Food prices

[silverhibee]

Would seem Morrisons has had another price hike, Ryvita crackers were £1.09 6 months a go and noticed them at £1.99, last time I got them they were £1.69, butter up from £2.65 to £2.99, paracetamol were 29p now 69p, own brand cornettos 99p to £1.35, 4 items and that’s a extra pound to the bill and you will buy other stuff as well, 50p for a apple is taking the piss.

People on benefits and low income will struggle this winter what with soaring food prices and energy prices going through the roof, annoying thing is that Morrisons are bumping the prices up on there own brands.

[pollution]

Would seem Morrisons has had another price hike, Ryvita crackers were £1.09 6 months a go and noticed them at £1.99, last time I got them they were £1.69, butter up from £2.65 to £2.99, paracetamol were 29p now 69p, own brand cornettos 99p to £1.35, 4 items and that’s a extra pound to the bill and you will buy other stuff as well, 50p for a apple is taking the piss.

People on benefits and low income will struggle this winter what with soaring food prices and energy prices going through the roof, annoying thing is that Morrisons are bumping the prices up on there own brands.


Morrisons have lost the plot: Warsteiner lager was £1.77, now £2.25. All other supermarkets charge £2 or less. Minor example, I know.

They were bought by CD & R, a US " investment firm " who bought the company I had worked for 11 years a while back.

This type of firm is only interested in selling on that which they have bought for a profit and to do this they squeeze every possible penny out of in this case Morrisons

and will sell them in a few years when the economy picks up.

They did this to the company I worked for - at least I kept my job until the next US investment firm bought us.

I am not criticising their business, it's a fact of life.

[GlesgaeHibby]

I live just round the corner from an Aldi which opened about a year ago. It's been getting busier every week - heaving most of the time I go in, which is probably due to everyone trying their hardest to cut costs.

[stu in nottingham]

Morrisons have lost the plot: Warsteiner lager was £1.77, now £2.25. All other supermarkets charge £2 or less. Minor example, I know.

They were bought by CD & R, a US " investment firm " who bought the company I had worked for 11 years a while back.

This type of firm is only interested in selling on that which they have bought for a profit and to do this they squeeze every possible penny out of in this case Morrisons

and will sell them in a few years when the economy picks up.

They did this to the company I worked for - at least I kept my job until the next US investment firm bought us.

I am not criticising their business, it's a fact of life.

It would seem that Morrisons are certainly struggling and losing their market share. Evidenced with their recent dropping out of the top four supermarkets with Aldi moving above them.

I noted that when using Morrison's online shopping facility during the pandemic their service delivery was way inferior to Sainsbury's and Asda who I also used. Perhaps if Aldi (and Lidl) decided to increasingly develop online services it would see Morrisons sink further.

[LancashireHibby]

I live just round the corner from an Aldi which opened about a year ago. It's been getting busier every week - heaving most of the time I go in, which is probably due to everyone trying their hardest to cut costs.
We’re in a habit of trying to do a bit of Aldi shopping on a Saturday evening if we’re on our way back from a Bolton home game. Tonight we got 500g turkey mince, 12 beef meatballs, 700g pork shoulder steaks, a pack of two organic chicken breasts, a chicken wrapped in Parma ham ready meal and a pack of four marinated pork loin steaks for £4.83 which is literally a week’s worth of evening meals for the two of us (just got to add some spuds and fresh veg or use rice/pasta from the cupboard and frozen veg)

I did get a good deal at Morrisons last week though. Beef mince prices matched to Aldi and stewing steak down to £7.50 a kilo from £9.50, with a further 15% discount using a MyMorrisons card

[KeithTheHibby]

Bought footie magazine 442 today as was flying on holiday, £8.99, staggering amount for a magazine which, btw, seems to use the ****test quality paper ever.
Still a decent read all the same 😁😁

[beensaidbefore]

It would seem that Morrisons are certainly struggling and losing their market share. Evidenced with their recent dropping out of the top four supermarkets with Aldi moving above them.

I noted that when using Morrison's online shopping facility during the pandemic their service delivery was way inferior to Sainsbury's and Asda who I also used. Perhaps if Aldi (and Lidl) decided to increasingly develop online services it would see Morrisons sink further.


Have both Morrisons and Aldi local to me. Used to visit Morrisons regular, but its only very occasionally now as its too expensive. Nice if looking for branded stuff, and their bakery is good, but generic stuff and cupboard fillers are way too expensive compared to Aldi

[SteveHFC]

Was in Tesco last night and seen they charge £5.35 for 8 cans of normal coke!

[bobbyhibs1983]

Was in Tesco last night and seen they charge £5.35 for 8 cans of normal coke!

hi
As it has maybe been said on the thread its best to shop around /find deals n what not.I dont drink the full fat coke, however i do drink pepsi, and i know its a case of 24 x 330mls cans for £12 or 2 x24 for £22 in farmfoods, for the life of me i cant recall what normal coke is, though i know for the diet,coke zero its £10 for 24 cans,im sure then full fat coke would be similar in price to pepsi,

kind regards

[Santa Cruz]

hi
As it has maybe been said on the thread its best to shop around /find deals n what not.I dont drink the full fat coke, however i do drink pepsi, and i know its a case of 24 x 330mls cans for £12 or 2 x24 for £22 in farmfoods, for the life of me i cant recall what normal coke is, though i know for the diet,coke zero its £10 for 24 cans,im sure then full fat coke would be similar in price to pepsi,

kind regards

24 cans of normal coke is £13.00 in Iceland, until a few weeks ago it was £11.00. Bloke in Lidl's was telling us the other day 2 litre of their own cola looking brand was 47p, said it tasted as good as pepsi max.

[Stairway 2 7]

24 cans of normal coke is £13.00 in Iceland, until a few weeks ago it was £11.00. Bloke in Lidl's was telling us the other day 2 litre of their own cola looking brand was 47p, said it tasted as good as pepsi max.

It doesn't unfortunately

I like lidls but this is one thing they haven't cracked

[Santa Cruz]

It doesn't unfortunately

I like lidls but this is one thing they haven't cracked

It's probably fine as a mixer, you don't tend to notice after your third or fourth glass :greengrin

[Stairway 2 7]

It's probably fine as a mixer, you don't tend to notice after your third or fourth glass :greengrin

Especially with hoos measures and hibs v celtic on sportscene. There other juice knock offs are fine. Although it was £7.50 for 24 pepsi max but unsure if that was a deal

[Paulie Walnuts]

Was in Tesco last night and seen they charge £5.35 for 8 cans of normal coke!

Should start drinking Sprite. I’ve no idea what’s going on but it’s about half the price of other fizzy juice everywhere.

£3 for 8 cans in sainsburys just now and Aldi sell 8 cans for about £2.60.

[Since90+2]

Should start drinking Sprite. I’ve no idea what’s going on but it’s about half the price of other fizzy juice everywhere.

£3 for 8 cans in sainsburys just now and Aldi sell 8 cans for about £2.60.

Or start drinking something that isn't chemical rubbish that's very bad for you.

[danhibees1875]

Or start drinking something that isn't chemical rubbish that's very bad for you.

Tap water - 8 glasses a day for £0.00. Bargain. :greengrin

[nonshinyfinish]

Or start drinking something that isn't chemical rubbish that's very bad for you.

What do you drink that isn't chemical?

[overdrive]

Tap water - 8 glasses a day for £0.00. Bargain. :greengrin

Even tap water is chemical.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Or start drinking something that isn't chemical rubbish that's very bad for you.

Of course but I’m presuming the poster is on the hunt for a fizzy juice fix :greengrin

[superfurryhibby]

Even tap water is chemical.

Filter it :wink:

[Sylar]

Even tap water is chemical.

It's also not free (unless you have a full council tax exemption).

[danhibees1875]

It's also not free (unless you have a full council tax exemption).

It's free in the sense that it won't cost you anything to drink it.

[Scouse Hibee]

I always keep tap water in a glass jug with a lid in the fridge, drink it regularly and top up every time. I would never buy bottled water to drink in the house.

[Jakhog1]

Scottish water is the best, remember being down in Nottinghamshire last year and the tap water was rank, totally undrinkable only time I buy bottle water is when down south.

[Bridge hibs]

I always keep tap water in a glass jug with a lid in the fridge, drink it regularly and top up every time. I would never buy bottled water to drink in the house.I only drink sparkling water, as a recovered diet coke-aholic (4-6 litres a day) I couldnt and never have since I was a kid drink or have enjoyed tap water

I drink less than a litre of sparkling water per day now as I have reduced that from 2-4 litres a day 🫣

[Smartie]

I’ve been out the country for a couple of weeks and - apart from watching Hibs - the thing I’ve missed most has been drinking water from my kitchen tap.

My flat is in Leith and was built 20 odd years ago but I’d need some convincing that there was better water to drink out the tap anywhere in the world. We notice a drop of in quality everywhere we go, if we’re allowed to drink the water at all.

[stu in nottingham]

Scottish water is the best, remember being down in Nottinghamshire last year and the tap water was rank, totally undrinkable only time I buy bottle water is when down south.

Nottinghamshire water is drawn from two different sources and one is much better than the other in my opinion. It's fine where I live, on the soft side. I wouldn't say it is as good as most of the water I've drank in Scotland though.

[Stairway 2 7]

Scottish tap water is unreal 😍. I can drink tap water in most of Europe, the South of England is undrinkable though.

[danhibees1875]

I’ve been out the country for a couple of weeks and - apart from watching Hibs - the thing I’ve missed most has been drinking water from my kitchen tap.

My flat is in Leith and was built 20 odd years ago but I’d need some convincing that there was better water to drink out the tap anywhere in the world. We notice a drop of in quality everywhere we go, if we’re allowed to drink the water at all.

I'm not sure how localised the difference is, but I was up in Thornhill (Stirling) and thought it was notably better than Edinburgh.

I'm probably better omitting that this assessment of the water quality was made whilst on my stag do. :greengrin

[Pretty Boy]

I'm not sure how localised the difference is, but I was up in Thornhill (Stirling) and thought it was notably better than Edinburgh.

