Rising prices – do supermarkets give value for money?

Good report Swampy3512 my nearest Lidl is a few miles away but i do have local Aldl what i like
about these stores is they know there is a market for people who do not want to buy bog-offs and bulk buys just no nonsense prices.Nothing surprises me about Tesco anymore on Prices.

I agree with what you are saying about ASDA customer services Andrew you cannot blame the front line persons they really have no power.ASDA electrical department young manager was arrogant unhelpful had I not been forceful i would have been fobbed off with no refund.I suggest though that ASDA are not alone because a lot of highly paid staff with actual power never face the music yet are paid vast amounts.I rarely shop at Asda because i have a more Local Aldi and Sainsbury now. With the high price of Fuel everyone should factor in this when shopping and i find unless one has an extremely fuel efficient car it is better to shop more local.A member of staff at Sainbury made an error at my local when i phoned in to ask if they had an item in he/she did not check and told me they had none.I was angry when i discovered they had item in store after e-mails and phone calls to Sainburys customer services my dispute was happily settled by a manager given a full apology and i am always happy to go to Sainsbury but they really have to improve their prices.Just 2 examples Sainsbury Frozen own brand Family Steak or Chicken pies were 50p more expensive than Asda £1.00 now 90p more than most other Supermarkets.1KG Frozen of mixed veg 15p more expensive than close rivals Frozen Peas sliced Green beans much more expensive than others.I rarely go in Tesco as they are Top price and often low quality. All supermarkets could do better if they used transparent inexpensive packaging instead high priced very expensive colour packaging.All customers Rich or Less well off are condoned by this ploy.A large box that contains only less than half frozen fish is a con.No customers Rich or Less well off deserve this.Even a transparent front cover would be great for the consumer to be able to see what you are buying should be mandatory enforced legislation would soon sort out those who are pulling a fast on over Consumers.I would love to shop at local co-op but they are to small and very pricey even factoring high price Fuel.I am surprised not one supermarket has broken ranks abandoned the high price colour packaging you cannot complain to Customer Services that i am
not getting what i thought i was buying as they have item weight in a much larger box.

That’s great if you have local shops, etc. My local butcher did not last very long when Tesco opened its doors and the greengrocer closed before that. At least the supermarkets are stocking some local produce, particularly vegetables, if the labels are to be believed.

Better we have salmon from Scotland than Norway and lamb from Wales rather than New Zealand. I’m not sure about the cheese from whales. 🙂

Orange juice is sold in plastic bottles, so that build up of pressure should be very obvious from feeling the sides. I am very surprised that Tesco has admitted liability when the problem is so obvious. If the bottle had exploded and covered your clothes with juice when you picked up the bottle in the store, then a claim would be justified.

I wondered how Aldi got Supermarket of the year when it has confusing prices in the fruit section. One cannot compare unless you have the brains of Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley.I agree most products should be in cardboard but with a recyclable see through plastic window so the customer can actually see what he/she is buying. Aldi wins on prices because it does not have shareholders to pay and satisfy hence lower prices. Aldi works for me good quality at a reasonable price with the exception of their Medion Computers which are of poor build quality.