Supermarkets Robbing Us

Bought some loose spuds yesterday, they had the colour of Cyprus spuds but unsure.
16 potatoes for £3.36, each spud was about double the size of a big egg, had to be peeledwe bought them cus they looked good, incidentally they were just spuds.
It worked out at 21 pence each potato, did not look at the weight.

Spuds are one of supermarkets biggest cons, unless you know better.

That seems expensive. I just bought some for £1.75....a smallish bag but plenty for 4 people, don't need peeling either.
Special offer was 2 bags for £3, or mix and match them with selected veg.

Syl wrote:That seems expensive. I just bought some for £1.75....a smallish bag but plenty for 4 people, don't need peeling either.
Special offer was 2 bags for £3, or mix and match them with selected veg.

Farm Foods - 5 kilo back Maris Piper £2.75.  You have to wash them though.

Have you seen the price of eggs? No longer in my diet.

Eggs aren't expensive here!

They're not conning anyone if the price is clearly displayed. No one is forced to pick up anything at the supermarket and buy it.

They've nearly doubled here. But OMG, everything is going up at our market.

Safeway Stores was just bought out by a slightly more expensive Albertsons Stores...and you are beginning to see the prices adjust. Also the sales are much more modest.

Our food costs have definitely been going up, but milk and eggs are pretty stable.  It's meat that costs so much.

Raggamuffin wrote:They're not conning anyone if the price is clearly displayed. No one is forced to pick up anything at the supermarket and buy it.

Oh, I know.  That's a different conversation.

But food is going up astronomically.  It used to be justified by rising transportation costs.  But now, when fuel is really low, we don't see any drop in food prices.

Cat food is very expensive. You can get cheaper stuff, but they know the difference ...

Raggamuffin wrote:Cat food is very expensive. You can get cheaper stuff, but they know the difference ...

Gormet cat about to start dinner.

I'm sure it will be puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrfect (if a little salty) lol

a lot of my meat costs about 17p per one or two portions...plus a bit of walking ......


17p...the price of a 12g cartridge.......
some costs less about 1 p....the cost of a .177 pellet

Lord Foul wrote:a lot of my meat costs about 17p per one or two portions...plus a bit of walking ......


17p...the price of a 12g cartridge.......
some costs less   about 1 p....the cost of a .177 pellet

See my thread about organic meat, can't get more organic than that!

Stormee wrote:Bought some loose spuds yesterday, they had the colour of Cyprus spuds but unsure.
16 potatoes for £3.36, each spud was about double the size of a big egg,  had to be peeledwe bought them cus they looked good, incidentally they were just spuds.
It worked out at 21 pence each potato, did not look at the weight.

Spuds are one of supermarkets biggest cons, unless you know better.

You buy them from a farm.  By the sack.  Much cheaper.

Buy them from a farm?

They would have gone rotten well before you could use the 25kg bagz up.

Original Quill wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:They're not conning anyone if the price is clearly displayed. No one is forced to pick up anything at the supermarket and buy it.

Oh, I know.  That's a different conversation.

But food is going up astronomically.  It used to be justified by rising transportation costs.  But now, when fuel is really low, we don't see any drop in food prices.

Just imagine the dosh Eddie Stobbart is saving, not him actually, he has died poor devil..

Stormee wrote:Buy them from a farm?

They would have gone rotten well before you could use the 25kg bagz up.

Stored in a cool dark place, they don't go rotten because they haven't been washed, how do you think people used to manage?  If my OH sees a farm selling spuds when he is on the road working and he knows we are running low, he always gets one.  It goes in the shed, and even though there are only two of us for most meals, it's fine.

2 people will take an awful long time to get through 25kgs of spuds, they will sprout and go rotten before you can eat that many as twice a week would be the max we would use them.
BTW, my old man use to supply schools in Coventry with spuds and other things

supermarkets are business's not charity's.
If you don't like the price in one go to another

The Devil, You Know wrote:supermarkets are business's not charity's.
If you dont like the price in one go to another

Exactly.

like aldi..

