Examples of surprising prices

Floss

YorksLass said:

... nutmeg especially always makes me think of hm rice pudding.

Bread sauce in my home!

KxMx

I'm sure that I read something on here that M&S signs long contracts or something, so the price they pay for some things is fixed for a while, hence the stable and currently reasonable prices. 

YoungBlueEyes

That rings a bell @KxMx.  Marks sign their farmers/suppliers up to a year long (?) contract, while others buy on the hop as it were.  So Marks' stuff will go up to 'normal' prices, but are cheaper atm 'til the contracts run out.

ariarnia

i got some earl grey from approved food recently for i think 1.50 a box. 

Mrs_Z

No pic unfortunately but £12.50 for 4 x AA batteries   (not even Duracell!) from Sainsbury's at Southend-on-Sea!!!!
Was a bit of an emergency buy so had fork out but as a devoted MSE it was painful..... didn't think they'd be more than £4 a pack. So next time you're at Wilko or Ikea... stock up!

Farway

Mrs_Z said:

No pic unfortunately but £12.50 for 4 x AA batteries   (not even Duracell!) from Sainsbury's at Southend-on-Sea!!!!
Was a bit of an emergency buy so had fork out but as a devoted MSE it was painful..... didn't think they'd be more than £4 a pack. So next time you're at Wilko or Ikea... stock up!

Blooming 'eck, were they rechargeable by any chance? Sounds the sort of price for those

Rosa_Damascena

Mrs_Z said:

No pic unfortunately but £12.50 for 4 x AA batteries   (not even Duracell!) from Sainsbury's at Southend-on-Sea!!!!
Was a bit of an emergency buy so had fork out but as a devoted MSE it was painful..... didn't think they'd be more than £4 a pack. So next time you're at Wilko or Ikea... stock up!

I haven't set foot in there for years, ever since they started messing around with the prices for car parking. Although its large-ish I find the store at Rayleigh Weir far more convenient when driving home. 

@danny_x - which vino was this? I ended up filling my trolley the other week as the YS were few and far between but the 25% off 6 bottles offer seems to be reasonably frequent.

sebo0607

Sorry to say this but the supermarkets have a lot to answer for, they are increasing prices more than is needed due to the increase in raw materials just to boost profits. 
The cost of living crisis is being used as a smoke screen and they are all at it.

pumpkin89

KxMx said:

I'm sure that I read something on here that M&S signs long contracts or something, so the price they pay for some things is fixed for a while, hence the stable and currently reasonable prices. 

It's funny how quickly we all adjust our perspectives on what is a reasonable price.  It's really not that long ago that the typical price jumped from £1 to £1.50 and we were all up in arms, now we think £1.70 is perfectly reasonable 

pumpkin89

sebo0607 said:

Sorry to say this but the supermarkets have a lot to answer for, they are increasing prices more than is needed due to the increase in raw materials just to boost profits. 
The cost of living crisis is being used as a smoke screen and they are all at it.

Sorry to be blunt, but this is rubbish.  All the major supermarkets are seeing profits decline because they're doing their utmost to hold off increasing prices even as costs go through the roof.