Anyone noticed Tesco getting very expensive?
andersonsonson
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for their buying power, their prices are becoming very expensive, close to Sainsburys prices yet don't have the same quality.
for example I noticed the everyday value grapes rise from £1 to £1.75 :eek:
for example I noticed the everyday value grapes rise from £1 to £1.75 :eek:
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and many other products double in price, sausagemeat and the mini sausages I used to buy went up 50% in December.
Believe it or not I get better bargains in Waitrose sometimes... Morrison's is cheap too.
Most of the things I buy have gone up from 30p to 80p...it's ridiculous! My weekly shop has gone from £42(ish) to £55
no doubt next week Tesco will reduce these items by between 30 to 80p and call it a special offer
Also something that sold for £1.89 for months and months is now on special for 2 for £6
Next week i'm going back to Sainsburys to see if they're any better, slightly out of my way but can't hurt to try
Failing that, the week after i'll try Asda and see what they're like.
I buy most of my fruit and veg at Aldi as it is now, Pink Lady Apples for instance in 6 months at Tesco have gone from £2.20 to £2.95, in Aldi, they've gone from £1.99 to £1.89, same aount but bigger than Tesco
I seriously hope that in the wake of the horsemeat scandal, that people go flocking back to local butchers and there's a resurgence in that area, it may be more expensive, but it's more personal, and there's more trust there
Myself I only eat fish and seafood and I buy this at the chinese supermarket for 1/3 of the price of Tesco
I spoke to my friends about it, and for Tesco it's all about money, paying the bare minimum and screwing their suppliers, farmers about
I hope it comes back to bite them because i'll never shop in Tesco again, even if it means having to get some things from Aldi, then going out of my way slightly to go to Sainsburys/Morrisons/Asda for the rest of my bits
If I didnt know better, I'd say they're a bunch of money making bastards
I often shopping between 7pm-8pm to see what's at the reduced counter. I don't eat meat, fish, cheese or eggs so veg and Quorn are what I want.
Putting the independents out of business isn't just beneficial because of the lack of competition. It also means Tesco becomes of the only customer of many of the local suppliers, allowing them to effectively tell the supplier - Sell it to us for much cheaper, or we'll go elsewhere. When you're only customer says that, you don't have much choice!
I agree, all supermarket prices are increasing.