It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

Onebrokelady

in_my_wellies said:

Onebrokelady said:

t14cy_t said:

just bought sack of dog food, sack of corn and sack of layers pellets for the chooks and ducks, total up by £6. ouch. 

I've noticed the price of layers pellets and corn going up slightly, I do only buy 5kilo bags of each because I've only now got two elderly hens and I don't want to be stuck with loads left if they decide to pop their clogs 

I buy 20k bags of layers pellets. Up from £8.60 in March to £11.60 last week

Wow that's quite an increase 😟

Onebrokelady

Bluegreen143 said:

@Woolsery our hens are pets we keep for the children so we have to feed and house them regardless 😅 As neither the cat nor the canary ever gave us a thing to eat I’m counting it as a freebie benefit! I’m not suggesting anyone get chickens to make slightly cheaper mousse - just that if you HAVE the eggs it’s a good way to use them up - I’d never thought of it or made mousse before.

I do call my eggs free so knew what you meant even though the single egg I get a day is probably costing me the same as 6 would in the shop 😀I consol myself with the fact that my two ladies live a very good life and are very entertaining 😊

Woolsery

Onebrokelady said:

Bluegreen143 said:

@Woolsery our hens are pets we keep for the children so we have to feed and house them regardless 😅 As neither the cat nor the canary ever gave us a thing to eat I’m counting it as a freebie benefit! I’m not suggesting anyone get chickens to make slightly cheaper mousse - just that if you HAVE the eggs it’s a good way to use them up - I’d never thought of it or made mousse before.

I do call my eggs free so knew what you meant even though the single egg I get a day is probably costing me the same as 6 would in the shop 😀I consol myself with the fact that my two ladies live a very good life and are very entertaining 😊

The entertainment and good husbandry is what it's about. They're my wife's chickens and one of her hobbies so there's a value that's not measurable.

euronorris

The only 3kg bags of pasta showing up on morries website at the moment, are branded and coming in at £6.50 a bag! So I will be headed to sainsbobs instead tonight, where their unbranded 3kg is listed at £3.30!

I fear it will all get worse, price wise, before the year is out. Gulp.

London_1

euronorris said:

The only 3kg bags of pasta showing up on morries website at the moment, are branded and coming in at £6.50 a bag! So I will be headed to sainsbobs instead tonight, where their unbranded 3kg is listed at £3.30!

I fear it will all get worse, price wise, before the year is out. Gulp.

I think its possible everything will be getting worse as the price of oil has just risen again which in turn puts up the delivery price to the stores which is replected as price rises for us all.Batten down the hatches its going to be a tough winter ahead I think

JackieO     x

QueenJess

So I know everything feels a bit doom and gloom and yes further price rises are inevitable, but I found this article interesting.  It talks about the prices of food going up (makes better headlines), but when you look at it, some foods have fallen in price including apples, cheese and potatoes.  These are all useful components for cooking from scratch or snacks, so maybe we need to think about using these a bit more than other things that are increasing a lot more like pasta?

euronorris

I'm not sure how long those foods will stay lower for though, sadly. I think price rises across the board all inevitable. Though, it is likely that anything grown in the UK will likely still be cheaper than anything imported.

I like pasta for the long term storage of it. We don't eat masses of it, but probably about once a week so I wanted to top up my pasta before more price hikes kick in. I did notice that sainsbobs actually had a cheaper pasta option, in 1kg bags, at 64p/kg. I have bought one bag for us to try, to make sure we like it first.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that many items were on par with the cheaper supermarkets, and some even cheaper. And I arrived at the time they had reduced lots of their fresh stuff, so got some cheap romaine lettuce, cheap organic tomatoes (!), 1kg of carrots for 9p (!), and a sweet and sour chicken dinner for 2 for £1.30! 

However, there were many gaps in stock. No iceberg lettuce to be had. And zero chicken breasts. Not a single one, and lots of gaps elsewhere too.

Still, we are stocked up for the week now, so I'm happy  

Bluegreen143

Totally agree with swapping to cheaper meal components… buuuuuut when you have fussy kids who don’t eat potatoes but do eat pasta, it’s tough to do in practice 🤦‍♀️ 

in_my_wellies

Bluegreen143 said:

Totally agree with swapping to cheaper meal components… buuuuuut when you have fussy kids who don’t eat potatoes but do eat pasta, it’s tough to do in practice 🤦‍♀️ 

I had two like that. I got them to grow some of their own, they looked after them and without a lot of effort produced a crop which they were eager to eat

sammyjammy

QueenJess said:

So I know everything feels a bit doom and gloom and yes further price rises are inevitable, but I found this article interesting.  It talks about the prices of food going up (makes better headlines), but when you look at it, some foods have fallen in price including apples, cheese and potatoes.  These are all useful components for cooking from scratch or snacks, so maybe we need to think about using these a bit more than other things that are increasing a lot more like pasta?

Mmmm cheese, perfect (unhealthy) diet, mashed potato mixed with lots of cheese and a fried onion, grilled until hot and bubbly with a side order of beans.  Cheap as chips and so lush.