Examples of surprising prices

otb666

Did shop today and Prawns were cheaper than Margarine.  I was surprised by this as see prawns as luxury and Margarine as a basic and not suggesting you use prawns instead of Margarine.  It seems to me the basics are getting very expensive and we should switch our diets possibly.  Some more examples would be most helpful

TheAble

otb666 said:

Did shop today and Prawns were cheaper than Margarine.  I was surprised by this as see prawns as luxury and Margarine as a basic and not suggesting you use prawns instead of Margarine.  It seems to me the basics are getting very expensive and we should switch our diets possibly.  Some more examples would be most helpful

I don't think so. Cheapest prawns around £12/kg vs margarine £2/kg. It's amount per set quantity which counts.

timehastoldme

Popped into co-op for milk and got the absolute horrors at some of these. Usually an aldi shopper but am in unusual circumstances at the moment.

TheAble

timehastoldme said:

Popped into co-op for milk and got the absolute horrors at some of these. Usually an aldi shopper but am in unusual circumstances at the moment.

Lol yeah. Stuff like that stays on the shelf!

Coffeekup

timehastoldme said:

Popped into co-op for milk and got the absolute horrors at some of these. Usually an aldi shopper but am in unusual circumstances at the moment.

Co-op are a convince store and market their prices accordingly. For me personally I avoid them at all costs.

But Kellogg's products have been pricey since 2019/20. I no longer buy their products as a big box of cereal can be 8% of my weekly budget 

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timehastoldme said:

Popped into co-op for milk and got the absolute horrors at some of these. Usually an aldi shopper but am in unusual circumstances at the moment.

They're having a laugh, that's just ridiculous, no-one will buy them.

YoungBlueEyes

Christ £7 They must not want to sell them!

joedenise

Morries are currently giving 5p/l off fuel if you spend £40 instore - but they have put their prices up by 8p/l!  Yesterday it went up to £1.60 for unleaded.  Mr Ts which is a short distance away was charging £1.52/l - guess where I filled up!

Broadsword66

It's cheaper to buy butter from M&S (£1.75) than it is to buy it from Aldi (£1.99). A couple of weeks ago butter was £1.75 in Sainsbury's but is now £1.99 because they have "price matched" Aldi! Way to throw away a competitive advantage, inSainsbury's. 🤨

debbie_debt

Broadsword66 said:

It's cheaper to buy butter from M&S (£1.75) than it is to buy it from Aldi (£1.99). A couple of weeks ago butter was £1.75 in Sainsbury's but is now £1.99 because they have "price matched" Aldi! Way to throw away a competitive advantage, inSainsbury's. 🤨

Tesco used to sell their battered fish (Hearty Food Co) for £1.79. They've priced matched Aldi and its now £3.29 🤨🙄

Rosa_Damascena

YoungBlueEyes said:

Christ £7 They must not want to sell them!

I think they do that so they can put them on an a multibuy offer, eg 2 for £10 to hoodwink the customer into thinking there is an economy of scale to be had.