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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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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 20:53

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.

@Phen0menon I don’t earn as much as you but very close to. I am really surprised you firstly don’t see that wages haven’t gone up at the same rate as inflation and secondly, that despite the fact you (and I) can easily afford any of these things, you don’t recognise that these supermarkets are actually taking the piss… it has actually been discussed in the FT that cooking oil is massively and disproportionately inflated. Try reading a bit more widely.

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Newrumpus · 26/09/2024 20:53

llamali · 26/09/2024 20:01

Was it a little co-op? In which case it's more of a convenience supermarket? And also bin bags are super shit for the environment.

How does the environmental impact affect the price?

AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 26/09/2024 20:53

Greenbanana7 · 26/09/2024 20:05

Over £7 in Aldi, used to be about £4

@Greenbanana7

anything in particular or do we just guess a random item ? 😂😂😂

Pedallleur · 26/09/2024 20:52

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

Got to pay for those naming rights for the Co op Live arena somehow. Tens of Millions btw

MrsTerryPratchett · 26/09/2024 20:52

notprincehamlet · 26/09/2024 20:51

But a hell of a lot of wages have too
Yeah I feel so spoilt with my 1% pay rise - I might blow the lot on a litre of olive oil

Don't spend it all in one place, now.

notprincehamlet · 26/09/2024 20:51

But a hell of a lot of wages have too
Yeah I feel so spoilt with my 1% pay rise - I might blow the lot on a litre of olive oil

Fgfgfg · 26/09/2024 20:51

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.

In 5 years my wages have gone up £5k and half of that was due to reaching the top of my pay scale, nothing to do with wage inflation.

abbey44 · 26/09/2024 20:51

DontBiteTheCat · 26/09/2024 20:00

Azera coffee - £7.45!

100g tins £8.15 in Sainsbury’s…. They were £7.50 not that long ago.

Roomforapony · 26/09/2024 20:51

Livinginaclock · 26/09/2024 20:18

Probably knits her own from chickpeas.

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🤣🤣🤣

AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 26/09/2024 20:51

llamali · 26/09/2024 20:01

Was it a little co-op? In which case it's more of a convenience supermarket? And also bin bags are super shit for the environment.

@llamali

what do you use in your kitchen?

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 20:50

Comedycook · 26/09/2024 20:20

Four rolls of kitchen roll.

£8

@Comedycook what in the name of Christ is this! I thought 4 quid was a lot!

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SunshinePlease24 · 26/09/2024 20:49

I was coming on to say Olive Oil but I see you've all beaten me to it.
Jelly babies. No idea why.

MrsTerryPratchett · 26/09/2024 20:48

WGACA · 26/09/2024 20:39

Co op bin bags are genuinely the best though.

I assume for that price they recycle for me and take the rubbish out too.

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 20:48

FreeSausages · 26/09/2024 20:02

Teapigs teabags £9.15!!!

@FreeSausages this has made me sad! I love them but certainly won’t be getting them again if they’re that price!

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Leverpool · 26/09/2024 20:48

I really don’t get how people who earn £150k don’t understand how wage inflation hasn’t in fact risen hand in hand with price inflation.

But then I reflect some people who are lacking in intelligence and EQ can still earn that salary as a TikTok influencer, thus requiring neither.

bluecomputerscreen · 26/09/2024 20:43

eggs
5€ for 6 (organic admittedly, but still)

mumda · 26/09/2024 20:43

I want some olive oil but don't feel rich enough to buy some.

ReadingInTheRain583 · 26/09/2024 20:43

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.

Meanwhile some of us have had a pay increase of 39p an hour in the last 5 years!

BunnyLake · 26/09/2024 20:43

Charlie Bingham products always seem really expensive. Lasagne £9.50 for 690g. M&S have one at £7.50(ish) for 1.5kg.

Olive Oil’s gone through the roof.

LivelyGoldOrca · 26/09/2024 20:42

MrsTerryPratchett · 26/09/2024 20:22

Oh my Lord, read the room.

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Best example of someone not getting it that I’ve seen for a while!

FeelingSad2024 · 26/09/2024 20:39

Small pot of own-brand green olives, £4.75, in the Co-Op last week

BurbageBrook · 26/09/2024 20:39

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.

Wages have not kept pace with inflation. Your situation is not everyone's. Get real.

WGACA · 26/09/2024 20:39

Co op bin bags are genuinely the best though.

XenoBitch · 26/09/2024 20:39

A pack of 2 El Paso burrito wrap things over £8 in my local Tesco Express. Ridiculous.