Tesco price increases

RiverWilde

I haven't actually shopped in Tesco's in years (full weeks shopping). I'll grab a paper or something small, but that's about it. Everything else I'll get in Aldi or Lidl if I'm not skipping across the border for a decent amount of shopping. If it wasn't for the german shops in the south, god help us the prices would be totally insane.

Riv

mailburner

exactly

thank god for aldi and lidl

i get all my fruit and veg in aldi and i can't fault it
and stuff like shave gel, bog roll etc
and save an absolute fortune over a year doin this.
I don't notice the little price increases over a period of time
but i know whether ive been lookin at last years prices or
the currrent one that im being ripped off either way.

I must say tho that the 25% cashback in dunnes this weekend is
a decent offer especially regarding lcd tvs
to think you can get a 37" elonex lcd tv for 500 and get 125 back
in vouchers in incredible.

I get the essentials in tesco like bread, butter, actimels
but i keep it to a minimum.

snubbleste

mailburner wrote: »

I must say tho that the 25% cashback in dunnes this weekend is a decent offer especially regarding lcd tvs
to think you can get a 37" elonex lcd tv for 500 and get 125 back
in vouchers in incredible.

I get the essentials in tesco like bread, butter, actimels
but i keep it to a minimum.

Not helping :pac: Tesco are doing a 30% back on TVs this weekend

mailburner

snubbleste wrote: »

Not helping :pac: Tesco are doing a 30% back on TVs this weekend

thats amazing
i wonder if theyre selling a 37" for 500 tho?

anyone know if the 30% back applies to beers?

wmpdd3

No only electrical, theres a 37inch bush with built " in freeview box" for €599 plus 30% back (about 180 euro back) .

But it will take you a year to spend your 180 euro!!!

JP Liz

prices are still increasing and this is suppose to be sale time

Jip

Supermarkets generally don't have Christmas/New Years sales, they have ongoing promotions.

compsys

JP Liz wrote: »

prices are still increasing and this is suppose to be sale time

Tell me about it. 'Ireland's Biggest Discounter' my arse!

The 500ml Listerine range which used to cost 5.19 was increased to 5.40 a few weeks ago. Then literally a few DAYS later I saw that it had been increased again to 5.99. Went in to Tesco today and it's now retailing for 6.90! A 32% price increase in the space of approximately 2 months! It's still 5.19 in Dunnes and Boots so needless to say that's where I'll keep buying it...

The same thing happened to the Gillete Fusion Power razors (8 pack) that I used to buy there. They used to cost 29.99 but were increased to 31.99 a few weeks ago. Again, only days later, I noticed that that they had been increased to 34.99. Then yesterday I saw that they were now retailing for over 37 f*cking euro! An almost 25% increase. Again, they're still only 29.99 in Dunnes and Boots.

In fact, practically all of the conmpany's health and beauty products have seen massive price increases (often multiple times) over the space of a few weeeks whereas prices in Boots, Dunnes, and to a lesser extent Superquinn, have largely remained unchanged or just seen slight increases due to the VAT hike.

It's quite bizarre that they should choose to be so out of line with the rest of the competition. I mean Tesco is now more expensive than Superquinn for many products. I really hope Irish people notice this and begin to shop elsewhere...

tallaghtfornia

Unilever created alot of jobs here and have 2 big plants in this country. Unilever are a distributor and still use Irish products the likes of HB and Lyons tea two examples. Go to their website you would see this. A friend of mine worked for them for years and Unilver bought out a fair few Irish companies and made them part of the Unilever family.

Unilever produce very little in Ireland any more like Premier foods (Chivers Jam, Erin Soups) Lyons Tea is manufactured here and they also have a plant in cork for Lipton’s tea, All Unilever have hear really now is a call centre in City west and all distribution is outsourced, HB ice cream is made in Italy the Czech Republic , Poland and UK (Walls) Lakeland dairys in Cavan make the Hazelbook farm icecream blocks for them

eth0_

It's a real pity there are no co-operative supermarkets in Ireland like the Co-Op and Waitrose in the UK.

Tesco will screw over their suppliers for as long as they possibly can. They know they are the biggest chain in Ireland and they always have suppliers queueing up to do business with them. I avoid shopping there whenever humanly possible because they really are evil.

snubbleste

Tesco should've brought down prices by this stage due to the sterling difference, price-conscious consumers and increased competition from other retailers.

