Food prices at shops
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Has anybody else noticed the significant change in prices at the shops lately? We usually do our shopping online at Ocado and this is handled by my wife but I do visit the local Tesco at the weekends and buy the usual stuff each time.
In one week items have appeared to jump by 5% - 30% across all sorts of items.
it appears that the idea that special offers have confused shoppers has just given the supermarkets carte blanche to raise prices across their range - or is there something else going on?
In one week items have appeared to jump by 5% - 30% across all sorts of items.
it appears that the idea that special offers have confused shoppers has just given the supermarkets carte blanche to raise prices across their range - or is there something else going on?
272BHP said:
Has anybody else noticed the significant change in prices at the shops lately? We usually do our shopping online at Ocado and this is handled by my wife but I do visit the local Tesco at the weekends and buy the usual stuff each time.
In one week items have appeared to jump by 5% - 30% across all sorts of items.
it appears that the idea that special offers have confused shoppers has just given the supermarkets carte blanche to raise prices across their range - or is there something else going on?
I recommend Aldi.In one week items have appeared to jump by 5% - 30% across all sorts of items.
it appears that the idea that special offers have confused shoppers has just given the supermarkets carte blanche to raise prices across their range - or is there something else going on?
Yes, have definitely noticed this over the past 12 months. Along with the cost of a lot of other things. I'd say over the last 12 months the real inflation rate is probably 20/30% for me, not 2%! Food, car insurance, utility bills, council tax, general trips out, etc - everything seems significantly more expensive at the moment, and most of it feels more like a rip off.
Edited by OtherBusiness on Saturday 29th July 10:32
OtherBusiness said:
Yes, have definitely noticed this over the past 12 months. Along with the cost of a lot of other things. I'd say over the last 12 months the real inflation rate is probably 20/30% for me, not 2%! Food, car insurance, general trips out, etc - everything seems significantly more expensive at the moment, and most of it feels more like a rip off.
Your car insurance went up? Ours went down!
As for supermarket prices, they're just trying to force prices up to improve overall performance which hasn't been great during the past few years. Several of them have stated in the last year or two that they'll be aiming to increase their net margins and maintain them.
Of course they'll use any excuse including the exchange rates, whether the products are affected or not, but the maths just doesn't add up. Only an idiot would blame this on Brexit, for a number of reasons.
PurpleMoonlight said:
Shrinkflation.
I hate it, it's fundamentally dishonest.
I know from clients in the fmcg trade that the pressure for this can come from the supermarkets demanding price points. Not always the case but there's more to it than manufacturers profiteering by conning the consumer.I hate it, it's fundamentally dishonest.
REALIST123 said:
Your car insurance went up? Ours went down!
As for supermarket prices, they're just trying to force prices up to improve overall performance which hasn't been great during the past few years. Several of them have stated in the last year or two that they'll be aiming to increase their net margins and maintain them.
Of course they'll use any excuse including the exchange rates, whether the products are affected or not, but the maths just doesn't add up. Only an idiot would blame this on Brexit, for a number of reasons.
The pound crashing is not related to brexit nor does it affect the price of imported goods, no prices in shops which have not gone up. Not in brexitland. Oh no. Nothing to do with my vote.
And you're calling others idiots?
How about each of the the 52% should give the 48% a donation of £20 a week to cover the cost of the weekly shop going up. There would be a bit left over to give to the NHS. After all we're the 5th biggest economy in the world, we won the war, we invented everything etc., so seems fair that the 52% that think we're invincible and don't need trade deals can spare their apparently huge cash reserves and fund the 48% who didn't want to be worse off.
REALIST123 said:
Your car insurance went up? Ours went down!
///ajd said:
The pound crashing is not related to brexit nor does it affect the price of imported goods, no prices in shops which have not gone up. Not in brexitland. Oh no. Nothing to do with my vote.
The pound was approx 15% overvalued before the Brexit vote. The vote triggered the dip, but it was going to happen sooner or later. Given that this happened a year ago, it would be strange to assign price rises now as directly related to it. Look elsewhere for additional reasons.s2art said:
The pound was approx 15% overvalued before the Brexit vote. The vote triggered the dip, but it was going to happen sooner or later. Given that this happened a year ago, it would be strange to assign price rises now as directly related to it. Look elsewhere for additional reasons.
Manufacturers and retailers have sought to absorb the additional cost. Not doing so was going to happen sooner or later.s2art said:
The pound was approx 15% overvalued before the Brexit vote.
You know about GBP real value as much as you know about WTO. In other words; grand total of f
k all. s2art said:
The vote triggered the dip, but it was going to happen sooner or later. Given that this happened a year ago, it would be strange to assign price rises now as directly related to it. Look elsewhere for additional reasons.
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