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Originally Posted by Toodles McGinty
On Tesco's site, the 150g tin is 65p, the 200g is 80p.
But there are quite a few examples of 'shrinkflation' out there.
I remember watching a documentary years ago where Poundland were selling a loaf of bread ( think it was warburtons ) for a pound ( or less ) and everywhere else it was more expensive, what I didn’t know and the documentary highlighted was the loaf looked pretty much the same to look at but it was smaller, weighed less and had less slices.. warburtons made those loafs especially for Poundland so you would think you were getting a bargain.
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Originally Posted by MICK/GILLY
I remember watching a documentary years ago where Poundland were selling a loaf of bread ( think it was warburtons ) for a pound ( or less ) and everywhere else it was more expensive, what I didn’t know and the documentary highlighted was the loaf looked pretty much the same to look at but it was smaller, weighed less and had less slices.. warburtons made those loafs especially for Poundland so you would think you were getting a bargain.
I saw a similar if not the same programme, I remember the presenter stopping shoppers on the way out of a £ type store and looking at their shopping. An example I remember was Shredded Wheat, a box in the discount store worked out per biscuit more expensive than buying a larger pack in the main supermarket up the road.
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Originally Posted by The PNP
Well, I guess that's Brexit for you!
It has nothing to do with Brexit. The situation with these brands is exactly the same here. It is also quite noticeable with Heinz products particularly that, there is much more juice and less spaghetti or beans in each tin, whatever its size.
Just be yourself, no one else is better qualified!!
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Originally Posted by Nick2
It has nothing to do with Brexit. The situation with these brands is exactly the same here. It is also quite noticeable with Heinz products particularly that, there is much more juice and less spaghetti or beans in each tin, whatever its size.
No, I don't think it's Brexit. Though I doubt that's helping in this country.
It's happening all over the world. Mega-corps looking for ways to squeeze the last drop out of the consumer.
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Originally Posted by The PNP
Well, I guess that's Brexit for you!
Except, except it is a World wide issue!
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Originally Posted by The PNP
Well, I guess that's Brexit for you!
Yet another sad, delusional comment from the Penny Farthing cyclist.
You really do wonder if he actually reads proper news stories and then come to a logical decision over worldwide events.
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Originally Posted by Toodles McGinty
No, I don't think it's Brexit. Though I doubt that's helping in this country.
It's happening all over the world. Mega-corps looking for ways to squeeze the last drop out of the consumer.
No-one is putting two and two together here! Who now owns Heinz? Who now owns Kelloggs? Who now owns Nestle? and a lot more food products as well. Which food products are the most expensive in shops? America! In what country is the currency struggling, the economy struggling, etc., and has been since 2010? The USA! The Middle Eastern wars stimulated the economy. The Virus stimulated the economy - there is a World Wide recession and we now have an inflation - prices increase, in other words!
The best way to deal with it is to shop around! Don't stick to any one supermarket. Heinz beans are tasteless, bland if you like - Try Morrisons/Sainsbury's own brands - these are far tastier and richer, and only 25p a tin! Cereals - you can still buy known brands for £1.25p per pack! By the way - there is a potato shortage in the South, watch out for increased prices for these. Good news, one petrol station in Wales has petrol at £1.80, others should follow suit!
Or we could ignore all that and try to blame it onto some event or other and pretend that the UK is suffering alone!
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Originally Posted by Stuartli
Yet another sad, delusional comment from the Penny Farthing cyclist.
You really do wonder if he actually reads proper news stories and then come to a logical decision over worldwide events.
Reading 'proper' news stories would be ok, if that's what they were. But you of all people should know, that most (if not all) papers have 'agendas'.
Btw, with the steady decline of our pound against the US Dollar over the last twelve months (down from $1.40 to $1.20), imported navy beans will be costing Heinz etc, several percent more. Since both countries have/are being affected by Covid and Ukraine, that only leaves one culprit imo; the negative effect leaving the EU has had on the exchange rate, in other words good old Brexit!
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Originally Posted by MICK/GILLY
I remember watching a documentary years ago where Poundland were selling a loaf of bread ( think it was warburtons ) for a pound ( or less ) and everywhere else it was more expensive, what I didn’t know and the documentary highlighted was the loaf looked pretty much the same to look at but it was smaller, weighed less and had less slices.. warburtons made those loafs especially for Poundland so you would think you were getting a bargain.
Actually no! The same lorry delivering Warburtons Bread to Supermarkets also delivered the same goods to Poundland. I know because I brought this subject up with the driver - perhaps it is that the overheads of the Supermarket are higher. It would cost Warburton's far more to keep regulating the machines to vary slice numbers.
