The Great 'shrinking food and other items' Hunt

briskbeats

Same goes for crisps! In Poundland get multipacks of 4 bags of Walkers for £1. Whereas if you to a supermarket when charging £1.25 each (either on its own or multibuy) for 6, it’s much cheaper.

Having said that, Walkers are having trouble with some flavours due to new computer issues at Leicester factory.

Farway

briskbeats said:

Same goes for crisps! In Poundland get multipacks of 4 bags of Walkers for £1. Whereas if you to a supermarket when charging £1.25 each (either on its own or multibuy) for 6, it’s much cheaper.

Having said that, Walkers are having trouble with some flavours due to new computer issues at Leicester factory.

I've not checked but you do have to check weight not quantity in Poundland, they often have branded especially made for them items, look the same but contain less of the product

That said if you're just looking for a packet of crisps for kids then price is tops

Rosa_Damascena

Farway said:

briskbeats said:

Same goes for crisps! In Poundland get multipacks of 4 bags of Walkers for £1. Whereas if you to a supermarket when charging £1.25 each (either on its own or multibuy) for 6, it’s much cheaper.

Having said that, Walkers are having trouble with some flavours due to new computer issues at Leicester factory.

I've not checked but you do have to check weight not quantity in Poundland, they often have branded especially made for them items, look the same but contain less of the product

That said if you're just looking for a packet of crisps for kids then price is tops

Not if it means they scoff 2 packs!

savefortherain

In Iceland, not sure about other supermarkets, noticed this cheekiness.

Weetos are usually 500g. They've reduced the weight to 350g while keeping the same price.

But they also have the cheek to proudly claim "20% extra" on the front of the box, so 420g instead of 500g for the same price.

briskbeats

The Kellogg’s cereals are in tiny boxes! Thank goodness for supermarket own labels to have the normal size boxes!

onylon

briskbeats said:

The Kellogg’s cereals are in tiny boxes! Thank goodness for supermarket own labels to have the normal size boxes!

You can get the own brand ones in small boxes too. I find them very handy as I dont want the same breakfast every day. 

briskbeats

onylon said:

briskbeats said:

The Kellogg’s cereals are in tiny boxes! Thank goodness for supermarket own labels to have the normal size boxes!

You can get the own brand ones in small boxes too. I find them very handy as I dont want the same breakfast every day. 

I have 6 cereals on the go at once. Weetabix, oats, muesli, granola, bran flakes and something else

Gobsh

Anyone remember when a tin of Quality Street and Roses weighed a whopping 7 pounds?

Barny1979

Indeed     

briskbeats

Gobsh said:

Anyone remember when a tin of Quality Street and Roses weighed a whopping 7 pounds?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m_0ENIw4os&ab_channel=TheMeakers check around 1:15. The tin mentioned in the advert is c.3.5 times bigger now. £6.89 40 years ago is now about £27.70. So they are cheaper now as 27.70/3 is £7.91

I saw 2kg tins of QS last week for £15. This is £6.80 cheaper per kg compared to 1981 prices.