Morrisons Prices - Shocking

Chrysalis

Interesting they still refund bags on delivery saver, but Morrisons not long after I signed up to it have bumped the price of it.  I probably wont renew it, as I considered the saving only after some thought of the trade off me been locked into using them to get value out of it,. as well as paying up front.

pumpkin89

A._Badger said:

I'm afraid the point you're making escapes me. Yes, of course prices are rising and yes, of course it is worrying. However, any suggestion that Aldi is somehow exceptional in the rate its prices are increasing ,or that it is no longer one of the cheapest (if not the cheapest) supermarkets to buy from seems quite wide of the mark. 

I won't put words into Rosa's mouth, but for a lot of customers the main appeal of Aldi was being able to shop without thinking about the price of each item.  They could simply walk around the shop and choose what they wanted without then having a heart attack at the checkout.

Since this is no longer possible and people now need to consider the prices of individual items, the shopping experience becomes much closer to that of the traditional supermarkets - but with less choice, longer queues and none of the frills.

The price rises at other supermarkets may be just the same in monetary terms but they don't fundamentally change the way people need to shop.

pickledonionspaceraider

GaleSF63 said:

I've just booked my Christmas slot at Waitrose for 21st December - about 11 weeks away. The confirmation email has all the present day prices on it. It will be interesting and probably somewhat horrifying to see what the prices are on the 21st Dec!

oh thank you for the reminder - i must book mine, but not waitrose though

A._Badger

pumpkin89 said:

A._Badger said:

I'm afraid the point you're making escapes me. Yes, of course prices are rising and yes, of course it is worrying. However, any suggestion that Aldi is somehow exceptional in the rate its prices are increasing ,or that it is no longer one of the cheapest (if not the cheapest) supermarkets to buy from seems quite wide of the mark. 

I won't put words into Rosa's mouth, but for a lot of customers the main appeal of Aldi was being able to shop without thinking about the price of each item.  They could simply walk around the shop and choose what they wanted without then having a heart attack at the checkout.

Since this is no longer possible and people now need to consider the prices of individual items, the shopping experience becomes much closer to that of the traditional supermarkets - but with less choice, longer queues and none of the frills.

The price rises at other supermarkets may be just the same in monetary terms but they don't fundamentally change the way people need to shop.

Perhaps not, but the drift of recent commentary could well deter someone from trying Aldi (or Lidl for that matter), leading them to assume that they would be just as well off financially shopping in Sainsbury's, or wherever.

However, the fact remains that for many items these two stores still offer considerable savings over a basket of shopping, even if, as a marketing tool, their rivals have priced a few items against them.

Yesterday, for example I was costing the ingredients for my Christmas cake against several of the stores versus Aldi. I may not be able to get everything I need there, but there is absolutely no doubt which is the cheapest! 

MoneySavingTracy

It seems that all supermarkets are having the same mindset. £4 for a box of cereal?! It's shocking. They even sent an email out saying about spending £40 and get 5p off your petrol...so you'd only probably be able to get about 5 items, and you're set. What is the economic world coming to

Chrysalis

Paracetamol is £1 a box now, it feels like yesterday they were 1/5 the price.

GingerTim

Chrysalis said:

Paracetamol is £1 a box now, it feels like yesterday they were 1/5 the price.

I paid 55p for a packet at Waitrose yesterday.

Abbafan1972

Chrysalis said:

Paracetamol is £1 a box now, it feels like yesterday they were 1/5 the price.

Yes I can remember them being about 19p! 

YoungBlueEyes

I was shopping yesterday and saw some at the tills for 59p. I bought a couple of packets thinking "ooh that's only tripled, I best buy some while they're cheap!"

In what world does that last bit make sense.....?!

PLRFD

29p for 16 tablets in Home Bargains.