I'm probably better omitting that this assessment of the water quality was made whilst on my stag do. :greengrin

I'm not mad keen on Edinburgh tap water . It's soft and certainly streets ahead of what comes out of the taps at my father in laws in Lincolnshire but there is a definite chemical taste to it. The further north you go, the better it gets (St Andrews and around the East Neuk excepted, they have ridiculously hard water). That locale is actually the only area of Scotland where commercial dishwashers and the like require an integrated water softener.

Best tap water I can recall was in Denmark. It's one of the few countries where the water undergoes no chemical treatment so you don't get that aftertaste. Also liked the water in Rome. They have drinking fountains all around the city which supply fantastic water that comes from local springs and again only undergoes minimal filtration.

[Moulin Yarns]

Even tap water is chemical.

Not if you have a private water supply. The sign of how pure it is, is the number of fresh water shrimp coming out of the tap. 😂

[Jones28]

My wife and I lived in Grimsby for a while and the water was bloody terrible. Undrinkable. We would filter it just to make it tolerable and never felt clean after a shower. Scottish water is just the best.

[pollution]

We have terrible tap water in our location. It comes from a private supply via a farm.

If we leave a glass of water it develops a slight but noticeable green tinge after an hour or so.

[Smartie]

I'm not mad keen on Edinburgh tap water . It's soft and certainly streets ahead of what comes out of the taps at my father in laws in Lincolnshire but there is a definite chemical taste to it. The further north you go, the better it gets (St Andrews and around the East Neuk excepted, they have ridiculously hard water). That locale is actually the only area of Scotland where commercial dishwashers and the like require an integrated water softener.

Best tap water I can recall was in Denmark. It's one of the few countries where the water undergoes no chemical treatment so you don't get that aftertaste. Also liked the water in Rome. They have drinking fountains all around the city which supply fantastic water that comes from local springs and again only undergoes minimal filtration.

I should probably add that I hate the water at my work, which is at the West End, so I don’t think it’s an Edinburgh thing. There seem to be other variables at play and it can be different from street to street.

I remember the water being great in Kinross when I lived there growing up but it was noticeably worse before my parents moved out of that house last year - very chemically. They now drink bottled water as they’ve heard of people who have become I’ll through drinking too much of the chemically stuff.

I can’t put my finger on why but the stuff I don’t care for is the stuff that some folk get through their big fridges.

[Mr Grieves]

Not if you have a private water supply. The sign of how pure it is, is the number of fresh water shrimp coming out of the tap. 😂

I tested private water supplies in my old job and thinking of some of the samples we received still gives me the boak!


I should probably add that I hate the water at my work, which is at the West End, so I don’t think it’s an Edinburgh thing. There seem to be other variables at play and it can be different from street to street.

I remember the water being great in Kinross when I lived there growing up but it was noticeably worse before my parents moved out of that house last year - very chemically. They now drink bottled water as they’ve heard of people who have become I’ll through drinking too much of the chemically stuff.

I can’t put my finger on why but the stuff I don’t care for is the stuff that some folk get through their big fridges.

Plumbing in individual properties can massively affect the water quality. Some plumbing materials can react with the disinfectant added to water to produce a tcp-like odour and taste. Can be a problem If you get any new plumbing work done in your house.

If you're bothered by a chemical taste follow Scouse hibby's tip by filling a jug and leaving it in the fridge. Any chlorine or volatile chemicals will dissapate after a few hours leaving the water tasting fine.

[Hibrandenburg]

Scottish water is the best, remember being down in Nottinghamshire last year and the tap water was rank, totally undrinkable only time I buy bottle water is when down south.

I can't drink Scottish water when I'm there. I used to be the same as you but after living abroad Scottish water tastes like swimming pool water.

[Stairway 2 7]

I can't drink Scottish water when I'm there. I used to be the same as you but after living abroad Scottish water tastes like swimming pool water.

You get used to the taste of your water. Scotland has chlorine taste, whilst Germany and France have nitrate taste, as said above putting in the fridge gets rid of both.

Scotland is only beaten by Scandinavia for cleanest drinking water

[Stairway 2 7]

Absolutely brutal stuff this, prices will just keep firing up

BruceReuters
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Grim: food & non-alcoholic drink prices rise 14.5% y/y in September

It's the biggest increase since April 1980, according to @ONS modelled estimates

[Scouse Hibee]

Struggling to keep the price of a fish supper that people will still be able to afford!

[Bridge hibs]

Even eating healthy is bloody costly, from kebabs to Chinese, chippy stuff to healthy fruit/veg or chicken etc, think Im just going to live on ryvita and cup a soups 😵

[Scouse Hibee]

Even eating healthy is bloody costly, from kebabs to Chinese, chippy stuff to healthy fruit/veg or chicken etc, think Im just going to live on ryvita and cup a soups 😵

Think of the weight loss 👍

[stu in nottingham]

Even eating healthy is bloody costly, from kebabs to Chinese, chippy stuff to healthy fruit/veg or chicken etc, think Im just going to live on ryvita and cup a soups 😵

Noodles and Citalopram mate, the nation's new diet. :wink:

[Bridge hibs]

Think of the weight loss 👍Im bloody healthier, wallet isnt though, saw the price of tobacco recently, thank **** I stopped smoking years ago 😵

[Bridge hibs]

Noodles and Citalopram mate, the nation's new diet. :wink:🤣

[Billy Whizz]

Food Price inflation is only going to grow unfortunately in the short term. All the companies that pay in dollars, going to be putting further large price increases through this month

[J-C]

Tesco and Sainsburys price matching Aldi just goes to show how over inflated their prices are to begin with, look at their profits compare with Aldi.

[SteveHFC]

Food Price inflation is only going to grow unfortunately in the short term. All the companies that pay in dollars, going to be putting further large price increases through this month

Was just in Morrisons and notice some things have went up on price again.

[silverhibee]

Was just in Morrisons and notice some things have went up on price again.

Was in yesterday, they don’t half like bumping things up by 25p, coffee water soup and a few other things.

[H18 SFR]

Was in yesterday, they don’t half like bumping things up by 25p, coffee water soup and a few other things.

Same today in Aldi. I reckoned on average 10%.

[Paulie Walnuts]

EVOO has went absolutely through the roof.

[The_Exile]

I'm now in survival mode, since beginning of December I reckon it's more like another 35% hike in the staples. Rice, bread, cereal, pasta, beans, soups, fresh produce. It used to be it was always cheaper making my own big pot of soup with fresh veg and stock/spices but now it's slightly cheaper buying cans from Aldi. This year I've got a couple of raised beds at my parents to get going and it's now at the point of 'living off the land'. What an utterly **** state of affairs. At what point do we all start rioting? At this rate, we won't have the energy to bother.

[GlesgaeHibby]

I'm going to go against the grain here and say that I think things have perhaps stabilised a bit in recent weeks - after months of ridiculous rises where I was noticing hikes on regular items on a weekly basis.

[nonshinyfinish]

I'm going to go against the grain here and say that I think things have perhaps stabilised a bit in recent weeks - after months of ridiculous rises where I was noticing hikes on regular items on a weekly basis.

I agree with that – I don't pay enough attention to know for sure when individual items have or haven't changed price, I just notice the typical total cost of a small/medium/large shop, and that seems more stable just now.

[alhibby]

I've not really paid much attention to food prices up until now, but today in Sainsburys I saw that Tins of Heinz soup were now costing £1.40 !!!! Last time i bought one, not too long ago, it was 95p, thats a helluva hike

Was in Sainsburys today and looked at Heinz Soup once more, Now at £1.70 !!!!

[Santa Cruz]

Was in Sainsburys today and looked at Heinz Soup once more, Now at £1.70 !!!!

£1.25 in Iceland or 8 for £6.

[alhibby]

£1.25 in Iceland or 8 for £6.

Cheers, might just make my way there tomorrow,

[Santa Cruz]

Cheers, might just make my way there tomorrow,

Hope they have stock. Showing as available online for home delivery. :aok:

[cabbageandribs1875]

Was in Sainsburys today and looked at Heinz Soup once more, Now at £1.70 !!!!


only £1.69 at Morrisons :eek: Heinz already slapped 45p on a tin last year so that's 75p/tin in just several months


love Heinz soup but i will never pay these prices, if it means buying the watered down crappy value soup in stores then so be it, Asda were £1.70 or any five for £6


was in Livingston Morrisons yesterday and they have Heinz chicken 6 packs for £5.49 or two for £10, B&M were still £1.40/Ea or £4 for four


Tesco was £1.70/tin or four for £5, Clubcard prices


i/we stopped shopping in Aldi approx two years ago when we realised a lot of their prices were just the same, or even higher in some cases, than the bigger stores


i was reading the other day a pot of quaker oats in Asda recently was £1 and has risen to £2.88, 180% increase

[TrumpIsAPeado]

It's £1.95 a tin at my local Scotmid. They all remain on the shelf like everything else that hasn't yet made it to the "reduced to clear" section.

[SteveHFC]

Cosmo Pizza which was £2 this time last year is now £2.75 in Tesco.

[Glory Lurker]

Cosmo Pizza which was £2 this time last year is now £2.75 in Tesco.

If we don't riot over this, we deserve everything coming to us.

[Rumble de Thump]

Tesco does a pack of 4 Heinz Tomato or Chicken soups for £3.99, apparently price matched to Aldi. The Tesco own brand tins of soup are 60p.

[DH1875]

Dog food is where its at. More than double the price since lockdown.

[silverhibee]

I have started shopping in Lidl and I’m saving about £20-25 a week on my messages now, Morrisons are just ripping customers off nowadays.

[Scouse Hibee]

I have started shopping in Lidl and I’m saving about £20-25 a week on my messages now, Morrisons are just ripping customers off nowadays.

Same here, new Lidl opened in Corstorphine is our go to for shopping now. Have been a Tesco shopper for years but prices have become ridiculous.

[stu in nottingham]

I have started shopping in Lidl and I’m saving about £20-25 a week on my messages now, Morrisons are just ripping customers off nowadays.

I'm a bit of a fan of Lidl too and shop there after every 2-3 shops at Sainsbury's. I've a Blue Light card which entitles to 10% discount at Asda but I still found myself spending less in Lidl.

