Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

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

413 replies

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

OP posts:
Thread gallery
8
Getonwitit · 28/09/2024 10:10

Ukrainebaby23 · 28/09/2024 09:37

Standard sadly.

Show quote history

Just seen Blitz ln the Original Factory shop 3 rolls for £4.

Cherrysoup · 28/09/2024 10:02

KnottedTwine · 26/09/2024 22:49

Asda has just put their basics/essential natural fat-free yoghurt up from 35p for 500ml to 55p for 500ml.

Still not expensive, but that is one hell of a rise in % terms.

Has it? Bugger, that’s a frequent buy for the dogs, standard for settling stomachs if they’ve overdone the grass.

Cherrysoup · 28/09/2024 09:55

Livinginaclock · 26/09/2024 20:18

Probably knits her own from chickpeas.

Show quote history

🤣

C0lintgeCaterpillar · 28/09/2024 09:53

Ukrainebaby23 · 28/09/2024 09:44

Aldi fruit and veg is very variable store to store in my experience, presumably due to storage conditions.
I'm lucky my local and favourite Aldi has fabulous fruit and veg, last longer than Asda and cheaper and better than Morrisons.
If the Aldi you usually use doesn't provide great fruit and veg, try a different Aldi before you give up.

Show quote history

That would involve driving longer and spending more on petrol.. I have switched to Sainsbury’s and Aldi match and honestly don’t spend any more. It’s better for the environment too which Aldi scores low in., They sell Ecover, recycled toilet paper, better packaging and better quality meat and eggs which are low welfare at Aldi.

Julen7 · 28/09/2024 09:51

Cadbury’s hot chocolate £4.50 in Tesco, I can remember when it was £2 something.

Meandthecats · 28/09/2024 09:50

Greenbanana7 · 26/09/2024 20:05

Over £7 in Aldi, used to be about £4

Same price In Spain!

susiedaisy1912 · 28/09/2024 09:48

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.

Because not all of us get pay rises like yours.

Ukrainebaby23 · 28/09/2024 09:44

Garlictest · 28/09/2024 06:03

Aldi fruit/ veg not lasting - Good lord, I avoid buying fruit there because it never ripens 😂 Yesterday I ate an apple that's been in the fridge for two months, it was just ready to eat!

On the plus side, my crispy salad that I opened four days ago and is three days out of date is still fresh. Your Aldi can't be getting its produce from Immortal Farms like mine.

Aldi fruit and veg is very variable store to store in my experience, presumably due to storage conditions.
I'm lucky my local and favourite Aldi has fabulous fruit and veg, last longer than Asda and cheaper and better than Morrisons.
If the Aldi you usually use doesn't provide great fruit and veg, try a different Aldi before you give up.

Ukrainebaby23 · 28/09/2024 09:40

Messen · 26/09/2024 20:35

I love the idea that your average salary has risen by the same magnitude as £95k to £150k.

I am in the public sector in a highly specialist but not very promotable role and my pay has deflated in real terms over the last five years.

I actually earn less than I did 10 years ago due to loss of out of hours payments.

Ukrainebaby23 · 28/09/2024 09:37

Comedycook · 26/09/2024 20:20

Four rolls of kitchen roll.

£8

Standard sadly.

Meandthecats · 28/09/2024 09:36

Dried porcini £3 for 10g makes them £300 per kg

Angrywife · 28/09/2024 09:32

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.

While here in public services we had a pay freeze for neigh on 10yrs and our pay increase the last 2yrs has been a lump sum offer of around £1400.

Go you 🙄

OnlyFrench · 28/09/2024 08:44

Fruit and prices in France vary by season, cauliflowers between one Euro and 7.50!

Tumbleweed101 · 28/09/2024 08:38

Nana4 · 26/09/2024 20:57

The “5p” bag charge is now 30p

Show quote history

They were always going to make profit on this over time. As soon as a charge gets put on anything it quickly rises.

