Tesco Bargains [Groceries]

0lddog

Alldi have been holding Tescos feet to the fire for a couple of years now. ( RoI Tesco own brand prices are way less than their NI prices due to this ). Has anyone else noticed how lean they are running their fresh stock ? They will try anything to shake free of this Aldi stranglehold.

ThunbergsAreGo

0lddog wrote: »

Alldi have been holding Tescos feet to the fire for a couple of years now. ( RoI Tesco own brand prices are way less than their NI prices due to this ). Has anyone else noticed how lean they are running their fresh stock ? They will try anything to shake free of this Aldi stranglehold.

Used to be a big Aldi/Lidl fan, but after going Tesco find the fruit and veg lasts alot longer

bored_newbie

The_Conductor wrote: »

If you look into the details of the scheme- its not great value.
You pay a membership fee of (in Ireland) EUR10 a month.
This entitles you to 10% off two shops to a maximum value of EUR500 a month.
If you buy smaller shops- you get the 10% off the first two smaller shops per month.

To make this work- you need to be able to plan two large shops monthly- where you buy absolutely everything and don't need to go back between shops.

It doesn't apply to petrol, baby food, electrical goods, lottery tickets and a list of other items- but it does apply to alcohol (though you'd want to be one staggering alcoholic to get through 500 quid of alcohol a month........

Notably- it is not valid for online orders.

Aka- its a desperate attempt to try and shoehorn people into doing a few large shops instore per month- moving away from where we've been going for the last 15 years, smaller and more frequent shops.

The people doing their online shopping will be particularly pissed with it- as will people who spend a fair bit over multiple shops- but for whatever reason aren't in a position to spend 250 a go on large shops.

I can't see it working as a scheme- sure some people will gain nicely from it- however, the fact that you have to pay a membership fee to use the scheme- probably will be a massive turnoff for most people.

I don't shop in Tesco but I probably fit into the profile of an average family shopper.
Say I pay Tesco €10 a month and do four weekly shops in the month @70 each, I would get €14 back... leaving me €4 up - plus various discounts received in the meantime. With larger families, the cashback would be greater... I'm sure there are lots of families spending north of €100 a week, who would be delighted with €20 back.
It's not that bad of a deal.

Dr_Colossus

0lddog wrote: »

Has anyone else noticed how lean they are running their fresh stock ?

Yes their fresh bread section and in particular the rustic multigrain baguette for €1.10 is very nice but the whole section is nearly as bad as during the big snow. Empty baskets from early morning on and pot luck as to getting anything. Very frustrating.

Certainly won't be paying any monthly subscription. Generally avoid Dunnes as is with their overpricing to compensate for the 10 off 50 vouchers.

corsav6

We've swapped between the Aldi, Lidl and Tesco over the last few years and found there's about 10% difference between Tesco and the German two.
Typical weeks shopping for 2 adults and 2 kids under 6,

Tesco €120-€130 with no vouchers

Aldi €100-€110

Lidl €100-€110

Dunnes €130-€140 with €25 off voucher

Find were shopping in Lidl more as the bakery is handy and generally the fruit and veg is good.
Can't imagine paying a subscription to a shop which encourages to spend more, just reward shoppers with cheaper prices or extra clubcard points.

OmegaGene

Kenjataimu wrote: »

I find that there is fresher dates in Tesco for normal loaves of bread and better variety.
The dates in Lidl and Aldi seem to be 2 to 3 days while I can always find 4 to 5 days in Tesco.

I prefer shopping in aldi & lidl and only get specific items in tesco.

Bread is delivered daily in aldi lidl and Tesco with normal rotation of old to front, so are the longer dates a sign of more preservatives and additives in the bread rather than it being fresher ?

odyssey06

Kenjataimu wrote: »

I find that there is fresher dates in Tesco for normal loaves of bread and better variety.
The dates in Lidl and Aldi seem to be 2 to 3 days while I can always find 4 to 5 days in Tesco.
I prefer shopping in aldi & lidl and only get specific items in tesco.

