Tesco rip off

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:30 pm

Rather than buying bags of fruit i tend to buy one of a few things like apples oranges etc. However today i bought a pear (just one and it was a peach) but i was staggered to see it cost 78p. Now i like a nice pair especially firm ones but this is more than i have ever paid to get hold of them.
Its Aldi for me in future.

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7648

Bluestreak wrote:

Rather than buying bags of fruit i tend to buy one of a few things like apples oranges etc. However today i bought a pear (just one and it was a peach) but i was staggered to see it cost 78p. Now i like a nice pair especially firm ones but this is more than i have ever paid to get hold of them.
Its Aldi for me in future.

Not surprisingly Tesco profits have soared, we are talking billions from every day sales produce.
The UK's biggest supermarket chain said pre-tax profits hit £2.3bn, up from £882m, while sales rose by 4.4% to £68.2bn in the year to 24 February.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37839

Lidl .

Kenny Bottles · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:09 pm

Spookily enough, a news report from 1982 popped up on the BBC Archive on YouTube yesterday about the introduction of the likes of Fine Fare Yellow Pack and Tesco Basics - which is a great watch if you'd like to understand the mindset of big supermarkets, and how it continues to this day.

It would also not be out of place on the "Blast from the past" thread.

https://youtu.be/j997HfqIN6U

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:43 am

Beef tomatoes still 75p.
Why the hell do they call them "beef"?
They just taste like water with a hint of tomato.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 20059

Bluestreak wrote:

Rather than buying bags of fruit i tend to buy one of a few things like apples oranges etc. However today i bought a pear (just one and it was a peach) but i was staggered to see it cost 78p. Now i like a nice pair especially firm ones but this is more than i have ever paid to get hold of them.
Its Aldi for me in future.

yes, other supermarkets and shops are always available. do not like buying bags of anything as they go off before you finish them and apples and carrots are only fit for the local horses. these places are not for single people or couples but for families as big as possible to reap any benefits from them.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9832

Just got a jar of coffee £6.75
Must be from Colombia with magic powder mixed in.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 20059

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

:angry-tappingfoot: Just got a jar of coffee £6.75
Must be from Colombia with magic powder mixed in.

how much. i nearly spilt my aldi one over my laptop reading that.

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7648

Bluestreak wrote:

Beef tomatoes still 75p.
Why the hell do they call them "beef"?
They just taste like water with a hint of tomato.

According to Google they have a similar texture to steak !

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7648

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

:angry-tappingfoot: Just got a jar of coffee £6.75
Must be from Colombia with magic powder mixed in.

Why do you keep feeding the hand that bites you ?

Kenny Bottles · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2025 12:32 pm

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

:angry-tappingfoot: Just got a jar of coffee £6.75
Must be from Colombia with magic powder mixed in.

I paid the same in the Co-op yesterday as we'd forgot to get some from our main shop at ASDA and ran out - and this was a "special offer" via my membership card..! My fault I suppose as I can't get away with any of the cheapies and must have me Kenco Smooth.

Speaking of the Co-op, they've currently got a big sign on the door informing those of us with membership cards that we own the store - so maybe next time, since I own the shop, I should just grab a jar and walk out without paying...???

And shag the manageress...

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 20059

Jamie1952 wrote:

Bluestreak wrote:

Beef tomatoes still 75p.
Why the hell do they call them "beef"?
They just taste like water with a hint of tomato.

According to Google they have a similar texture to steak !

according to her in the kitchen everything should have the texture and taste of a michelin remould.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37839

Bluestreak wrote:

Beef tomatoes still 75p.
Why the hell do they call them "beef"?
They just taste like water with a hint of tomato.

My pet hate…also ‘Salad tomatoes’…cricket balls full of water comes to mind.
If they ain’t vine tomatoes, don’t bother. :laugh:

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