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

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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

The thing I've most noticed in this thread is the number of crap food items people are pricing, pre-cooked rice, biscuits, coke, burgers, crisps etc. Maybe drop some of these and spend the savings on something more wholesome?

I'm not a vegan, BTW.

Co-op is shocking but they tend to be in areas where people have little other choice so can get away with it.

Sainsburys is definitely best value now out of the biggest supermarkets.

Marks and Spencer is expensive on things like ready meals but has some very reasonable prices for basics. Their sliced white bread is one of the cheapest around for instance.

Yea Lidl is one of the worst offenders OP but they also started from the lowest base and in most cases is still the lowest cost even with the increase

Exactly @Ifailed plus the complete lack of effort to shop around. I know some people only have access to the Co-op, but most people could just go to another supermarket, even if it means getting a friend or relative to help them, or get delivery, use a taxi for a big shop once a month, buy a shopping trolley or probably other solutions. One of the reasons my elderly DM finally started using the internet was so she could get her groceries delivered.

The Co-op is not duty bound to sell things at a loss in case someone might not be able to afford the price they need to charge to stay in business.

If you're short of money and don't like the price of ketchup, coca cola, branded soup etc, don't buy it, buy it in a cheaper supermarket or get an alternative.

We're fortunate that we're not struggling (insert mandatory apology for not being on the bones of our arse) but always shop around and generally buy own brands or what is best value. I don't think Heinz is particularly nice or good quality anyway, so wouldn't buy it at any price, M&S soup and ketchup is way nicer and about a third of the price.

asda has a blue light deal, 10% off, up to new year, now up til april,
that could be one of the reasons
but i do believe all prices are increased.

Price of food seems to have doubled in last 20 -30 years. If a shop cost me £50 back then I was shocked - now it is more like £100 even if I then go back and cut out items from original list. I have delivered.

Lidl price increases are insane. I tend to shop at Sainsbury at the minute keeping an eye on nectar deals. Also Tesco is good with the club card.

ASDA is the worst culprit for price rises. Our Tesco is now cheaper. Iceland is cheaper than ASDA. You really need to compare prices now. Azeera decaffeinated coffee ASDA £6.00 . Co-op £3.10 last week to give you an example.

Online shoppers have been highlighting this on another thread. It's price gouging.

Our Asda is still very cheap. For years I alternated between M&S, Tesco and Waitrose for big shops, and top up with co-op and Sainsburys. They became so expensive that I couldn't get over how cheap Asda was recently. The precooked rice is 38p and cream crackers 40p, the salad and veg is fresh and half the price of the co-op. Asda is significantly cheaper for most items. I always get items from whatever shop is the cheapest at the time though rather than buying from one place on autopilot.

Did a 3/4 day shop at Aldi last night, collecting it today, £117! Wtf, that was a Sainsburys shop a couple of months ago, but it is still cheaper here than in NY. I was there before Christmas and omg, supermarkets are about 30% more expensive. My DF in New Jersey, said it was the same there too.

One good thing about online shopping is looking at price per kg easily

I do sometimes in Sainsbury’s too

Weetabix v their brand is x3 more expensive

Exactly this! Increasing the price on Heinz Snap Pot Beans or Bisto or Coca Cola isn’t price gouging and doesn’t even really matter. We all ought to be buying fewer processed and over-packaged foods.

Ditto complaining about a £6 chicken – meat should be expensive! We’re not supposed to eat as much as we do (also not a vegan): it’s been too cheap for too long.

The cost of fruit and vegetables, and actual staples (not what the supermarket tells you is a staple or essential, like garlic bread?!), is worrying. “My fizzy pop emotional support bottle has gone up five quid” isn’t.

Prices are incredibly variable. Pack of 9 orange Kit Kats - 1.25 in Tesco, 2.10 in Co-Op.

I do take exception to Aldi’s price hike of ginger nuts. Last year 23p. Last week 75p.

The only item that is inflation proof if Tesco Stockwell weetabix at 77p for for 24 biscuits. It’s been that price since last year.

Prices go up everywhere. I decided to check few items Asda vs Sainsbury's.

Whipping cream £1.75 vs £1.35
Uncle Ben's microwave rice £1.35 (£2.5 for 2) vs £1.4
Babybel cheese x12 £2.85 vs £3.55

For me, Asda still works out cheaper than other shops (I buy dry items and cleaning products in Lidl).

You can sometimes read on mumsnet that i.e. Sainsbury's is now cheaper than Lidl, which is complete bullshit. Prices differ, it just depends what you eat.

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If you buy the matched to Aldi items and the Nectar points deals it can definitely be cheaper than Lidl - but yes of course it depends what you eat.

Agreed, it depends completely. I just checked current Aldi price match and none of these products look interesting to me, like Hovis bread (not a big fan, poor quality for the price IMO) and milk (I hate taste of milk in coffee or cereal, I love cheese though 😅). Cucumber is the same price in Asda etc. The worst is no matter where you go, you will see prices increasing as crazy.

Let's not forget we are only paying for food in a supermarket. It's also transport, energy, staff/management costs, overheads and especially profit.

And they will carry on pushing prices as much as they want because hardly anyone would be able to grow anything when gardens are tiny and more and more people live in flats.

I tend to agree Lidls has done some weird whacking up lately - wafer has
I used to buy is nearly a £5 and it's half that price even in Sajnsburjes, probably loads of anomalies around though

Last week and in previous weeks I paid £1.27 for a carton of 'Oatly' oat drink. Last night they had increased the price to £2.15 for the same drink.

In Asda? Normal Oatly is cheaper than barista version, I paid for barista £2.10 last week. Website also says it's currently £1.50 as discounted from £1.70

You are talking about the long life version. The one I am talking about is not long life

You know it's bad when a post that starts 'in brighter news' goes on to mention a bereavement group!

I see, thanks

£6 for a chicken? That IS cheap. Probably one of those deformed things that can’t walk.

A quality bird is £20 at least and so it should be. Meat will become one of the most expensive food items you can buy (as it should be).

People eat far too much anyway.