[Kathy22]

I was in Tesco the other night and 2 items I normally buy have more than doubled in price. With this in mind I had a look at a few other items I normally buy and they too are slowly going up.

Tesco Chicken Kievs - they were all €1.79 less than 2 months back and on offer at 2 for €3. Then they slowly made their way to €1.99 for approx 1.5 months and now they are €2.20 each.

I also noticed the price of Pepsi and coke creeping up, they used to be in the region of €1.19-€1.21 and now they have gone up to €1.58. Of course when they go on sepecial offer the savings are much greater when in reality they are just ripping people off.

The biggest price hike I saw was a Tesco own brand Lemon Iced Madeira Cake, this is something I get a lot and it is normally in the region of €1.70. When I went in store the other day it was €4.60. That is almost triple the price, it is the same price online so not a store specific mistake. Are they for real?

(http://www.polyvore.com/tesco_lemon_...ing?id=7827115)

Also Tesco soft cheese always in the .70c range is now more than doubled to €1.65.

THANK GOD I have an Aldi and Lidl close by. I normally use Tesco as a back up for things I cannot get in either of those. I hate shopping there but there is always something we need but this is just extortion!!!!!!

[vicwatson]

12 Pack 500 ml perthshire waters was 2.79 last week, this week 2.99

[hunglikeaflee]

Originally Posted by vicwatson

12 Pack 500 ml perthshire waters was 2.79 last week, this week 2.99

How is this a rip-off?

[maddragon]

Tescos is not a cheap retailer and these type of hikes are not unique to Tescos. I buy Huggies baby wipes in Dunnes and recently they went from 1.49eur to 3.03eur. I just started buying the Lidl ones which are fine but not as good. The price has gone back down to 1.49eur. It angers me though because although I am very careful when shopping sometimes you just don't have the time and you could easily throw 2 or 3 packs of wipes into the trolley and not realise you paid 9eur for them until you are at the till or worse, when you get home. Dunnes are also masters of putting special offer signs up and when you get to the till you realise it was (for example) the Denny's 130g crumbed ham pack and not the Denny's 130g deli ham pack even though the sign was actually under the item that was not on special offer.

[Kathy22]

Originally Posted by maddragon

Tescos is not a cheap retailer and these type of hikes are not unique to Tescos. I buy Huggies baby wipes in Dunnes and recently they went from 1.49eur to 3.03eur. I just started buying the Lidl ones which are fine but not as good. The price has gone back down to 1.49eur. It angers me though because although I am very careful when shopping sometimes you just don't have the time and you could easily throw 2 or 3 packs of wipes into the trolley and not realise you paid 9eur for them until you are at the till or worse, when you get home. Dunnes are also masters of putting special offer signs up and when you get to the till you realise it was (for example) the Denny's 130g crumbed ham pack and not the Denny's 130g deli ham pack even though the sign was actually under the item that was not on special offer.

This is something I HATE the most. It is so deceitful. I am a pretty cautious shopper but I have plenty of friends who would throw it in without even checking. I'm sure they are making a fortune from people like that. I hate feeling done by a retailer especially if its the likes of Tesco!!!

[loconnor1001]

I did my shopping today as well and noticed a lot of things have gone up .10-.20-.30....Fruit went up for sure, the bag of apples I buy are usually 2.99 (expensive I know, but I like them) they were on sale for 2.24 the last 2 weeks and today they were up to 3.15. Not a huge increase, but sneaky and I find things are creeping up here and there and it makes a big difference over a few months.

[Cardinal Richelieu]

Always the way, slowly increase the prices then a month or two later suddenly declare 25% or 50% off or a "permanent" price decrease, by then its a 10% decrease. Like unless you buy the same shopping basket every week or keep a wallet full of receipts most customers don't notice. If anyone cares to write an app for tracking say the top 300 supermarket prices I think you will make a fortune but prob get banned from the main supermarkets for life.

[Melendez]

It's getting to the stage that a huge amount of stuff is either on sale, or has the price ramped up awaiting a sale in the following week or 2, as per Cardinal Richelieu.

Block cheddar for example would seem reasonably priced at €10 per kilo, you can get artisan cheddars for €15 so that would have to be an upper limit, yet every week in Superquinn and Tesco (not sure about the others) a 200g block of a rotating one or two of Kilmeaden or Dubliner or Charlesville or Wexford etc will be "on sale" for €2 while the others cost as much or more than an artisan cheese.

It makes it very expensive for customers to stay loyal to a brand.

The same goes on throughout the store with different household cleaning products, to biscuits, to juices, to dairy. Even parts of a lamb are not immune. At any given time in Superquinn one of a rack, leg or shoulder will be on sale, with the other 2 well above what you would pay in your local butcher.

[Skopzz]

Yes - definitely worth avoiding Tesco at all costs...

I left Tesco in 2010 and never looked back ever since. I initially had difficulty adjusting to Aldi but they are soooooo much cheaper than Tesco. Lidl aren't appealing because they are increasingly stocking big brand names (which most people don't want) and loosing their competitiveness. Tesco is a British food chain.

[vicwatson]

Originally Posted by hunglikeaflee

How is this a rip-off?

Where did I say it was a rip-off?

Read the thread title

[Pageant Messiah]

Read the name of the forum the thread was posted in.

[Davidth88]

OP , my guess is that Tescos are putting up the prices , so in a few days ( 30 maybe ) they can declare how they have halved the price !!!


As always , it's buyer beware.

[sandin]

Originally Posted by Melendez

It makes it very expensive for customers to stay loyal to a brand.

Staying loyal to a brand is what they want you to do. Brands are just that, Brands. Many own brand or other brands are just as good esp in the non-food area. e.g. Aldi washing up liquid, voted beter than Fairy by Which magazine. Price = 79c

Originally Posted by Skopzz

Yes - definitely worth avoiding Tesco at all costs...

I left Tesco in 2010 and never looked back ever since. I initially had difficulty adjusting to Aldi but they are soooooo much cheaper than Tesco. Lidl aren't appealing because they are increasingly stocking big brand names (which most people don't want) and loosing their competitiveness. Tesco is a British food chain.

Last year they EXPORTED €700m worth of Irish made goods to their UK & European stores. They also form part of many peopes pensions via market funds.
On prices, play them at their game, don't be loyal to brands and you can get great value. Try buying 90% special offers. If something goes up in price, switch or buy it elsewhere.

[hunglikeaflee]

Originally Posted by vicwatson

Where did I say it was a rip-off?

Read the thread title

You posted it in a forum called Rip Off Ireland.

Read the Forum title

[lala88]

Originally Posted by hunglikeaflee

How is this a rip-off?

Sure everything is a rig off now days.......