Tesco, shocking price hike

butterandjam

Shinamae

Occasionally, I will treat myself to a Ginsters pasty for lunch..
They have been £1.95 for a good while now and that’s not on special offer
I have gone today and they have gone up to £2.25p in my opinion a massive increase, needless to say I did not buy it
I seem now just to accept that prices are going to keep going up and up and up but I’m very disgusted at the way they’re going up by so much and so quickly. Seems like the supermarkets have cart Blanche to do what they like And we as consumers are more or less powerless as although we don’t need to buy a new winter coat most of us to find the need to eat. 😠😡

If I had to worry about 30 p, I would not be wasting my money on crap readymade convenience food .

How bloody rude!!!

BlueBelle

Crosstitchfan down Fido! withknobsonit obviously made a mistake and got the wrong thread, easily done

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I am dreading going shopping after the next few weeks.Some of you may remember that I have been a type 1 diabetic for more than 70 years.I have coped with the diet for so long but have now been diagnosed as coeliac.
The thought of having to forego bread and biscuits etc and having to buy gluten free alternatives at three times the price fills me with dread.Even my Aldi unsweetened coffee sachets may contain gluten.
On top of all that my heart condition means no salt or very low salt and only one cup of caffeinated coffee a day.
The only bright spark is that I have been awarded attendance allowance so will be able to afford these inflated prices.

Crosstitchfan down Fido! withknobsonit obviously made a mistake and got the wrong thread, easily done

I'm still reeling from the experience of Nestlè Coffee Mate jumping from 3.35 to 3.85 in a week, Sainsbury.

And a couple of weeks later it was grandiosely 'offered' at 3.45 with a Nectar card.

Gee, thanks for nothing.

Sorry, what has that got to do with anything??

Formby Beach is lovely. with a forest and squirrels as well.

Yes l am fully aware of the genuine reasons why food prices have skyrocketed,and continued to increase on what seems to ne a weekly basis.

However.Since COVID, I think we have really been taken to the cleaners by all of the Food Manufacturers Supermarkets.

It has become a real racket to increase prices whenever the fancy takes them..

Does anybody ever check on the real reasons for these increases?

As for Ginsters Pasties not a great fan. Also our local Coop always seems to have loads of them as reduced prices.

As a Christmas present for myself. I am now saving. up for a tub of Lurpak slightly salted butter.

There is a lot to pay attention to when shopping for everyday none luxury goods.
After price, there is weight -different sizes so hard to compare shop to shop, then there is new recipe -might mean a higher percentage of the cheaper ingredients, and butter in 200g now fast becoming standard.

I loathe anything lite diet reduced fat low calorie and think they should be in dramatically different packaging to the full fat “bad for you” stuff.

I would love it if more tinned products were available in smaller sizes other than baked beans/tomatoes. Probably not profitable.

But despite all the price rises I am in agreement with that statistic though born in ‘61, food for many years took up far far more of my expenditure and I presume everybody else was the same
I don’t snack though and would rather go without and save myself for a good dinner.
Tea though has shot up - but we were warned!

All the cupboards were not laden with extra instant or easy foods even in the early 80s and fridges small.
…but I did always have the means to make a round of rock buns /fairy cakes/jam tarts. Nothing compares. Not even M&S.

But….not many people nipped out for a replacement kettle/toaster/or even an item of bake/cook ware on a whim from a supermarket. These things are SO much cheaper now.

I find Lidl to be cheaper than Aldi (despite the latter’s advert claims) and the quality is excellent. Granted I cannot find everything I need there but at least 90% of my shopping I can, their range of fruit and veg isn't as good as Sainsbury or Tesco. There are no green grocers near me any more sadly so supermarket is my only fruit/ veg option. My forays to Waitrose and M&S are now only occasional and when I feel like treating myself. Everything is now stupidly expensive

libra10

We buy Ginsters pasties at Tesco when they are on offer at approximately £1.50.

