Is M&S much more expensive than Asda?

And yet ironically, teenage boys would benefit the most from a better diet

I’m on a tight budget but am noticing that for many essentials, M&S is not much more expensive than say Tesco or Sainsb and the quality is great. For staples and household supplies, bread, pasta, nuts, chocolate, biscuits, flour etc you can’t beat Lidl.

I think it depends on who you are feeding .

when I had teenage boys at home I could not have afforded to feed them by shopping at M+S.

Now I am mostly shopping for 1 or 2 adults it is better as the quality is amazing and you can get some good offers.

I’d say M &S are more expensive than Asda but you get what you pay for. I use Ocado and get a mix of Ocado and M&S brands.

Tesco has improved. I had stopped using it for a couple of years but was impressed with the price and quality when I went the other day.

Some of the things like fish cakes are really good value too and their gluten free fish fingers ( freezer) I find are actually better than non gluten free -really nice and chunky!! ( around £3.50)

Only if you buy ready meals , in the same way as you can buy ready meals in any supermarket . @KierBeTripping i do 75% of my shopping at M&S , I don’t find it overly expensive and it is excellent quality

I like Sainsbury’s by the way

The ready meals are extortionate but yummy
If you can resist those, I don’t think there’s a lot in it
However, they don’t give you any loyalty points

I do my weekly shop with Ocado, so a mixture of M&S and Ocado own brands. We are a 3 adult household and I spend £70 a week (I might top up bread and milk at lidl). The quality is much better than Asda and use by dates seem to be longer.

M&S fresh stuff is the tastiest in UK if supermarket (Ocado also)…but it’s so expensive therefore (for us) we buy less, and don’t waste anything - because we appreciate the taste so much (and know it’s blooming expensive), we will always make the effort to use - also buy stuff like a gammon to roast - you get a lot of sliced ham for the money

Cleaning.

@KierBeTripping , Asda is the poorest quality supermarket in my experience. M& S is much more expensive if you buy everything there. Some strategic shopping between them all is usually the best plan.

It will be dearer but £50 extra on a weekly shop is absolute bs.

I don't often shop at Asda but I get quite a lot at M&S. The ready meals are not to my taste, very rich and far too salty and sugary. I like their fish, chicken, fruit and veg, cold meat and bakery. I use Morrison's and I think the price is similar. The best supermarket is Aldi for basics and their ready meals and things like tempura chicken and kievs are really good.

Clowning stuff??

Asda is by far the worst supermarket in my opinion.
I o a combo of Tesco and aldi.

Exactly the same. The fruit and veg lasts sooo much longer and tastes way better

I shop in Tesco and don't personally have any issues. I find their fruit good. I used to use Asda, but the fruit and veg are rubbish.

I couldn't afford M&S for a weekly shop, though I'll occasionally go in for a treat.

It doesn't sound much but that's one meal not including meat or fish so hardly representative. And you need 7 meals a week plus lunches, snacks, cleaning stuff. It's soon going to add up. I shop mainly in Aldi with odd bits in Sainsbury's. Never had any issues with Aldi fruit and veg. Just pick it carefully when you shop. I've just as often had mouldy raspberries at the bottom of a tub from Sainsbury's. (Ie ocassionally)

Flash sales? What’s this? Feel like I’m missing out.

Make good use of the flash sales at the end of the checkout process for your meat and I don't think there's that much of a difference.

It won't bankrupt you if you only buy items with big yellow stickers on them. I do understand, though, M&S food is delicious, which is why it's so pricey. You get what you pay for. While ASDA is cheap, there are some things that M&S just does better. Most of it probably comes from the same distribution warehouse anyway.

I do a mix of M&S and Waitrose for fresh stuff as like certain things from both and buy branded tins , basics and stuff like butter at Sainsbury’s - with M&S and Waitrose I’m lucky to have both on doorstep whereas I don’t actually have an Aldi and the Lidl is grim ( not saying they all are but this one is) I think the secret with Waitrose and M&S is I take full use of yellow stickers and I mentally plan meals, I also don’t buy snacky stuff like cakes, biscuits, sweets or tiny pots of things in the deli section ( I used too but stopped it) I buy mist fruit and veg there too with a bit from our indoor market and a guy who has a local farm - give it a try OP, lots of basic things are very well priced eggs, tinned soup, packs of rice, very good quality sausages etc -

I’m single no kids so I do have more time admittedly but fortnightly I do:

• fish, mince, fruit, veg at the local market first thing in the morning - am in and out in 45 mins max
• raw king prawns, steak, Parmesan, tinned toms and beans at Lidl
• a few treats and basics at M&S. I don’t do traditional ready meals as I used to be a chef and I can knock quick things up easy, but I pick up a couple of things like their sous vide roast lamb as they are good portion sizes for a singleton.

We got the m and s pizza deal for tea last night….2 fresh pizzas and 2 sides ( we got halloumi fries and breaded mushrooms) ….that fed 4 of us….was lovely…12 quid….I think that’s ok