To think weekly shop prices are outrageous?

[meadowlark3]

I was in Sainsbury's yesterday and was a bit surprised by the prices. We buy nearly the same items every week and whilst I expect some variation, some of the prices had me Own brand hummous is usually £1, this week was £1.50. Gallia melon always £1 each, now also £1.50. Has anyone else noticed this? Is it Brexit now impacting the retailer and theyre no longer absorbing the change?

I was yesterday but read today that John Lewis has had profits halve due to Brexit and not yet passing the change on to customers.

I've also noticed prices going up. My weekly shop used to cost around £35-£45 depending what essentials I need to stock up on.

The last three times it's been closer to £55 despite trying to cut back.

Prices for many items have risen lately, due to a combination of Brexit and difficult growing conditions in Europe and beyond. But food prices in the UK have been ridiculously low for a long time - we spend less on grocery shopping than any Western country bar the US.

strawberries wil be going up in price right now.

other staples that are not so seasonal are going up as well.

Welcome to post-Brexit Britain.

It will only get worse.

We aren't post Brexit yet though are we?
That's when things are going to get really bad

If you think UK food is expensive you should visit countries like Iceland and Norway.

Food in this country is incredibly cheap in comparison, which is one of the reasons we waste so much.

And sadly, the people who voted for this lunacy are, for the most part, the ones who can least afford it.

WTF Sunderland and Wales were thinking is beyond me.

Harpic loo cleaner has gone up in price, and the bottle has shrunk this week.

Also Colmans tartare sauce, same price, but the jar is half the size.

Sainsbury's is mega expensive. I do my regular shop from Ocado and baulk at the prices when I go to Sainsbury's.

Saying that, prices of most things have gone up recently.

That 'butter crisis' article/video on the BBC is basically Arla trying to manipulate the market.
They are the ones that don't pay farmers enough for milk in the first place

Buy local!

Its gone up a bit, though I think Morrison's is still very cheap.
Im in Greece at the moment, and I think supermarket prices here are pretty high. This is in a non tourist supermarket where a lot of the locals shop. The UK is pretty cheap, in comparison.

Yep, I've noticed this too..I used to easily be able to do my weekly shop for four of us, two dogs and a cat for 75 quid with enough left over for my (quite expensive) shampoo and conditioner.
Have been over this the last two weeks (and my hair is missing the conditioner)

People comparing UK food prices to other countries need to consider the average earnings in those countries, along with the relative costs of other things like housing and utilities.

All of those given as examples in the thread - Ireland, Norway, Iceland and the United States, all have significantly more purchasing power per head than the UK.

And with inflation above wage growth, it's only getting worse for the UK.

Well hopefully it will lead to lower obesity, less food waste and carbon footprint reduction....

This summer I've been twice to France, near Dijon, and prices for many things were WAY more expensive than here. A dd was there, with her dcs, and she said nappies were more than twice as expensive as at home. Another thing I remember was 4 small chicken breasts at €7. Smallish punnet of strawberries, €4 (at the height of the season!) and they were nearly all bad the next day. This was all in local big supermarkets, French versions of Tesco or Asda, not fancy little shops.

One of the (French) neighbours, married with a 5 yr old and a 13 year old told me she spends €200 a week just for food and the likes of laundry detergent.

Things are very expensive in Boots? As surprising as mn ads stopping the page loading, I.e. not at all.

Brexit means we will no longer have a source of people prepared to work for tiny wages to produce food. We might have to pay a living wage and learn to eat seasonally, and not waste huge amounts. . the current situation cannot and should not last.

I don't find Sainsbury's to be overly expensive in comparison to other supermarkets, especially when pack size is taken into account (i.e. Tesco pre-packed veg looks cheaper, but the pack sizes are smaller, so price per KG isn't actually much different).

Apples and leeks are down in price. Soft / summer fruit is going up. This is, as PP have pointed out, seasonal, not related to Brexit.

Overall, I prefer the quality of food from Sainsbury's and don't spend what I think is a daft amount per week for a family of 4 (£70 ish).

For anyone struggling with the cost of shampoos, conditioners etc I find salon supply shops to be really reasonable. You can buy mahoosive bottles of shampoos and conditioners for the same price as a mid-range brand from Boots.

A lot of them also sell beauty supplies (moisturizer, face scrubs etc)

I completely agree that food in the UK is very cheap compared to other European countries. However in the UK we also have very high costs re housing, utilities, public transport, fuel & childcare, etc. compared to other European countries.

TheTurnOfTheScrew

Since moving to the US our weekly shop has got a lot cheaper!

Food prices are going up. Inflation is hitting, plus combination of weak pound. It's a sign of things to come (and apparently what we voted for) we traded cheap food for expensive houses/mortgages and childcare. Now we'll just have expensive everything. Yay Brexit the gift that keeps on giving but no worries because according to Rees Mogg, the govt have done us a favour by advertising the existence of food banks.

ugh, depressing times ahead.

The John Lewis article said it was due to a reorganisation, not Brexit!

Tesco's are increasing prices on their weekly shop (repeat items so I know) constantly since Brexit. Some of my favourite items have gone up 40%!
To everyone saying food prices are high elsewhere, their living standards are better, property prices under control and child care is not this abhorrent. property will go even further up and since £ is low and food/rent/child care is high, the result would be foreign investor buying (hence pushing prices up even more) here.
But we are leaving EU and taking back control. Never mind half of London would be owned by the pesky foreigners.

I remember when the tins of baked beans were 4p in Aldi. 15p now.