Another Thing Found..............

........when sorting prior to moving.

As well as the memory stick mentioned the other day I also found this newspaper cutting. I don't know  why on earth I'd kept it but it was so interesting to look at the prices. 

Many of the items listed were well known brands  although I'm sure supermarket own brands were available and would have been cheaper. I think the cutting must have come from a  newspaper that our neighbour used to pass onto us for fire-lighting so maybe the Telegraph, which might explain the named brands!

It made me wonder what had changed in the intervening 14 years. Had to investigate..............

Near as possible comparisons, I took the prices from the Tesco website and noted how some things had shrunk.

• Bread Warburtons 800g       £1.40                                UP
• Bananas  1kg                 £1.10                                 UP
• 1kg apples around £1.80                                           UP
• 1kg onions 95p                                                          UP 
• 1 kg carrots 75p                                                          DOWN 
• Cucumber 99p                                                           UP 
• 6 Tomatoes   69p                                                        DOWN                                                                                                                                                        
• 2.5kg potatoes £1.29                                                 DOWN
• 4 Pints semi skimmed milk £1.75                            UP 
• 12 medium free range eggs  £2.95                            UP 
• 400g Cathedral City Cheddar.................. now 350g = £3.50 (Same price?)    Different weight
• 500g Minced Beef between £3.50 and £5                UP 
• 900g Birds Eye Frozen peas................ now 800g  £2.25   UP  Different weight
• 4 cans Heinz tomato soup £3.75                                UP
• Dolmio Bolognese sauce 750g........... now 675g = £3 UP         Different weight
• 520g Branston Pickle .....now 360g.............. £2.20 UP            Different weight
• 1kg Granulated Sugar £1.09                                     UP
• 750g Kelloggs Cornflakes................. now 670g = £3.55             Different weight UP
• 500g  De Cecco Fusilli pasta  75p                       There was no branded comparison                                         
• 1kg Tilda basmati rice £5                                           UP
• 100g Nescafe Gold Blend Coffee.............now 95g £3.90 Different weight  UP
• 1Litre Princes Orange Juice ......Tesco 1Lt £1.50 No branded comparison    UP

Total in 2026  = £50.46  and 470g less total weight.

With carrots and potatoes being down in price it's probably farmers  taking that cut.

I think another list but using Aldi own brands wouldn't have seen so many price increases. If I had enough enthusiasm I would work it all out....................but I haven't!