Do people think Tesco is now more expensive than say Dunnes?

anonymousjunkie

I dont know how they work out their prices. I went in about 2 weeks ago to buy some fusion blades. 4 cost 11.99, 8 cost 24.99. Thought bulk buys should be cheaper?

harsea8

http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/business/tesco-to-introduce-eurosterling-parity-on-clothing-1672331.html

good news (for once!)

irishfeller

harsea8 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/business/tesco-to-introduce-eurosterling-parity-on-clothing-1672331.html

good news (for once!)

Never saw clothing in Tescos..must be a very small part of their sales if they are bringing in euro-sterling parity on it - they certainly won't be doin this for drink/groceries...

1huge1

In the bigger stores tesco has a very good selection on clothes, two of Limericks do clothes as far as I knopw so this is very welcome news. Take what you can get.

wmpdd3

anonymousjunkie wrote: »

I dont know how they work out their prices. I went in about 2 weeks ago to buy some fusion blades. 4 cost 11.99, 8 cost 24.99. Thought bulk buys should be cheaper?

Fusion blades(4) are 10.45,

Fusion blades (8) are 19.99

Fusion power blades (4) are 12.19.

Fusion power blades (8) are 23.99.

The packs look identical. People are always mixing them up and thinking they have been over charged.

compsys

Well surprise, surprise, as I suspected several weeks ago, Tesco has just announced its latest round of long-term ‘price cuts’. What you should all know, however, is that these cuts amount to nothing more than a lie and a huge marketing gimmick by Tesco. A few examples if you will:

Listerine Coolmint mouthwash 500ml, late 2008 price €5.19, early 2009 price €6.90, new long-term 'price cut' €5.19.

Dove 150ml deodorant spray, late 2008 price €3.39, early 2009 price €3.66, new long-term 'price cut' €3.39.

Sanex 500ml shower gel, late 2008 price €4.40, early 2009 price €4.75, new long term 'price cut' €4.55.

Dove 250ml shower gel (selected items in the range), late 2008 price €2.99, early 2009 price €3.29, new long-term 'price cut' €3.10.

Nivea 250ml shower gel (selected items in the range), late 2008 price €3.04, early 2009 price €3.35, new long-term 'price cut' €3.04.

Pantene 250ml shampoo (selected items in the range), late 2008 price €3.49, early 2009 price '€3.77', new long-term 'price cut' €3.49.

L’Oreal Elvive 250ml shampoo, late 2008 price €3.99, early 2009 price €4.31, new long-term price cut '€3.99'.

L’Oreal Elvive 400ml shampoo, late 2008 price €5.81, early 2009 price €6.25, new long-term 'price cut' €5.81.

And don’t even get me started about all the razor blades and razors which had all seen ridiculous price increases, decreases and then increases again over the past few weeks but have now all miraculously been reduced again.

There are literally dozens and dozens more examples. And of course this isn’t the first time this has been done:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article634347.ece

The NCA should investigate this blatant false advertising too.

who007

So you discount that they are the first to make Sterling prices on goods directly equivalent in Euros?

compsys

That's only on clothing and nothing more. With regards to all groceries, electrical items, kitchenware etc. etc. we're still paying widely inflated prices. Besides, that's not the point. I'm talking about shoddy, phoney advertising here.

loyatemu

compsys wrote: »

Well surprise, surprise, as I suspected several weeks ago, Tesco has just announced its latest round of long-term ‘price cuts’. What you should all know, however, is that these cuts amount to nothing more than a lie and a huge marketing gimmick by Tesco. A few examples if you will:

Listerine Coolmint mouthwash 500ml, late 2008 price €5.19, early 2009 price €6.90, new long-term 'price cut' €5.19.

Dove 150ml deodorant spray, late 2008 price €3.39, early 2009 price €3.66, new long-term 'price cut' €3.39.

Sanex 500ml shower gel, late 2008 price €4.40, early 2009 price €4.75, new long term 'price cut' €4.55.

Dove 250ml shower gel (selected items in the range), late 2008 price €2.99, early 2009 price €3.29, new long-term 'price cut' €3.10.

Nivea 250ml shower gel (selected items in the range), late 2008 price €3.04, early 2009 price €3.35, new long-term 'price cut' €3.04.

Pantene 250ml shampoo (selected items in the range), late 2008 price €3.49, early 2009 price '€3.77', new long-term 'price cut' €3.49.