This morning we purchased 2 from Home Bargains, at £1 each.

Way to go!👍🏻

Not so much the price rises, as even Aldi has shot up, but the quality at Tesco especially their meat has been poor lately.

Has anyone noticed that Co-op are now doing Aldi price matching now? Their meat quality is much better

Granmarderby10

In fairness butterandjam I would not regard a Ginsters’ Cornish Pasty as crap readymade convenience food.
There are no doubt more authentic recipes and I do prefer a shortcrust version instead of puff pastry -hard to find in supermarkets.
…but the crap readymade convenience food accolade must surely be reserved for MuckDonalds (imo obviously)

DH is a coffee snob, but will be quite happy with McD, especially as it is half the price of the coffee shops.

Their chicken salad is SW friendly and great for a light lunch

madeleine45

I do as much shopping as I can on our local markets held on wednesdays and saturdays. Living alone, I do not want a pack of 6 apples or 10 satsumas from the supermarket. Much better all round as I can have one of each sort of apple if I want and generally mix and max and choosing what suits me. The stall holders get to know you and if something comes in that you like they will tell you that wonderful comice pears are in. Love them and hate conference etc. They are also very helpful, when I am struggling, such as now, as I go to the stall , sit on my buggy and survey all the fruit and veg. I am fair with them and happily wait whilst they serve the queue, then when it is quiet I tell them what I want, they get it out and weigh it and tell me the cost and I pay them when they bring me the parcels. It suits us both, they come to me, and I am happy to wait. So whilst I may not be the customer who spends the most I am a very regular customer and pay them in cash every week.
As my back is very painful and at the moment my knees are awful too, so without my yellow peril scooter couldnt manage to get round the supermarket. I do not like paying extra for a delivery and having to wait in for it too, committing a set time, when the weather may change what I would like to be doing. I have a Tesco Clubcard , dont know why anyone would not have a card to help a b it , and it is my nearest supermarket . I do look around of course and whereas I used to write a shopping list for what I had chosen for dinner, now I tend to make a list of basic things I am out of and then wait and see what is in the reduced bit to find out what I am going to make for dinner!! Usually quite depressing but hurrah on saturday I found a duck in the reduced section and have just had that roasted today for my dinner. Lovely, one of my favourites , but rarely buy it because of the price. When I do have a delivery I have found the drivers are usually very good and will bring things into my kitchen for me. However I stopped ever buying fruit and veg from them as they were a con. Everything would be short dates and no good at all and I would be better choosing from the shop myself, if I hadnt been able to get to the market.

I would do that, but sadly our little fruit shop has closed up, they can’t compete with the three supermarkets nearby.
Our Market place has gone to the wall. Butchers, fruit shop, cheese shop, & bakeries have shut up shop recently- now all beauty shops, vape shops & two Turkish barbers. Outside market was brilliant for bedding, famous brand underwear, slippers & furniture Back in the day. I could mooch for hours. Sadly no more. All gone.

I do as much shopping as I can on our local markets held on wednesdays and saturdays. Living alone, I do not want a pack of 6 apples or 10 satsumas from the supermarket. Much better all round as I can have one of each sort of apple if I want and generally mix and max and choosing what suits me. The stall holders get to know you and if something comes in that you like they will tell you that wonderful comice pears are in. Love them and hate conference etc. They are also very helpful, when I am struggling, such as now, as I go to the stall , sit on my buggy and survey all the fruit and veg. I am fair with them and happily wait whilst they serve the queue, then when it is quiet I tell them what I want, they get it out and weigh it and tell me the cost and I pay them when they bring me the parcels. It suits us both, they come to me, and I am happy to wait. So whilst I may not be the customer who spends the most I am a very regular customer and pay them in cash every week.
As my back is very painful and at the moment my knees are awful too, so without my yellow peril scooter couldnt manage to get round the supermarket. I do not like paying extra for a delivery and having to wait in for it too, committing a set time, when the weather may change what I would like to be doing. I have a Tesco Clubcard , dont know why anyone would not have a card to help a b it , and it is my nearest supermarket . I do look around of course and whereas I used to write a shopping list for what I had chosen for dinner, now I tend to make a list of basic things I am out of and then wait and see what is in the reduced bit to find out what I am going to make for dinner!! Usually quite depressing but hurrah on saturday I found a duck in the reduced section and have just had that roasted today for my dinner. Lovely, one of my favourites , but rarely buy it because of the price. When I do have a delivery I have found the drivers are usually very good and will bring things into my kitchen for me. However I stopped ever buying fruit and veg from them as they were a con. Everything would be short dates and no good at all and I would be better choosing from the shop myself, if I hadnt been able to get to the market.

