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I have been discussing in various threads recently the ever increasing food prices.
We go to Aldi generally and over the months, some foods have increased so much we have either switched to a cheaper version or to a different product.
For example, we used to get the middle ranking cheese (eg if it were Tesco, you have Value, then the ordinary label, then the Finest). Then one week, the middle ranking cheese had gone up massively so I chose the cheap one. But the cheapest variety had also gone up. Oddly, the cheap was now exactly the same price as the middle cheese was before its price went up.
I used to get chocolate biccies for the boys, something like Aldi's own brand Pingu biscuit or Rocky.
But now these have all risen bigley. Even their cheapie chocolate bar is now 44p when last week it was 33p.
So we are not buying choccie anymore!
I got the boys Aldi's own brand HobNobs instead.
Last time we went shopping, 500g of Greek style yogurt was 75p. Now it's 89p.
Kipling-style Bakewell tarts used to be 75p also.
This price has been increasing gradually over the last few months, but now they are 1.19.
Chips a year ago were almost half the price they are now.
Meat has been rocketing too.
Before we went shopping today, I went through the chest freezer and made a note of everything we had.
There were things like chicken pies for the lads, a couple of packs of bacon, a couple of whole chickens, mince and sausages and a variety of fish.
I decided we may as well use these things up, so I made a menu for the week and compiled a shopping list, minus all the meats above.
We bought a bare minimum of frozen food, two cheap pizzas and some Cornetto type ice creams for the lads. Meat-wise, we only bought some chicken for a curry and some burgers to supplement the frozen meat we already had. We didn't buy bread because we had lots in the freezer.
Bear in mind one lad is away at Uni, so there are just two adults and two teenage lads.
The bill was still £135…!
The guy on the till told us that every day he sees higher prices.
How is everyone else finding their food shop bills?
We go to Aldi generally and over the months, some foods have increased so much we have either switched to a cheaper version or to a different product.
For example, we used to get the middle ranking cheese (eg if it were Tesco, you have Value, then the ordinary label, then the Finest). Then one week, the middle ranking cheese had gone up massively so I chose the cheap one. But the cheapest variety had also gone up. Oddly, the cheap was now exactly the same price as the middle cheese was before its price went up.
I used to get chocolate biccies for the boys, something like Aldi's own brand Pingu biscuit or Rocky.
But now these have all risen bigley. Even their cheapie chocolate bar is now 44p when last week it was 33p.
So we are not buying choccie anymore!
I got the boys Aldi's own brand HobNobs instead.
Last time we went shopping, 500g of Greek style yogurt was 75p. Now it's 89p.
Kipling-style Bakewell tarts used to be 75p also.
This price has been increasing gradually over the last few months, but now they are 1.19.
Chips a year ago were almost half the price they are now.
Meat has been rocketing too.
Before we went shopping today, I went through the chest freezer and made a note of everything we had.
There were things like chicken pies for the lads, a couple of packs of bacon, a couple of whole chickens, mince and sausages and a variety of fish.
I decided we may as well use these things up, so I made a menu for the week and compiled a shopping list, minus all the meats above.
We bought a bare minimum of frozen food, two cheap pizzas and some Cornetto type ice creams for the lads. Meat-wise, we only bought some chicken for a curry and some burgers to supplement the frozen meat we already had. We didn't buy bread because we had lots in the freezer.
Bear in mind one lad is away at Uni, so there are just two adults and two teenage lads.
The bill was still £135…!
The guy on the till told us that every day he sees higher prices.
How is everyone else finding their food shop bills?