Not in my local Tesco Express in D3! They will stubbornly not put out the bread they got in that day until previous days are all sold.

MB05

OmegaGene wrote: »

Bread is delivered daily in aldi lidl and Tesco with normal rotation of old to front, so are the longer dates a sign of more preservatives and additives in the bread rather than it being fresher ?

Lidl seem to put their own brand bread out every couple of days. If you go in on the day it's delivered you get 4 days on it but it's often less than that.

RobbingBandit

Bread on sale is it........... ...

degsie

You can freeze bread. Best tip for the next bread-apocalypse!

Atlas_IRL

Kenjataimu wrote: »

I find that there is fresher dates in Tesco for normal loaves of bread and better variety.
The dates in Lidl and Aldi seem to be 2 to 3 days while I can always find 4 to 5 days in Tesco.

I prefer shopping in aldi & lidl and only get specific items in tesco.

Iv'e head M&S and Dunnes get Top picks then tescos then lidl/aldi which is why they only last a few days.

CH3OH

Apologies for off topic

It is all very interesting, but the purpose of the thread is to highlight grocery bargains in Tesco.

We have gone way off topic

OmegaGene

720g box of coco pops and Rice Krispies for €2.97

One More Toy

OmegaGene wrote: »

720g box of coco pops and Rice Krispies for €2.97

Is nesquik on sale too?

Xterminator

1kg of kellogs cornflakes 1.99.
Its a savage big box!

CH3OH

OmegaGene wrote: »

720g box of coco pops and Rice Krispies for €2.97

and 1Kg of cornflakes for €1.99 or you can buy 450 g for €2.19!




Edit
overlapped with the Xterminator's post

OmegaGene

One More Toy wrote: »

Is nesquik on sale too?

What does “Nesquik” have to do with cereal ?

The_Conductor

OmegaGene wrote: »

What does “Nesquik” have to do with cereal ?

Cocopops + milk = Nesquik………?

Wayne Jarvis

One More Toy wrote: »

Is nesquik on sale too?

OmegaGene wrote: »

What does “Nesquik” have to do with cereal ?

He was referring to these and yes they are half price in Tesco from tomorrow until the 12th.


https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=276973594

OmegaGene

Guy Person wrote: »

He was referring to these and yes they are half price in Tesco from tomorrow until the 12th.


https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=276973594

1/2 the size of the coco pops for the same money
Feck that

CH3OH

Some offers on Pampers Buy 1 get 1 free
from tomorrow
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/SpecialOffers/SpecialOfferDetail/Default.aspx?promoId=R32755257
e.g.

€9.99 for 2 packs
108 nappies for €9.99

sweetie

Starburst minis 196g for 75c in Prussia st, D7

zell12

Received in post, specific to me, 5x €10 off €45 weekly instore spend

OmegaGene

zell12 wrote: »

Received in post, specific to me, 5x €10 off €45 weekly instore spend

all i got was a poxy voucher for triple points

rubberdungeon

I got a voucher for triple points and 5 x €10 off €50 spend, specific to me

audi02

All I got was my €9 in vouchers from my points...not another thing. Puts me off shopping in tesco

slimshady007

Got 5 x €20 off €120 spend. Most I'd spend there would be €50-€70 a week so rather annoying they sent me ones with such a high spend requirement. I could probably use one of them to get some extra stock for Christmas but rest will likely go in the bin.

picachu

audi02 wrote: »

All I got was my €9 in vouchers from my points...not another thing. Puts me off shopping in tesco

Me too, I got no vouchers only my 7.5 euro from my points....

The_Conductor

No vouchers at all here Are there certain criteria they're using to decide who gets them, and who doesn't?

Postgrad10

I got 15 euro to spend (from my club card points) and vouchers for triple points. Think I’ll have to cut down my spending with them.