To ask you how much you think the price of this 100g tin of instant coffee was in my local supermarket? (See photo)

[jumpingjenn3h]

Local co op, not London based.

100g instant coffee..

As not to drip feed I will respond with the answer very shortly!!

clue - I am horrified and other brands were being sold at a similar price

Unless I am just out of touch.. we shall see...!

I popped into a Co-op to buy coffee and washing up liquid, both were so expensive I left empty handed!

That's too expensive. I wouldn't buy it at that price.

I get different brands depending on what’s on offer. I also find the Lidl fake version fine

Here in Ireland 200g of Nescafe Gold Blend is €6.99 at Tesco.

Co-op is ridiculous for pricing. If you look at the trolley website you can find the cheapest supermarkets for it.

In london, wouldn’t pay that, something is always on offer so I go with something I’m willing to drink and buy a few on a deal. At that price if nothing was available cheaper I’d just ditch it. I’ve got a coffee machine which is getting used less and less. Think it’s time to go back to the ground coffee till this blows over.

it’s gonna blow over right???

I recently bought a jar of instant coffee (I can’t drink the fancier stuff) from Lidl for £1.99 and it was really nice, very smooth as opposed to some really rough ones (like Kenco). Probably the nicest instant (to me) and I’ve often bought the one OP pictured (but only when on special offer).

I just looked it up on Ocado. It's not exactly known for being the cheapest but this particular tub of coffee is usually priced at £6.50 but is currently £3.50 on offer!

Bulk buy on Amazon.

Agree that Co-Op is a massive rip-off and has been for ages but coffee is a terrible price rn. So much so that I've started buying mine from a local company that roasts their beans fresh several times a week. It's £5 - £6.50 a pack which is not much more than bloody Sainsbury's and Morrisons etc are charging for a pack of much less nice stuff. I figured if I'm going to be paying more anyway I might as well pay more for a decent product. They even grind the beans for you while you wait, with the fineness to suit your brewing method.

For anyone else who uses ground rather than instant, do check if there's anyone near you doing similar.

Co-op is a total rip off. Stuff like cold meat is SO expensive

They're not very nice to work for either. One of the first supermarkets to adopt the short hours contract employment model for their staff.

Their fresh meat though whilst as expensive as everything else they sell is good quality.

M&S is cheapest overall for basics these days ime - some things you can get cheaper in one shop or another but to get everything together m&s is pretty good. You just have to make sure that various deli counter luxuries don't accidentally fall into your trolley.

Wow, that's shocking. Makes me feel quite pleased about my filter coffee habit though - I only have one big mug a day and even though I buy posho fairtrade stuff it's better value than the instant right now.

I'm paying almost 9 pounds for nescafe but I can't live without coffee.

The Aldi fake version of this is around £2.50 a tin. It's gone up by about 50p but still a saving!

Lidl do a large gold blend type coffee at £2.39 for a large jar.I shop for an elderly friend and have replaced his gold blend which he'd been paying almost £10 for.
Weird times at present and everyone needs to have a fair idea of prices, also when you just wouldn't pay a premium.