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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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Differentstarts · 26/09/2024 21:45

MigGril · 26/09/2024 20:35

Well we did spot a jar of Honey in tesco the other week which was security tagged and around £30 😲.
Could quite believe it I mean yes it must have been some special Honey, but our local Honey from the butchers is only £5.50. For the same size jar, which I think is a good price for local Honey.

I have noticed them putting the stacks in the meat section in security boxes now. But I've no idea how much they are.

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 🍯

Leverpool · 26/09/2024 21:44

BashfulClam · 26/09/2024 21:42

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

😂

BashfulClam · 26/09/2024 21:43

skyandocean · 26/09/2024 21:40

Kitchen roll I forgot the brand name as it's one I would never buy but my goodness £8!! What does it do that the Aldi extra thick one doesn't, it's under £3
I always say go dh, I want to know the type of people that pay for the £8 roll

I used to work with a woman who bought expensive ones whereas I buy the cheapest and I wipe stuff up and throw it away.

BashfulClam · 26/09/2024 21:42

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

skyandocean · 26/09/2024 21:40

Kitchen roll I forgot the brand name as it's one I would never buy but my goodness £8!! What does it do that the Aldi extra thick one doesn't, it's under £3
I always say go dh, I want to know the type of people that pay for the £8 roll

MooFroo · 26/09/2024 21:39

ConstantlyFuriosa · 26/09/2024 21:35

I was coming on here to say a Plenty 3 pack at Ocado is £7.25 which is bad enough, but £4.90 for one?! Fucking hell! It’s not as good as it used to be either. Quite a bit smaller and flimsier. I’ve switched to Regina Blitz but only when it’s on offer. The sheets are massive and you can tear them down the middle for smaller jobs. Which makes me sound like a weird miser but needs must and all that.

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@ConstantlyFuriosa I try to score the large rolls in half lengthwise with a kitchen knife so I end up with 2 x half sheets which are easy to rip off

do it 2/3 times over the lifetime of the roll -

autienotnaughty · 26/09/2024 21:36

Asda

Olive oil £8.50

Track suit bottoms £5

How is it more expensive to buy oil than clothing??!!

ConstantlyFuriosa · 26/09/2024 21:35

ToRecordOnlyWater · 26/09/2024 21:23

One roll of Plenty kitchen roll was £4.90 at the village where I work. We use it at the shop I work at (for wiping down tattoos so can’t have cheap shit kitchen roll). We ended up switching to Asda’s brand as it was strong and a lot less extortionate! We were using three full rolls some days!

At the little Co Op where I live Cathedral City cheese is currently on offer at £2.50, but there’s only about 3 on the shelf…because they’re all in giant plastic security cases. Bizarre.

I was coming on here to say a Plenty 3 pack at Ocado is £7.25 which is bad enough, but £4.90 for one?! Fucking hell! It’s not as good as it used to be either. Quite a bit smaller and flimsier. I’ve switched to Regina Blitz but only when it’s on offer. The sheets are massive and you can tear them down the middle for smaller jobs. Which makes me sound like a weird miser but needs must and all that.

Hardknocks · 26/09/2024 21:35

Not a supermarket but the shop within the I used to work at sold PLAIN hobnobs (a standard packet) for £4.75. All the others were relatively normal prices!

AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 26/09/2024 21:35

BashfulClam · 26/09/2024 21:21

It’s the black bin bag song from phoenix nights.

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@BashfulClam

thank you too!

Alohamo · 26/09/2024 21:34

Co-op again here.. £4.75 for a box of Rice Krispies! Agree with previous posts that they seem to be hit very hard with shoplifters where we are so making up the losses with breakfast cereal apparently!

Hippee · 26/09/2024 21:34

xboxforlife · 26/09/2024 20:21

co op has always been ridiculously priced for everything might as well get it delivered from Waitrose off Uber eats

There's a whole other thead about all the amazing Co-op deals there are at the moment. I love the Co-op. I shop at Lidl and top up at the Co-op.

AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 26/09/2024 21:34

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@Extrathpecial

thanks!

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

8misskitty8 · 26/09/2024 21:34

Haddock fish fingers. £4.25 for 10 in
Andrex 9 toilet rolls £6.50
Heinz soup £1.70
All in Tesco.

Getonwitit · 26/09/2024 21:34

LoobyDoop2 · 26/09/2024 20:01

Must be to balance out the fact that everyone uses their carrier bags to line the compost bin, so the 5p charge does absolutely nothing to deter people from using them. I actually go to the Co-op specially to stock up on carrier bags for the compost bin.

So do i, bought 10 today as our co-op is closing for 5 weeks.

ObliviousCoalmine · 26/09/2024 21:33

FreeSausages · 26/09/2024 20:02

Teapigs teabags £9.15!!!

Where the fuck are you shopping?!

AmberAlert86 · 26/09/2024 21:32

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.

Lol who's wages actually inflated?
Are you still in the same job as 5 years ago?
Also, what do you do if its not a secret?

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!

liquidsquidli · 26/09/2024 21:31

About a year ago

Kitchen rolls in Asda £5.25 for 2

I was gobsmacked!

AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 26/09/2024 21:31

Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 21:20

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

@Greenlabelss

well, people who need to be more careful about how much they spend (lucky for you that they don't) they'd buy them elsewhere. I don't (yet) need to be too careful & don't have much storage space (to buy in bulk) so I just bought the 4 pack @ under £4.

the bigger tray (per tin) were much cheaper, but I just don't have the storage space.

Nor am I supposed to eat them, so 4 is more than enough!

floppybit · 26/09/2024 21:29

Comedycook · 26/09/2024 20:20

Four rolls of kitchen roll.

£8

Price of kitchen roll lately is fucking unbelievable, it's become a luxury item!

HalloweenGrinch · 26/09/2024 21:29

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

HalloweenGrinch · 26/09/2024 21:28

Olive harvests have been decimated by disease and poor weather conditions, so the increase in price is nothing to do with the blatant profiteering that processed food producers charge.

I am not buying Pukka tea bags at £5 a box much as I love them. They are on sale at at Waitrose currently at £3.50.

Pooeyskewy · 26/09/2024 21:28

Livinginaclock · 26/09/2024 20:18

Probably knits her own from chickpeas.

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This comment has made me laugh..the dog has jumped off the bed in fright😂

Devilsmommy · 26/09/2024 21:24

Nana4 · 26/09/2024 20:57

The “5p” bag charge is now 30p

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60p in Morrisons the robbing bastards