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ASDA - now your are taking the p**s....prices

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earsup · 08/02/2023 21:59

Just took my neighbour to local Asda for a monthly big food shop...wow...she spent about 35% more on the same items compared to last month as she keeps the receipts....some examples of the increases:
sugar up 40p
coffee up 50p
burgers up 47p
crisps up 38p
lentils up 34p

I have noticed that Asda and Lidl seem to be the worst offenders by chucking an extra 40 or 50p onto an item....not even a slow gradual increase...it's bonkers..luckily we are vegan so our bill is lower

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Undertheoldlindentree · 09/02/2023 06:34

I usually buy own brands etc anyway, but often they're out of stock. Not sure if this is a genuine supply/distribution issue, or just because so many people are switching to them. It's weeks since I've been able to buy own brand Rich Tea or Cream Crackers. Shelves are stacked high with McVities and Jacobs at four or five times the price.

flowerycurtain · 09/02/2023 06:35

And o forgot to say my main point - the more expensive supermarkets have better contracts with their suppliers so are more protected from the price rises. We sell to M&S for example. Have done for years. Have a contract price that protects are margin. Aldi buy the same product on the open wholesale market so they're much more subject to volatility and shortages

DurhamDurham · 09/02/2023 06:43

How can you be 'mostly vegan'? You're either vegan or you aren't.
But well done for telling us twice 😆

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user1483387154 · 09/02/2023 06:54

definitely huge increases in food and energy in my EU country, and our food comes in at roughly 30% higher per item than you guys pay (yes directly compared to family in England)

I really hope yours stays proportionately cheaper as I know many people are struggling now .... we just joined a supermarket that sells out of date food which helps a lot.

MarshaBradyo · 09/02/2023 06:56

flowerycurtain · 09/02/2023 06:33

It's not all to do with Brexit. Farmer here. The bread that you are buying at the moment:
The fertiliser to grow it went from £200 a ton to £900 a ton.
The electric to dry the grain went up from around 22ppkwh to 60pkwh
The Labour for the farm staff has gone up 10%
The council tax, water etc for said staff in tied accommodation has gone up by an average of 8%
Chemicals to grow the crop are running at 12% inflation.

Some of the machinery inflation you could put down to Brexit to be fair.

The wheat you're eating now was purchased at £300 a ton rather than £200 it was in 21.

The eggs you buy - 80% of a poultry farmers cost is feed. That's gone up by a third. Labour, electric, medicines all gone up.

Mostly to do with the war I'd say.

Wheat is back down to £220 but inputs remain high so lots of farmers can't cash flow a crop. Lots of poultry producers can't afford to re stock sheds hence the shortages you see in the shops.

Not saying this is ok but clearly there is way more to it than Brexit.

Useful post. I remember seeing a graph for commodities and the increase for most was really sharp

Mylaferret · 09/02/2023 06:56

ssd · 08/02/2023 22:05

I was only posting a few weeks ago about my medium chicken costing £6.67 in asda

Crazy

How much do you think a chickens life is worth, out of interest?

Even at £6.67, what kind of life did the chicken have if that's what it's worth after rearing it, slaughtering, packaging it and transporting it to the shop and paying someone to put it on the shelf? Bearing in mind everyone involved in the process takes a bit of profit. Not much for a life is it?

BellePeppa · 09/02/2023 07:01

Co op is bad as well. They are regularly adding 30, 40, 50p to an item then a couple of weeks later adding more. It seems random and opportunistic to me.

TibetanTerrah · 09/02/2023 07:02

Blinky21 · 08/02/2023 22:55

Blame the Tories, not ASDA

Food prices have gone up in other countries too.

Canada is insane for example right now. A lettuce is $7 (over £4)!!!

Lemonademoney · 09/02/2023 07:07

I agree re ASDA, we swapped to sainsburys last week and the same shop was cheaper. Incredibly some stuff at Marks and Spencer is cheaper now too.

namechangeforthisbleep · 09/02/2023 07:07

I'm so bored of everyone being shocked by the exact thing we've been warned about for quite some time. It's horrendous, we were told it would be and it's going to get worse! Don't forget I said that next time you post that things have gone up again!

tornadoinsideoutfig · 09/02/2023 07:13

maddy68 · 08/02/2023 23:07

I came back to the UK a couple of weeks ago and was staggered at how expensive everything now is.

It's not the same in other courses. Don't accept your government's lies

My sister saw a red pepper for AUD5 the other day. It's happening overseas too.

tornadoinsideoutfig · 09/02/2023 07:19

Just checked, a red pepper is currently $1.50 (85p) at Woolworths, and that's a special. $8.90 for a 3 pack. Don't know where she saw the $5 one, but these prices are still high. It's definitely not just here!

