Examples of surprising prices

Rosa_Damascena

Rosa_Damascena said:

Longwalker said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Noticed a couple of stores offering 18 month matured christmas pudding, am I too cynical in thinking this is last years 6 month matured ones repackaged?
On plus side same price as last year and there is not many products you can say that about

I ate a pudding that we had in the house for 4 years and not a bother 

I often bought in the new year, back in the day when reductions were true reductions, and keep them in the cupboard under the stairs. Along with Christmas crackers , ready for the following year and sometimes I couldn't be bothered so they just sat there till I really fancied one

I adore Christmas pud, it no longer adores me

I've got one that is at least 3 years old, I'll douse it in brandy if it looks a bit dry but it WILL get eaten this Christmas!!

I was inspired to root through my kitchen cupboards just now (bearing in mind they were only filled a year ago!) and out came the holy trinity of Christmas cake, Christmas pud and panetonne: 



All shall be consumed within the next 7 weeks. 

diystarter7

Years ago before the advent of the net big style. We looked for a vacuum cleaner in the Argos catalouge  as xx pounds, happy with that we went to the store and in-store price had been reduced by a fiver I think and that was a nice surprise.

Katiehound

I doubt the panetonne will be scrumptious! (Think they are boring anyway) Maybe for a trifle or two?? Soaked in something alchofrolic?
Pudding & cake will be perfectly fine and well 'matured' Yummy. Enjoy

Eldi_Dos

Pre covid Christmas pudding, yummy, millionaires won't even have that on their table this year.

Panetonne, good base for bread and butter pudding?

Rosa_Damascena

Katiehound said:

I doubt the panetonne will be scrumptious! (Think they are boring anyway) Maybe for a trifle or two?? Soaked in something alchofrolic?
Pudding & cake will be perfectly fine and well 'matured' Yummy. Enjoy

Yes its bound to be dry, but I'm sure it will be fine doused in cream

The prices of such delicacies this year are just silly.

Katiehound

Yesterday bought Glenryk pilchards in Tesco (400g tin) which are a replacement for Chappie for my old hound.

Surprising thing here is Tesco is the cheapest @ £1.10 per tin (yes, Trolley shows Coop as cheapest but none in there) and the dearest? Asda @ £1.40


It is also cheaper to buy 2kg granulated sugar (per `100g)- £1.25 in Tesco (wish I'd known that beforehand: only bought one) works out cheaper than Aldi

Indout96

Been using Aldi Beans & sausage on toast for breakfast now I am semi retired and home 5 days a week. a tin was 46p and lasted me 3 breakfasts but they have had none now for 3 weeks so last night on way home from work called in B&M, only had Heinz and £1.40 a tin.
Basket put back and me back in car with nothing not paying that price (not even keen in Heinz) so will just have to wait for Aldi to get some in.
They do seem to be a lot of odd things missing for weeks on shelves, last one was Malted milk biscuits both Aldi & Lidl had none for weeks 

Slinky

The milk chocolate Oaties biscuits were finally back in Tesco last week, having been on the missing list for at least 3 months. At 70p way cheaper than Hobnobs

TimSynths

The top 10 risers

Heinz tomato ketchup sauce – top down 460g 53%

Dolmio lasagne sauce 470g 47%

Heinz classic cream of chicken soup 400g 46%

Dolmio bolognese original pasta sauce 500g 46%

Anchor spreadable butter tub 500g 45%

Heinz cream of tomato soup 400g 44%

Colman’s classic mint sauce 165g 44%

Colman’s horseradish sauce 136g 44%

Batchelors super noodles BBQ beef flavour 90g 43%

Hovis granary wholemeal 800g 43%

* Based on Which? analysis of 79 branded products available across Asda, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose (21 September to 20 October in 2020 and 2022)

Heinz tomato ketchup tops inflation survey of UK branded groceries | Inflation | The Guardian

maryb

Was in Marks yesterday and there were yet more price rises.  Butter now £2 and milk had gone up to £1.65 for four pints.  Someone on here mentioned that they sign long term contracts with their suppliers and up to now that has meant their prices were stable.  Looks like that isn’t the case anymore but I do hope they are passing on the increase to the farmers.  At any rate, they had plenty of eggs so I bought a dozen without looking at the price.  It’s Stir Up Sunday this week and I need eggs for the cake and the pudding