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What’s happened to supermarket prices today?

308 replies

Happydoingitjusttheonce · 18/11/2017 18:59

Went to Tesco and coop today and there’s a noticeable increase in prices on almost everything. What’s happened, or is it just my perception?

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isseywithcats · 18/11/2017 19:03

no its not i said the same thing at aldis today did more or less the same shopping i do every week and from the beginning of this year the total has crept up bit by bit, what was around £60 in january is now coming to around £80

Catalufa · 18/11/2017 19:04

It’s Brexit. The pound is weak since the referendum so imports are more expensive.

listsandbudgets · 18/11/2017 19:04

Havent been shopping today but I do know that the thought of buying butter horrifies me now. Its suddenly extortionate.

I think everything seems to be trickling upwards

Frouby · 18/11/2017 19:06

I only noticed it in roll on deodorant. Usually a good choice in wilkos for about a quid but apart from one they were all £2 +. Reckon it's so they can discount heavily from black friday onwards.

I was going to start my Christmas shopping this weekend but am going to wait I think.

DotDashBeep · 18/11/2017 19:07

Christmas.

Biber · 18/11/2017 19:07

As the former Sainsbury's CEO said 'Shoppers are in the dark about the brexit effect' www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40530700

Allabitmuchisntit · 18/11/2017 19:08

I've just paid £1.60 for butter.
Thinner spreading this week me thinks.

deepestdarkestperu · 18/11/2017 19:08

Brexit.

BeerBaby · 18/11/2017 19:15

Definitely brexit and this is just the beginning! Once interest rates really get going, and they will go up, the increase in costs across the board will hurt. Especially mortgages.

DH and df are business/financial brains and everything they've said has happened in the last ten years. Their predictions for the next ten are bleak in terms of disposal income and the cost of living. Their advice is get your mortgages down now and you'll bolster the hit. Ignore at your peril.

HaHaHmm · 18/11/2017 19:18

Brexit and corresponding weak pound.

BewareOfDragons · 18/11/2017 19:18

Brexit.

We keep cutting back on what we buy, but still paying just as much due to all the price increases. So depressing.

I can't believe so many people voted for this. :(

TeatimeForTheSoul · 18/11/2017 19:24

Brexit.
If you know any Brexiteers ask if you can go to theirs for dinner to make up for their irresponsible voting Wink

Iamnuts · 18/11/2017 19:25

Colgate toothpaste at Aldi - two weeks ago 79p now 99p. Sign of the times. My regular wine went up by 20p a couple of months ago. Sign of the times Sad

Splinterz · 18/11/2017 19:25

Inflation remains steady at 3%

Petrol/diesel is the one to watch. 1t's 122 a litre down here already

Iamnuts · 18/11/2017 19:26

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ontherightpath · 18/11/2017 19:28

How can brexit be the reason why even uk produced foods (with no import costs) are going up at the same rate? e.g. Rachel's organic butter now £2.00 in Waitrose, it was £1.60 just a few months ago.

MongerTruffle · 18/11/2017 19:29

Supermarkets will be increasing all of their prices to cover their costs, even UK goods,

expatinscotland · 18/11/2017 19:30

Brexit weakened the pound. It never recovered its former level. But instead we all keep being told to 'cut back' and tighten our belts and austerity shite and inflation's already peaked and idiots keep falling for it.

SnowBallsAreHere · 18/11/2017 19:30

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Lazyginger · 18/11/2017 19:31

I spread butter thin these days Sad no more 1/2 pound on toast

expatinscotland · 18/11/2017 19:31

Just wait, Snowball, someone will come on here and scold you for having a car and buying processed food instead of a bag of lentils.

NameChanger22 · 18/11/2017 19:33

It's brexitm, plus businesses taking advantage of brexit, plus prices go up anyway. Prices don't go down ever do they.

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SnowBallsAreHere · 18/11/2017 19:34

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Ta1kinPeace · 18/11/2017 19:34

Brexit
even much UK produced stuff has imported bits
eg plastic packaging
eg milk imported and then turned into other products in the UK
and as the EU nationals start to leave wages will have to rise to get the jobs done
so inflation will climb higher

TeatimeForTheSoul · 18/11/2017 19:37

ontherightpath because we don’t live in isolation, all industries received products from abroad. And who ever heard of companies anticipating economic difficulties to ensure they survive ... oh yeah it’s called forward planning. You can’t even be treated for an illness without using treatments from abroad. Scientific endeavour predicts a counties economic prosperity 10-20 yrs hence, but science is already being decimated by Brexit. Plus, haven’t you seen areas of farming are in crisis as low paid European farm workers desert us after having enough of this British jingoistic nonsense.
Yes I’m a proud European and used to be a proud Brit but since so many people voted to this country ...

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