I like the fact you can buy stuff there that sometimes isn't necessarily readily available in mainstream supermarkets such as some continental meats and cheeses. A particular favourite more locally is the 'Mature Blue Stilton' which on closer inspection in the tiny type on the label is actually Long Clawson Stilton from the creamery in Melton in Leicestershire - pretty much as good as it gets. Way cheaper than elsewhere too.

[DH1875]

Know I've said it before but price of dog food is getting ridiculous now. Its basically doubled in price in the past year.

[silverhibee]

Same here, new Lidl opened in Corstorphine is our go to for shopping now. Have been a Tesco shopper for years but prices have become ridiculous.

Might bump into you one day bud as that’s where I shop as well.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Know I've said it before but price of dog food is getting ridiculous now. Its basically doubled in price in the past year.

I buy my dog raw food from Dofos. It’s probably managed to stay down at about 25% but even that is still a lot of money when your pay rise is 2%.

[stu in nottingham]

Know I've said it before but price of dog food is getting ridiculous now. Its basically doubled in price in the past year.

So worrying about abandoned dogs and cats due to people not being able to afford food for them.

[Scouse Hibee]

Might bump into you one day bud as that’s where I shop as well.

👍

[Bridge hibs]

So worrying about abandoned dogs and cats due to people not being able to afford food for them.

Ive cut my dogs food down and add kibble which l buy in big bags which last a long time, half and half meat and kibble. Its not really about the affordability because we buy in bulk, more because he is a podgy wee git and needs to lose a bit of lumber

[greenlex]

Usually. Shop in Morrisons but last week couldn’t get my go to bread. Went along to Sainsburys to get my favourite loaf. A whole 20p cheaper than Morrisons. Did my weekly shop in sainsburys today and was around £20 cheaper. Some supermarkets like petrol retailers and energy suppliers are absolutely rinsing us. It’s obscene.

[silverhibee]

Usually. Shop in Morrisons but last week couldn’t get my go to bread. Went along to Sainsburys to get my favourite loaf. A whole 20p cheaper than Morrisons. Did my weekly shop in sainsburys today and was around £20 cheaper. Some supermarkets like petrol retailers and energy suppliers are absolutely rinsing us. It’s obscene.

£3.50 for highland spring water in Morrisons, £2.25 in Lidl, bakery stuff a lot cheaper as well.

We are being ripped off by these big supermarkets.

[stu in nottingham]

The Trolley.co site and app are pretty useful tools to compare grocery prices and generally get a handle on who is charging what. Just ran Heinz Tomato Soup through it and it shows cheapest price £1.25 (Iceland) to the most expensive (Co-op) £1.95. That's quite a saving just on one simple item.

https://www.trolley.co.uk/

[TrumpIsAPeado]

£3.50 for highland spring water in Morrisons, £2.25 in Lidl, bakery stuff a lot cheaper as well.

We are being ripped off by these big supermarkets.

May as well be Peckham Spring Water. Bottled water is one of the longest running scams going.

[The Tubs]

May as well be Peckham Spring Water. Bottled water is one of the longest running scams going.

Especially in Edinburgh.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Food suppliers hit back at Tesco chair in price hike row - BBC News (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64372693)

Tesco expects its full-year operating profit to reach up to £2.5bn. It would be below the £2.8bn it reported for the previous 12 months when Covid restrictions continued to boost online trade for the UK's big supermarkets.


hope they survive through this crisis :rolleyes:

[Pretty Boy]

I subscribe to a channel called Atomic Shrimp on YouTube. He's a really interesting guy (imo, I recommended him to someone else and they were bored senseless). He does limited food budget challenges and was motivated to do a 'basics' comparison between the big supermarkets. It's quite interesting. The first video is from 2020 and the second from late last year:

https://youtu.be/nRUPQPB4OgQ

https://youtu.be/__6ujPujCTc

[TrumpIsAPeado]

I subscribe to a channel called Atomic Shrimp on YouTube. He's a really interesting guy (imo, I recommended him to someone else and they were bored senseless). He does limited food budget challenges and was motivated to do a 'basics' comparison between the big supermarkets. It's quite interesting. The first video is from 2020 and the second from late last year:

https://youtu.be/nRUPQPB4OgQ

https://youtu.be/__6ujPujCTc

Have watched a few of his videos over the years. I'm pretty sure the guy lives off sunflowers and daffodils grown in his back garden. :greengrin

[overdrive]

Have watched a few of his videos over the years. I'm pretty sure the guy lives off sunflowers and daffodils grown in his back garden. :greengrin

He needs to sustain himself to fuel all that pranking of internet scammers!

[SteveHFC]

Cosmo Pizza which was £2 this time last year is now £2.75 in Tesco.

Now up to £2.90 in Tesco.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Sainsbury's have dropped the price of their Heinz soup from £1.70 to £1, no idea how long for but either Heinz or the stores/both must be making big profits out of just that one item, i imagine Tesco/Asda/Morrisons etc will soon follow

[danhibees1875]

Not prices, but has anyone notice a - bell - pepper shortage?

A few green stragglers in sainsburys, nothing in aldi or lidl. :dunno:

[hibee_girl]

Not prices, but has anyone notice a - bell - pepper shortage?

A few green stragglers in sainsburys, nothing in aldi or lidl. :dunno:

Yes! I noticed this the last few times I’ve popped into the shops.

[Sylar]

Not food, but just got an email from O2 to inform me my tariff will be increasing by 13.4% in April. Just as well my contract is up in April and I'll be telling them where to go. Ironically, the email came from one Mr Turpin, their Chief Commercial Officer.

[Pretty Boy]

Not prices, but has anyone notice a - bell - pepper shortage?

A few green stragglers in sainsburys, nothing in aldi or lidl. :dunno:

Asda fruit and veg section has been sparse for days now. Peppers and tomatoes in particular but nothing except apples are plentiful.

[danhibees1875]

Not food, but just got an email from O2 to inform me my tariff will be increasing by 13.4% in April. Just as well my contract is up in April and I'll be telling them where to go. Ironically, the email came from one Mr Turpin, their Chief Commercial Officer.

I think most phone contract tariffs are inflation + 3/4% so that'll be the norm for most folk I would think.

Got a new phone recently and opted to pay more up front and take on a smaller contract to mitigate the % impact as I'd noticed those terms on my previous contract too.

[danhibees1875]

Asda fruit and veg section has been sparse for days now. Peppers and tomatoes in particular but nothing except apples are plentiful.

Was just reading about this.

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-02-20/why-are-we-seeing-empty-shelves-in-our-supermarket

[Oscar T Grouch]

70% increase in food prices once the import checks come in next year. I read that estimate this morning but lost the article it came from. If that is even close to being true it’s gonna be a nightmare. Conspiracy theorists would suggest that the tories are lining this up for the GE next year so the chaos after labour win will be ramped up.

[Hibernia&Alba]

The brand of dog food we buy must be up around 50% on a couple of years ago. The last few months it seems to go up each time we stock up.

[Stairway 2 7]

70% increase in food prices once the import checks come in next year. I read that estimate this morning but lost the article it came from. If that is even close to being true it’s gonna be a nightmare. Conspiracy theorists would suggest that the tories are lining this up for the GE next year so the chaos after labour win will be ramped up.
I can't see it. BOE are expecting inflation to have dropped to 1% in January 25 and gas prices back to a reasonable rate. If Labour get in I think it will be 2 terms as they will say chaos with the tories normality with us

[Hibrandenburg]

I found an old receipt in the bottom of a shopping bag from 2020. I'd bought a 400g lasagne, a twix, powdered mash potatoes and 4 0.5l beers for €6.13, I bought exactly the same things today and it cost me €9.91. I can take the hit but there must be families out there really feeling the pinch at those price hikes.

[Hibernia&Alba]

I found an old receipt in the bottom of a shopping bag from 2020. I'd bought a 400g lasagne, a twix, powdered mash potatoes and 4 0.5l beers for €6.13, I bought exactly the same things today and it cost me €9.91. I can take the hit but there must be families out there really feeling the pinch at those price hikes.

Yes, 50% increase. Add that in across a family shop and it's a lot of money.

[danhibees1875]

I found an old receipt in the bottom of a shopping bag from 2020. I'd bought a 400g lasagne, a twix, powdered mash potatoes and 4 0.5l beers for €6.13, I bought exactly the same things today and it cost me €9.91. I can take the hit but there must be families out there really feeling the pinch at those price hikes.

I misread your opening words and thought you'd found an old recipe. :greengrin

[Stairway 2 7]

I misread your opening words and thought you'd found an old recipe. :greengrin

That's weird as so did I ha. Sound delicious too 😋

[Hibrandenburg]

Yes, 50% increase. Add that in across a family shop and it's a lot of money.

It's simply not sustainable, economies rely on people having a certain amount of expendable income, if that expendable income continues to get eaten away (literally) then we're looking at economical collapse.

[Hibrandenburg]

I misread your opening words and thought you'd found an old recipe. :greengrin

Don't worry about it, you'll not be the first on here to misread my posts :greengrin

[Pretty Boy]

Yes, 50% increase. Add that in across a family shop and it's a lot of money.

A lot of it is the traditionally cheaper things that a lot of people rely on as staples as well. Dried pasta, big blocks of cheese, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, cereal etc etc. All those increases add up.

Quite often we'll get the M&S pizza meal deal on a Friday or Saturday night. 2 pizzas and 2 sides was £10 in 2020 and it's £10 today, that's a treat and hasn't been impacted by these rises for whatever reason. Trying to make a cheap pasta dish or sausage and mash on a Wednesday is a whole lot more expensive these days and all those increases really add up.

[danhibees1875]

A lot of it is the traditionally cheaper things that a lot of people rely on as staples as well. Dried pasta, big blocks of cheese, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, cereal etc etc. All those increases add up.

Quite often we'll get the M&S pizza meal deal on a Friday or Saturday night. 2 pizzas and 2 sides was £10 in 2020 and it's £10 today, that's a treat and hasn't been impacted by these rises for whatever reason. Trying to make a cheap pasta dish or sausage and mash on a Wednesday is a whole lot more expensive these days and all those increases really add up.

Not the point really, but it's £12 now.

