Is it the end of low cost Groceries and general goods?

Cobra said:
I usually buy these from food warehouse (Iceland) for about a quid.
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Things do tend to be more expensive in the CO OP, so even at half their normal price, it is still a little expensive.
 
jonbeeza said:
Things do tend to be more expensive in the CO OP, so even at half their normal price, it is still a little expensive.
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My local coop is right next door to a Tesco Express, so their prices are ( have to be I guess) reasonable.
Strangely, the coop has been there since Jesus was lad, Tesco, was built in more recent years.
It seems they got planning permission, as they agreed to build residential flats to the side and above the store.
 
jonbeeza said:
I suppose I would pay more, if the products had better ingredients. After frying the bacon in a clean frying pan, there was horrible residue left over. We now both have a raging thirst. Bacon must have been full of salt, and other nasty stuff. :oops: :$
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Buy decent quality bacon. The cheap stuff never cooks too well, and when I buy the decent Waitrose bacon it is lovely. TBF even the Tesco finest back is decent. Grill on 225, flat tray to heat up, add bacon, grill!
 
Being a vegetarian 10 years ago my weekly expenditure was around £15 per week on groceries + £10 for an evening meal with friends (may be £15 if I splashed out!)
These days I spend more like £30 per week (individually speaking, I have a family so I spend more in total now) + £20 on a meal out..

I don't think my salary has doubled in 10 years.... its not breaking the bank... we eat very basic stuff and cook at home so its still very affordable. But price has certainly gone up lots.
 
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A quick visit to B&M bargains this morning, some reasonably good prices.
 
woof woof said:
One thing which could help is lowering the quality standards and getting more misshapen less perfect products into the shops with the added advantage of reducing waste of items that don't at the moment pass for human or indeed animal consumption. We could also take a look at expiry or best by dates and apply some common sense more often. I've started buying more perfectly good produce from the reduced shelf at ASDA as it's often a fraction of the "fresh" produce and still perfectly good. It's the first place I look now.
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Me too, meat goes in the freezer. The Co-op also often has items reduced. Noted the post above, well if I think too expensive, don't have to buy

Reminded of a breed of chicken which lays pale blue eggs, they wouldn't sell as most people think brown eggs are superior.
I've eaten some of these blue eggs, and they are exactly the same as brown ones
 
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robj20 said:
Got ours sorted last month. From here. Just all the fresh stuff to get from the market on the 24th when they're selling everything off cheap.

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will be getting my turkey as well, as soon as Lidl stocks them. My parents insisted on a fresh one, but I have found it is all in the cooking. £10 for a small bird, and I try to make as much as I can without resorting to packets and cans.

Anyone remember Stir Up Sunday, the one before First Advent, traditionally the last day to make puddings and cakes?

Then on the last few days get the veg, milk and cream, and all set
 
kennethwfd said:
will be getting my turkey as well, as soon as Lidl stocks them. My parents insisted on a fresh one, but I have found it is all in the cooking. £10 for a small bird, and I try to make as much as I can without resorting to packets and cans.

Anyone remember Stir Up Sunday, the one before First Advent, traditionally the last day to make puddings and cakes?

Then on the last few days get the veg, milk and cream, and all set
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Only tried Lidl once or twice, the shops feel a little bit of a mish mash. There does not seem a logical layout, but obviously they must know what they are doing.
The thing is, we have got used to ALDI stuff, and it does seem pretty good. Even their laundry stuff, washing liquid and fabric conditioner is really good, and pretty reasonably priced.
 
Doing a shop tomorrow and I will be keeping an eye out for any bargains.
 
kennethwfd said:
Me too, meat goes in the freezer. The Co-op also often has items reduced. Noted the post above, well if I think too expensive, don't have to buy

Reminded of a breed of chicken which lays pale blue eggs, they wouldn't sell as most people think brown eggs are superior.
I've eaten some of these blue eggs, and they are exactly the same as brown ones
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I think the eggs must be the Clarence Court, Cotswold Legbar. The brown eggs by the same supplier are Burford Browns. Our Co-op has Heritage eggs which have the same deep yellow yolk as the Clarence Court, but much cheaper.
 
The Araucana breed which originates from Chile are the ones that lay pale blue eggs

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A couple of years ago my local Tesco had loads of lamb shanks in the reduced section for 50p each, perfect for the freezer (y)

I have a small slow cooker that is ideal for cheap cuts of meat etc. I can get at least 3 meals from one pot, great to fil the freezer ready for the cold weather
 
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Missus wanted some cream for a sore mouth. WOW, at £75.47 per 100g that is so expensive.
 