It is similar now - some places have milk priced at £1.65p - but the prices vary from anything £1.20+ - depending on where you go. At Poundland milk is cheapest but you are getting the same amount as everywhere else. Otherwise, you could reason that for £1.65, you would be buying a larger bottle, but you are not.
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Originally Posted by said
Actually no! The same lorry delivering Warburtons Bread to Supermarkets also delivered the same goods to Poundland. I know because I brought this subject up with the driver - perhaps it is that the overheads of the Supermarket are higher. It would cost Warburton's far more to keep regulating the machines to vary slice numbers.
It is similar now - some places have milk priced at £1.65p - but the prices vary from anything £1.20+ - depending on where you go. At Poundland milk is cheapest but you are getting the same amount as everywhere else. Otherwise, you could reason that for £1.65, you would be buying a larger bottle, but you are not.
These are what we call 'loss leaders', a retailing trick as old as the hills. Deliberately sell a couple of 'staples' at cost price, to entice footfall into the store.
Not only giving the impression that everything else will be a bargain (which it isn't). But in the expectation that once people are in the store, they'll pick other products off the shelves, which is where the real money is made.
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Originally Posted by The PNP
Btw, with the steady decline of our pound against the US Dollar over the last twelve months (down from $1.40 to $1.20), imported navy beans will be costing Heinz etc, several percent more. Since both countries have/are being affected by Covid and Ukraine, that only leaves one culprit imo; the negative effect leaving the EU has had on the exchange rate, in other words good old Brexit!
Quite convenient to ignore the fact that the Euro has fallen by approximately 11 per cent against the dollar this year. The dollar is the strongest in the world against other major currencies and the Euro descended to parity a few weeks ago.
Bleating on about Brexit won't change the situation, however much you would like it to do so. Most western countries are suffering at the same or even higher levels, mainly thanks to Putin's antics.
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Originally Posted by Stuartli
Quite convenient to ignore the fact that the Euro has fallen by approximately 11 per cent against the dollar this year. The dollar is the strongest in the world against other major currencies and the Euro descended to parity a few weeks ago.
Bleating on about Brexit won't change the situation, however much you would like it to do so. Most western countries are suffering at the same or even higher levels, mainly thanks to Putin's antics.
The pound has, at least since the beginning of the year, decrease somewhat relative to the euro. But when it comes to baked beans, that's pretty much irrelevant anyway. In this instance, it's the fall of the pound against the dollar that counts, as the US is where the beans come from, is it not?
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Originally Posted by The PNP
The pound has, at least since the beginning of the year, decrease somewhat relative to the euro. But when it comes to baked beans, that's pretty much irrelevant anyway. In this instance, it's the fall of the pound against the dollar that counts, as the US is where the beans come from, is it not?
The last I remember the Heinz factory was alongside the M6 near Wigan. Just round the corner from the US
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Originally Posted by The PNP
The pound has, at least since the beginning of the year, decrease somewhat relative to the euro. But when it comes to baked beans, that's pretty much irrelevant anyway. In this instance, it's the fall of the pound against the dollar that counts, as the US is where the beans come from, is it not?
Canada also sells a large amount of navy beans to the UK. Plus the old EU-Canada trade deal was rolled over, so, unlike buying US navy beans, you're not paying tariffs.
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Originally Posted by said
No-one is putting two and two together here! Who now owns Heinz? Who now owns Kelloggs? Who now owns Nestle? and a lot more food products as well. Which food products are the most expensive in shops? America! In what country is the currency struggling, the economy struggling, etc., and has been since 2010? The USA! The Middle Eastern wars stimulated the economy. The Virus stimulated the economy - there is a World Wide recession and we now have an inflation - prices increase, in other words!
The best way to deal with it is to shop around! Don't stick to any one supermarket. Heinz beans are tasteless, bland if you like - Try Morrisons/Sainsbury's own brands - these are far tastier and richer, and only 25p a tin! Cereals - you can still buy known brands for £1.25p per pack! By the way - there is a potato shortage in the South, watch out for increased prices for these. Good news, one petrol station in Wales has petrol at £1.80, others should follow suit!
Or we could ignore all that and try to blame it onto some event or other and pretend that the UK is suffering alone!
Since when have Heinz and Kellogs been anything other than American companies?
The virus stimulated which economy... Oz?
The US dollar is at a 20 year high.
There may be some countries that are currently in recession, but we are not in a worldwide recession. Amongst others, the UK is not, Canada is not, and neither is the US. I bet it's coming for all of us though.
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