Similar increase to their stir fry deal (£6 to £7), and the complete decimation of the old generic dine in when you used to get everything for £10 (starter, main, side, dessert, wine, kitchen sink) and now you get main, side, and either a side or dessert, for £12.

[Hibernia&Alba]

A lot of it is the traditionally cheaper things that a lot of people rely on as staples as well. Dried pasta, big blocks of cheese, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, cereal etc etc. All those increases add up.

Quite often we'll get the M&S pizza meal deal on a Friday or Saturday night. 2 pizzas and 2 sides was £10 in 2020 and it's £10 today, that's a treat and hasn't been impacted by these rises for whatever reason. Trying to make a cheap pasta dish or sausage and mash on a Wednesday is a whole lot more expensive these days and all those increases really add up.

Yes, when it's the essentials that are rapidly increasing in price - items that can't be cut back - it becomes a real problem. Bread, milk, eggs, cheese etc the stuff you use everyday.

[Crunchie]

I found an old receipt in the bottom of a shopping bag from 2020. I'd bought a 400g lasagne, a twix, powdered mash potatoes and 4 0.5l beers for €6.13, I bought exactly the same things today and it cost me €9.91. I can take the hit but there must be families out there really feeling the pinch at those price hikes.
Powdered mash potato? I was fed that disgusting stuff many moons ago, I'm amazed that they still sell it, let alone anyone buying it.

[Kato]

Powdered mash potato? I was fed that disgusting stuff many moons ago, I'm amazed that they still sell it, let alone anyone buying it.Makes a nice tattie scone, Crunchie.

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[nonshinyfinish]

Makes a nice tattie scone, Crunchie.

Should tattie scones be crunchy?

[Smartie]

Having (rightly) criticised the energy companies for the record profits they have made, it will be interesting to see what happens to the supermarkets over the next year - whether these price increases have been necessary for them to remain viable and to maintain profits or whether it has been cynical price gouging at a time they know they can get away with escalating their prices.

And it will be interesting to see if they suffer any sort of a backlash if they have been a bit naughty.

We put some of our prices up at the start of the year (not the first increase over the past year) and it has drawn some questioning. The fuel bill alone went from about £350 pm to £1100 pm from December to January though (and that's after having had air cleaners on and windows open for much of the previous 2 years) so I know for a fact the increases are justified and have been implemented with fair consideration. So it's perfectly possible that the increases have been justified.

The pandemic into the cost of living crisis have most certainly presented business opportunities to the supermarkets.

[Kato]

Should tattie scones be crunchy?Whatever floats yer tattie.

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[Hibbyradge]

Should tattie scones be crunchy?

:tee hee:

[TrumpIsAPeado]

Having (rightly) criticised the energy companies for the record profits they have made, it will be interesting to see what happens to the supermarkets over the next year - whether these price increases have been necessary for them to remain viable and to maintain profits or whether it has been cynical price gouging at a time they know they can get away with escalating their prices.

It absolutely is price gouging. All to appease the suits at the top of the pyramid scheme.


And it will be interesting to see if they suffer any sort of a backlash if they have been a bit naughty.

Society has become so progressively docile over the decades (by design), they'll be no major backlash that will concern them in the slightest. If you had told people decades ago that this was the way things were going to be, there would have been riots.

[DH1875]

70% increase in food prices once the import checks come in next year. I read that estimate this morning but lost the article it came from. If that is even close to being true it’s gonna be a nightmare. Conspiracy theorists would suggest that the tories are lining this up for the GE next year so the chaos after labour win will be ramped up.

Are you saying they are gonna go up another 70% on top of the 50% they already gone up or is it 20% on top of the already 50%?

[LunasBoots]

Not prices, but has anyone notice a - bell - pepper shortage?

A few green stragglers in sainsburys, nothing in aldi or lidl. :dunno:

Tomato shortage I've noticed and the price of bisto gravy, crisp prices aswell, crisps that where on deals at like 1.25 now on deal from £2 to 1.75...

[TrumpIsAPeado]

Tomato shortage I've noticed and the price of bisto gravy, crisp prices aswell, crisps that where on deals at like 1.25 now on deal from £2 to 1.75...

The stores still have the audacity to keep up "great bargain" signs when there's been a 50-70% mark up on the product in the space of a year. They're laughing at all of us.

[Santa Cruz]

Just on the BBC News. Asda is limiting sales of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.

Edit - Morrisons too.

[Kato]

BBC going with "bad weather", "electricity prices".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64712361

Bloke on twitter does a quick scoot round Barcelona.

https://twitter.com/ShihabSJoi/status/1628016221177237504?t=n0GdMFKJbV0FXCHzGExw3Q&s=19

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[Hibrandenburg]

Powdered mash potato? I was fed that disgusting stuff many moons ago, I'm amazed that they still sell it, let alone anyone buying it.

Get used to it, once the Tories you elected issue you ration cards for real spuds, that's all you'll have left at the end of the month. Does your Daily Mail contain carbohydrates?

[Crunchie]

Get used to it, once the Tories you elected issue you ration cards for real spuds, that's all you'll have left at the end of the month. Does your Daily Mail contain carbohydrates?
I grow my own spuds, peppers , tomatoes and various other veg thanks, I wouldn't dream of buying powdered anything., oh wait we do have a tin of powdered custard in the cupboard for when the wife is too lazy to make the real stuff.

I don't buy any newspapers either thanks. I used to buy the DR back in the day though :aok:.

I suppose the stores are full of cheap priced food in wonderful Germany of course, where there's no inflation or shortages.

[TrumpIsAPeado]

I suppose the stores are full of cheap priced food in wonderful Germany of course, where there's no inflation or shortages.

Compared to Brexit Britain, Germany is Disney Land.

[Crunchie]

Compared to Brexit Britain, Germany is Disney Land.
:faf: sure it is

[Kato]

https://twitter.com/chrislowndes/status/1628007273170706434?t=F4TCE0XzByS3odWQ9rNdbw&s=19

A wee thread on supply chains including some complete lies via the express/govt on supply from Morocco.

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[TrumpIsAPeado]

:faf: sure it is

There are no fruit and veg shortages in Germany or Spain or anywhere else in the EU that the brexit media and tory chaired BBC are claiming.

[Santa Cruz]

There are no fruit and veg shortages in Germany or Spain or anywhere else in the EU that the brexit media and tory chaired BBC are claiming.

Ireland is an EU member.

https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2023/02/21/supply-of-vegetables-to-ireland-disrupted-by-poor-weather-and-energy-costs/

[Hibrandenburg]

I grow my own spuds, peppers , tomatoes and various other veg thanks, I wouldn't dream of buying powdered anything., oh wait we do have a tin of powdered custard in the cupboard for when the wife is too lazy to make the real stuff.

I don't buy any newspapers either thanks. I used to buy the DR back in the day though :aok:.

I suppose the stores are full of cheap priced food in wonderful Germany of course, where there's no inflation or shortages.

The good old Tory spirit of "I'm alright Jack" is still alive and kicking I see.

[TrumpIsAPeado]

The good old Tory spirit of "I'm alright Jack" is still alive and kicking I see.

It's your own fault for not having a big enough garden. I don't even have a garden, so I'm seriously at fault.

[Pretty Boy]

It's not really relevant to the point because it is the norm now but when did access to fresh fruit and veg year round with no thought for seasonality become normalised?

I was in the shops the other night picking up a few bits and bobs from the veg section and the countries of origin ranged from Morocco to Israel to Peru. The environmental impact of that must be huge even allowing for the fact that some will travel by sea rather than air. It must be a relatively recent thing that people expect fresh strawberries, green beans, blackberries, tomatoes and so on year round. It's probably one of those things that deep down we all know isn't really right but we turn a blind eye because the alternative is a direct negative impact on the lives we have become accustomed to leading.

[TrumpIsAPeado]

Ireland is an EU member.

https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2023/02/21/supply-of-vegetables-to-ireland-disrupted-by-poor-weather-and-energy-costs/

https://twitter.com/ScotinDarmstadt/status/1628080096694218782

[Santa Cruz]

https://twitter.com/ScotinDarmstadt/status/1628080096694218782

I clicked the link thinking this might explain another reason why Ireland is experiencing the same supply issues as the UK, it doesn't. I was just correcting your point that nowhere else in the EU had a shortage, that's all.

[danhibees1875]

It's not really relevant to the point because it is the norm now but when did access to fresh fruit and veg year round with no thought for seasonality become normalised?

I was in the shops the other night picking up a few bits and bobs from the veg section and the countries of origin ranged from Morocco to Israel to Peru. The environmental impact of that must be huge even allowing for the fact that some will travel by sea rather than air. It must be a relatively recent thing that people expect fresh strawberries, green beans, blackberries, tomatoes and so on year round. It's probably one of those things that deep down we all know isn't really right but we turn a blind eye because the alternative is a direct negative impact on the lives we have become accustomed to leading.

Someone on the news hinted at this on the news the other day/night.

I'm sure its not quite as black and white as there being an exact answer of "30 years ago" for everything but to the extent that we currently enjoy (and all I've ever known) it's probably a recent (relatively) phenomenon to have everything available all of the time.

You're right about the ethical questions offering that poses. But is the genie out of the bottle on that one? :dunno:

[Crunchie]

The good old Tory spirit of "I'm alright Jack" is still alive and kicking I see.
You come across as a bitter individual, I'll pop you on my ignore list I'll not be missing anything. Guten tag :aok:

[TrumpIsAPeado]

You come across as a bitter individual, I'll pop you on my ignore list I'll not be missing anything. Guten tag :aok:

You can stick me on it as well while you're at it.

[Crunchie]

You can stick me on it as well while you're at it.
Nah, you're quite amusing :greengrin I don't grow anything in my garden btw. You can grow spuds practically anywhere in any kind of container. If you have a balcony you'd be amazed at what you can grow.

[danhibees1875]

I was surprised to see tomatoes in sainsburys tonight. Not a huge amount of choice though- surprisingly it was the cheapest ones that were left, I would have expected it to be the expensive ones.

[Bristolhibby]

I was surprised to see tomatoes in sainsburys tonight. Not a huge amount of choice though- surprisingly it was the cheapest ones that were left, I would have expected it to be the expensive ones.

