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Old 05-07-2008, 01:44
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Since the recent price hikes, I've noticed supermarkets have become very competitive with some of their pricing (excluding bread!).

Has anyone come across particularly good 'credit crunch' bargains?

In Asda:
16 cans (2 packs of 8) of Coca Cola or diet Coca Cola are only £3!

In M & S:
Lots of lines are half price (this is very unusual for M & S):

Big trifles are £1.07.
Whole Free range chickens are half price.
Pasties, pizza, fresh fish, and ready meal chicken dishes are also half price.

Seems bargains are to be had!
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Old 05-07-2008, 05:15
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Talking of the credit crunch, I read the other day about supermarkets, instead of increasing the prices on goods, there reducing the quantity instead.

For example, a box of rice used to be 450g for a £1.00, now it’s 400g for a £1.00, they are doing this on most goods, obliviously it’s something consumers need to be aware of, because you can guarantee, the supermarkets won’t advertise it.
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Old 05-07-2008, 07:13
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Talking of the credit crunch, I read the other day about supermarkets, instead of increasing the prices on goods, there reducing the quantity instead.

For example, a box of rice used to be 450g for a £1.00, now it’s 400g for a £1.00, they are doing this on most goods, obliviously it’s something consumers need to be aware of, because you can guarantee, the supermarkets won’t advertise it.
On this note Asda are most guilty. They reduce the offer of prepacked meats from 3 for £3 to 2 for £3. They also reduce the pack size from 16 slices to 14 at the same time. I was a bit peeved about this
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Old 05-07-2008, 07:19
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The orange lollies at ASDA used to be in packs of 10... now they are packs of 8 for £1
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Old 06-07-2008, 13:42
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Yes i have noticed asda reducing the size of their products.John West 4 pack tuna chunks (bring,sunflower oil,springwater) 2 for £5 are now in 3 packs for the same price.Have to get used to it i suppose,sign of things to come no doubt.
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Old 06-07-2008, 13:47
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I used to squash wood lice into the carpet, but now I collect them and they go in stir fries... why waste such a valuable resource. Extra crunch courtesy of the credit crunch.



I've been buying the 16tins of coke for £3 at Asda, there are some bargains out there - this site is great http://www.madaboutbargains.co.uk/of...ur_Trolley.htm
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Old 06-07-2008, 18:33
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24 cans of Irn Bru (Regular or diet) for £3.73 at LIDL
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Old 06-07-2008, 19:24
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Talking of the credit crunch, I read the other day about supermarkets, instead of increasing the prices on goods, there reducing the quantity instead.

For example, a box of rice used to be 450g for a £1.00, now it’s 400g for a £1.00, they are doing this on most goods, obliviously it’s something consumers need to be aware of, because you can guarantee, the supermarkets won’t advertise it.

I think that Rice is probably a poor choice as an example, as it is currently subject to it's own pricing pressures due to the world shortage. Rice prices are rising faster than Oil right now!
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Old 06-07-2008, 23:51
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[quote=minimalistmatt;25318144]I used to squash wood lice into the carpet, but now I collect them and they go in stir fries... why waste such a valuable resource. Extra crunch courtesy of the credit crunch.

I find the meat a little bit difficult to get out of the legs but otherwise I'm with you all the way!

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Old 07-07-2008, 15:25
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Asda seem to have cut a lot of prices today with lots of 'rollbacks'. Virtually all the cider prices have been cut and some others like frozen chicken breast are also cut (£4 for 1KG)
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Old 16-08-2008, 08:53
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Asda have dropped the price of a 6 pint container of milk from £2.15 to £1.50.
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Old 16-08-2008, 11:08
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Asda seem to have cut a lot of prices today with lots of 'rollbacks'. Virtually all the cider prices have been cut and some others like frozen chicken breast are also cut (£4 for 1KG)
Do people suffering from the "credit crunch" need to buy cider though?
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Old 17-08-2008, 15:16
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Asda are doing 2 for £4 on packs of organic bacon (smoked or unsmoked) regular bacon is £2.38 a pack (£4.76 for 2).
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Old 17-08-2008, 15:32
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I do a big shop at Lidl once a month or so now. Stuff like pasta, ground coffee, teabags, olive oil and so on that you don't buy very regularly and keep can be up to half the price you pay at Tesco. For the things they don't stock in Lidl, there's an Asda across the road. And just down from there is the Asian supermarket that's brilliant for cheap veg, spices and big bags of rice.

Even with the extra distance driving into the outskirts of Stoke for those three places, I'm saving money compared to shopping at the Tesco in my closest town where they can mark things up as much as they want (it's in Cheshire, dahhling, and it's a few miles to the next nearest shop). I can also fill the car with petrol at Asda while I'm there, which seems to be about 5p cheaper than here most of the time!

Planning saves money too; if you can keep enough cheaper Lidl milk in the house for example, it means you're not popping over the road to pricey little Londis when you unexpectedly run out. (I know it's not nice for the local business, but I use some of the money I save to go and get decent meat from the local butcher instead of Tesco's rubbish and so on.)
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Old 17-08-2008, 15:37
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When I went to ASDA yesterday, all the reduced items bar the bread bloomers were all out of stock, whereas there were plentiful stock of the more expensive items. It also happened in the past, whenever they have a reduction on food. When they had the Smart Price sausages at 16p or mince meat for 50p, it was never in stock any time when I went in. As soon as the food prices returned to normal, they would resurface. This also happened at Morrisons a few weeks ago when they had (they do today, but thankfully had stock) an offer for 2L of Pepsi for £1.