Theunamedcat · 09/02/2023 07:30

Asda was touted as a supermarket that was cheap during the cost of living crisis there was a lot of promotions around the value range etc etc then when everyone switches to them they get supply issues and the prices shoot up its happened other stores this is just the most recent (and blatent) when people drop asda they will reduce the prices and tempt people back again

Norfolkungood · 09/02/2023 07:35

We always used to shop in asda for everything but since just before Christmas we have started shopping in sainsburys and Lidl. Sainsburys was always considered more expensive but not anymore. We are fortunate we have all the big supermarkets close by so we can shop around. I feel for those who are limited as to what shops they have available and have to pay ridiculous prices for everyday items.

ferneytorro · 09/02/2023 07:38

In brighter news, my father in law goes to a bereavement group. It’s just changed venue and his pint of san. miguel is 30p cheaper.

DurhamDurham · 09/02/2023 07:45

In brighter news, my father in law goes to a bereavement group. It’s just changed venue and his pint of san. miguel is 30p cheaper

Cheers to your father in law! Pleased he can continue to enjoy his favourite pint for less money now.

Tekkentime · 09/02/2023 07:47

People are either lying or misinformed.

I live outside the uk now and I have family across the world and can confirm that prices have gone up everywhere, some drastically.

Two things i'd like to note:
For decades prices in the uk for food have been a lot lower than elsewhere.
And wages in the uk are higher than many other countries.

It's all fun and games living on a uk wage in other countries and saying that you can afford the increased prices but it's a whole other world for natives trying to afford food on their country's low wage, something that's not often taken into account.
.
Does that mean that the uk is doing great? No, but it's such a UK-obsessesed way of looking at the world.

Roselilly36 · 09/02/2023 07:49

I have noticed that Asda is getting more expensive than other supermarkets too.

Workinghardeveryday · 09/02/2023 07:52

BellePeppa · 09/02/2023 07:01

Co op is bad as well. They are regularly adding 30, 40, 50p to an item then a couple of weeks later adding more. It seems random and opportunistic to me.

Coop is shocking!!

£5.15 for tomato ketchup!!!!

Workinghardeveryday · 09/02/2023 07:53

Norfolkungood · 09/02/2023 07:35

We always used to shop in asda for everything but since just before Christmas we have started shopping in sainsburys and Lidl. Sainsburys was always considered more expensive but not anymore. We are fortunate we have all the big supermarkets close by so we can shop around. I feel for those who are limited as to what shops they have available and have to pay ridiculous prices for everyday items.

This is me, we have coop ☹️

Tirednest · 09/02/2023 07:55

Tekkentime · 09/02/2023 07:47

People are either lying or misinformed.

I live outside the uk now and I have family across the world and can confirm that prices have gone up everywhere, some drastically.

Two things i'd like to note:
For decades prices in the uk for food have been a lot lower than elsewhere.
And wages in the uk are higher than many other countries.

It's all fun and games living on a uk wage in other countries and saying that you can afford the increased prices but it's a whole other world for natives trying to afford food on their country's low wage, something that's not often taken into account.
.
Does that mean that the uk is doing great? No, but it's such a UK-obsessesed way of looking at the world.

Yeah, well, as I live in the UK and shop in the UK that tends to make me more interested in UK prices.

FfeminyddCymraeg · 09/02/2023 07:59

Agreed on Asda - I just checked my orders and roughly the same shop I did this month was £178 versus £127 in August.

After reading a similar thread on here recently I went back to Ocado and have my weekly shop coming for £100! Admittedly this is with a £20 voucher they gave me but it would still be cheaper than Asda. They had some great deals on such as ‘fill your fridge for a £5’ on veg and things like coleslaw/potato salad and meats on 3 for £10, which Asda no longer do. Salted butter is only £1.99 too 🥳

MarshaBradyo · 09/02/2023 08:00

Workinghardeveryday · 09/02/2023 07:52

Coop is shocking!!

£5.15 for tomato ketchup!!!!

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That was high enough to make me look at Ocado

It’s a fair bit lower there for Heinz even

TheThirdKit · 09/02/2023 08:00

AngelinaFibres · 08/02/2023 22:36

Are you vegan Op. Honestly can't tell, you barely mentioned it

Hahahaha

custardbear · 09/02/2023 08:03

I've found it cheaper to shop in Morrisons for many things I used to
Buy in Asda
We used to get the kids a pizza they like, was £1.75 it's now £2.40
Fizzy water used to be around £1.20 ish for 4 bottles and its now £1.75 I think
Loads of examples ... Morrisons also seem to have bigger jars so bought some redcurrant jelly which was about double the size in M and similar price to A
An accountant friend shops in different shops depending on what they're buying - I'll probably do the. Same as we have an Aldi close by too