to think this is a bit naughty of Tesco?

[anklebitersmum]

So I'm browsing online with eldest DS (teaching him to shop per kg) and spotted this;

Tesco everyday value 12 meatballs 216g £1.50
Tesco 12 meatballs 360g £2.00
Tesco swedish style meatballs 350g £2.00
Country menu meatballs 367g £2.00

Now I know none of it's cheap (and I don't even buy meatballs) but am I wrong in thinking that it's a bit naughty for the 'Value' ones to be the most flippin expensive? And not by just a little bit either!

I've never done an online shop with Tesco, but both Sainsbos and ASDA are guilty of omitting items from their value ranges online.

ZombieArmsDragOnTheFloor 12 in each pack..just makes it worse

good for you ChasingSquirrels I am officially 'per kilo' OCD. I even used to rummage through the 'they're all a fiver' chickens for the cheapest per kg (before the cheapest weren't cheap that is)

12 in each pack..just makes it worse

No is doesn't.

They are cheaper because the meatballs are smaller. Thus, the value version is the cheapest way to buy 12 meatballs. When you are serving meatballs, you serve whole meatballs.

Wait until you get to loo rolls that can be priced by weight or sheet...

There is an extra cost to producing a smaller pack which I think us fair enough to pass on to the shopper (eg 500g of rice vs 5kg bag is more expensive by weight but the packaging and production costs are very similar). Or indeed the mince option. If the processing and packaging of each pack is the same then that will have an effect on price.

I agree things should be clearly and consistently priced. Good for you for teaching your DS. I wish someone had taught dh...

I always check out the deli and fresh produce counters before buying the packaged stuff off the shelves. 9/10 it's cheaper to buy the better quality items than the pre-packaged stuff.

The exception to this is fruit and veg where it really varies. Sometimes loose apples are cheaper, sometimes bagged. Ime the green grocer is often cheapest.

ZombieArmsDragOnTheFloor I see what you're saying but flippin' heck, what a diddle..I mean they're only 35p per kilo less expensive than the finest range. What's that all about?

And they could make 12 good meatballs out of 400g steak mince for £3.00kg, cheap herbs and an onion

I once bought some wonderfully cheap vegetable burgers. When I got home, I discovered that each burger was Annabel Karmel's weaning recipe size! The product was discontinued shortly after!

I was quite disappointed, actually- they were perfect for small toddlers!

It isn't a diddle The reason they are cheaper is because they are smaller not, as is usual, because they are of lower quality.

How is £1.50 more per kg on the value product not a diddle? Seriously, I'm confused..

Is this nit one for trades descriptions? How is it 'value'?

It's "Value" because you're supposed to eat less if you're poor.

our budget is tight, I am the one at the weighing scales chuntering away counting on fingers trying to divide by x and multiply by y to find out price per kilo and muttering about wwhy they think 650 g is a good wweight for produce... (cos it is bloody hard to divide easily and they hope you give up and buy the more expensive one anyway... )

Yes they will be cheaper quality - did you not see the programme with Jimmy Doherty and the supermarkets on a few months ago?

Tesco expressly stated that their value meatballs are poorer quality therefore lower in price.

It still makes more economic sense to buy mince and make your own - both in pence/kilo sense and also in expenditure-on-the-day sense.

I disagree zombie. They may be cheaper but value implies more for your money which this isnt

I noticed the same thing a couple of days ago, when I was in Sainsbury's. It was their value olives. Cheaper because packaging smaller. You'd be better off going to the deli counter.

It's why there's a calculator in every mobile.

The meatballs are naughty, because DCs count their share not weigh it.

Have you checked out Tesco value cheese? Plasticky, tasteless, unedible and more expensive than the edible plain Tesco range

no I haven't addictedisback but that's because I'm so tight I refuse to pay more than a fiver for mature cheddar so I buy in bulk when good stuff's on offer

I understand the 'value' part. I would be usning the whole pack of meatballs to make a meal so the cost of the meal is cheaper due to the price of the pack. Yes I am getting less meat but a cheaper meal overall. (I would also make meatballs anyway so not too bothered)

Tesco are really bad at doing this - I was stood checking prices one day and a man next to me was doing the same. He looked up and said "they must think we are stupid" the special offer twin pack was more expensive than buying two idividula items. I always check the prices very carefully!!!

The other supermarkets do it too. Morrisons last week, baking potatos loose were £2.50 per kilo, a 2.5 kilo pack was £2.00................

I always check the prices, price per 100g or 100ml or Kg or litre, and I think they think i won't notice when the fruit juice is suddenly 750ml in a carton rather than 1 litre or pizza base mix is now 55p for one pack whereas the old boxes contained two packs for the same price.

Bought four chocolate oranges yesterday - £2.75 each, buy one, get one free. Except for some reason they charged £2 each. They did refund me £5.50 though, so that was £2.50 for the four. It's really important to check receipts!

Potatoes £2.50 a kilo !!!!
You get courgettes, brocolli, aubergine, for less.

Tesco's had Southern Fried Chicken @ 50p.
2 for £3.50.