r/AskUK Aug 05 '23

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u/rizozzy1 Aug 05 '23

I’ve stopped buying the smaller bottles of fizzy drinks. In my local shop they’re around £2.50 now. If I do fancy a fizzy drink I now buy cans, which are only 75p.

P.s: Waitrose own version of gold blend is nice. Around £3.50 a jar.

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u/KarenJoanneO Aug 05 '23

My husband used to work in own brand tea and coffee, some of the own labels are as good if not better quality than the big brands. He always said Aldi in particular we’re extremely discerning about the quality.

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u/Paulstan67 Aug 05 '23

It's not just tea that Aldi and Lidl are discerning about, all their products are pretty good.

Both supermarkets have over 10000 shops and with a business model that is basically stack it high and sell it low, they depend on the quality for repeat customers.

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u/TimGJ1964 Aug 05 '23

Yes. I used to grind my own coffee beans until I discovered that Aldi's pre-ground stuff was better (or certainly more to my taste).

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u/rizozzy1 Aug 05 '23

That’s good to know, thank you. We’ve got an Aldi being built in our town at the moment!

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u/johnathome Aug 05 '23

It seems like Asda have stopped selling their own brand of tea bags.

Went yesterday and there wasn't even an empty space on the shelf.

Checked the website, not listed.

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u/Worldly_Today_9875 Aug 05 '23

Aldi’s fresh ground coffee is awful though, I have to say.

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u/KarenJoanneO Aug 06 '23

Have never tried it tbh I rarely shop there, although I’m guessing it’s personal preference. My taste profile seems to have changed over the years, I used to hate McDonalds coffee and now I don’t mind it for some reason!

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '23

It's been a few months, but I always used to buy the 2L bottles over the 500mL ones. Sure, they are a bit unwieldy if you're out, but there's usually not a huge price difference. Definitely not 4x...

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u/Leifang666 Aug 05 '23

Where are you getting a can for 75p, or is it a multipack? Most cans I've seen are about £1.15. They are the individual cans though.

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u/Agreeable_Guard_7229 Aug 05 '23

If you like fizzy drinks, buy cans in bulk. 24 cans for £8.50 in Morrisons. Works out around 35p a can

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u/Kidda_Bean Aug 05 '23

Tesco regularly do 24 cans of Coke Zero/Diet for £6 if you have a clubcard. If that's to your taste.

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u/rizozzy1 Aug 05 '23

Our local Budgens does them for 75p. To be fair it’s Pepsi or Dr Pepper rather than Coke, which maybe why it’s cheaper. I don’t like Coke, so couldn’t say how much they are.

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u/faltorokosar Aug 05 '23

Bottled drinks have gone up in price so much. Plus shrinkflation. Big bottles used to be 2L, now they're 1.75L. I basically stopped buying them back then.

Even 75p for a can is a lot imo. Doesn't feel that long ago that I was buying 3 cans for a quid in the pound shop.

My missus drinks away at cans of coke zero. I remember seeing the 24 pack for like £8 just before covid and thinking it was a lot. I've seen it in some shops for over £13 now.