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It is good that there are cheaper alternatives, that taste just as good. Just have to be quick. :)
 
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I have already done the shopping for the week. We have just got a farmfoods brochure posted through he letterbox. The brochure has a few money off coupons in it, but I must spend at least £25 so I can get £2 off the shopping. This can get most to spend more then they intended.
 
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I have already done the shopping for the week. We have just got a farmfoods brochure posted through he letterbox. The brochure has a few money off coupons in it, but I must spend at least £25 so I can get £2 off the shopping. This can get most to spend more then they intended.
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It's entirely up to the customer. No-one is forcing them to buy anything.
 
MartynK said:
It's entirely up to the customer. No-one is forcing them to buy anything.
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I did not say they are forcing anybody to buy! They are simply tempting shoppers, with their money off, offers. ;)
 
Some people on this forum, do reply to threads in a strange manner. I often wonder why they do this. :thinking:
 
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I have already done the shopping for the week. We have just got a farmfoods brochure posted through he letterbox. The brochure has a few money off coupons in it, but I must spend at least £25 so I can get £2 off the shopping. This can get most to spend more then they intended.
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Good food (generally) costs money - the cheap meat for sale will not be as good, and the animals will have not had as good a life. Some of the very cheap stuff bears little resemblance to what it should be and often has lots of other things added, or mechanically processed.
 
cambsno said:
Good food (generally) costs money - the cheap meat for sale will not be as good, and the animals will have not had as good a life. Some of the very cheap stuff bears little resemblance to what it should be and often has lots of other things added, or mechanically processed.
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Yes I suppose that is true. But I only tend to buy tinned stuff and bumper packs of pet food, from places such as farmfoods.
 
One food which amazes me at its cost given what it is is oxtail.

I also give a thumbs up to the slow cooker, 500g mince divided into 3, Two portions in the freezer, one in the slow cooker with lots of veggies, herbs, onion and garlic. 3 servings from my 1.5 litre slow cooler. The remains of a roast, such as a chicken carcass go into the big one and turned into soup, then the remains (less bones) into the doggie bowl
 
kennethwfd said:
One food which amazes me at its cost given what it is is oxtail.

I also give a thumbs up to the slow cooker, 500g mince divided into 3, Two portions in the freezer, one in the slow cooker with lots of veggies, herbs, onion and garlic. 3 servings from my 1.5 litre slow cooler. The remains of a roast, such as a chicken carcass go into the big one and turned into soup, then the remains (less bones) into the doggie bowl
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Same here, I do a stew in the slow cooker and also portion them up, and stow them away in the freezer. :)
 
Pricing is really all over the place - for example, spray oil, normally around £2 (is in waitrose), sometimes £1,49 in Lidl, has been £1,29 in Tesco for weeks now! Got a nice little supply at home as we get through about 1 per week
 
I was shopping in Tesco extra yesterday, I usually buy a meal deal while I'm in there, Sarnie, large red bull, and something like quavers or wotsits.
There was no crisp type products anywhere in the area. ( they don't sell single packets elsewhere just the multi packs)
When I questioned it, it seems that they are "having problems" getting walkers anything.

A crisp shortage? what a disaster ....
not really for me I rarely eat them.
 
Cobra said:
I was shopping in Tesco extra yesterday, I usually buy a meal deal while I'm in there, Sarnie, large red bull, and something like quavers or wotsits.
There was no crisp type products anywhere in the area. ( they don't sell single packets elsewhere just the multi packs)
When I questioned it, it seems that they are "having problems" getting walkers anything.

A crisp shortage? what a disaster ....
not really for me I rarely eat them.
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I have noticed at Tesco in particular, the amount of food with a poor shelf life, like chicken, sausages etc... I know that if I go to waitrose I can dig at the back and find meat for example which is ok almost a week from now, with Tesco it is often 2-3 days. Seems to be a relatively recent thing.
 
Cobra said:
I was shopping in Tesco extra yesterday, I usually buy a meal deal while I'm in there, Sarnie, large red bull, and something like quavers or wotsits.
There was no crisp type products anywhere in the area. ( they don't sell single packets elsewhere just the multi packs)
When I questioned it, it seems that they are "having problems" getting walkers anything.

A crisp shortage? what a disaster ....
not really for me I rarely eat them.
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Walkers crisps used to be produced in Leicester, so shouldn't be a Brexit issue, at least not directly.
 
As we live in rural Norfolk, we started to use local shops for locally grown and reared food. It cost more but the quality and taste were far superior to that we were used to from supermarkets. The vegetables are superb and the locally produced meat is just completely different to the polythene packed stuff that we were used to. I don't care if it costs more. It's local. It's fresher and hasn't been transported hundreds or thousands of miles to get onto my plate! Eat local. Eat well.
 
I bought organic milk for the first time last weekend - it does not taste either natural or good. I won't make that mistake again.
 
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