Grocery Price Increases - What's the Biggest Hike You've Seen?

CJRyder

Aldi pastry has gone up from 85p two weeks back to 95p today. Although 375g and ready rolled it was the cheapest per 100g. Now I need to survey the prices again...

Wednesday2000

Slinky said:

I remember reading on one of these threads that somebody was buying Heinz Ketchup at £3 for a large bottle. The Tesco equivalent is £1 (or was the last time I bought it a couple of weeks back). There may be some difference in the taste? I don't know, but I know whatever that difference is, it's not worth £2 to me. By the time you've eaten your way through a kilo bottle of ketchup, your tastebuds probably won't register the difference anymore.

I think there is a difference in taste. I don't mind the cheaper brands of ketchup at all but my husband prefers Heinz above anything else I buy. I even bought an expensive organic ketchup and he didn't like that either.

London_1

 Went and topped up my freezer from my tucked away cash and spent £80.35. Freezer reasonably full up now  

Out of my two week budget for the last two weeks  of July of £30 I have spent £15.37 on fruit and veg leaving £14.63 for odds and ends 

Walking around both Aldi's and Tesco's I couldn't believe how much stuff has risen in the past fortnight  Its really scary.I am wondering where it will all end  

JackieO xx

GaleSF63

CJRyder said:

Aldi pastry has gone up from 85p two weeks back to 95p today. Although 375g and ready rolled it was the cheapest per 100g. Now I need to survey the prices again...

£1.15 in Tesco - 375 grams (ready rolled). 

GaleSF63

Slinky said:

I remember reading on one of these threads that somebody was buying Heinz Ketchup at £3 for a large bottle. The Tesco equivalent is £1 (or was the last time I bought it a couple of weeks back). There may be some difference in the taste? I don't know, but I know whatever that difference is, it's not worth £2 to me. By the time you've eaten your way through a kilo bottle of ketchup, your tastebuds probably won't register the difference anymore.

I forgot to see how much it is on the shelf now in Tesco after their 'issues' with Heinz.

I think that is the secret with a lot of things -swapping about often means something doesn't taste so good (whether it's the cheaper or more expensive) but if you stick to one, it's fine. 

YorksLass

GaleSF63 said:

CJRyder said:

Aldi pastry has gone up from 85p two weeks back to 95p today. Although 375g and ready rolled it was the cheapest per 100g. Now I need to survey the prices again...

£1.15 in Tesco - 375 grams (ready rolled). 

£1.15 in Sainsburys too. 

A slightly cheaper option are 500g blocks of Jus Rol for £1.45 (29p per 100g).  Same price for puff pastry or shortcrust.  I make my own shortcrust but admit to buying the puff pastry one that I cut into three portions, one to use immediately and two for the freezer.

They also have a frozen 1kg pack of Jus Rol puff pastry containing 2 blocks for £2.60 (26p per 100g).

Iloveteasets

Lidl’s chocolate or madeira party cakes were £3.99 a couple of weeks ago. They’re £4.49 this week. 

London_1

I only by the puff pastry as its such a faff to make, but ordinary shortcrust pastry is easy to knock up and costs pennies really. I always make more than I need and seal the left over in cling film and freeze for another day
 
JackieO xx

Slinky

I'm struggling with salad stuff this year. Last couple of years I've grown salad leaves in the garden and managed to have enough to be able to pick every day for several months. This year I was immobile at the time I should have planted my seeds, and I know from experience it's too hot to get them to germinate now so it's not worth trying for the few weeks we'll still be eating salad.  I can never seem to get an iceberg to last a week for 2 of us without getting brown edges or slimy leaves or running out. It's a real pain having to go and shop for just one lettuce, or a lettuce and a cucumber just to see us through to the next supermarket shop.

Hopefully next year I'll be able to get my lettuce sorted early and won't have these problems again.

joedenise

@Slinky - have you tried just taking leaves off the iceberg as I've found that using a knife for cutting it causes the brown edges which doesn't happen with just removing a few leaves for a meal.  Also means the lettuce lasts longer!