Does anyone think that grocery prices have gone up?

[JoeySpecial]

I know we are in uncertain times, but the supermarkets must be raking it in!

My weekly shop has gone up so much!

Totally agree. I know they aren't doing deals but it just feels like they're ripping the sh*t out us.

Yes mine was 1.5 times it’s usually price!

I noticed my normal weekly shop was more expensive than normal!

Yes there certainly doesn't seem to be many special offers. I bought a loaf of multi-seed bread from the coop bakery just now as it was reduced but the normal price was £1.90 and it was tiny and nothing special really. I'm sure they aren't normally that price !

I'm spending more as I'm having to buy more full price branded items I wouldn't normally go anywhere near. I haven't noticed actual prices going up.

Mine has too. Disgusting to put prices up when it is hard for so many

Abandoning the multi buy discounts alone will be making them more money, I always buy most of my non perishable stuff based on what’s on offer.

It's so annoying because they must be making so much money!!!

I have an online slot booked and hardly any own. brands are available either, they are all branded items!

I am so fortunate to have a regular wage coming in still. Some people must really be struggling with the increase in prices.

Christ yes.
About 3/4 weeks ago went to Asda. Gastro chips were about £1-80
Went today they were £2-99

Abandoning multi buy discounts is huge because surely most people buy based on those?

Yes!!! Our usual weekly shop costs about £100, give or take £20. This week it was £150 and it wasn’t a particularly luxurious shop. We thought we’d cut it down to the essentials for the week, no extras or joints of meat. We weren’t expecting it to be so much. It’s making the local farm shop and butcher deliveries look far more competitive.

It makes sense that they would remove multi buy deals since there's no additional impetus needed to sell goods before they go out of date.

It's so annoying because they must be making so much money!!!

I'm not sure whether that will be the case... they're probably selling a lot less 'non essentials' which are likely to have higher markup, and they're dealing with additional logistical issues.

They ought to be keeping the price of basic necessities low though.

Asda are still doing multi buys.

I only tend to use the ones that I order every week anyway and they are still on.

I think it’s an absolute disgrace. The excuse of deterring bulk buying for stopping deals and discounts is bullshit seeing as they are limiting items per person.

I noticed an item DD likes has gone up from £1.75 to £2.70!

Sales for all supermarkets for March were 20% up - £10.2 billion. I bet their shareholders won’t be worried about a taking a financial hit like everyone else .

DH works for a supermarket (logistics) and there are rumours staff will be a bonus of 10% of weekly pay when this is over - £70 for him.

I haven’t noticed individual prices of goods increasing, just no special offers or BOGOF - basically, there’s currently no need to encourage people to buy more than they need, so they’ll stop trying to use financial incentives to tempt it. Just how the market works.

But I’ve also noticed lots of smaller independent grocery shops with signs up saying they haven’t changed their prices and don’t intend to, which is a decent gesture when they could, especially since margins are often tight for small businesses.

Yes! Huge increase and much less choice.

Yes definitely my shopping is costing more. Combination of having to replace with more expensive substitutes and no special offers. Don't know about base prices being higher as I don't really track them that carefully. But supply is down. Demand is higher. Their costs of sourcing will have gone up. Plus costs of staff overtime etc. Of course prices are going to go up.

DH works for a supermarket (logistics) and there are rumours staff will be a bonus of 10% of weekly pay when this is over

Considering what they're having to put up with at the moment, that seems more than fair.

Makes sense. Supply and demand and all that.

I'd like to see if this increased prices made way for increased staff wages. Seems only fair.

I haven’t noticed specific price rises, but I definitely have noticed far fewer offers, promotions, multi buys etc.

There is also much less choice available, so for example, people who would normally buy own-brands which are now unavailable are now forced to buy much more expensive branded products. I bought expensive Kleenex tissues & Fairy washing up liquid last weak, when I would normally buy the cheapest ‘basics’ own brand.

Yep mines gone up :( can’t get to Aldi so it’s all tesco/ASDA all their own brands are out of stock, so 45p for 1k of rice at Aldi, then £1.50 tesco own, now £2.49 for a brand and only 500g, same with bread, milk eggs meat :(

now £2.49 for a brand and only 500g

Depending on what rice you enjoy, try the Asian supermarkets, you can get premium rice for that price and a middling one for less. The no-wash Japanese brand I'm partial to is £9 for 2.5kg and that's absolutely delicious.

It all adds up, doesn't it?
5p here and there...