Prices May Not Go Up...

[pastafreak]

But special offer prices do. I've got Sainsbury's Smartshop which gives me special prices on frequently bought items. I noticed today that the reduced price had changed on several items and was now more...ie,an item priced at 1.10 offered at 80p is now 91p.
If they don't get you one way...

[jno]

supermarket prices are going up all the time these days, whether full price or reduced. I'm reduced to running round between Sainsburys, Waitrose and Tesco to see who's doing the things I want most cheaply. It varies from one week to the next.

[Buenchico]

A lot of stores seem to be dropping their 'multi-buy' deals, which allows them to keep the same prices on their shelf labels but actually means that the real cost of buying has increased.

For example, Morrison's 'Best' yogurts used to be priced at 60p but were always on offer at '4 for £2', meaning that the real price was only 50p. Simply dropping the multi-buy deal enabled them to increase the cost of buying by 20% without changing the price label on the shelf. (Since then the price has gone up in rapid steps to 89p though, meaning that the real cost of buying them has increased by a staggering 78% over the past few months).

[wolf63]

WhenI was a youngster the lady next door paid me 2 + 1/2 pence to go to shop for her. With this I could purchase a packet of crisps. 1970s

Today I paid £1 for one bag of crisps. I was shocked. A couple of months ago they were about 80p.

I usually don't notice the prices but a pound for crisps!

I have been purchasing Pepsi max from Amazon in bulk. Forty eight bottles costs me £40 but they are 1.45 each in the supermarkets. I am considering purchasing a Sodastream.

[Buenchico]

Individual bags of crisps are always very expensive when compared to buying packs of 5, 6 or 12 bags (or whatever). They're even worse in pubs, where you might not see that much change out of £2 when buying a bag.

12-packs of Walkers' crisps are £2.75 in Morrisons. (i.e. 23p per bag). However a 6-pack of Morrisons own-brand crisps costs 99p (i.e. 16.5p per bag). So it's definitely worth buying in bulk.

[jno]

yes, crisps seem to be hovering under £2 in all my local supermarkets.

[wolf63]

I have issues with portion control. If I buy one bag on my way to Oxfam then that is all that I can eat.

If I buy a multi pack then they will evaporate quickly.

[davebro]

I've stopped drinking - halved my "grocery" bill at a stroke!

[wolf63]

Drinking or drinking?

I don't buy alcohol but my fizzy drinks cost nearly £50 per month.

Tap water is lovely and we have no water meter.

[davebro]

wrt special offers / bogof / multi buys Aldi don't really do that sort of stuff - the price is the price. Another reason I like them.