There’s a term for that in economics, but I can’t remember what it’s called.

Bloody A Level economics. Fills you with forgettable knowledge. Still remember the concept, just not the name.

J

[archie]

There’s a term for that in economics, but I can’t remember what it’s called.

Bloody A Level economics. Fills you with forgettable knowledge. Still remember the concept, just not the name.

J
The Griffen Paradox?

[LunasBoots]

They minister says we can eat turnips instead of tomatoes 😄

[TrumpIsAPeado]

Nah, you're quite amusing :greengrin I don't grow anything in my garden btw. You can grow spuds practically anywhere in any kind of container. If you have a balcony you'd be amazed at what you can grow.

I don't have a balcony and it's going to take more than a few containers to get me over the Brexit "drought" seasons.

[Hibernia&Alba]

I was surprised to see tomatoes in sainsburys tonight. Not a huge amount of choice though- surprisingly it was the cheapest ones that were left, I would have expected it to be the expensive ones.

Several times in the past few months I've done a tour of the local supermarkets, looking for tomatoes. I read there is likely to be a ration on them this year. It's like 1970s USSR.

[TrumpIsAPeado]

It's like 1970s USSR.

If only. Have you seen the price of a bottle of vodka lately? :dizzy:

Buggers won't even let us have an affordable form of escapism.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Brilliant

Bulldug Gammon Mike has sussed it out, as for the Answer to His Question, well :hilarious Go Mike


���� mike ���� on Twitter: "my mate just sent me this picture from a tescos in SPAIN. yet were being told theres a shortage in Britain. how THICK do the msm think we are? �������� https://t.co/3zLIw0MuYD" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/mikesautosnelec/status/1628318837316718596)


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpjzKETWIAAx5eQ?format=jpg&name=large

[MKHIBEE]

Brilliant

Bulldug Gammon Mike has sussed it out, as for the Answer to His Question, well :hilarious Go Mike


���� mike ���� on Twitter: "my mate just sent me this picture from a tescos in SPAIN. yet were being told theres a shortage in Britain. how THICK do the msm think we are? �������� https://t.co/3zLIw0MuYD" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/mikesautosnelec/status/1628318837316718596)


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpjzKETWIAAx5eQ?format=jpg&name=large

Thick enough to send a photo with £ signs pretending it’s from Spain?

[cabbageandribs1875]

Thicck enough to send a photo with £ signs pretending it’s from Spain?


even i noticed straight away :)


tbf he's not the only one not to notice some glaring mistakes on twitter :whistle:

[danhibees1875]

Thicck enough to send a photo with £ signs pretending it’s from Spain?

It's a parody account. :greengrin

[007]

Thicck enough to send a photo with £ signs pretending it’s from Spain?

Maybe it is in Gibraltar. 🤔

[TrumpIsAPeado]

It's a parody account. :greengrin

You just never know on Twitter...

[MKHIBEE]

It's a parody account. :greengrin
His profile leads me to think otherwise.

[danhibees1875]

His profile leads me to think otherwise.

His profile more confirmed it for me.

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

The brand of dog food we buy must be up around 50% on a couple of years ago. The last few months it seems to go up each time we stock up.

Same goes for cat food and cat litter for us, you’re talking £35 for 24 tins of the food we give ours (all they’ll eat at this point unfortunately the picky *******s) and £33 for enough cat litter to fill the three litter boxes we need, it’s ludicrous tbh. 24 cans of normal human tuna wouldn’t be anywhere near £35 and what’s cat litter actually made out of to justify prices like that? Crazy.


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[Ozyhibby]

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It makes my blood boil that a load of absolute ****ing idiots voted for Brexit and the rest of us have to deal with the consequences.

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Daily Express increased to £1.20 since then.

[Ozyhibby]

Daily Express increased to £1.20 since then.

Bloody Brexit.


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[TrumpIsAPeado]

They got it right eventually, over 6 years later.

https://i.ibb.co/dDMFjZn/DAILEXP2023.jpg

[LunasBoots]

They minister says we can eat turnips instead of tomatoes 😄

Reply to myself: Shops have run out of turnips 😁

[Ozyhibby]

https://twitter.com/johnsweeneyroar/status/1629759058256248832?s=46&t=VfGHwuuEys-FfKSgT6MrZw

Tomatoes on the front line.


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[Bostonhibby]

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If so, sunlit uplands etc etc..

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[archie]

Interesting article from Jay Rayner. Yes Brexit has played it's part, but it's more fundamental issues to blame. Unfortunately the solution is pay more for food https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/25/you-can-blame-the-weather-and-brexit-but-theres-more-to-the-uks-food-supply-crisis

[Hibbyradge]

His profile leads me to think otherwise.

https://twitter.com/mikesautosnelec/status/1628085287669706770?t=RqFdDkXRvHBpwdlT9yXzrQ&s=19

[Stairway 2 7]

https://twitter.com/mikesautosnelec/status/1628085287669706770?t=RqFdDkXRvHBpwdlT9yXzrQ&s=19

Clearly a parody

[Moulin Yarns]

I was in my local coop and there was plenty of fruit and veg. Even swedes.

[Santa Cruz]

I was in my local coop and there was plenty of fruit and veg. Even swedes.

I'm told the same about our nearest Tesco and Morrison's yesterday. Only thing missing in Tesco was lettuce.

[Hibbyradge]

Clearly a parody

:agree:

[Silky]

I was in my local coop and there was plenty of fruit and veg. Even swedes.

Bloody tourists. Coming over and buying all the food.

[silverhibee]

2 apples £1.74 in Tesco. Daylight robbery.

[danhibees1875]

2 apples £1.74 in Tesco. Daylight robbery.

How did that compare with the oranges?

[superfurryhibby]

I was in my local coop and there was plenty of fruit and veg. Even swedes.

My local coop (at the Inch) doesn't really do fruit or veg at the best of times.

I shop mostly in Aldi and the shelves had a wee bit more fruit and veg, but still lacked many of my basics, like tomatoes, spinach, aubergine, cauliflower.

Noting the price rises in everything.

[Pretty Boy]

2 apples £1.74 in Tesco. Daylight robbery.

Apples and pears are going to be the next shortages and/or huge price hikes. Farmers in England are tearing up orchards as it's no longer economically viable to produce. Once those are gone, they are gone.

Same with Scottish blueberries. The economic advantage Scottish growers had with seasonality has gone and we are increasingly reliant on imports from South America. There was a farmer last year gave away about £1m worth if people picked it themselves as it would have cost him money to pick and process them. Once they were picked or had rotted he was re-purposing the land for something more economically viable and again when that's gone, it's not coming back.

[silverhibee]

How did that compare with the oranges?

Never checked but don’t like oranges anyway.

[silverhibee]

Apples and pears are going to be the next shortages and/or huge price hikes. Farmers in England are tearing up orchards as it's no longer economically viable to produce. Once those are gone, they are gone.

Same with Scottish blueberries. The economic advantage Scottish growers had with seasonality has gone and we are increasingly reliant on imports from South America. There was a farmer last year gave away about £1m worth if people picked it themselves as it would have cost him money to pick and process them. Once they were picked or had rotted he was re-purposing the land for something more economically viable and again when that's gone, it's not coming back.

Yeah read about the next shortages would be certain fruits, won’t be long before we start getting rationed for all items that are grown from shops, sad state of affairs when the people of Ukraine are posting pictures of shops full of fruit and veg and here we have empty shelves.

[Stairway 2 7]

Apples and pears are going to be the next shortages and/or huge price hikes. Farmers in England are tearing up orchards as it's no longer economically viable to produce. Once those are gone, they are gone.

Same with Scottish blueberries. The economic advantage Scottish growers had with seasonality has gone and we are increasingly reliant on imports from South America. There was a farmer last year gave away about £1m worth if people picked it themselves as it would have cost him money to pick and process them. Once they were picked or had rotted he was re-purposing the land for something more economically viable and again when that's gone, it's not coming back.

The amount we eat fruit and veg out of season is shocking in the uk. We shouldn't be getting strawberries and tomatoes all year round here. Recycle our bottles but ship fruit from South America. Problem is the cheapest price wins.

[Pretty Boy]

The amount we eat fruit and veg out of season is shocking in the uk. We shouldn't be getting strawberries and tomatoes all year round here. Recycle our bottles but ship fruit from South America. Problem is the cheapest price wins.

Eating out of season in itself isn't the issue, it's possible to grow a lot of spring and summer fruits year round in the UK. The big issue is that we largely don't and are so reliant on food imports. The article earlier in the thread by Jay Rayner articulates it better than I can. Of course that reliance on importation does have the knock on climate impact, flying soft fruits half way across the world is madness. There's a book called 'How Bad are Bananas' by Mike Berners-Lee that is well worth a read, it gives an insight into just how big our carbon footprint is. Spoiler, if you want to reduce yours when it comes to food just about the best thing you can do is stop eating beef. Air freighted asparagus is a close second.

It's one of those areas in which becoming a bit more insular would potentially be a good thing.

[WhileTheChief..]

Oats and turnips it is for us in future then. Brill.

[Billy Whizz]

Milk wholesale prices have come for the 3rd consecutive month

[silverhibee]

First time I have ever noticed the big supermarkets not selling out on Easter eggs, still a full aisle left of them in Tesco and plenty left in Lidl, take it this down to simply the poorer people in society just can’t afford luxury items like this anymore.

[LewysGot2]

First time I have ever noticed the big supermarkets not selling out on Easter eggs, still a full aisle left of them in Tesco and plenty left in Lidl, take it this down to simply the poorer people in society just can’t afford luxury items like this anymore.

At the prices they now are it's not surprising. £11 for a small Lindor egg with a few of their wee chocolates in. £5 or £6 for a bog standard Cadbury one. They've gone way up in price...

[danhibees1875]

At the prices they now are it's not surprising. £11 for a small Lindor egg with a few of their wee chocolates in. £5 or £6 for a bog standard Cadbury one. They've gone way up in price...

:confused:

Where were you buying your eggs? :greengrin

I'm sure I got 4 for £10 (deal) on what I'd assume were "standard" (not small) eggs.

