Supermarket deals and discounts this weekend
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With the cost of groceries seemingly always on the rise, we need to do all we can to keep grocery costs to a minimum.
So before you head off to the shops this weekend, take a look at the best deals and discounts available from the main supermarkets, all neatly summed up for you in the article below.
As always, remember that the key to cutting costs is never ro buy more than you need just because it's on special. If you don't use it in time you're basically throwing money in the bin.
Sainsbury's
- Sainsbury's British whole chicken (2.15kg): buy two for £10 (£6 each)
- Sainsbury's Danish smoked back bacon rasher twinpack (250g): buy three for £10 (£4 each)
- Sainsbury's boneless cod fillets (260g): three for £10 (£4 each)
- Sainsbury's Taste The Difference butter roast chicken (120g): two for £5 (£3.29 each)
- Sainsbury's oranges five-pack: half price at £1
- Sainsbury's Taste the Difference baby Jersey Royal new potatoes (500g): half price at £1.50
- Lake District mature cheddar (350g): half price at £1.99
- Aunt Bessie's vanilla cheesecake (450g): two for £4 (£3 each)
- Country Life Spreadable Lighter butter (500g): two for £4 (£2.85 each)
- Sainsbury's hot chocolate fudge cake (730g): half price at £3.50
- First Cape First Selection Shiraz Cabernet (75cl): half price at £4.99
Tesco
- DanePak unsmoked thick-cut bacon (220g): half price at £1.59
- Pork loin joint: half price at £3.99p/kg
- Tesco Finest 12 Cumberland chipolata (375g): three for £6 (£2.59 each)
- Kingsmill Soft White loaf (800g): two for £1.90 (£1.05 each)
- Cravendale semi-skimmed milk (2l): two for £2.50 (£1.50 each)
- Clover butter (500g): two for £3 (£1.95 each)
- Kraft Light Philadelphia garlic and herb spread: two for £2 (£1.75 each)
- Tesco Galia melon: half price at £1
- Big Leaf Co. spinach (400g): half price at £1
- Napolina chopped tomatoes (400g): half price at 61p
- Napolina Fusilli bronze pasta (500g): cut from £2.09 to £1
- Miwok Ridge Shiraz (75cl): cut from £9.99 to £4.49
Asda
- Smoked back bacon thick-cut rashers (530g): three for £10 (£4 each)
- Asda beef steak mince (900g): three for £10 (£4 each)
- Asda sliced chicken fillets (400g): two for £7 (£3.88 each)
- Asda Red Leicester (400g): two for £4 (£2.48 each)
- Asda semi-skimmed milk (2l): two for £2 (£1.18 each)
- Asda organic baby potatoes (750g): two for £2 (£1.17 each)
- Pot Noodle assorted flavours (114g): cut from £1.32 to £1
- Sharwood's assorted flavour sauces (420g): cut from £1.62 to £1
- Schwartz crushed chillies (26g): two for £2 (£1.64 each)
- J2O assorted flavour drinks (4x275ml): cut from £3 to £2
- Marston's Pedigree (500ml): two for £3 (£1.80 each)
Morrisons
- British leg of pork steaks (p/kg): cut from £6.69 to £4.69
- Morrisons Best jumbo king prawns (130g): cut from £3.49 to £2.49
- Morrisons turkey joint with stuffing (1.5kg): half price at £5
- Young's Chip Shop Fish & Chips (400g): half price at £1.50
- Activia intensely creamy yoghurt (4x100ml): buy-one-get-one-free for £2.19
- Morrisons extra-mature cheddar (250g) : buy-one-get-one-free for £2.19
- Innocent smoothies (750ml): two for £4 (£2.79 each)
- GU desserts (two pack): cut from £3.59 to £1.70
- McCain Chunky Home Fries (1kg): cut from £2.20 to £1
- Bushmills original whiskey (700ml): cut from £18.57 to £16.57
- Staropramen lager (4x330ml): two for £7 (£4.49 each)
If the government allow banks to print money (quantitative easing) without the gold reserves to back it up then inflation occurs just as we are currently experiencing therefore everything gets more expensive
If the government want us all to tighten our belts then maybe they should consider a price freeze before enforcing austerity measures on us there is nothing worse than going to the supermarket on a limited budget and having to leave stuff on the shelf that you need but cannot afford because it has gone up well above the cost of inflation since last week
went to ASDA last week and asked at customer service if they could check my previous weeks bill on their website as i had checked it myself at home and found they were not 10% cheaper but unfortunately my printer has packed up so i cannot download and print off the £3.00 voucher they owe me
I was told that the lady who does the bill checking will be in on monday as she is only part time Needless to say I binned my bill and will spend my £70.00 a week grocery money at a store closer to home thus saving on my petrol bill
I disagree about Aldi and Australia. Tried Aldi on a number of occasions it isn't all good value for money a lot of their fresh fruit is the same price or more expensive than supermarkets basic/smart/value ranges. Ground coffee is the same or more expensive too. I will say this about Aldi they do have offers on things other than groceries every couple of weeks that can be worth considering.
I visited Australia in August 2011 food was generally more expensive than in the UK. I have friends that emigrated to Australia several years ago and they have things sent over form the UK because of how much they cost in Australia. Fruit, veg and fish are great down under however, as the majority are all Australian produced.
I would agree with the last comment.
Aldi are the best value of any supermarket I've been to by far and their products are great quality too. I'm living on my own in a flat on a low wage and I would highly reccomend them as a way of living affordably. The ones near me seem to be getting more and more popular.
from some of the comments on here I think some people have forgotten that supermarkets, like every other business are there to make profits - its that simple. they have grown over the past 20 or so years to monopolise the market, also many working people have a lot less time or inclination to spend their free time shopping around for bargains, therefore, smaller shops and some towns' markets have ceased to exist - so no competition.
of course they will hike up the prices if they think we will pay it, but a lot of the recent price increase in food is due to inflation which is due to the current economic situation and the government's attempts to get us out of it, but having said that of course the supermarkets will take full advantage of the situation by putting up their prices more than the rate of inflation.
I try to use them as little as possible, and rarely buy ready made meals etc which is, as people have said on here, where the 'bargains' are. I NEVER use Tescos as I think they are one of the main culprits of underhand practice - I use the Coop (I have a big one near me) as although they are a bit more expensive than Tescos they have a better working and community ethos.
You make your choices and pay your money accordingly.
this year I am going back to growing some of my own veg and I keep 4 chickens which produce enough eggs for me and a few extra for neighbours. A bit more self reliance and a bit less reliance on the big boys is the way to go. will also help when we start to see a drop in imported food due to oil shortages (not that far off I think).