Bargains are all well and good, but if the supermarkets are not (or don't want to) keeping up with demand when they lower the prices and all the offers are gone, what's the point?
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Old 17-08-2008, 16:14
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Do people suffering from the "credit crunch" need to buy cider though?
If they normally buy more expensive drinks like wine then possibly yes, or maybe you think they should go and live in a cave and eat grass?
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Old 17-08-2008, 21:00
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I bought a couple of things from sainsbury 'Basic' range yesterday..........a pack of minced beef for 99p, it was 400 grams, which is nearly a lb, .and a jar of curry sauce for 15p

Obviously I was a bit dubious about the curry sauce so I warmed it up in a saucepan to see what it tasted like and it was OK............bit like old fashionned Chinese Chippy Curry Sauce..........

So........with my 99p meat and 15p sauce I added an onion and some bits of veg I'd saved from the last few days, like half a pepper, half a chilli, a stick of celery, a tomato, a carrot, some cucumber, etc...........all saved from making other meals............I reckon about £ 1.50 in total and I've got enough curry for about 4 helpings.............


Good job it's Curry Week next week............
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Old 17-08-2008, 22:53
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somerfield are doing loads of fruit ie a whole pineapple for £1, whole melon for £1, etc
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Old 18-08-2008, 09:55
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There are lots and lots of offers in Tesco at the moment. I do my shopping online, and i always go to the offers page first. I then choose everything that i would normally buy, but perhaps they are different brands.

I have been pleasantly suprised though, and had many good value products.
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:17
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Since the recent price hikes, I've noticed supermarkets have become very competitive with some of their pricing (excluding bread!).

Has anyone come across particularly good 'credit crunch' bargains?

In Asda:
16 cans (2 packs of 8) of Coca Cola or diet Coca Cola are only £3!

In M & S:
Lots of lines are half price (this is very unusual for M & S):

Big trifles are £1.07.
Whole Free range chickens are half price.
Pasties, pizza, fresh fish, and ready meal chicken dishes are also half price.

Seems bargains are to be had!
In "hard times" who needs Coke, Trifles, Pasties, Pizza and Ready Meals???
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:28
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My local corner shop has started selling milk by the litre now. It looks like 2 pints of milk, it tastes like 2 pints of milk, but it's actually 1.75 pints!! You have been warned!
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:31
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In "hard times" who needs Coke, Trifles, Pasties, Pizza and Ready Meals???

life does go on though , anyway , my favourite at the moment is hanging around the reduced part of the fridges in whichever supermarket at around 3 pm on a sunday , picked up all sorts yesterday , turkey breast joint for 50p , packs of sausages for 20p , all freezeable as well
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Old 23-08-2008, 17:34
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If they normally buy more expensive drinks like wine then possibly yes, or maybe you think they should go and live in a cave and eat grass?
No I don't think that. There aren't any caves round here anyway.
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Old 25-08-2008, 11:19
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In "hard times" who needs Coke, Trifles, Pasties, Pizza and Ready Meals???
For goodness sake, the crunch comes in many forms, you economise over one thing so you can stretch to a little luxury with others.



Thanks for the tips though. as I said in the bOGOFs thread, sainsbury seem to be trying a different approach, actually cutting the prices of certain items, rather than doing BoGofs etc

Go JS!

Their adult shirts and black trousers are very good value for Back to School too, if you have a man sized teenaged son like mine to fit out especially with 25% off this weekend!
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Old 27-08-2008, 19:39
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I've started buying more stuff from Lidl. I do a monthly 'shop' then just buy odds and ends as I need.

Pepsi 2 ltr: buy one get one free £1.45 (Tesco 2 for £2.60, sainsburys ditto, but 60p less).

Diet/standard Pepsi: 25p per can. Lidl ran a frequent special offer: 25 cans for £5! Buy 4, get 1 free.That way undercuts Tesco's.

Can of corned beef £1.18 (Tesco £1.50+ depending on the brand and if it has the word "premium" on it). I bought a dozen cans at 76p each.Went back there 2 days later (not for corned beef!), price had gone up to £1.18, but still cheap compared to Tesco.

Mister Choc caramel biscuit bars. 2 per pack, pack of 10 for £1.38. Taste exactly the same as Twix If you eat the choc/caramel off the top, the biscuit has the same holes in the top as Twix. Bet they are made in the same factory!

Lidl is good for cans: fruit, rice pud (buy the small size labelled as salco brand, cheaper than the larger size). Also good for deli meats and bratwurst/other sausages. Was surprised that even their fresh veg was in better condition than I'd expected.

I spent £32 in Tesco last Sat. The month before it was almost £80. No frills in Lidl, but the prices speak for themselves.

What I don't understand is that you are buying food that was ordered (and possibly paid for) months ago, so how can they justify putting the prices up on it? Pure greed?!

If yo are buying rice and other spices, check out your local Indian/Pakistani/Chinese type supermarket. I like Thai Jasmine Rice and it was on sale in my local Tesco for £3.75 for a 2kg bag if you were lucky enough to find any on the shelf. My local Indian supermarket had the same for £2.75 and it had a longer sell-by date.
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