[TrumpIsAPeado]

:confused:

Where were you buying your eggs? :greengrin

I'm sure I got 4 for £10 (deal) on what I'd assume were "standard" (not small) eggs.

They appear the same size as always, but the chocolate that makes up the egg get's thinner every few years. We're dealing with shrinkflation as well as inflation. Not only are we paying more for products, we're paying more for less. Corporations are using clever consumer psychology to disguise the shrinkage of their products.

[archie]

First time I have ever noticed the big supermarkets not selling out on Easter eggs, still a full aisle left of them in Tesco and plenty left in Lidl, take it this down to simply the poorer people in society just can’t afford luxury items like this anymore.

Lot's reduced in Tesco today. Usually they are cleared out by now.

[Pretty Boy]

:confused:

Where were you buying your eggs? :greengrin

I'm sure I got 4 for £10 (deal) on what I'd assume were "standard" (not small) eggs.

4 for £10 was the deal in Asda, they also had 2 bigger eggs for £8.50 as well. There was a pretty decent mix of Cadburys and disgusting Nestle chocolate as well.

I'm not sure how that compares to other years. Tbh we did cut back a bit this year on Easter. Not really a monetary decision, we have just always gone overboard in years gone by and then when you add in the eggs from grandparents, aunts, cousins etc then it's all too much.

[LewysGot2]

:confused:

Where were you buying your eggs? :greengrin

I'm sure I got 4 for £10 (deal) on what I'd assume were "standard" (not small) eggs.

Sainsbury.

They've still got some today.

Not usual...

[danhibees1875]

Sainsbury.

They've still got some today.

Not usual...

No wonder at those prices. :greengrin

[danhibees1875]

4 for £10 was the deal in Asda, they also had 2 bigger eggs for £8.50 as well. There was a pretty decent mix of Cadburys and disgusting Nestle chocolate as well.

I'm not sure how that compares to other years. Tbh we did cut back a bit this year on Easter. Not really a monetary decision, we have just always gone overboard in years gone by and then when you add in the eggs from grandparents, aunts, cousins etc then it's all too much.

I went galaxy and Terry's (unless they're part of another manufacturer?) for my 2. :greengrin

[Billy Whizz]

Does anyone remember when they used to sell Easter egg” Brokies”

[hibsbollah]

I’m just reading that last month, UK food and non booze drink price inflation was at 19.1%, almost double actual inflation. I don’t understand how people are coping. Maybe they’re not.

[silverhibee]

I’m just reading that last month, UK food and non booze drink price inflation was at 19.1%, almost double actual inflation. I don’t understand how people are coping. Maybe they’re not.

Doing my shopping yesterday and noticed that a few things have went up in price again, won’t be long before I’m getting the tinfoil bag out to do the shopping it’s getting a bit scary so it is, deciding if you can or cannot afford certain things that you would have just bought over a year ago.

[Smartie]

It's starting to feel like there's something fishy going on.

Almost like - folk have accepted that prices are going up so there's an opportunity to keep sending the prices skywards for those who are so inclined.

At my business - we've certainly put our prices up over the past couple of years and I had no shame in doing so when the electricity bill nearly quadrupled. But as the energy bill has largely stabilised (as have most costs) there seems no decent reason to keep sending the prices up the way. It's funny, because in our field we'd normally have been towards the higher end of the price scale but most competitors are roughly where we are or even higher...

So you've got to the situation where you can earn roughly what you did before, maybe a bit more but accept it won't go as far as before - then you go to the supermarket, which seems to have free reign to keep prices sailing upwards?

It will be very interesting to see how their profits look this year, a bit like the energy companies of last year...

[Pretty Boy]

I’m just reading that last month, UK food and non booze drink price inflation was at 19.1%, almost double actual inflation. I don’t understand how people are coping. Maybe they’re not.

I think there must be a huge amount of 'hidden poverty' at the moment.

I was looking back at my supermarket spend over the last couple of years and my weekly shop used to consistently be about £55-60 a week for a family of 4. Now I struggle to do it for less that £80-90.I've always been frugal when it comes to the food shop. I batch cook, I can make a chicken last 3 meals etc etc. so the extra spend isn't just me being a spendthrift. We are fairly lucky in that I can mitigate some of it by cutting out a few little treats we used to have. We used to go to Greggs for a sausage roll and donuts after I had taken my daughter to ballet on a Saturday morning. Now we don't. That's one example but there are a few less luxuries in our house these days which for us is fine. Not getting a Greggs sausage roll or buying a supermarket pizza meal deal rather than getting a take away is hardly living on the breadline, it's just tightening our belts.

I know people who are openly admitting to skipping meals to keep their food costs down though and that's just wrong on so many levels. These are people who are all working but have been hammered by rent or mortgage increases, council tax increases, energy bill increases and food bill increases. It's not right that anyone has to skip meals but when people in full time work aren't earning enough to meet their basic needs then you know a system is broken.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I think there must be a huge amount of 'hidden poverty' at the moment.

I was looking back at my supermarket spend over the last couple of years and my weekly shop used to consistently be about £55-60 a week for a family of 4. Now I struggle to do it for less that £80-90.I've always been frugal when it comes to the food shop. I batch cook, I can make a chicken last 3 meals etc etc. so the extra spend isn't just me being a spendthrift. We are fairly lucky in that I can mitigate some of it by cutting out a few little treats we used to have. We used to go to Greggs for a sausage roll and donuts after I had taken my daughter to ballet on a Saturday morning. Now we don't. That's one example but there are a few less luxuries in our house these days which for us is fine. Not getting a Greggs sausage roll or buying a supermarket pizza meal deal rather than getting a take away is hardly living on the breadline, it's just tightening our belts.

I know people who are openly admitting to skipping meals to keep their food costs down though and that's just wrong on so many levels. These are people who are all working but have been hammered by rent or mortgage increases, council tax increases, energy bill increases and food bill increases. It's not right that anyone has to skip meals but when people in full time work aren't earning enough to meet their basic needs then you know a system is broken.

I’m pretty much the same as you. Was about £50 this time last year for a weeks shop, I was £84 yesterday. An increase of nearly 70%.

It’s a disgrace.

My mortgage is up in July and my monthly payments will be going up about 40%. My energy has went up probably about 100%.

Pretty much all my biggest outgoings are up by over 50%.

[greenlex]

I think there must be a huge amount of 'hidden poverty' at the moment.

I was looking back at my supermarket spend over the last couple of years and my weekly shop used to consistently be about £55-60 a week for a family of 4. Now I struggle to do it for less that £80-90.I've always been frugal when it comes to the food shop. I batch cook, I can make a chicken last 3 meals etc etc. so the extra spend isn't just me being a spendthrift. We are fairly lucky in that I can mitigate some of it by cutting out a few little treats we used to have. We used to go to Greggs for a sausage roll and donuts after I had taken my daughter to ballet on a Saturday morning. Now we don't. That's one example but there are a few less luxuries in our house these days which for us is fine. Not getting a Greggs sausage roll or buying a supermarket pizza meal deal rather than getting a take away is hardly living on the breadline, it's just tightening our belts.

I know people who are openly admitting to skipping meals to keep their food costs down though and that's just wrong on so many levels. These are people who are all working but have been hammered by rent or mortgage increases, council tax increases, energy bill increases and food bill increases. It's not right that anyone has to skip meals but when people in full time work aren't earning enough to meet their basic needs then you know a system is broken.
With just as much profiteering I’ll wager.

[Billy Whizz]

With just as much profiteering I’ll wager.

There were lots of price increases during Covid due to shipping costs
These have all come down to normal levels, but the prices haven’t gone down
Obviously energy is a big big factor for all companies just now

[Scouse Hibee]

It’s tough one for us, we have put our prices up once and really need to do so again. There is a fine line though especially as fish and chips has widely been regarded as a cheap meal by many.

[TrumpIsAPeado]

It's starting to feel like there's something fishy going on.

You're not wrong and it's not by accident either. It was always heading this way.

[Steven79]

It’s tough one for us, we have put our prices up once and really need to do so again. There is a fine line though especially as fish and chips has widely been regarded as a cheap meal by many.Our local fish and chips have went up from £7.50 around 9 months ago to £9.50 in March and it's hard to justify paying that.

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[Paulie Walnuts]

Our local fish and chips have went up from £7.50 around 9 months ago to £9.50 in March and it's hard to justify paying that.

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£9.50 is really good I’d say.

Not sure where you’re from but in Edinburgh I’d expect to pay £11-£13.

[Steven79]

£9.50 is really good I’d say.

Not sure where you’re from but in Edinburgh I’d expect to pay £11-£13.I'm in Callander.

£11-£13 is way too much for fish and chips.

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[Billy Whizz]

£9.50 is really good I’d say.

Not sure where you’re from but in Edinburgh I’d expect to pay £11-£13.

My mums chippy in South Queensferry is £8.50, but you get 2 small fish!
The local one in Corstorphine is £8.00, but it’s a really large thick fish
Both of course come with chips😀

[silverhibee]

Morrison’s and other stores to follow with rations being put on peppers and other vegetables due to cold weather in Spain, or probably just brexit to blame.

[silverhibee]

My mums chippy in South Queensferry is £8.50, but you get 2 small fish!
The local one in Corstorphine is £8.00, but it’s a really large thick fish
Both of course come with chips😀

If it’s the barbecue chippy then the last supper I got from there was very poor, can’t see me using it again.

[overdrive]

If it’s the barbecue chippy then the last supper I got from there was very poor, can’t see me using it again.

Agreed. Last time it was soggy and full of bones.

We’ve started driving to the one in Juniper Green which is quite good.

[Billy Whizz]

If it’s the barbecue chippy then the last supper I got from there was very poor, can’t see me using it again.

It was the Barbecue, my wife has never been disappointed with her Fish Supper from them

[Willis1875]

If it’s the barbecue chippy then the last supper I got from there was very poor, can’t see me using it again.

It went through a spell of being really poor but it’s back to being really good again imo

[Hibby Bairn]

It went through a spell of being really poor but it’s back to being really good again imo

Was there tonight. First time in ages. Fish supper. £8. Fantastic.