L’Oreal Elvive 250ml shampoo, late 2008 price €3.99, early 2009 price €4.31, new long-term price cut '€3.99'.

L’Oreal Elvive 400ml shampoo, late 2008 price €5.81, early 2009 price €6.25, new long-term 'price cut' €5.81.

And don’t even get me started about all the razor blades and razors which had all seen ridiculous price increases, decreases and then increases again over the past few weeks but have now all miraculously been reduced again.

There are literally dozens and dozens more examples. And of course this isn’t the first time this has been done:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article634347.ece

The NCA should investigate this blatant false advertising too.

seems like extremely sharp practise if true - you seem to be keeping track of these - if you have receipts you should bring it to the attention of the NCA and the Advertising Standards Authority.

Blue_Wolf

Dman001 wrote: »

I've noticed that their DVDs have gone up too. They use to be €19.90 for the chart DVDs and now some of them are €22-€24.

I didn't know people even bought dvds in tesco. If I was to shop in Tesco I would stick to basics, wouldnt trust the *****r* for electrical etc. And I definitly wouldnt embarrass myself by buying Tesco clothes. Sure the staff get them for free and dont want to wear them, why would you pay for it!

manafana

i have noticed tesco price increases, they have slowly pushed their own brandss in while slowly upping price of the brand names, i now try shop in dunnes when i can, better meat and now slightly cheaper too, and least its somewhat irish.

cat&mouse

Heard on Saturday a car parked outside tesco and the shopper went in expect for a minute or too. When he came out he had his Pink ticket on his windscreen.

wmpdd3

Blue_Wolf wrote: »

I didn't know people even bought dvds in tesco. If I was to shop in Tesco I would stick to basics, wouldnt trust the *****r* for electrical etc. And I definitly wouldnt embarrass myself by buying Tesco clothes. Sure the staff get them for free and dont want to wear them, why would you pay for it!

Which Tesco staff get clothing for free?

I've never got any......

alex2710

What is funny is Tesco's new tagline Ireland's biggest discounter? That tagline would not even wash in the UK given that Asda is cheaper on more branded products than Tesco according to their advertising. Maybe Tesco is trying to delude themselves. They are expensive. I now shop in Aldi and Lidl with occasional shopping in Dunnes Stores. However, you still have to watch the two German retailers on pricing as well.

pleba

compsys wrote: »

A few examples if you will:

Listerine Coolmint mouthwash 500ml, late 2008 price €5.19, early 2009 price €6.90, new long-term 'price cut' €5.19.

Dove 150ml deodorant spray, late 2008 price €3.39, early 2009 price €3.66, new long-term 'price cut' €3.39.

Sanex 500ml shower gel, late 2008 price €4.40, early 2009 price €4.75, new long term 'price cut' €4.55.

Dove 250ml shower gel (selected items in the range), late 2008 price €2.99, early 2009 price €3.29, new long-term 'price cut' €3.10.

Nivea 250ml shower gel (selected items in the range), late 2008 price €3.04, early 2009 price €3.35, new long-term 'price cut' €3.04.

Pantene 250ml shampoo (selected items in the range), late 2008 price €3.49, early 2009 price '€3.77', new long-term 'price cut' €3.49.

L’Oreal Elvive 250ml shampoo, late 2008 price €3.99, early 2009 price €4.31, new long-term price cut '€3.99'.

L’Oreal Elvive 400ml shampoo, late 2008 price €5.81, early 2009 price €6.25, new long-term 'price cut' €5.81.

And don’t even get me started about all the razor blades and razors which had all seen ridiculous price increases, decreases and then increases again over the past few weeks but have now all miraculously been reduced again.

what amazes me is that my local store (a small discount store) which I believe is independent, has a number of these items at considerably cheaper prices.

For example the Listerine 500ml mouthwash is €4.00
The Dove deoderant is €2.00
The pantene is €3.00 and they have The Gillete Fusion Power razor blades at €12.00 for a 4-pack.

And these arent specials. The prices have been like this for a long time.

My point is if this independent store can do it, then surely Tesco's with their huge buying power can do it also.

I think a lot of people are fooled by the 'power' of Marketing and it's a shame.

Nody

pleba wrote: »

My point is if this independent store can do it, then surely Tesco's with their huge buying power can do it also.

I think a lot of people are fooled by the 'power' of Marketing and it's a shame.

