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

YorksLass

Jackie, You're right, corned beef isn't the cheap staple it used to be.  I do buy it but get the SM's own label as it's much cheaper and just as good as the branded ones.  At the moment it doesn't seem to be available round here (again!) but I can't bring myself to pay that extra 50p or whatever it might be, so once my last remaining tin has been used it will be off the shopping list for now.  

I've been keeping a list of basic items that I buy regularly and tracking their prices.  On that list 6 items have come down in price (I suspect that's because they're Aldi price matched), 12 have stayed the same and 15 have gone up.  Overall, there's a difference of £1.76 more so perhaps not as bad as it could be.  Of the ones that have gone up I've swapped to cheaper alternatives which saves £2.02 so in effect I'm saving a few pennies.  Surprising, eh?

njm123

Iceland Naan Bread is the largest "increase" I've seen.

Gone up from 50p per pack of two to 89p.   Although like a lot of Iceland increases it's still available at buy 2 for £1, so if you can buy in bulk you get the old price.

K9sandFelines

Bistro salad in A1di, used to be about 54p and has jumped up to 75p. Was one of the cheaper bags and lasted me most of the week. I'm now buying rocket, which lasts a week and is the former price of the Bistro at 54p.

Also, there BeLight crisps were 85p now 99p. So no cheaper than Seabrooks next door in H*meBargains. 

newlywed

The goats cheese block I buy in Tesco has jumped from £2.20 to £3.00 and it’s only 170g

wolvoman

OrkneyStar said:

Nonnadiluca said:

Tesco pitta bread has gone from 35p to 45p in a week, I know it's only 10p but that's over 22%.

It might well be only 10p, but as you say that's almost a quarter, and for those on a low income that's a lot (in fact it's a lot for all of us!). I have noticed more bread products reduced recently, not sure why, but of course not everyone can get the reduced stuff!

It's over a quarter - it's 28%.

OrkneyStar

wolvoman said:

OrkneyStar said:

Nonnadiluca said:

Tesco pitta bread has gone from 35p to 45p in a week, I know it's only 10p but that's over 22%.

It might well be only 10p, but as you say that's almost a quarter, and for those on a low income that's a lot (in fact it's a lot for all of us!). I have noticed more bread products reduced recently, not sure why, but of course not everyone can get the reduced stuff!

It's over a quarter - it's 28%.

You are correct @wolvoman, of course, my tired eyes worked it out as a percentage increase on the new price when of course it should have been a percentage increase on the old price! Would you believe me if I said I did Higher Maths at school and then had to do complex calculations, including those involving percentages, during my degree and PhD (on a weekly, if not daily, basis).

Gers

Not a grocery item but... petrol at my local garage was £1.57.99 a litre at 8.00a.m. when I drove into town and £1.60.99 at 9.30a.m. when I drove out of town on Wednesday.

JGB1955

The other thing to watch out for is the 'shrinking portions'.  I haven't taken a scientific interest in it, but am convinced that Sainsbury's pre-packed vegetables that used to be (say) 250g are mow 225g.  So it's not only increasing prices, it's also decreasing unit sizes.

OrkneyStar

JGB1955 said:

The other thing to watch out for is the 'shrinking portions'.  I haven't taken a scientific interest in it, but am convinced that Sainsbury's pre-packed vegetables that used to be (say) 250g are mow 225g.  So it's not only increasing prices, it's also decreasing unit sizes.

Yes, it's a common ploy for sizes to change so that the price doesn't appear to have gone up so much, though to be fair on some of the retailers/suppliers the current price increases aren't so much within their control.

YorksLass

JGB1955 said:

The other thing to watch out for is the 'shrinking portions'.  I haven't taken a scientific interest in it, but am convinced that Sainsbury's pre-packed vegetables that used to be (say) 250g are mow 225g.  So it's not only increasing prices, it's also decreasing unit sizes.

Yep, it's a price increase by the back door.  The price may well remain the same but it's still a price increase because you're getting less for your money.  Aka shrinkflation - it's been going on for quite a while.