[Ozyhibby]

Agreed. Last time it was soggy and full of bones.

We’ve started driving to the one in Juniper Green which is quite good.

I always get a single fish and a seperate bag of chips. Stops the sogginess issue. BBQ at Corstorphine is my usual chippy shop.


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[Billy Whizz]

I always get a single fish and a seperate bag of chips. Stops the sogginess issue. BBQ at Corstorphine is my usual chippy shop.


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Should try their battered 1/2 Chicken supper, just amazing😀
They need to cook it for you

[DH1875]

Morrison’s and other stores to follow with rations being put on peppers and other vegetables due to cold weather in Spain, or probably just brexit to blame.

Someone better tell the Spanish. Currently in middle of a heatwave and recording highest average temperatures for this time of year. Most of the South of the country is in the mid 30s lol.

[hibsbollah]

I rarely get a Greggs anymore, but I just had a craving for one passing by the other day and bought a steak bake, which I remember was always the thing I’d always buy when I needed something quick and cheap when I was buzzing round town. I think 3 for £1.50 was the deal I’d take regular advantage of about 5 or 6years ago.

But now? £1.75 each? Poverty rations no more.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I rarely get a Greggs anymore, but I just had a craving for one passing by the other day and bought a steak bake, which I remember was always the thing I’d always buy when I needed something quick and cheap when I was buzzing round town. I think 3 for £1.50 was the deal I’d take regular advantage of about 5 or 6years ago.

But now? £1.75 each? Poverty rations no more.

5 years ago a steak bake was £1.45.

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/greggs-charges-25-more-for-a-steak-bake-and-17-more-for-a-sausage-roll-depending-on-location/

Apologies for shooting down your story to an extent but I was certain that the deal you mentioned couldn’t have been correct :greengrin

[Pretty Boy]

There was discussion about it on another thread the other day but the one that really interests me from a non essentials point of view is the price of a pint.

I was out in town last weekend and £5-6.20 was about the standard. There were a couple of outliers, one at £4.15 and one at £6.70 but as a rule the aforementioned price bracket was pretty much where things are. I think that £6.70 is already at the top end of what I would be willing to pay and I say that as someone who likes a pub and would much rather pay more to drink in one that to sit bevvying in the house. I was speaking to 2 of my customers this week from 2 very different establishments and they both paint a bleak picture. One is city centre, not high end but a good location and a bit of an Edinburgh institution among a certain clientele. He was saying he has to put the price of a pint up (again) but is now at the point where he would get very close to the £7 mark so he just can't do it as he feels that would be fatal to his business. The other is a more local pub, probably familiar to Hibs fans, and the owner there was saying the same about needing to put the prices up. His worry was he would breach the £5 a pint mark and for an old fashioned local that's too much.

I know how much costs have gone up for these businesses with the products I supply. What I supply is necessary but there is no money to be made on it, same with gas and electric, staff costs etc etc. The only way to cover that is to keep adding to the price of a pint and that's before you factor in some of the increases in the costs for product as well. I think the city centre will just about be OK because even in the toughest times a lot of people will still want a 'big night out'. I think we will see an acceleration of the terminal decline of the local though as they just can't compete with supermarkets and people may be more willing to sacrifice a pint or 3 locally if it means they can preserve one bigger night out once a month or whatever.

I think this expands on a point I made above. You send a whole economy into meltdown when you force people to give such a huge percentage of their income to keeping a roof over their heads, warming their houses and feeding themselves. Suddenly there is no money for leisure activities which impacts these business, costs people jobs and it becomes a viscious cycle.

[danhibees1875]

I rarely get a Greggs anymore, but I just had a craving for one passing by the other day and bought a steak bake, which I remember was always the thing I’d always buy when I needed something quick and cheap when I was buzzing round town. I think 3 for £1.50 was the deal I’d take regular advantage of about 5 or 6years ago.

But now? £1.75 each? Poverty rations no more.

Greggs is so hit or miss with their stuff.

I don't mind their breakfast roll and coffee deals. Under £3 (I think) for a lorne and bacon roll with a latte- quality isn't amazing, but you'd pay double that for any better.

I'd rather have one of their sandwiches (wrap usually) if I'm forced into having an on the go meal deal than a supermarket one.

They're pink jammy doughnut gives krispy kreme a run for its money at a fraction of the price.

However, when in Yorkshire I actively enjoy a visit to the bakers (Thomas the Bakers, or Cooplands) - the quality seems better and its cheaper than Greggs. I'm not sure where a similar alternative is in Edinburgh city centre?

There's a variation of a sausage roll that's 2 for £1. Sandwiches are much better filled and on nice rolls. They do a cracking pizza (on pastry rather than dough) and a fantastic cheese scone.

It's probably better for my health that the only option is Gregg's and it feels more appealing to just have soup for lunch. :greengrin

[hibsbollah]

5 years ago a steak bake was £1.45.

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/greggs-charges-25-more-for-a-steak-bake-and-17-more-for-a-sausage-roll-depending-on-location/

Apologies for shooting down your story to an extent but I was certain that the deal you mentioned couldn’t have been correct :greengrin

Well as I’ve got older 5 or 6 years seem to flash by so I accept I could have been mistaken :greengrin

[DH1875]

That drink and roll for £3 was only like £2 a year ago. Know its only a pound but 50% rise in a year shows how mental things have got.

[Scouse Hibee]

Greggs is so hit or miss with their stuff.

I don't mind their breakfast roll and coffee deals. Under £3 (I think) for a lorne and bacon roll with a latte- quality isn't amazing, but you'd pay double that for any better.

I'd rather have one of their sandwiches (wrap usually) if I'm forced into having an on the go meal deal than a supermarket one.

They're pink jammy doughnut gives krispy kreme a run for its money at a fraction of the price.

However, when in Yorkshire I actively enjoy a visit to the bakers (Thomas the Bakers, or Cooplands) - the quality seems better and its cheaper than Greggs. I'm not sure where a similar alternative is in Edinburgh city centre?

There's a variation of a sausage roll that's 2 for £1. Sandwiches are much better filled and on nice rolls. They do a cracking pizza (on pastry rather than dough) and a fantastic cheese scone.

It's probably better for my health that the only option is Gregg's and it feels more appealing to just have soup for lunch. :greengrin

I prefer Baynes to Greggs, (not to be confused with Bains of Stenhouse) far better product but not cheap either.

[makaveli1875]

I prefer Baynes to Greggs, (not to be confused with Bains of Stenhouse) far better product but not cheap either.

The mince pies in Bains stenhouse are superb

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

I prefer Baynes to Greggs, (not to be confused with Bains of Stenhouse) far better product but not cheap either.

Baynes bridies are very decent.

[silverhibee]

I prefer Baynes to Greggs, (not to be confused with Bains of Stenhouse) far better product but not cheap either.

Keep saying it, we don’t have enough Baynes in Edinburgh and yet they have a drive thru one in Glasgow. :rolleyes: :greengrin

Macaroni pies are lovely.

[alhibby]

I rarely get a Greggs anymore, but I just had a craving for one passing by the other day and bought a steak bake, which I remember was always the thing I’d always buy when I needed something quick and cheap when I was buzzing round town. I think 3 for £1.50 was the deal I’d take regular advantage of about 5 or 6years ago.

But now? £1.75 each? Poverty rations no more.

Bought a Steak Bake for the first time in ages yesterday, huge disappointment, more like a gravy bake

[hibsbollah]

Bought a Steak Bake for the first time in ages yesterday, huge disappointment, more like a gravy bake

I mean, I’ve enjoyed other food choices better, but it was nourishment :greengrin

[Smartie]

I’m pretty sure it’s me becoming a miserable old man rather than anything going on with the foodstuffs themselves, but whenever I have any bridie, steak birdie or the like the balance seems much more heavily weighted towards pastry over filling relative to how I remember them.

Cornish pasties seem to hold up well relative to memory although they seem to have become crazy expensive and seem to almost have been rebranded somewhere higher up the scale than traditional pies and the like.

[staunchhibby]

Laws on the butcher in Uphall has a good selection pies etc.All good quality and reasonably priced

[TrumpIsAPeado]

I’m pretty sure it’s me becoming a miserable old man rather than anything going on with the foodstuffs themselves, but whenever I have any bridie, steak birdie or the like the balance seems much more heavily weighted towards pastry over filling relative to how I remember them.

Cornish pasties seem to hold up well relative to memory although they seem to have become crazy expensive and seem to almost have been rebranded somewhere higher up the scale than traditional pies and the like.

You're not imagining it. Companies are doing everything to cut corners while hiking up their prices. Look up shrinkflation.

[Paulie Walnuts]

You're not imagining it. Companies are doing everything to cut corners while hiking up their prices. Look up shrinkflation.

:agree:

Bonnie and Wild in the St James Quarter have charged something ludicrous like £6.70 for a pint of lager since it opened. They still charge £6.70 but the option of a pint has been replaced by a schooner for that price. 1/3rd less beer, same price.

Thing is, I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of folk don’t click that it’s been done.

[danhibees1875]

:agree:

Bonnie and Wild in the St James Quarter have charged something ludicrous like £6.70 for a pint of lager since it opened. They still charge £6.70 but the option of a pint has been replaced by a schooner for that price. 1/3rd less beer, same price.

Thing is, I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of folk don’t click that it’s been done.

I posted in the pet peeves thread about schooners. I think they'll creep in a few more places to keep the £ price down.

In defence of B&W though - the drinks are priced at £5.20/5.30 - so if they were £6.70 then price has been reduced. Although obviously the £/ml is worse.

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

I posted in the pet peeves thread about schooners. I think they'll creep in a few more places to keep the £ price down.

In defence of B&W though - the drinks are priced at £5.20/5.30 - so if they were £6.70 then price has been reduced. Although obviously the £/ml is worse.

Used to be a boozer not too far from me that sold Buckfast on draught by the schooner, as you can imagine the place was a complete bear pit.


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[TrumpIsAPeado]

:agree:

Bonnie and Wild in the St James Quarter have charged something ludicrous like £6.70 for a pint of lager since it opened. They still charge £6.70 but the option of a pint has been replaced by a schooner for that price. 1/3rd less beer, same price.