Tesco is doing it; but Tesco don't care to get the lowest possible price to the consumer and but to maximise their profits.

And yes, marketing works, that why it is so popular stil and was before as well. Same with spam (last review I saw was that 1 in 100 spam mails where responded to back in 2007). People are not stupid but simply easily confused and not aware of the tricks used to rope them in.

This is nothing new; you only have to look at your bread in any store and what it contains. For example the "dark" bread is darkened by using coloring etc. and not actually using proper flour. Those big loafs are not properly kneaded but use air to blow them up and the list continues. Heck we only have to look on the consumer issue board to see the regularly reoccuring threads about ebay auctions at ridicolous prices (New Xbox 360 Elite for 120 Euro anyone?) or Jobs section for the offers of easy work from home that only require a sign up fee.

The long and short of it is that one is born every minute is wrong; it is not that they are born but that someone sees something that is "to good to miss" and get sweeped up in the moment.

parsi

loyatemu wrote: »

seems like extremely sharp practise if true - you seem to be keeping track of these - if you have receipts you should bring it to the attention of the NCA and the Advertising Standards Authority.

Two points:

1. The NCA is a useless toothless wasteful useless toothless quango which prefers to "work with" shops rather than work for the consumer,

2. The Advertising "Authority" is a self-regulating group for advertisers which hasn't any power and indeed many advertisers don't even bother to respond (eg Ryanair)

You'd be better off making a complaint to my dead granny for all the good it does.

Cork

Tesco Shampoo Apple & Aloe Vera 750ml 62p.

In my local Tesco it is €1.59

http://www.comparesupermarketprices.co.uk/supermarketItems.aspx?search=shampoo&query=1

snubbleste

Borrowed this from another thread. I expected Tesco to drop prices in late january, took them until May to reduce them slighty..but

Philip Boucher Hayes, RTÉ Radio 1 (16.35-1645, Thursday 14 May)
It is truly fascinating, and is bound to be politically explosive.

Some of the main points are:

* Tesco's actual price decrease is 8%, not 22% as claimed by Tesco's chief executive, Tony Keohane, several times (he played the interviews with Tony Keohane).

* That 8% decrease is in fact only a decrease on Tesco's 10% plus price increase in its stores since Christmas.

* Tesco has now approached all Irish suppliers demanding a 20% decrease in their prices.

* While Tesco has claimed Irish suppliers would not be affected by the "decrease", all Irish suppliers have reported that almost overnight Tesco has reduced the shelf space for Irish produce

* In 1997 when Tesco entered the Irish market, Richard Bruton, who was minister for Enterprise, signed an agreement with Tesco whereby Tesco committed themselves to purchasing a huge amount of Irish products. There was no attempt by the Irish government to renew this agreement in 2002. This is certainly going to be called for now.

* Tesco refused to respond to any of the report or defend its position.


Paul Cullen's article in today Irish Times covers all of this more fully: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0514/1224246463054.html

alex2710

Bottom line is that all supermarkets inc. Aldi and Lidl will seek to optimise their profits, their raison d'etre is not lower prices for consumers. Tesco has been losing market share not only to the discounters, the North but also to Dunnes Stores. A number of their stores are extremely shabby and Dunnes Stores it is fair to say have upped their game in terms of store layout etc over the past number of years.

One has to be extremely careful about all claims from supermarkets. The NCA surveys are a joke given that they are only based on around 100 products maximum and there is a lot of consistency in the products across all the different surveys.

Jip

I listened to that RTE report yesterday, but he did then clarify afterwards that it might be a bit unfair to solely mention Tesco as he said all big the retailers are doing it.

compsys

Not surprising to see that Tesco has started to increase prices once again on a vast range of its goods. It seems that Tesco's 'change for good' campaign was little more than a cheap marketing ploy, which most of the country and media fell for. While I'm not silly enough to think that a company can refrain from increasing its prices 'for good', I would have thought that when a supermarket announces a major campaign of price cuts under a 'change for good' slogan, they'd at least be able to keep the prices the same for at least 12 months or so. I've listed examples of some of the price increase below. Undoubtedly, Tesco will respond that they've decreased prices on a range of other goods, but this is seemingly always offset by an increase in prices at the same time on other ranges. As the country is still beset by deflation and sterling is hovering close to all time lows against the euro, the price increases seem hard to justify.

