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

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 19:56

Co-op, bin bags £5.90

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

another was Tesco, cooking oil, £9

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SunshinePlease24 · 26/09/2024 20:49

I was coming on to say Olive Oil but I see you've all beaten me to it.
Jelly babies. No idea why.

TheDeepLemonHelper · 26/09/2024 20:50

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 20:50

Comedycook · 26/09/2024 20:20

Four rolls of kitchen roll.

£8

@Comedycook what in the name of Christ is this! I thought 4 quid was a lot!

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AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 26/09/2024 20:51

llamali · 26/09/2024 20:01

Was it a little co-op? In which case it's more of a convenience supermarket? And also bin bags are super shit for the environment.

@llamali

what do you use in your kitchen?

Roomforapony · 26/09/2024 20:51

Livinginaclock · 26/09/2024 20:18

Probably knits her own from chickpeas.

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abbey44 · 26/09/2024 20:51

DontBiteTheCat · 26/09/2024 20:00

Azera coffee - £7.45!

100g tins £8.15 in Sainsbury’s…. They were £7.50 not that long ago.

Fgfgfg · 26/09/2024 20:51

Phen0menon · 26/09/2024 20:21

Yes stuff has gone up. But a hell of a lot of wages have too.5 years ago my cleaner charged £11 an hour.... now she charged £17. 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.

In 5 years my wages have gone up £5k and half of that was due to reaching the top of my pay scale, nothing to do with wage inflation.

notprincehamlet · 26/09/2024 20:51

But a hell of a lot of wages have too
Yeah I feel so spoilt with my 1% pay rise - I might blow the lot on a litre of olive oil

MrsTerryPratchett · 26/09/2024 20:52

notprincehamlet · 26/09/2024 20:51

But a hell of a lot of wages have too
Yeah I feel so spoilt with my 1% pay rise - I might blow the lot on a litre of olive oil

Don't spend it all in one place, now.

Pedallleur · 26/09/2024 20:52

xboxforlife · 26/09/2024 20:21

co op has always been ridiculously priced for everything might as well get it delivered from Waitrose off Uber eats

Got to pay for those naming rights for the Co op Live arena somehow. Tens of Millions btw

AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 26/09/2024 20:53

Greenbanana7 · 26/09/2024 20:05

Over £7 in Aldi, used to be about £4

@Greenbanana7

anything in particular or do we just guess a random item ? 😂😂😂

Newrumpus · 26/09/2024 20:53

llamali · 26/09/2024 20:01

Was it a little co-op? In which case it's more of a convenience supermarket? And also bin bags are super shit for the environment.

How does the environmental impact affect the price?

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 20:53

Phen0menon · 26/09/2024 20:21

Yes stuff has gone up. But a hell of a lot of wages have too.5 years ago my cleaner charged £11 an hour.... now she charged £17. 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.

@Phen0menon I don’t earn as much as you but very close to. I am really surprised you firstly don’t see that wages haven’t gone up at the same rate as inflation and secondly, that despite the fact you (and I) can easily afford any of these things, you don’t recognise that these supermarkets are actually taking the piss… it has actually been discussed in the FT that cooking oil is massively and disproportionately inflated. Try reading a bit more widely.

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Tomatina · 26/09/2024 20:54

FreeSausages · 26/09/2024 20:02

Teapigs teabags £9.15!!!

Teapigs have always had stupid prices. What I can't understand is who the hell buys them?

AngelinaFibres · 26/09/2024 20:54

Livinginaclock · 26/09/2024 20:18

Probably knits her own from chickpeas.

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You could probably use a biodegradable flour based glue to stick individual lentils into chains to create bin bags. So much better for the world.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 26/09/2024 20:54

Fgfgfg · 26/09/2024 20:51

In 5 years my wages have gone up £5k and half of that was due to reaching the top of my pay scale, nothing to do with wage inflation.

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My salary has decreased. And even then, if they expect me in the office then public transport costs have increased.

A lot of firms want you to do 2 jobs for the price of one, legal secretary/marketing assistant was one I interviewed for.

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 20:54

AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 26/09/2024 20:53

@Greenbanana7

anything in particular or do we just guess a random item ? 😂😂😂

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@AutumnTimeForCosy24 could really be anything… nothing is less than a fiver these days 😂

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StolenChanel · 26/09/2024 20:55

llamali · 26/09/2024 20:01

Was it a little co-op? In which case it's more of a convenience supermarket? And also bin bags are super shit for the environment.

What do you do instead?

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Greenlabelss · 26/09/2024 20:55

Tomatina · 26/09/2024 20:54

Teapigs have always had stupid prices. What I can't understand is who the hell buys them?

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@Tomatina they are amazing! But not 9 quid amazing

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Cardboardeaux · 26/09/2024 20:55

I saw a 2023 diary for sale in WH Smith the other day, full price!

Noodlesmumm · 26/09/2024 20:55

Livinginaclock · 26/09/2024 20:18

Probably knits her own from chickpeas.

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😂😂😂

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 26/09/2024 20:56

Tomatina · 26/09/2024 20:54

Teapigs have always had stupid prices. What I can't understand is who the hell buys them?

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I bought them a few years back. Wasn’t that impressed with them so didn’t repurchase them.

StolenChanel · 26/09/2024 20:57

Phen0menon · 26/09/2024 20:21

Yes stuff has gone up. But a hell of a lot of wages have too.5 years ago my cleaner charged £11 an hour.... now she charged £17. 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.

You have to be trolling…

ShamblesRock · 26/09/2024 20:57

A 3 pack of Yorkie bars have gone from £1.35 to £1.85 almost overnight, even in the likes of B&M.

Nana4 · 26/09/2024 20:57

LoobyDoop2 · 26/09/2024 20:01

Must be to balance out the fact that everyone uses their carrier bags to line the compost bin, so the 5p charge does absolutely nothing to deter people from using them. I actually go to the Co-op specially to stock up on carrier bags for the compost bin.

The “5p” bag charge is now 30p