I took a trip to the US last year and it felt strange being able to help yourself to carrier bags, like going back in time!

The prices I really noticed lately are toothpaste, oil and chocolate. I’m almost at a point of giving up on chocolate because the bars are so tiny these days. I’d rather pay more and have an occasional treat for a traditional sized bar.

JohnTheRevelator · 28/09/2024 08:28

Santina · 28/09/2024 08:16

We have a place in the South of France, a cauliflower in the supermarket there is €5. I was gobsmacked the first time I saw it this year, it does fluctuate strangely. Sometimes it's cheaper, not very often though.

That's about £4.18?! I thought the cauliflowers priced at £3.99 in the corner shop near me were a piss take but you've trumped that!

JohnTheRevelator · 28/09/2024 08:25

Livinginaclock · 26/09/2024 20:18

Probably knits her own from chickpeas.

Show quote history

😂😂😂

Santina · 28/09/2024 08:16

We have a place in the South of France, a cauliflower in the supermarket there is €5. I was gobsmacked the first time I saw it this year, it does fluctuate strangely. Sometimes it's cheaper, not very often though.

Bjorkdidit · 28/09/2024 08:13

DreamW3aver · 28/09/2024 07:53

What butter are you all buying?

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/290921181?srsltid=AfmBOoq4jzDcT73ex-YC_BleYUFa8PEEWjqd_cUhq6th2oqSPTNHOSZi

Show quote history

It's the MN way. Buy the most expensive thing they can find in the most expensive shop available then complain that 'life is expensive' and 'their money doesn't go very far'.

RareFatball · 28/09/2024 08:09

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.

So your cleaners wage has risen by £6 an hour over last 5 years but yours has risen by over £25 per hour over last 5 years. Yet you cannot see how this difference impacts those on the lower earning scale when prices have risen so much?

ViciousCurrentBun · 28/09/2024 08:09

@PeggyMitchellsCameo An American firm now own Cadburys and they changed the recipe for dairy milk. There was a flurry in the press about it at the time, possible your beloved treat has changed recipe as well.

DreamW3aver · 28/09/2024 07:53

whoputallofthatthere · 27/09/2024 20:39

I commented to someone on exactly this the other day! A couple of years ago a block of own-brand butter was £1.50 at most. £3 is a ridiculous price.

Show quote history

What butter are you all buying?

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/290921181?srsltid=AfmBOoq4jzDcT73ex-YC_BleYUFa8PEEWjqd_cUhq6th2oqSPTNHOSZi

ObsidianTree · 28/09/2024 07:15

Yorkshire teabags. Can't remember how much exactly but about £12-£15 for a bag of 600. Tetley does the bags for about £6.50 ish, but their teabags now are as strong as dirty dishwater. Have started buying red label Aldi or liidl teabags. Surprisingly a decent strong cuppa.

mitogoshigg · 28/09/2024 07:09

Pukka teabags were £3 a box but regularly 2 for £4 until under 2 years ago, now they are £5 a box and rarely a promo

MrsChestnut · 28/09/2024 07:05

Bjorkdidit · 28/09/2024 04:06

Butter is available in just about any normal supermarket for less than £2, including M&S. It would be quite rare to have to pay £3 a block.

I was in a Tesco recently and every single bottle in the spirits aisle was encased in a security bag.

In our Co-op all of the spirits are in dummy bottles and you have to ask them to bring one out for you when you get to the till! And all the cheese/meat (even sausages)/butter/baby formula are in security cases. A few weeks ago they were ram raided for the cash machine and they’ve said they won’t be replacing it. And this is in a “naice” area of the UK in an affluent village.

It’s actually really sad, people must be so desperate

HRTQueen · 28/09/2024 07:02

i bought olive oil from Lidl the other day it was £5.50 (or around that) I am sure earlier this year about £4.50 used to be £3.90 ish

do Lidl prices vary

I buy bin bags at the local sells everything shop they are £1.99 and better than all the supermarkets.

Swipe left for the next trending thread