Thing is, I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of folk don’t click that it’s been done.

Supermarket's are being a lot more sneaky about it. Bottled products for example are reducing in volume, but the bottles are being reshaped in such a way as to give the impression that the volume of the product hasn't changed. Or using clever printing tactics on products to give the misleading impression that the quantity of the product hasn't changed.

https://i.ibb.co/N9nTRXg/shrinkflation-UK.jpg

[cabbageandribs1875]

i like a wee pot noodle now and then and was aware they were 90p/pot in Asda as recently as several weeks ago but when i was in last week i noticed that they are now £1.20 BUT 90p if you have one of Asda's newish reward card things, so they've basically slapped 30p on the cost to try encourage shoppers to use their reward card thingy, i've had a Tesco clubcard for the last decade and more and have obviously noticed some pretty big differences for some items if non-clubcard holders were to purchase these items, it's getting harder to work out if the non-clubcard prices are very much higher to encourage the use of a clubcard or if clubcard holders are really getting a great deal, i'm thinking stores are now just making up daft prices for non-card prices.

[TrumpIsAPeado]

i like a wee pot noodle now and then and was aware they were 90p/pot in Asda as recently as several weeks ago but when i was in last week i noticed that they are now £1.20 BUT 90p if you have one of Asda's newish reward card things, so they've basically slapped 30p on the cost to try encourage shoppers to use their reward card thingy, i've had a Tesco clubcard for the last decade and more and have obviously noticed some pretty big differences for some items if non-clubcard holders were to purchase these items, it's getting harder to work out if the non-clubcard prices are very much higher to encourage the use of a clubcard or if clubcard holders are really getting a great deal, i'm thinking stores are now just making up daft prices for non-card prices.

They're doing this to pressure people into getting club-cards. They do this so they can track people's shopping habits and use it to target them with personalized ads. Things are becoming increasingly more algorithmic under the surface and they're using these algorithms to manipulate shopping behaviours.

[Hibrandenburg]

I'm guessing the magnitude of inflation over what is now a considerable time, has put a few million people below the poverty line. Thanks to credit cards and other credit options like payday loans, we'll only see the true tragedy a bit further down the line.

[Paulie Walnuts]

The BRC saying it could take 9 months for savings to filter through to the customer on food costs despite wholesale prices going down. Why?

It certainly didn’t take 9 months at the other end.

[Billy Whizz]

The BRC saying it could take 9 months for savings to filter through to the customer on food costs despite wholesale prices going down. Why?

It certainly didn’t take 9 months at the other end.

Energy costs are still at a record high, manufacturing costs of goods are extortionate still

[Pretty Boy]

Energy costs are still at a record high, manufacturing costs of goods are extortionate still

My work are are definitely seeing a reduction in paper and packaging costs. Paper largely because mills across Europe that had been mothballed, due to energy costs and reduced demand even post COVID meaning they weren't financially viable, are reopening so there is more product on the market. In saying that the reductions have been 3-5% were increases were 15-40% so pricing is still high and not a significant saving to the end user. Coupled with the other additional costs they are facing there probably isn't scope to reduce pricing massively. Admittedly we are dealing with smaller players rather than the big supermarkets.

Pricing on items that are really energy intense to manufacture such as crockery and glassware are still rising though albeit it has slowed from the times of 20-30% every month. As a business we absorbed as much of the costs as we could but there were still rises to the end user and by their nature such products need replaced fairly often. As I said a few posts above stuff like glassware, packaging and cleaning chemicals has no resale value to a hospitality or food retail business, it's pure cost, so price increases for those have to be absorbed into the price of a pint or a burger even if the price of the basic ingredients is going down.

I'm not sure how that compares with the costs facing supermarkets and other retailers and I'm certain there will be a degree of profiteering going in some sectors on but in others the rise in costs and financial pressures haven't gone away. I've had 2 customers shut their doors for good or announce their plans to in recent days as their previously successful business (operating for 8 and 30 years respectively) are just no longer viable.

[silverhibee]

Heinz ketchup sauce has went up 50p in 3 months, for the small bottle.

[Mon Dieu4]

Heinz ketchup sauce has went up 50p in 3 months, for the small bottle.

I can handle different makes of ketchup and it doesn't bother me, brown sauce on the other hand, I bought Tesco's own brand one a few weeks ago, tried it once and binned it and immediately bought HP, Tesco's was rancid

[TrumpIsAPeado]

I can handle different makes of ketchup and it doesn't bother me, brown sauce on the other hand, I bought Tesco's own brand one a few weeks ago, tried it once and binned it and immediately bought HP, Tesco's was rancid

Bramwells Brown Sauce out of Aldi. :aok:

[silverhibee]

Noticing most supermarkets have hiked the prices up on goods again, Morrisons & Tesco defo have, and a few things in Lidl going up in price as well.

[Pretty Boy]

Noticing most supermarkets have hiked the prices up on goods again, Morrisons & Tesco defo have, and a few things in Lidl going up in price as well.

Asda own brand cheddar is now more expensive than both Cathedral City and the Seriously Strong stuff. They had a big sign on it the other week saying price locked at £3.25 (it was £2.20 at the start of the year) but it's gone up again significantly.

[wookie70]

Asda own brand cheddar is now more expensive than both Cathedral City and the Seriously Strong stuff. They had a big sign on it the other week saying price locked at £3.25 (it was £2.20 at the start of the year) but it's gone up again significantly.

There needs to be some proper work done on the way supermarkets are allowed to advertise these "deal". They may be factual ie they locked a price that did exist but they are so easy to manipulate and given food shopping is nearly as tortuous as clothes shopping it will always catch folk that want to get in and out as quickly as possible. My wife does the shopping but when I do make a trip in it amazes me how much things have went up. Someone is making an absolute killing and it may not be the supermarkets but someone in the chain is ripping everyone off.

[TrumpIsAPeado]

Whenever I see "price locked" in a supermarket, I check the size of the item and compare it to a previous purchase of the same item to see how much it has shrunk.

[grunt]

Whenever I see "price locked" in a supermarket, I check the size of the item and compare it to a previous purchase of the same item to see how much it has shrunk.
Do you keep your receipts ...?

[Billy Whizz]

I’m partial to Baxter’s than than Heinz Tomato Soup. It was on promotion in Morrisons at £1 a few months ago, then went to £1.69 and it’s now £1.90
Huge increase. Not sure if it’s the manufacturer or the Retailer who have raised it to this level, although prices of Tomatoes have rocketed this year

[tamig]

I’m partial to Baxter’s than than Heinz Tomato Soup. It was on promotion in Morrisons at £1 a few months ago, then went to £1.69 and it’s now £1.90
Huge increase. Not sure if it’s the manufacturer or the Retailer who have raised it to this level, although prices of Tomatoes have rocketed this year

I love Baxter’s soup - but there’s only one brand for Tomato soup for me.

[grunt]

I was really surprised - not in a good way - to notice that Heinz soup seems to be £1.70 for a single can these days.

[tamig]

I was really surprised - not in a good way - to notice that Heinz soup seems to be £1.70 for a single can these days.

Think you can still find decent deals on four packs but haven’t looked for a few months. Worth looking around though.

[Jones28]

Lidls own tomato soup is pretty good in fairness.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Adli dug food up another 25p on the six pack. I think that's about a pound increase in the past year, now four quid per pack. About three years or so ago it was two quid per pack.
The mineral water I get has doubled in price in the past few months, the cheeky *****.

[DH1875]

Yeah, dog food has more than doubled in price the last year.

We buy Greek flatbreads and they were only £1 until recently. Now on offer with 25p off but still costing £1.75????? Worst part about it is that the flatbreads are about half the size as well.

[silverhibee]

Asda own brand cheddar is now more expensive than both Cathedral City and the Seriously Strong stuff. They had a big sign on it the other week saying price locked at £3.25 (it was £2.20 at the start of the year) but it's gone up again significantly.

Gave up buying cheese, extortionate so it is, noticed that Cadbury drinking chocolate has went up about 50p, how can Lidl have it at £3 and Tesco £3.70, did notice that all Cadbury items have went up recently, and it’s not just a few pence either, 30-50p is the normal things are going up by now, and fruit and veg prices are just ridiculous nowadays, it must be devastating for folk on low incomes and benefits.

[SteveHFC]

Gave up buying cheese, extortionate so it is, noticed that Cadbury drinking chocolate has went up about 50p, how can Lidl have it at £3 and Tesco £3.70, did notice that all Cadbury items have went up recently, and it’s not just a few pence either, 30-50p is the normal things are going up by now, and fruit and veg prices are just ridiculous nowadays, it must be devastating for folk on low incomes and benefits.

Tesco are the dearest at the moment.

[Lendo]

It really about pricing but I’ve just tried Lidl’s version of Nutella! It is infinitely better than real Nutella.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Gave up buying cheese, extortionate so it is, noticed that Cadbury drinking chocolate has went up about 50p, how can Lidl have it at £3 and Tesco £3.70, did notice that all Cadbury items have went up recently, and it’s not just a few pence either, 30-50p is the normal things are going up by now, and fruit and veg prices are just ridiculous nowadays, it must be devastating for folk on low incomes and benefits.

Just paid 4.80 for the larger size block of cheddar in Aldi. A fiver for a piece of cheese? :confused:

[Jones28]

Inflation busting interest rates are rising again, don’t worry everyone, food prices will plummet soon. 🙄

[Moulin Yarns]

Anyone else tried Too Good to Go. The only place here is Greggs but end of the day bargain to be had.

£2.59 got us a chicken and bacon baguette, a morrocan chicken roll, a morrocan chicken flatbread, a cheese pastry, 2 sausage rolls and 2 chocolate muffins.

[Sylar]

Anyone else tried Too Good to Go. The only place here is Greggs but end of the day bargain to be had.

£2.59 got us a chicken and bacon baguette, a morrocan chicken roll, a morrocan chicken flatbread, a cheese pastry, 2 sausage rolls and 2 chocolate muffins.

We occasionally get them for our local Morrisons. A few quid can often get a pretty decent haul in these bags!

[Berwickhibby]

The fruit and Vegetables boxes at the till at Lidl can be absolutely brilliant and great value