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To ask the most insanely priced supermarket item you’ve seen lately? Bet you can’t beat this

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 19:56

Co-op, bin bags £5.90

i know co op is notoriously a piss take but seriously?

another was Tesco, cooking oil, £9

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mrshoho · 26/09/2024 22:23

Cheese is a precious commodity these days!

To ask the most insanely priced supermarket item you’ve seen lately? Bet you can’t beat this
ConstantlyFuriosa · 26/09/2024 22:22

workingtowards · 26/09/2024 22:08

One red pepper for £3.70 from Ocado.

😱

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Thumberline · 26/09/2024 22:21

I live in France, and this week in a Carrefour witnessed a single (not especially big) aubergine for over €5

notprincehamlet · 26/09/2024 22:21

One red pepper for £3.70 from Ocado
Unless that thing's the size of a tennis court that is madness Shock

toomuchcardboard · 26/09/2024 22:20

Note the price per kilo😁

To ask the most insanely priced supermarket item you’ve seen lately? Bet you can’t beat this
mrshoho · 26/09/2024 22:20

Phen0menon · 26/09/2024 20:21

Yes stuff has gone up. But a hell of a lot of wages have too.5 years ago my cleaner charged £11 an hour.... now she charged £17. 5 years ago I earned £95k now I earn £150k.

Wage inflation goes hand in hand with rising prices. I don't really get why people are surprised.

Hello Mari-Antoinette, is that you?

Messen · 26/09/2024 22:18

The really odd thing to me is that now M&S food is only very marginally dearer than eg Sainsbury and Tesco on a good portion of their stuff. Not ready meals , fruit or veg or bakery items but other stuff like cleaning products, sauces, pre-cooked rice, niche jarred foods. And the quality is brilliant.

Not a supermarket but I was in B&Q today where a bag of shitty kiln dried logs was £8 per bag, so £24 for 3 bags. 3 years ago it was 3 bags for £15, cash terms increase of 60%.

They also wanted a heinous £48 for a 2.5l tub of trade dulux eggshell. Absolutely insane. Even their shitty own brand one is £25.

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Come rip with me and tear with me
and rip with me, right now

strawberryshortcakescat · 26/09/2024 22:16

Weetabix 72 pack £8.
Wtf?

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 22:14

Fluffybagel · 26/09/2024 22:09

I find the cost of Heinz ketchup extortionate! It’s £4 in every shop near me.

@Fluffybagel i used to buy it all the time. Can’t bring myself to spend nearly a fiver on it though!

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ConstantlyFuriosa · 26/09/2024 22:14

OK, so this isn’t a supermarket item but I’ve been thinking it for years and here seems like sort of the right place to say it.

Really expensive candles. Like a Jo Mallone one for £350* currently on sale in John Lewis. I mean, what the actual fuck! You’re burning £350 - might as well chuck £20 on the fire each time you light it.

*Shades of Hygge Tygge there.

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 22:13

workingtowards · 26/09/2024 22:08

One red pepper for £3.70 from Ocado.

@workingtowards this is absolutely fucking outrageous. What absolute dickhead is buying this and thereby endorsing it?

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redalex261 · 26/09/2024 22:12

Thank you @JohnnyRememberMe , I too am wondering just what @llamali used instead of bin bags!

WonderingWanda · 26/09/2024 22:12

Small jar of instant coffee £5.59

Fluffybagel · 26/09/2024 22:09

I find the cost of Heinz ketchup extortionate! It’s £4 in every shop near me.

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ThinWomansBrain · 26/09/2024 22:09

Also M&S - not cost (well it was £8.75 for a part meal for two people) slow cooked beef bourguignon - I checked the date to make sure it would keep in the fridge for a couple of days - 10 October, nearly 3 weeks.
that went back on the shelf.

workingtowards · 26/09/2024 22:08

One red pepper for £3.70 from Ocado.

To ask the most insanely priced supermarket item you’ve seen lately? Bet you can’t beat this
LBFseBrom · 26/09/2024 22:08

I've just found Co-op 4p bin bags on a roll for £1.65.
I can't say I've ever found the Co-op to be particularly expensive and I browse all the supermarkets for my deliveries.

Regarding cooking oil from Tesco, price varies according to what type and size. That's the same anywhere surely.

ConstantlyFuriosa · 26/09/2024 22:07

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A recipe learnt from a school friend many years ago.

Mashed potato with chopped up corned beef covered in Heinz cream of tomato soup. Try it, it’s lush. You can thank me later.

Differentstarts · 26/09/2024 22:05

Freddo 30p absolute madness 😠

fashionqueen0123 · 26/09/2024 22:05

Think retailers are taking the mick now. It was the whole cost of living thing but now I think it’s just them taking advantage. Stuff is massively leaping up in price still. It hasn’t stopped. They will use any excuse possible

showmethegin · 26/09/2024 22:05

Phen0menon · 26/09/2024 20:21

Yes stuff has gone up. But a hell of a lot of wages have too.5 years ago my cleaner charged £11 an hour.... now she charged £17. 5 years ago I earned £95k now I earn £150k.

Wage inflation goes hand in hand with rising prices. I don't really get why people are surprised.

Sue grey is that you?

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