Lord Foul wrote:like aldi..

You should see the people streaming into our Aldi on a Saturday, it's always full lol

Aldi is amazingly cheap.

I like the coralle baked beans...

not as sweet as many of the "big brands" and there are actually a reasonable amount of beans in the tin, unlike teh big brands which have far too much "sauce" and too few beans...

beans on toast, with a strong cheddar grated over...yum

but ohh do I pay for it........

pass the gaviscon...........

And the air freshener lol

and the "soupreme" range of soups are lovely...

Make all my own soups normally, but they are a good standby.

sassy wrote:And the air freshener lol

I wouldnt know if that gives me indigestion...I have never eaten one...

how do you cook em?? fried or boiled???

Lord Foul wrote:

sassy wrote:And the air freshener lol

I wouldnt know if that gives me indigestion...I have never eaten one...

how do you cook em?? fried or boiled???

Lol, in the microwave for a big bang?

sassy wrote:Make all my own soups normally, but they are a good standby.

chicken casserole, made in the slow cooker with a tin of the aldi chicken mushroom and thyme soup as part of the sauce......I usually use 1 tin of soup and 2 of water plus a chicken stock cube veg etc.....oh and a good helping of paprika......

Aren't we restricted by EU rules about what a fruit/veg should look like and what size, for it to be saleable?

Causing odd shaped veggies to be dumped.

Another reason to leave? You know, so we can have penis shaped turnips again?

sassy wrote:

Lord Foul wrote:
I wouldnt know if that gives me indigestion...I have never eaten one...

how do you cook em?? fried or boiled???

Lol, in the microwave for a big bang?

thats more the missus's department...big bangs...

Fuzzy Zack wrote:Aren't we restricted by EU rules about what a fruit/veg should look like and what size, for it to be saleable?

Causing odd shaped veggies to be dumped.

Another reason to leave? You know, so we can have penis shaped turnips again?

mmmm..you ARE supposed to eat em Fuzz...not supply them as dildos

Lord Foul wrote:

Fuzzy Zack wrote:Aren't we restricted by EU rules about what a fruit/veg should look like and what size, for it to be saleable?

Causing odd shaped veggies to be dumped.

Another reason to leave? You know, so we can have penis shaped turnips again?

mmmm..you ARE supposed to eat em Fuzz...not supply them as dildos

I'm trying to save batteries.

Specific marketing standards

The number of specific standards has been reduced from 36 to the following 10 products:
apples
citrus fruit
kiwifruit
lettuces, curled-leaved and broad-leaved endives
peaches and nectarines
pears
strawberries
sweet peppers
table grapes
tomatoes.
Products no longer covered by specific standards
Apricots, artichokes, asparagus, aubergines, avocados, beans, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, cherries, courgettes, cucumbers, cultivated mushrooms, garlic, hazelnuts in shell, headed cabbages, leeks, melons, onions, peas, plums, ribbed celery, spinach, walnuts in shell, watermelons and chicory.
Products exempted from specific standards
National authorities can exempt products (e.g. misshapen, under-sized) from specific marketing standards if they are labelled "products intended for processing" or "for animal feed" or any other equivalent wording.

http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/fruit-and-vegetables/marketing-standards/index_en.htm

Thought I'd answer my own question.

Stormee wrote:Buy them from a farm?

They would have gone rotten well before you could use the 25kg bagz up.

You can purchase them in 10lb sacks.  Besides, they keep very well in a cold dark place.  How old do you think your supermarket spuds are, Stormee?   Over a year old usually.   At least farm spuds are fresh out of the ground.

I shop at Aldi sometimes....it's great value.
Farm shops and markets are good for fruit and veg. I think if we wanted to halve our food shopping bill we could if we shopped around.

I agree with storm here actually. I have a "potato bag" and it's stored in a cold dark cupboard but the potatoes still sprout within a couple of weeks.