Trying really hard to OS but the prices keep going up

deebee

Tesco is very expensive, however they do accept Money Off Coupons which means you can reduce your shopping costs significantly, basically at the checkout you hand over any coupons you have, either downloaded ones, or ones cut out of magazines, or even ones from products you have previously bought. The good thing is they accept the coupons even if you haven't bought the item the coupon is for, your shopping total reduces as the assistant scans each coupon - I usually manage about £10 off a £30 shop, which I think isn't taking the mickey, but means I can buy the items I want, and NEVER pay the full price - hope this helps you guys - trust me, it's worth trying out :money:

sillyvixen

deebee wrote: »

Tesco is very expensive

prices in tescos have risen sharply and the consumer has not noticed. i was catering for a family of meat eaters recently- as a veggie i took my mums advise and went to sainsbury's (she wont buy meat from tesco apparently) my weekly shop including meat, 2 bottles of (1/2 price but decent) wine and washing powder (persil non bio - as i have allergy problems - it was on offer) cost me about the same as my weekly shop normally. the only thing i did not get was basics loo roll (i forgot) and white vineger (not own brand 30% more expensive than tesco).. i was shocked!! i always thought tesco were cheaper!! i was bracing myself for a big bill at the till. considering the extras - i dont eat meat therefore i dont buy the cheapest!!!

BrandNewDay

The stores aren't raising their prices out of greed - there really is a global food shortage. I don't like when they're sneaky about it - packaging smaller portions at the same price or even touting something as a multi-buy deal that's actually more expensive than another size/combo - but I accept that a tin of tomatoes or a loaf of bread will have to go up.

Merlot

Did anyone watched Questiontime last week?, Lord Paddy Ashdown said it was unlikely food prices were going to come down, but continue to rise, its the end of cheap food he said:mad: At least one politician was honest.

I too have found my bill has gone up by £10 per week, Tesco value bacon was 80p last week, this week £1.18:mad: I bet they don't announce a drop in profits though.

Merlot.x.

Penelope_Penguin

BrandNewDay wrote: »

The stores aren't raising their prices out of greed - there really is a global food shortage. I don't like when they're sneaky about it - packaging smaller portions at the same price or even touting something as a multi-buy deal that's actually more expensive than another size/combo - but I accept that a tin of tomatoes or a loaf of bread will have to go up.

Additionally, those of us who cook from scratch will notice the price increases more than those who eat ready meals. This is because much of the cost of the ready meal is the "added value" created by its processing, rather than the cost of the raw ingredients.

moanymoany

Have to say that I don't find Tesco either more expensive or as expensive as Sainsbury's. I suppose it depends on what you buy.

As for rising food prices, there has been a lot of discussion on the BBC website about rising global food prices and the reasons why it is happening. In this country we are lucky as we don't rely heavily on any single staple food, our diets are varied.

Whether we choose to blame the supermarkets, the government or the world problems, when it comes to rising food prices we are going to have to 'suck it up' and get on with it.

I am thankful that I don't have to worry where my next meal is coming from - something that is going to happen more and more in the future. It was on the news that oil prices had doubled since this time last year and that it would increase again by half before the end of the year. This will make fertilizer more expensive and food prices will be affected. This as well as everything else that depends on oil.

purpleivy

My way of getting around prices rising so much is to make sure that EVERY scrap of food that I buy gets used. I can't understand the research that says that out of every three bags of groceries bought, one bag is thrown away!

Feline123

My nearest decent supermarket is 7 miles away so I usually shop online. The delivery charge is well worth the saving in petrol, car park rage, time, etc. No impulse buying, and more time for bottom-sitting!

I use the MySupermarket website. For those of you who don't know it, it allows you to fill your trolley in the normal way, then compares the cost of your shopping at Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda and Waitrose. When you choose which one to use, it then gives you options of saving money by swapping products for ones that are similar but cheaper. If you want, it will then do a similar exercise to save calories instead of money.

When you're ready, just click on 'send my trolley to Tesco' or whichever shop you have chosen and it sends you straight through to the shop's site where you checkout and pay in the normal way.

Best of all, if you're an ipoints member, you get ipoints on all your shopping as well as your normal supermarket loyalty points.

The only slight disadvantage is you can't have a trawl round the reduced counter, but I often used to buy things I didn't really want and they just languished in the freezer until I gave tham to the cats!

Only go shopping now when I need cashback or the car needs petrol.

BrandNewDay

Feline123 wrote: »

My nearest decent supermarket is 7 miles away so I usually shop online. The delivery charge is well worth the saving in petrol, car park rage, time, etc. No impulse buying, and more time for bottom-sitting!

I use the MySupermarket website. For those of you who don't know it, it allows you to fill your trolley in the normal way, then compares the cost of your shopping at Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda and Waitrose. When you choose which one to use, it then gives you options of saving money by swapping products for ones that are similar but cheaper. If you want, it will then do a similar exercise to save calories instead of money.

When you're ready, just click on 'send my trolley to Tesco' or whichever shop you have chosen and it sends you straight through to the shop's site where you checkout and pay in the normal way.

Best of all, if you're an ipoints member, you get ipoints on all your shopping as well as your normal supermarket loyalty points.

The only slight disadvantage is you can't have a trawl round the reduced counter, but I often used to buy things I didn't really want and they just languished in the freezer until I gave tham to the cats!

Only go shopping now when I need cashback or the car needs petrol.

I've tried that site, but it's really hard to do a comparison between stores... I noticed that if I shopped from Tesco, then Tesco would be the cheapest. If I started with Asda, then Asda would be the cheapest. That's due to the way I select items, I think.

I ordered from Tesco for the first time last week and I was mostly happy with the experience. All the food they sent was fresh and what I wanted, only there was on major hitch: they wouldn't let me stock up on long-life milk. I wanted to buy enough that I wouldn't have to set foot in a store for weeks, so I ordered 60 liters but I could only buy 1 six-pack (six liters) and then they substituted one semi-skimmed for whole, and then said I couldn't have the rest at all. I called customer service and they said that it may be possible in the future to call ahead and get permission to order more or find out if they have a lot on hand. But! I did still get £10 off the whole order thanks to the voucher board and I was happy to get the delivery at 10pm, so I got £6 off in the end. Oh, and I got 150 bonus points, so 195 points total... which will be £1.95 in a future voucher. Which ain't bad.

I will definitely order from them, again, if I can get a good discount code.

Tashja

If you are only now thinking about doing your first shop on-line make sure you check the cashbak sites. Pigsback offer £5 for your first Tesco shop and Quidco offer £5 for your first ASDA shop - every little helps - lol

T xx