cornflake price hike shocker!

[MooMoo444]

Frijj no longer comes in 500ml bottles, now ~471ml for the same price etc. etc.

When they costs rise, would you rather the price rise or stay the same but get a little bit less product?

Psychologically, I bet the majority of the population would prefer the latter. Nobody likes paying more for what they perceive to be the same thing.

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

Crunchy Nut or GTFO!

 

[UTmaniac]

When they costs rise, would you rather the price rise or stay the same but get a little bit less product?

Psychologically, I bet the majority of the population would prefer the latter. Nobody likes paying more for what they perceive to be the same thing.

It is the way that things like Frijj have reduced what we get for roughly the same money that gets my goat, without making it very clear to the consumer.

But some stores are really milking consumers as regards inflation prices with the big brands, we swapped to Lidl in early summer and get heck of a lot more for our money.

 

[diamount]

I can't eat cereal. Dunno why, just can't stand the stuff. I eat cereal, I get hungry 10 mins later. Bacons are much better for brekkie.

Because there is nothing to them nutritionally.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

On the same principle, Walkers used to be 34.5g for a regular bag (not grab bag). Checked one of their packets last year and it now says 32.5g on the back, the cheeky sods kept that quiet. Same goes with créme eggs etc.

 

[Destination]

Crunchy Nut or GTFO![/QUOTE))

 

[Amp34]

Blame brexit.

Well as corn isn't grown in commercially large amounts in the UK the 10+% drop in the pound may actually have something to do with it...

That said OP, isn't cardboard with a spoonful of sugar a better, cheaper option? You should never buy cheap cornflakes as they are always rubbery nasty things. I'm still not sure how Kellogg's seem to be the only company that can actually make crispy corn flakes.

 

[vincent1989]

this is sorta part tongue in cheek but also I am a little annoyed.
doing my usual Tesco online shop and their basic cornflakes shot up by 56% since last month.

Tesco Everyday Cornflakes Cereal 500G went from £0.25 to £0.39 ouch.

Not as bad as the sainsburys basics, 25p was a bargain, now they're 50p overnight I'm left with a bitter taste in the mouth every breakfast time .

 

[vincent1989]

Eating own brand cereal, not even once.

You know it's pretty much all made by nestle don't you?

 

[antijoke]

You know it's pretty much all made by nestle don't you?

Sometimes at different factories and not using the same high quality ingredients from what I remember.

 

[MooMoo444]

WHhhagahahahha f up and your dirty teef


Tongue in cheek mods

But seriously will b p f'in awful

What cereal do you eat? Let me know so I can avoid it. It clearly lowers IQ.

 

[Hotwired]

Sometimes at different factories and not using the same high quality ingredients from what I remember.

Yes, a manufacturer may be using the same processing and packing equipment but using different high quality ingredients to fulfil orders for "own brand" cereals.

So weetabix with its monopoly on the weetabix shape of biscuit (yes it does) does biscuits for others but you can see for example that sainsburys brand contain more salt.

 

[Tefal]

I am still disgusted that 'low fat' crisps can be sold at all, when all they have done is substitute sugar into crisps.

how do you think sugar is a substitute for fat?

 

[MooMoo444]

Not as bad as the sainsburys basics, 25p was a bargain, now they're 50p overnight I'm left with a bitter taste in the mouth every breakfast time .

That's just how they taste anyway

 

[bscott]

Essental Waitrose corn flakes for me at £1/500g.

 

[tiffanys]

you have to take into account that the pound has gone down.

 

[Monkeynut]

You know it's pretty much all made by nestle don't you?

Cereal Partners which is Nestle/General Mills IIRC.

 

[CREATIVE!11]

I don't know about you guys,

But i've noticed food rise a lot over the last 10 years, reason being is generally I'm in the gym and roughly eat exactly the same things....

Back in the day when tesco tuna was 17p a can. Now it's like 60ish.

I thought the value cornflakes tasted perfectly fine. Quite a hefty price increase relatively though!

Nowadays I tend to just go for Tesco Everyday Value Oats 1Kg - £0.75. Oats are oats I'm sure. I don't see the point in buying those ready made porridge sachets either given it takes arguably less time to do it yourself. Put oats in bowl, top up with water and/or milk, microwave for 1 minute 20. Done. Pro tip I once read: If you want a smoother texture more like from a sachet stick ~half the oats into a blender first.

Yeah oats are oats. I chuck 100grams in a blender and some whey powder. Boom quick meal

 

[Gaspode]

I miss the bean wars we used to have - now all seem to be 20-30p a can - for a while 9p a can was sweet

and yes AMD user here

 

[Monkeynut]

I miss the bean wars we used to have - now all seem to be 20-30p a can - for a while 9p a can was sweet

and yes AMD user here

Meh, Branston Beans or GTFO.