Stockpiling stuff from Tesco to beat price rises

[FreeLatte]

Is anyone else doing this?

Now I do have a bit of a stockpile of tins, long life milk etc as a just in case kind of thing. (bad weather, civil war, me getting sick).

However I am starting to stock up on stuff that I know I will use on the assumption the price will be higher in 6 months or 3 months or probably next week.

So just things like toilet rolls, washing powder, dishwash tabs, anything on special that can be frozen. I'm also doing it with things like hair dye - buying 6 boxes rather than 1.

Since prices are just going one way I thought this couldn't hurt.

Now there is a cost of this of course - your house being more cluttered for one and two no point doing it if you end up paying credit card interest so cash only. Even then of course you are losing interest on your savings but I still reckon it's worth it.

I am just getting so mad seeing prices go up and up. So Lindt 90 chocolate. Used to be under £3. Now it's £3.5 but on special in Tesco for £2.75 so I have 9 bars in my cupboard which will last a while.

I just wondered if anyone else is doing similar?

It was £6.50 for a 48 pack of persil non bio tabs last month on Amazon / I think I bought 5/6 packs which will keep me going for months.

It seems that the current solution to the absurd price hikes is to shoplift. It’s quite a good solution for those that dislike a cluttered home re stockpiling.

very sensible. Do you mind telling us which country you are in?

Where do you store everything?

lol.

Of course that makes prices even higher for the rest of us. So whilst my moral compass won't let me shoplift this is my way of beating the system.

I live in a 3 bed detached (small) house. There is only me plus a dog. So I have 2 empty bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.

I count it as another benefit of living alone!!

I stockpile. I can afford to buy as and when but why would I throw good pennies (and pounds) away if I can get lots for less? Washing up liquid, laundry care, toilet paper, all these things I stockpile. And when on offer, Mutti tomatoes, and other long life non-UPF foods for cooking.

I’ve recently looked at buying a whole fish and freezing some of it and saving per portion. Supermarket fish is horrible, but a whole fish from top quality place when portioned correctly, can be a god send in the freezer and cost so much less per g.

I think it was during Covid but I saw someone say to store tins behind the kick boards in the kitchen as they fit perfectly 😲

How much have you saved by stockpiling tin foil?

Now here I cannot even get a 21 pack for that price. I just checked at 21 pack is equivalent to GBP7.70

I'm in South Africa

The cost of living has increased something terrible here too. I know some people on here just think it is a UK problem, but it really is not.

Yes high quality tinned tomatoes. I bought 3 packs x 4 tins last week on special offer. i think I already had 12 tins in stock.

And I can often buy whole salmons or big lamb portions etc and cut them up. Waitrose are good for this kind of thing.

Like you I can afford to pay the proper price but why do it if you don't need to.

I enjoy the thrill of saving money.

lol never though of that.

Don't think I will need to do that but having lived in a very small flat in a city before I understand having to use every bit of space.

very specific question. I don't really stockpile it as I don't use that much of it so I can't answer. Sorry (not sure if you are being sarcastic?)

Thanks for posting again.

No I know other countries are having difficulties especially France but I guess that does not help me with my own income v costs each month.

Is South Africa much more expensive then than the UK for food? How safe is it living over there (sorry just digressing a bit)

@isthismylifenowwoah that is expensive!

it does penalise people that cannot afford to buy in bulls for example a 13 pack of fairy non bio is currently £4.50 at my local supermarket. so what about 2.5x the price I paid for 48 of them.

i use the hot deals uk website to identify good offers.

What happened when barcodes came in?

We do get fruit and veg much cheaper as most is grown here, but we very rarely eat out of season. You would not find berries in a shop during winter, or citrus in the shops in summer for example.

But when I see people complaining about the price of butter (Lurpack etc) in the UK, I have a giggle to myself, as this is not even something an average household would buy. Just way too expensive and a luxury we might just get for Christmas time. And various other items that are regarding as standard there, that are really not here.

I love living here. I am very content and am fortunate enough to live in a better area.

I am even more content now as my stash is sorted for a while 😂

It depends on how much room you have, I bought bulk packs of some cleaning things at the Prime sale yesterday but I have plenty of room to store them and can afford to buy them upfront

I was just about to reminisce about the snow when deliveries couldn't get north and the shelves in the shops were empty! The following winter I put a bag of emergency provisions away and of course we've never been in such a situation since......which i've clearly now just jinxed! Stock up your pantry folks.....

You send back your non-barcoded ones to Royal Mail and they will send you new ones. I have a pile on my desk right now that I've been meaning to swap out (Only about 20 though, not the herculean effort of the OP!).

Totally get your point and I can only stockpile the lindt 90% chocolate cos I won't eat the whole lot

@FreeLatte did you know that you can freeze Lindt balls....

I prefer them frozen now, as they are like a perfect pop in your mouth chocolate ice cream. The middle doesn't completely freeze, but the outside does.

I’m more concerned about availability than prices for now. I get a bit twitchy if there are large gaps in my shelves or fridge-freezers.

Brexit and lockdown played havoc with my barely controlled hoarding tendencies, alongside my binge eating disorder. I’m almost back to a sensible stockpile to keep me going for three or four weeks.

I could probably hunker down for a couple of months and do my best for dc and dgc, as long as gas and electric worked. Beyond that, I’m not sure how much uncertainty or upheaval I could hope or wish to survive.

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I can't see any meaningful benefit to this.

I get what you're trying to do but you're spending more money because you are buying more items and the potential saving for me personally isnt worth it.

So you've bought 9 boxes of Persil so saved a maximum £4.50, but that depends on when the price increased after you bought them. Then another 4(?) on offer, so saved a total of £7.50.

You now have 13 boxes of detergent, for just you. If its the powder, then all it takes is some condensation or a possible leak, then the boxes are ruined.

You've spent £90 on detergent but have only saved £7.50. Over the course of a year, you would have only spent £30-40 depending on how quick you get through them.

Why dont you just go to costco and buy in bulk/stockpile there? At least you get huge boxes of detergent for around £10.

We go to Costco for certain things - kitchen roll, toilet roll, branston beans, tinned toms, kidney beans, chickpeas, paprika, mango chutney. They're all things we use regularly (we are a veggie household) and when we stock up, it all lasts 5-6 months. We pay £19 for 32 cushelle toilet rolls (extra long so last ages) and I last went start of May. We still have 8 left in the garage. The baked beans were £12 for 24 cans but they've gone up to £14.50 I think now. That's what we go through the quickest tho. We still have tomatoes and kidney/chickpeas left.