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Pack of Birds Eye Fish Fingers £7.50 !! WTF?

241 replies

planedelay · 30/08/2022 00:00

In Tesco today. Birds Eye normal code fish fingers. 30 pack, so the largest of the standard size packets but not a huge pack. And they were £7.50!! How much?! For bloody fish fingers!

I asked the lady on the check out till and she couldn't believe it either.

I expected them to be about £4. I bought Tesco own at £3.30.

AIBU to think that a what should be a cheap family staple should not be seven pounds bloody 50? And why?

What else is going to rocket in price?

Pack of Birds Eye Fish Fingers £7.50 !! WTF?
OP posts:
Ponoka7 · 30/08/2022 00:04

People are going to be relying on cheap carbs and ultra processed foods. Doctors are predicting the health crisis that we will be hitting early next year.

dane8 · 30/08/2022 00:05

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RJnomore1 · 30/08/2022 00:08

We had this exact thread a few days ago did we not? Almost word for word?

still a ridiculous price

Edinvillian · 30/08/2022 00:08

That's for the cod ones, the normal ones are cheaper. I just buy Asda's own version.

Original poster
planedelay · 30/08/2022 00:09

Oh sorry I didn't see the other thread. Glad it's not just me though.

OP posts:
InstrumentalMusic · 30/08/2022 00:15

In Iceland the box of 30 birdseye fishfingers is £4.40 but two boxes for £8 if you have one near you/can get a delivery from them.

abovedecknotbelow · 30/08/2022 00:30

It's cod though, the pollock ones are cheaper. Sustainable fishing and all that. Cod has been been expensive for ages.

abovedecknotbelow · 30/08/2022 00:31

I doubt the Tesco ones were cod.

viques · 30/08/2022 00:38

As the old joke (nearly) goes, it’s the peace price of cod that passes all understanding.

TheUsualChaos · 30/08/2022 00:41

Well tbf, they should be expensive. Eating fish as an cheap protein source is environmentally unsustainable.

Original poster
planedelay · 30/08/2022 00:46

Yes they were cod.

OP posts:
johnd2 · 30/08/2022 00:48

Yeah we get the"fish" fingers now rather than the specifically cod ones, no idea what it is but it cooks the same.

mackthepony · 30/08/2022 00:57

Crikey

TheTeenageYears · 30/08/2022 01:21

Cod fillet fish fingers have been fairly pricey if bought at full price for several years. The variations of either/all of on offer, own brand, not cod have probably masked what's actually been the case for a long time.

SpacePotato · 30/08/2022 02:13

Even the youngs fishy dippers that a year ago were £1 are now up to £1.75 a box.

MissingNashville · 30/08/2022 02:24

They’re processed shite that you don’t actually need so don’t buy them. But in fairness, there’s 30 of them, that’s quite a lot. Fish are better alive though. 🤭

brightnesses · 30/08/2022 02:31

johnd2 · 30/08/2022 00:48

Yeah we get the"fish" fingers now rather than the specifically cod ones, no idea what it is but it cooks the same.

This!😂

It’s funny because I was buying the £7.50 ones for a while and stopped and think. DD doesn’t know the difference between name brand and non name brand fish.

I now get a bag of 28 for £2.25 from Iceland

brightnesses · 30/08/2022 02:32

Oh and as that poster said, no clue what’s in them but they taste and cook the same (and I don’t even like fish fingers)

avamiah · 30/08/2022 02:43

WARNING
I apologise in advance to vegetarians and vegans as my post is going to be about Steaks and I do not wish to offend anybody so please do not continue to read on if you will be offended by me eating meat.

So I was in Asda last week and picked up 2 sirloin steaks individually packed and put them in my trolley.I didn’t even look at the price as I have bought the same steaks for the last 6 years but when I got to the check out and paid and checked my receipt as usual I was shocked to see the steaks were £9 each 😱

So yes of course I questioned the £9 steaks and was told that’s the price and did I want a manager etc, which I said No and to just remove them from my bill.

Who is going to pay £9 for 1 steak ??
Not Me .

MissingNashville · 30/08/2022 03:03

@avamiah For vegans and vegetarians, hearing people are going to be buying less animal products is good news. 😊

avamiah · 30/08/2022 03:32

@MissingNashville
Well it looks that way here in London.
I have been eating pasta and omelettes and to be honest with you I haven’t missed eating a steak.

ShirleyJackson · 30/08/2022 03:37

Did we just have a trigger warning for eating meat?

Belledan1 · 30/08/2022 03:53

Shirleyjackson .Yes we did lol. I was expecting the next paragraph to be about a slaughter house or something not the price !

avamiah · 30/08/2022 04:20

@Belledan1
Hahaha

Its my fault and the £9 Asda steaks.🫣

GiltEdges · 30/08/2022 05:34

Admittedly I don’t buy meat or fish very often, but is £7.50 really such a terrible price for THIRTY fish fingers?

Even if you had a fairly average family of 2 adults and 2 children, you’re probably talking about 12 fish fingers per meal, so 2.5 meals per box/£3 per meal.

That doesn’t seem awful? 🤷🏼‍♀️