As I've said so many times before, this company is terrible for changing its prices all the time to try give the allusion that it's always reducing prices. The sad thing is, everyone seems to fall for it...

Radox shower gel 500ml: was 2.69 now 3.15
Listerine coolmint mouthwash: was 3.54 now 3.95
Gillette fusion razor blades 8pk: was 22.99 now 24.49
Dove 150ml deodorant was 2.25: now 2.59
Dove 250ml deodorant range: was 3.49 now 3.95
L'Oréal 400ml shampoo range: was 3.99 now 4.25
Tropicana 1litre: was 2.09 now 2.29

mailburner

have no time for tesco and i only purchase stuff thats on offer
or stuff and i cant get anywhere else.

The price of toiletries in particular are a disgrace here
especially for the liks of gillette fusions.

I buy the bulk of my shopping in aldi as it is and supervalu
as they do have decent offers on meat.
I couldnt ever see myself doing a full shop in tesco

snaps

i paid 1.85 for a bag of flour today, couldn't believe it, the same bag i brought up north in tesco was 52p.

Looks like i'll be restarting my northern run again.

mailburner

theyre cute hoors tesco
if you buying certain stuff there every week you notice
how sneaky they are
in my case a pack of 4 frys turkish delights were just under
2 euro before xmas and in that time its gone up a little over 60c

91011

snaps wrote: »

i paid 1.85 for a bag of flour today, couldn't believe it, the same bag i brought up north in tesco was 52p.

Looks like i'll be restarting my northern run again.

why not go around the corner and buy it in aldi / lidl.

or stay in tesco / dunnes and buy their own brand.
Also tesco NI flour is a UK milled product & 1.5kg in size.

Tesco Ireland is an odlums product & 2kg in size.

Exact comparisons
Allinsons Strong Flour 1.5kg tesco UK £1.37 (€1.73), tesco ire €1.85
Tesco Value UK 49p for 1.5kg (41c / kilo) Tesco Value Ire 2kg 99c (49.5c / kilo)

when comparing like with like, size with size, the difference is a lot smaller.

snaps

91011 wrote: »

why not go around the corner and buy it in aldi / lidl.

or stay in tesco / dunnes and buy their own brand.
Also tesco NI flour is a UK milled product & 1.5kg in size.

Tesco Ireland is an odlums product & 2kg in size.

Exact comparisons
Allinsons Strong Flour 1.5kg tesco UK £1.37 (€1.73), tesco ire €1.85
Tesco Value UK 49p for 1.5kg (41c / kilo) Tesco Value Ire 2kg 99c (49.5c / kilo)

when comparing like with like, size with size, the difference is a lot smaller.

Your quite correct, it was a tesco own brand, and i didnt realise there is a 500g difference in weight.

Ive learnt now to shop around, watch out for savings between Dunnes, Supavalue and tesco.

Keeping an eye on flyers as well is a good idea, even the prices between Centra and Supavalu is amazing.

Ive only used Aldi/Lidl abroad, i dont have one locally here, but i think ones being planned.

wmpdd3

this is really starting to hit the shops now:

http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=42753&locID=1.2.&pagename=news

filmfan

I've noticed this too, they sort of have me though because my boyfriend and I are both veggie and like to buy quorn products which aren't on sale in Aldi or Lidl. If they started stocking veggie options (apart from veg and basics) I would swap!

91011

wmpdd3 wrote: »

this is really starting to hit the shops now:

http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=42753&locID=1.2.&pagename=news

don't get too worried by tabloid journalism - August is a slow month for news so they'll try and make hysterical headlines out of anything.

The raw material wheat prices make up less than 15% of the final bread price (cost of factory, ovens, heat, wages, delivery, all have to be added), so a 40% increase in reality would mean about 6-8% increase in retail price.

Also, this is a temporary increase due to this year's crop failure in Russia and parts of Europe. Chances are next years crop will come on as normal.

Corsendonk

91011 wrote: »

The raw material wheat prices make up less than 15% of the final bread price (cost of factory, ovens, heat, wages, delivery, all have to be added), so a 40% increase in reality would mean about 6-8% increase in retail price.

Also, this is a temporary increase due to this year's crop failure in Russia and parts of Europe. Chances are next years crop will come on as normal.

You forgot the supermarket markup? Which will increase when they have to raise the price due to wheat prices:) We normally use wheat from Canada and the USA to make bread in Ireland.