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What item price increase has shocked you the most?

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Usernamesonly · 28/02/2023 18:23

I was going to have lunch with a friend today who suggested weatherspoons (cheap and cheerful). I could not believe that their 3 small plates have increased from £10 to £15! Which led me onto thinking what else has jumped up a considerable amount product wise! We shop at Aldi so I haven't noticed a big difference YET.

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extramaturecheddarcheese · 28/02/2023 20:36

Not exactly a staple but Tesco own brand sweets (fizzy laces, cola bottles, strawberry pencils, foam bananas, that sort of thing) used to be 3 bags for £1 or 40p a bag. I noticed they were 70p a bag yesterday. You're not telling me that's a necessary price increase even with HFSS. The supermarkets are taking the piss with some of these prices.

MariaDingbat · 28/02/2023 20:37

All the £1 bars of chocolate are now £1.25 too. It's just a small treat but it's still frustrating.

JohnnyYenSetHimselfOnFireAgain · 28/02/2023 20:37

Asda's own brand fat free yoghurt, gone up from 85p to £1.45, a rise of 70%.

Deedippy · 28/02/2023 20:38

Cadbury chocolate mini rolls. I'm sure they always used to be on special for £1 but today in Tesco they were £3.25 😲😲😲

alltoomuchrightnow · 28/02/2023 20:38

Cat treats.. the little freeze dried chicken or duck breast cubes... priced ok in Wilkos but usually sold out. Won't buy from supermarkets anymore as now about £1.70 a pack! I don't spend that on my treats! (what treats). Aldi has started doing them. Smaller size but ok for His Furship.

Chesneyhawkes1 · 28/02/2023 20:38

@Skodacool I'm gonna give Aldi coffee a try this weekend!

CornishGem1975 · 28/02/2023 20:38

Hot Wheels Cars. Nuts but we buy them often. Was £1.25 at Sainsburys now £2.50. That's a big increase percentage-wise!

catsonahottinroof · 28/02/2023 20:39

Lemonademoney · 28/02/2023 20:18

Baked beans! Marks is the place to pick them up now at 50p a tin and just as nice as Heinz

Agree with Heinz beans, can't believe their thinking and notice they've started advertising on the underground so they must be seeing a fall in sales. Thanks for the reminder about M&S beans, I've been trialling own brands as refuse to pay £1.50 for a tin of beans and would say Sainsbury's currently the worst but not found a clear winner.

ShandaLear · 28/02/2023 20:40

We should just be grateful we can’t buy salad anymore, because that stuff would cost an arm and a leg if it was available. Sainsbury’s this afternoon - they’re not even trying to spread it out so it looks fuller anymore. Literally nothing.

What item price increase has shocked you the most?
FuckeNell · 28/02/2023 20:40

Pukka herbal tea now £4 for a box of 20 they used to be £2.50

Mum2jenny · 28/02/2023 20:40

£2.90 for a Sainsbury’s taste the difference free from multiseeded sourdough cob aka a loaf of bread my visiting relative can eat

daffodilandtulip · 28/02/2023 20:41

extramaturecheddarcheese · 28/02/2023 20:36

Not exactly a staple but Tesco own brand sweets (fizzy laces, cola bottles, strawberry pencils, foam bananas, that sort of thing) used to be 3 bags for £1 or 40p a bag. I noticed they were 70p a bag yesterday. You're not telling me that's a necessary price increase even with HFSS. The supermarkets are taking the piss with some of these prices.

Oh and have you tried them? They're half the length!!! About the length of my little finger now.

AnnieMore · 28/02/2023 20:42

We took our 2 sons to pizza express and it was over £150. I’m sure that used to be a cheap night out.

Chocmarblecake · 28/02/2023 20:42

Oat milk (Alpro)....was £1.30-40 now £1.95-2.10!

Sallylovesdaisy · 28/02/2023 20:43

Butter! £2 everywhere, then I spotted it for £1.49 in Home Bargains, so picked up 4 to go in freezer. And almost everything has gone up by chunks of money..no more penny increases! It's shocking, and so worrying. Where will it end?

Ricco12 · 28/02/2023 20:43

Usernamesonly · 28/02/2023 19:45

@Ricco12 im shocked at the increase for a hash brown, especially from such a big firm! There's a small cafe around the corner from me that sells them for 50p! X

They say you can base a countries economy on a McD

Go to a restaurant and the cost is comparable to how expensive the country is

That's a 39% increase

I hope it's not a sign of things to come

colette1970 · 28/02/2023 20:44

L’OR coffee was £4.50 in Tesco now £8.50 in my local Tesco went. B and M today selling at £3.49 for same size jar so stocked up with 3 jars .

Beachcomber74 · 28/02/2023 20:47

£2.95 for Choc Orange in Co Op they were a £1 last year
£3.30 for frozen sweet potato fries
so brought a few sweet potatoes and made them myself but kids wouldn’t eat them!! All the more for me!

WTF1974 · 28/02/2023 20:48

VictoriaBun · 28/02/2023 19:26

I saw Heinz tomato soup for £1.50 a can !

£1.70 a tin yesterday in The Range 😳

What item price increase has shocked you the most?
Theunamedcat · 28/02/2023 20:49

Cat food I've ended up with three cats for various reasons but its expensive and my one cat has a special diet so extra expensive

TheYearOfSmallThings · 28/02/2023 20:51

Salmon is the thing I just can't bring myself to buy anymore. It's nice, but not a necessity, and every week I look at the price and decide to do frittata instead.

Anjo2011 · 28/02/2023 20:52

Plenty Kitchen roll, 2 rolls £5.25 in Tesco. That’s obscene.

Lemonademoney · 28/02/2023 20:53

WTF1974 · 28/02/2023 20:48

£1.70 a tin yesterday in The Range 😳

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Honestly try the M&S version… 65p a tin and I think I prefer it

JohnnyYenSetHimselfOnFireAgain · 28/02/2023 20:56

Ricco12 · 28/02/2023 20:43

They say you can base a countries economy on a McD

Go to a restaurant and the cost is comparable to how expensive the country is

That's a 39% increase

I hope it's not a sign of things to come

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That's true. 11 years ago I went to Oslo for a weekend, Maccies was the cheapest place to eat but even then a regular Big Mac meal was the equivalent of 12 quid! 😮

Fifi0102 · 28/02/2023 20:57

Everything I've noticed it's stabilising a bit. I used to throw whatever I wanted in the trolley at Lidl. I got the shock of my life when the bill said £130. I'm doing half and half. Half ocado half farmfoods/Lidl.