To ask the most insanely priced supermarket item you’ve seen lately? Bet you can’t beat this

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Co-op, bin bags £5.90

i know co op is notoriously a piss take but seriously?

another was Tesco, cooking oil, £9

5 years ago I earned £95k now I earn £150k.

Wage inflation goes hand in hand with rising prices. I don't really get why people are surprised.

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Pistachio nuts £7.50 Tesco

Toothpaste. It is basically a luxury item now.

For anyone who likes Heinz soup but are put off by the extortionate price - some of the Aldi soups are definitely made by Heinz and are only 67p, but they only do a limited range (tomato, vegetable, chicken or mushroom)

The Asda tomato soup is identical to Heinz at only 90p. Was 70p last autumn.

Just about all these examples are avoidable. I know prices have gone up but there are far cheaper alternatives than the most expensive items available from one of the most expensive supermarkets.

We get our bin bags from Costco. Every so often their roll of 100 excellent quality and large bin bags is on offer and we only have to buy them every 2-3 years or more.

Even if you don't use Costco, you can do a lot better than the Co-op, or Tesco Metro etc, which is there for the situation where you need bin bags (or butter etc) now and you can only get to the nearest shop so of course you're going to pay a lot. If you are rarely or never in this position, the prices don't affect you.

100%. NHS and no change.

Yes. What is also surprising is that in this day and age some people have no idea of the reality of other people's lives. You sound like that man on Question Time who earnt £80k and thought that was average across the UK. I'm guessing you were trying to wind people up, but you love in an absolute bubble.

Bin bags in the big four grocery shops are either a complete rip off, or really flimsy!

These from home bargains are really good, they are strong and only cost £1.50

https://home.bargains/product/70cfaba6-e165-49f8-9a68-8e0edc60f5f5/buffalo-drawstring-refuse-sacks-70l-10-pack

Anyone else now humming the Men in Black theme?
"half price black bin bags, on offer 'til December, half price black bin bags, they're black and long and slender"

Nescafe coffee in a jar, I have seen it for £10 per jar !

However, it is £5 in B&M

M&S baked beans are great and cost about 50p a tin.

Where is this magic wine that lasts for “days”??? I need some as mine only lasts about 2-3 hours…….

I get sensitive toothpaste from Tesco, Pro something range. £1

The memory of this from Phoenix Nights made me laugh so much. Thanks for cheering me up on a rainy day.

Not everyday food, but was surprised to see £36 single Durian fruit being sold in Costco. Apparently can smell fowl, so no wonder they were well wrapped.

Only £1.60 here...

Durian smells absolutely disgusting and doesn't taste much better

€8 for a can of deodorant - £6.66 - if I'm a club card holder, I can get it for €4 (£3.33).

I think a lot of the club card prices are the way they are so that the supermarket can run trend analysis on their customers. I just wish if they can afford to sell it at €4 for club card holders, that they just drop the price/keep the price at €4 all the time. It's ridiculous.

FWIW, I line my bin with newspaper. It absorbs any moisture or oil and slides out neatly when I empty the bin. It's also biodegradable and costs nothing (I mostly use Metros, but I do buy a print newspaper occasionally, and that gives me plenty.)

Alpen £7.50 in our corner shop.
Ran home to eat unbranded Coco Pops.

Some of these prices are terrifying. If ordinary household items like coffee, kitchen roll, chocolate spread, cereal are £5-10 per item...a £100 quid food shop could consist of between 10-20 items. Scary stuff.

@Comedycook the random super-high prices makes me think the supermarkets are trying it on and profiteering, not just "oh labour and raw materials cost."

@hookiewookie29 It wasn't a tiny, express store, but a a reasonably sized, high street one. It was between zone 1-2 in London though, so may well have been a Metro store and charging more than the regular ones.

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