This is interesting.

[Aldi milk was 1 litre, one time!]

I buy 1 litre Long Life milk cartons for the times when I can't get to the shops for some reason. Usually bought in Sainsbury's.

I sometimes buy Aldi's same product, same price if I'm in there. I don't like how they pour from the cardboard carton so I always decant the milk into a 1 litre plastic container.

Milk from Sainsbury's it's always up to the level of 1 litre, always. But 4 times in total [last one today] the Aldi milk is NOT 1 litre, but obviously short, the level is far too low, very noticeable, although it's printed 1 litre on the carton.

Last time I buy it. Only 69p but still. Not sure who to complain to. Thought it was a faulty batch initially, but, because bought at different times, it's not that.

Asda used to be a good place to shop, my local one has gone very much downhill with the food, and at the same time it's more expensive than it used to be.
Still good value homewares / toiletries / electricals, its just the food that's expensive & not very inspiring.For that store, there's also a congestion charge for many people to get there, whether that has impacted them & what perishables they offer, I don't know.

It’s no wonder shop lifting is through the roof. I was watching on YouTube, people walking into Greggs, helping themselves to sandwiches & drinks, then walking straight out. No wonder everything is sky high, it’s being passed on to us that pay 😩

grannybuy

I was about to post to say that 1 litre of Asda’s own orange juice has gone up hugely in the last few months to £1.74, from £1.25. I was going to say that I now buy Lidl’s at £1.15, but thought I’d check their website, where it appears to be £1.39, so looked back at my Lidl receipt from 20th July, and it was £1.15, therefore it has gone up by fractionally 20%!

I was in Asda last week (I don’t normally shop there, I found it to be very expensive)

springishere

Have you noticed how loo rolls have reduced in size, but cost the same for a pack of 9? You can get "extra large" ones (i.e. the size they used to be) for a few pounds more. Do they think we are idiots and don't notice? The same with packets of biscuits - same price but less biscuits.

Yep noticed the reduced size of certain items springishere 😩

I have Aldi, M&S Food, Tesco and Waitrose all about 7-8 miles away, then Morrisons and Sainsbury’s 10-12 miles away. I use the Trolley app to check prices, especially things I only need every few weeks or months, and write my shopping list to benefit from offers, whilst trying to minimise the miles driven. It’s not perfect but for me it’s worth spending a bit of time looking for the best prices on something I’m going to buy this week or next. I do sometimes then check the price is current on the shop’s own app too. It includes Boots, and eBay shops too.

It’s not as good (I think) as the old MySupermarket website but it helps a little!

It’s not just ‘crap convenience food’ that’s expensive (what a rude post) I had 7 people round for dinner on Sunday. Buying fresh foods cost a small fortune! Meats, veggie options, veg, ingredients to make a dessert, accompaniments and all the other bits and bobs. It must have cost around £80. I think a carvery for all of us wouldn’t have cost much more! And no washing up.

Every week I grumble about it and vow to go elsewhere, but it’s convenient as I can get everything I need there.

I used to do that.
Now it has got so bad, I plan the day going in two supermarkets.
It takes time.
But better that than come out of T esco thinking I had paid £20 or something more than I may have elsewhere, for a week's shop.