What’s happened to supermarket prices today?

[Happydoingitjusttheonce]

Went to Tesco and coop today and there’s a noticeable increase in prices on almost everything. What’s happened, or is it just my perception?

^He is meeting a market need.
A pack of 12 is £5, singly they are £1 each
if families cannot be arsed to buy nappies instead of cider which was the instance I saw why should he give them a discount?^

You don't live near me do you?

I'm only asking because there's a well known alcoholic on our street. She was in front of me the other day in the queue. The arse quite literally would not touch her money when she tried to buy cigarettes and asked him to help her count her change (she can't read or write) for her. The snooty little twat had had no problem taking her money literally moments before when she bought herself a bottle of Lambrini.

Also. No he isn't 'meeting a market need'. I'm sure trading standards would be very interested to know he's clearly selling, and profiting, from a multipack. Regardless of what other purchases people make when getting nappies.

Being poor is expensive. It means you are often on more expensive energy tariffs, for a start. And peddling the myth of the feckless poor who drink cider, have large tvs and prioritise booze and fags over their kids is a tired cliche that has been debunked many times. yes, there probably are people like that - but they are not the majority of the poor. They are just a stick smug middle class people like to beat others with so they don't have to feel bad.

Milk has gone up by 5p since I bought it last week Boo hoo!

I'm sure trading standards would be very interested to know he's clearly selling, and profiting, from a multipack
Ha ha.
Unless it says "not for single sale" there is no offence at all.

The family had £5 ~ they spent £4 on cider ~ and £1 on a nappy (two different shops)
Alternatively they could have spent £5 and bought nappies.

my point is that a lot of poverty is down to incredibly poor and short term choices
there is no easy solution
but many Governement "policies" are making it worse

Tesco value range seems to be disappearing
The Tesco value range might be being remarketed as something else I think , when I was in there the other day they seem to have a new range of ready meals at £1 per meal which I assume is the old value range .One of my sisters is currently boring the rest of us with tales of how good Aldi is , she won’t convert us , for me it’s not a pleasant shopping experience and on the odd occasion I’ve been in there, usually for something cycle related in the middle aisle , any food we’ve bought has been pretty rank , chicken breasts and bran flakes being the main ones I recall . Personally I think the way to keep shopping costs lowish is to meal plan , cook from scratch and not overbuy so there is hardly any waste .

Pointythings yes your right, being poorer is more expensive. Paying monthly for insurances is more expensive than if you pay the lump sum up front which I can’t afford to do. I hate that!

Co-op’s fair trade Shiraz is discounted today. They must have read my comment.

UK food prices ahve been artificially low for a long time. You're just starting to see what food actually costs.

www.farminguk.com/News/UK-milk-production-falling-off-a-cliff-What-is-happening-_42521.html

Longley farm butter is £1.89 here!

Brexit, Christmas and fuel costs are all to blame.

The cider thing is a hard judgement to make imo. Although my kids don’t go without and I would have bought the nappies over cider, I also know that I have and still use alcohol to numb certain anxieties of life (which is a vicious circle.) So those who are poorer, have little, have stressful lives where they are working for pennies or don’t have many prospects and little hope probably use alcohol for the same reasons because it’s probably one of the only ways they get a window of feeling ok for a while. Not saying it’s the right answer but sometimes people feel hopeless and desperate.

It was an observation, not a judgement.
I've seen the same thing with portions of chips or pasties (the shops are all in a row)

It's the fault of BREXIT you know.

So is the rain, the hail, the snow, the unrest in the middle east, meteorite showers, third world problems, wars, every disease on the planet, global warming, shark attacks, the ivory trade, toothache, trapped wind, athlete's foot, earthquakes, and tornadoes. It's ALL the fault of that Brexit! Food prices have never increased before that Brexit, and there has never been any sign of any recession before that Brexit, not any unemployment before that Brexit. Damn that Brexit... GRRRR!

You could try going to a cheaper store (eg, Aldi or Lidl!) My food shop is literally HALF of what it used to be when I shopped in Tesco and Sainsbury's. (And the quality of the food is just as good, and often better.)

Luckily I have an Aldi AND a Lidl in the town near me. 10 minutes walk from each other. They both do amazingly well.

You could try going to a cheaper store (eg, Aldi or Lidl!)

Oh yes, the simple solution that fits everybody's life. Also, sod the poor buggers who work in the other supermarkets and she might lose their jobs.

Did you vote Leave, by any chance, Raven?

We have no Aldi or Lidl in our town. The nearest is 6 miles away. And public transport is dire or non-existent. So for many people where I live, there is no choice of supermarkets. But please do keep blaming poor people for their choices, it must make you feel so good about yourself.

Ha ha
Unless it says "not for single sale" there is no offence at all.^

Not true.

That Brexit for you.
The majority voted out - so here come the consequences.

You could try going to a cheaper store (eg, Aldi or Lidl!)

How do you propose people get there RavenBlack? I live semi-rurally. My nearest Aldi is 2 buses away in one direction. My nearest Lidl is 2 buses away (30-45minutes away each way) in another direction.

Most people who can't afford to rub two pennies together certainly cant afford bus fare. Yes the fit ans healthy can walk but what do you propose a disabled lady who's just had their ESA cut do?

People who haven't

It's also Christmas. Price hike so they can 'reduce' in December.

Prices are going up because of Brexit.

Don't complain if you voted for it.

I certainly did not!

Sorry Marigold that was supposed to be a general observation, not directed at anyone in particular on here.

I didn't vote for Brexit either.