Asda Shopping cart, with basics.

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Not sure how to word or phrase this other than its asdas promoting their basic brands , a trolley full for around £30.77

I figured fellow mumsnetters will debate your perspectives, on the promotion.

I wouldn't say shameful. Asda aren't responsible for solving the financial crisis but they've chucked some low cost stuff out for their own advertising that helps some others a bit.
It's purely basics

How is it shameful for a business to put together a large range, larger than any other supermarket, of a vast variety of foods for a lower price? Links to the full range have been posted at least twice to show it includes a much wider variety of foods than just those shown in the trolley.

@Kindofcrunchy calm down you don't have to buy or eat 'this crap' Jees there's always one.

I'm sure us poor people are bright enough to know that Asda was merely showing an example of what's in their range, I'm well aware that you can also buy fruit and veg.

Yes, but it is what a lot of families buy anyway.

You mean I'm allowed to buy things that aren't in the trolley? Phew! That's a relief.

Seriously. Whys everyone do worked up about it, asda have rebranded their 'smart price' range and are advertising it. That's all.
Tesco did the same a few years ago.

And FWIW my DC don't eat porridge because it's rank and even if they did they'd still want crisps. A pot of porridge would get them bullied if it was in their lunch box.

Seriously. Whys everyone do worked up about it, asda have rebranded their 'smart price' range and are advertising it.

It's the implication that you can buy a full shop for that amount. Yeah it's a trolley full of food which is fantastic value but it's not a full shop.

Bloody hell, these shops really can't do anything right can they? It's an advertising example, that's it. No need for knickers to be in a knot over it.

Are they implying that though? I don't think they are. They are just saying "all this is £30"
I've seen the same in other shops, where they compare prices across the supermarkets.

I also think it's a bit of a reach to go from a trolley of food illustrating a new range to 'this food will feed a family for a week' as there is nothing to suggest that this is what they are claiming.

When we were on the breadline the last thing I thought about was nutrition
I had to buy the cheapest of everything
Sometimes we got lucky but I was just grateful I had something to feed my family
Let's not judge

For lots of families, that is a full shop.

Quite a lot of the products aren't healthy, but if there's products you'd normally buy in the trolley, it gives you the option of buying them at a cheaper price - if I had an Asda near me, I'd certainly be looking at the price of the chickpeas and what looks to be toilet roll - eggs are healthy but they're probably from caged birds and in plastic box, but for more people it's becoming the case that their priority is feeding their household as healthily as they can.

Heart my point is that in my personal experience (10 years volunteering at a Food Bank) I have never been asked for porridge oats. Yes, I am sure some people love porridge, we all know it's good for us etc etc but it's the 'people putting items in the Food Bank that they like themselves' mentality that I am trying to highlight. I am sure many mumsnetters enjoy porridge, granola, muesli etc for breakfast but this is not the sort of product that is being asked for at my local FB. And I don't want to be a judgmental, patronising snob by making up a wholesome parcel of food for people who are so desperate for food that they have to use a FB. I want to give them food that they will eat and enjoy not what I think 'is good for them'.

I've said this so many times on FB threads but each FB is different so please check with your own local FB what food is actually useful if you are donating.