda I practically get the same for about £15

Ken68

Until the consumer/shopper starts eating properly, no doubt the supermarkets will continue to feed the habit.
Alcohol, tobacco, sweets, cakes, fifty types of bread, sugared up drinks, crisps...take them all away , the store would only need be half the size, half the heating, half the rates, with such low costs prices would tumble.....lol

alinwales

in 1993 (or thereabouts), I could buy a tin of baked beans for 3p.

I am now boycotting bean purchases until they go down to their proper price. Let's say with a 3p leeway for inflation.

islandgirl8

I tried a little experiment today and shopped at Aldi and Asda. I then came home and checked the prices on Tesco website for the EXACT same food on my shopping list. It was £17 more at Tescos. I'm shocked! I always shop at Tesco but no more!

ALIBOBSY

soappie wrote: »

I nearly passed out in Tesco today when I saw the price of a 4 pack of Princes' Tuna - £7.99!!!!!!!1

Nearly £2 per tin! But, maybe they'll be back at £4.00 for 4 tins in a few weeks as a "special offer"!

Back to Asda for me where they are only(!) £1 per tin (at the moment) ....even that's ridiculous compared with the price they used to be.

With potatoes and other veg rising about 25% in price recently (not to mention the rise in meat prices) I do wonder how we're all going to be able to afford a properly balanced diet in the next few months - we're certainly all going to be lacking vitamin D thanks to no sunshine!

I get Aldi's tuna, but can't find my last reciept. As far as I recall its 57p a tin I think-certainly around 60p ish and they now do a 4 pack for £2.29 (again think this is right, but will check). I remember thinking how much cheaper it is that the big supermarkets-and the tuna is just as good quality.

I think the big 4 are trying to take advantage of genuine increases in production costs and supply prices to just bump up prices even more.

I recall a TV interview with a farmer a few years ago who supplied mr t with eggs. He pointed out that his costs had gone up about 35p a dozen eggs. When negotiating he was only able to get 30p a dozen extra, but when he looked in stores they had gone up 50p a dozen lol.

I am another who only uses the big stores for really good offers-like the petrol thing etc. I use 2 local farm shops and Aldi for the majority of stuff, plus occasion trips to Lidl/poundstretcher/B & M bargains that are altogether in the same place.

Ali x