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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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Blingismything · 26/09/2024 22:04

Six pack of red Coke £5.75

Blahblahgoat · 26/09/2024 22:04

Bag of chopped walnuts in Waitrose. £7.20

Differentstarts · 26/09/2024 22:03

Me googling tea pigs as feeling like the only person on this planet who has never heard of them

ThinWomansBrain · 26/09/2024 22:03

M&S chilled pink lemonade (other options available) 1/2 litre, £2.60
M&S pink lemonade (other options available) 1 litre, 99p

RosesAndHellebores · 26/09/2024 22:03

Does anybody pay full price for Azeera?

HauntedBungalow · 26/09/2024 22:02

JohnnyRememberMe · 26/09/2024 20:14

What do you use instead of bin bags?

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Personally I take the rubbish out with my hands and bury it in my back garden. Then when I get hungry I dig it up.

Oh no, wait, that's foxes.

jjblack · 26/09/2024 22:01

Maple syrup £6.45 in Tesco!

Extrathpecial · 26/09/2024 22:01

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PadstowGirl · 26/09/2024 22:01

Tomatina · 26/09/2024 20:54

Teapigs have always had stupid prices. What I can't understand is who the hell buys them?

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I help in a food hub and we always have a big supply of tea pigs.

thesoundofwildgeese · 26/09/2024 21:59

A bottle of Persil Bio Laundry Detergent Liquid 1.431L is now £9 in Tesco.

Their own brand Colour Bio Liquid Detergent Super Concentrated 60w 1.5 L, which works perfectly well, is only £3.39.

Differentstarts · 26/09/2024 21:59

Getonwitit · 26/09/2024 21:53

I read somewhere that there is only about 200kg of Manuka honey produced a year, not enough to export !

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Well they sell it in British supermarkets so they must be exporting it 💁‍♀️

StormingNorman · 26/09/2024 21:58

TinySaltLick · 26/09/2024 19:58

I bet they were good bin bags though, what were they made of - angora wool?

I do love a good strong bin bag. Paid £3.80 for 10 last time. It’s my everyday luxury 😂

Aerialpigeon · 26/09/2024 21:58

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next to corned beef…. You can eat it on Tuesdays

Youllnevergetabetterbitofbutteronyourknife · 26/09/2024 21:57

@ConstantlyFuriosa I'm the same; I only use Regina Blitz and only when you can get three rolls for £4.75 😂

Scentedjasmin · 26/09/2024 21:57

Bottle of Greek Olive Oil £16 from Sainsbury's today. Used to be £8. That said, 250g of bitter is down to £1.75, instead of the higher price that it used to be.

Elphame · 26/09/2024 21:57

Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 21:20

Baked beans are another. 2 pounds for a tin?!?!

Where on earth are you shopping? Waitrose own brand ( much nicer than any of the branded ones) are 55p a tin or 4 for £1.90. Even their fancy Duchy Organic are £1 a tin

onwardandupwards · 26/09/2024 21:55

The local village shop today has had new freezers installed where you can buy individual frozen items for £1 each, items included fish fingers, yorkshire puddings, a small bit of frozen cookie dough and a mini pizza slice. I don't think they are going to sell much, same shop is £1.99 for 2 pints of milk.

DreamW3aver · 26/09/2024 21:54

HalloweenGrinch · 26/09/2024 21:29

I wish I could edit. "Profiteering in which food producers engage" would be better!

Why can't you edit?

Xtraincome · 26/09/2024 21:54

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Heavy duty black bin bags
They're long and black and slender

ConstantlyFuriosa · 26/09/2024 21:54

BashfulClam · 26/09/2024 21:42

Black bin bag song, you’ll sing it anytime you hear ‘black bin bags’

That’s hilarious. Thanks for the ear worm! I must revisit Phoenix Nights; it was so funny.

Getonwitit · 26/09/2024 21:53

Differentstarts · 26/09/2024 21:45

It will be manuka honey it's really expensive because it can only be made in new Zealand and only about 2 months of the year. Iv never tried it as I wouldn't pay it but it's supposed to be full of antioxidants and stuff. It's like a very specialised honey 🍯

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I read somewhere that there is only about 200kg of Manuka honey produced a year, not enough to export !

LittleChilliBean · 26/09/2024 21:53

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

Not recent and not in the UK but I once paid the equivalent of £20 for 6 sorry looking sprouts in Thailand.

Getonwitit · 26/09/2024 21:49

AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 26/09/2024 21:34

@Extrathpecial

thanks!

sadly I was well 'around' in 2000 (30 ish) but I've never seen it!!

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Oh you have missed a classic, one of the best shows of the time.

headstone · 26/09/2024 21:48

I’ve seen fajita box kits for over a fiver. It’s literally just a few bits of bread , a small bag of spices and a ketchup type thing inside.

ConstantlyFuriosa · 26/09/2024 21:47

BobbyBiscuits · 26/09/2024 21:32

My local co-op seems to get raided daily by determined and professional shoplifters. They just walk in and empty the booze shelves. Also the self service till doesn't notice if you forget to scan. No wonder it's so expensive!

Actually, I’m usually very down on the Co Op for their overpricing, but read something today that said they’ve lost something ridiculous like 40 million quid this year alone from shoplifting. There was a picture of yobs trying to break down the door to get in while the staff tried to hold them back.

Lots of staff have been assaulted and the thieves are absolutely blatant. So upon reflection maybe that’s why put up the prices or they need to get super hardcore security guards rather than let the staff deal with it. If I worked at the Co op I’d want Danger Money.