Know your Onions!

Zissi

Especially if shopping at Tesco!
Today I discovered Tesco Brown Onions, loose, @ £0.75/kg or approx. 16p each.....

OR

Tesco Brown Onions, net wrapped in threes, 85p or approx. £2.20/kg,
almost 3 times the price of the loose ones!!
How is that possible/justifiable in any circumstances?!!

PLRFD

It can be the same with other veg and fruit it’s just another money maker for them.

dlusman

Zissi wrote: »

How is that possible/justifiable in any circumstances?!!

Possible because most people shop "blind" and will just pick stuff up regardless.
Justifiable because supermarkets are not charities and are out to make money.

DigForVictory

I found the clue was when there wasn't a comparison price rate, & it isn't just onions.
Any choice between loose & packaged goods merits checking.

VfM4meplse

dlusman wrote: »

Possible because most people shop "blind" and will just pick stuff up regardless.
Justifiable because supermarkets are not charities and are out to make money.

It doesn't exactly foster goodwill amongst people that pay due regard to the message "Every Little Helps". Perhaps it should be "Every Little Helps Our Bottom Line And Sod Both Consumer And Supplier".

Murphybear

I find prepackaged bananas are a lot dearer than loose. Doesn't matter what supermarket you use

jenniewb

Pre-packaged fruit and veg has always been more expensive than loose. I don't know when this has not been the case. I think it's because supermarkets assume people too tired and/or lazy to pick their own are also too tired and/or lazy to check prices.

comeandgo

Zissi wrote: »

Especially if shopping at Tesco!
Today I discovered Tesco Brown Onions, loose, @ £0.75/kg or approx. 16p each.....

OR

Tesco Brown Onions, net wrapped in threes, 85p or approx. £2.20/kg,
almost 3 times the price of the loose ones!!
How is that possible/justifiable in any circumstances?!!

Tesco have onions in plastic bags same price as the loose. If you checked the quality of those in the netting you would see they are a different product. I always buy the cheaper onions but some people may prefer a better onion.

Bacman

Items vary a lot in supermarkets, buying loose fruit and veg means you can pick what you want and also is about 1/3 - 1/2 less cost.


Also think what you are going to use a veg for - for example if you are going to chop mushrooms or tomatoes there is no justification for not getting the cheapest pack per kilo as they look the same when chopped up. You can easily pay up to 3x what you need to on similar products if you don't use common sense.


If the supermarket doesn't show cost per kilo and only shows cost per item, take the pack to their weigh machines, then you can easily work it out for yourself.

woolythoughts

The netted ones tend to be larger onions in better conditions than the loose

Which is why I always buy the netted

Bacman

Netted fruit or veg look better but that is because of the colour of the netting. Satsumas or oranges look redder and riper for example, whilst not being so. You can pick 6 oranges for the same price as 4 packed ones and unlike the packed ones you have better chance yours are also better (way to choose oranges - skin feels soft enough to peel but fruit is not going off or too soft, and (this is important) the orange feels heavier - heavier means more liquid in other words less likely to be dry inside).