What item price increase has shocked you the most?

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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.

£5.25 at Spa today for the tiniest jar of Gold Blend. No chance.

Tropicana in Tesco £4.95
That made me do a sharp intake of breath.

Catsan and royal canin!

Pukka again, but their Pukka Clean Greens Powder 112g. I order it 6 monthly. Last order it was £18.99, its now £27.95! No chance. I buy another brand now.

Reminds me of the Perestroika inflation joke:

How much is this?

10 rubles.

Ok, here's 15.

Sorry, that will be 20 rubles, please.

A few days ago someone posted a photo on the London subreddit of some packs of McVitie's milk choc digestives for sale. 433g, so the long pack, but not huge. The price - £5.39 😲

The post was titled "Is this a London thing?"

@pictoosh Tesco's carton of juice not from concentrate is cheaper and nicer than Tropicana (well, it was).

World peace.

@Konfetka It definitely feels like that!

Everything has went up so much its a struggle for so many now myself included. It's horrible having to dissect my shopping so much so i can get the best value i can which isn't easy now

Agree...Aldi, Lidl and Asda have played catch up by whacking loads onto items...50p, 75p etc etc..tried Ocado for first time last night and everything except the coffee and sausages was cheaper than Asda and Aldi...buy same stuff each fortnight and keep receipts to monitor prices !

Baxters Soup, Heinz Beans (I love both of these - I know there’s cheaper alternatives if we wanted them), Weetabix. Family of 4 -always did a Tesco weekly shop for under £90. Never below £120 a week now ☹️

Butter and a pint of skimmed milk which was about 50-55 p a year ago, now 95p.

Lidl Piccoli ( spelt wrong) tomatoes £2.99.

Olive oil

My f-ing water bill up nearly 200£! Anything food related.

I notice a lot of the time recently own brands aren't even available for some things (cereal for example)

Mc Coy crisps....last year appx £1.25 for mixed pack and now £2.75 so not buying those as lidl ones just as nice at 89p. Also the nice instant coffee at Asda, that has gone up to £3 now, it was £1.50 for years and they have doubled the price in last few months, so also get the lidl or aldi brand.

Weetabix and cans of heinz soups and as for heinz beans etc they used to be a cheap meal addition! Oh and just paid nearly £7 for a box of fish fingers!!!

In Sainsburys, chicken thigh fillets are now more than chicken breast fillets… 💁

not an item but we went swimming - husband, our one year old and I - £18!!!

Sainsburys subbed my leek and potato soup with Heinz,2 tins were £3.40,thank God I was refunded.

@Saltisford Thighs are so much better though.

Paxo £2.70 (small)
Elnett Hairspray £6.50
Heinz soup £1.70 can get 4 for a fiver in Tescos but it's not the point.

Was going to put some Venus replacement blades in my Tesco online shop today 3 blades £13!!!
Only want to shave my pits & legs.
Yet 3 Tesco disposable razors £2.50. I have been buying blades as its not so much plastic waste as a fully disposable razor. I just despair.