Claims that Sainsburys are more expensive than Waitrose

Quite Lots of items have been the result of stealth packaging this past month the cat treats that I buy for my Oliver has been reduced from 5 packets per box to 4 and still the same price so many crafty things to look out for out there when shopping.

I always use Sainsburys and my Nectar card I am fortunate to have a family discount card so even when I get Nectar discount I then get 20% discount for having a family card I would be stupid to shop anywhere else .

I do a mixture of shopping between Morrisons and Sainsburys. It is well worth subscribing to their loyalty cards for the best discounts.
The figures quoted seem very high - what is a "big" shop? That would be more than I would spend in a month?

I’ve felt that Sainsbury’s is expensive for some time now.
I shop at Ocado /Lidl /Aldi , occasionally Tesco or Asda, usually online for the majority of the time as I hate shopping.
I cancelled my Which subscription Quokka, I only had it when I needed to make some big purchases.

I think comparison of prices in different supermarket can obviously be broadly useful - but there are other factors too. Whether the shop will deliver and for how much and / or how near the shop is and whether there is a car park / bus route. Some larger packets of items are often cheaper, but may not be cost effective for just one or two people. The range of - for example - vegetarian or organic foods may vary in different supermarkets.

Alice75 The 'Which' survey is very narrowly and strictly defined as We track the prices of up to 200 branded and own-label products every day over the course of a month to work out the average cost per item. The contents vary from month to month and might include anything from Andrex toilet paper and Lurpak butter to own-label bread and Heinz baked beans.

To be comparable a survey has to standard from survey to survey and year to year. Personal decisions of what supermarket to use will be governed by other factors, but distance from a shop, for example, is personal to every household. My convenient store may be very inconvenient for you and household sizes vary.

But as a broad brush national survey of prices for comparable products the 'Which survey is as good as any, and armed with that you can then incorporate it with all your personal factors to make the best decision for you.

I, for example, do all my shopping in Waitrose. It has in the past been considered expensive, but local Waitrose is a reasonable size, not too large, and is in the town centre, so any extra price I pay I consider worthwhile for being able to shop quickly and also be able to access all the other town centre facilities from shops, Bulding Society, hair dresser and even the local museum, while I am parked for free in the Waitrose car park.

But those other factors are personal to me and, even my next door neighbour may shop elsewhere for equally valid and different reasons.