Supermarkets are taking the pi$$

[ButterflyTable]

I can’t believe how expensive food is now especially in the likes of Sainsbury’s for the same product. Total P-take, e.g. Organic Milk Sainsbury’s £2 Aldi £1.79.

Why give us ‘nectar’ prices when they are inflated prices in the first place? £5.50 for a Pizza Express Margherita and £2.75 on Nectar. I think actually it’s the fakery with making us think we are getting a good deal that’s pissing me off.

I went to Aldi today (we don’t have one near us) as I was doing a drop off nearby and the price difference is huge!!

Just wish the supermarkets would pay the farmers a fair price for milk. 37p a litre doesn't cover the cost of producing it.

I'm an Ocado delivery girl as they price match to Tescos.

Absolutely.

aren’t aldi weirdly one of the better guys in what they pay? If memory serves me rightly they are supplied by arla which are farmer owned.

A lot of essentials are heavily subsided,(i.e. milk, veg etc). Believe me you'd get a shock shopping in a country where this is not the case or if you had to grow/farm your own supplies. The supermarkets are taking the piss, but in the prices they offer their farmers - the prices we get are actually pretty fair.

I do find the notion of over inflating the price of something but offering it at a usual price to card holders is disingenuous.

No one would pay £2.50 ( unless a bit daft) for a tin of soup. But a store card would reduce it to £1.25 sounds great but that is probably what it's worth anyway.

As to Aldi/Lidl. It's really tricky for us now as our children have long moved out and we don't need a bag of carrots or parsnips or peppers as we wouldn't get through them. The two ALDIs and one Lidl near us don't sell individual vegetables so it doesn't really work for us.

Also Aldi's minced beef is a bit grisly.

We are retired now and love to experiment with cooking. Aldi/Lidl struggle in the ingredients section. They just sell what's a good seller.
Their milk isn't as fresh ( you can smell it)

@BotterMon and @VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji

If you really believed this and acted on it, you would buy it from Waitrose. They pay the farmers better and have the highest welfare standards in the industry.

I have worked in grocery retail for 25 years - various grocers in head office commercial role

This week I noticed my chicken thighs had gone up from 9 pound to 10 from last week. Looks like I am going to have to get a meat delivery box. No chicken for me this weekend🙄

The bread from Lidl is excellent.

I think you'll be surprised.

British cows go on "rape racks" to keep them pregnant and milk producing.

I do Ocado as there are rarely substitutions and there is a good gluten free range, however was not happy with the above

I agree! Boils my piss. If I forget my card I ask anyone in the queue to borrow theirs..had two women fighting to get the points a few weeks back, was very funny.
I don't shop frequently enough for them to be useful to me.

Are they better than co-op? genuine question, not goady.

Co-op were the first to ban eggs from caged birds....decades ago. They championed fair-trade.

Obviously they are stupidly expensive, but ethics are strong.

Why do people care about supermarket data? Because it a commodity which is sold to the highest bidder. Tesco previously sold its club card data to a main political party, which then enables them to segment and target its customers for political purposes. It can also be sold to other retailers, or used to cross sell other products. Are you happy with your data being used in that way? I’m not. Remember, if you are getting something for ‘free’ it usually means you are the product being sold. Frankly, I know my data’s value and it’s worth more than two quid off a shite ready meal…..

No, of course not.

My local Aldi has all shining new glass cabinets for all their meats, dairy products, etc. It is like shopping in Harrod's food store!

If you want local products, Aldi is by far the best, although I actually go more to Lidl, because they always have salads, lettuce, vegetables on discount. I am much healthier ever since I started buying at Lidl.

I think Sainsbury's is OK, but I think you are tempted to buy a lot of unhealthy, expensive "treats" there. M&S Food even more so. Like they would have lots of iced cakes, whereas Aldi (at least mine) has more oatcakes or, sometimes, carrot cake...

Just back from Tesco where I went shopping for Sunday lunch. £33 for a leg of lamb! They're definitely taking the piss! Needless to say we're not having lamb

You do you. You don't need to shop there.

I saved a fortune last year and also got £65 of Nectar points.

I'm on £15 so far. Not bought anything I wouldn't buy anyway.

They can have my data. I don't care lol!

Sainsburys is where we do our main shop as their yellow sticker reductions, at 6pm, up to 80% off, are second to none. Also nobody fighting like in Tescos.

In winter I would prefer to be in are barn.
Im pleased to see Acorn dairy score well.
I would prefer to buy from Dora’s dairy because they allow calves to stay with their mothers. If I’m wrong please correct.

I am walking distance from an Aldi and an Asda so use both of them. I never get fruit or veg from Aldi as I find it does not last. I wouldn't call shopping at either of them a pleasant experience and am finding buying food so expensive these days. Been to Asda today and there is so much stuff I simply do not buy anymore, prices are just shocking no matter where you go. Always menu plan and use my freezer loads to try and cut costs.

Re the £33 for leg of lamb. That was a living animal before slaughter. The farmer probably only gets £33 for the whole lamb. At least the lambs around me, seem to have happy lives until they disappear around end June/ July etc.

Isn't Sainsbury's a budget supermarket?

Yes, I do. If they can afford to sell things for the lower price they should. The magical appearance of a loyalty card should not be the reason for lower prices. It just means they are ripping off anyone who doesn't have one.

The privacy thing has been covered by plenty of other posters.

No

@umberelladay

Co-op are pretty good, however, I would say Waitrose are best in class for animal welfare and paying farmers fairly

This was a recent report and just shows you the huge gulf between Waitrose and the rest. This is about chickens. Co-op wasn't great but at least they shared the data

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rWdHt8WGxdCzvr0cyleF-1qfeWNjHy80/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102828016227421337152&rtpof=true&sd=true

I know this isn't going to be popular but I do believe that we need to be paying more for high quality, high welfare food.