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I buy a single-serving of Lasagne from Waitrose and it's £4 ($5.45 usd). A friend of mine buys the same size frozen lasagne from Tesco and, IIRC, it's 85 pence
by dazc 5y ago
I buy a single-serving of Lasagne from Waitrose and it's £4 ($5.45 usd). A friend of mine buys the same size frozen lasagne from Tesco and, IIRC, it's 85 pence ($1 usd).
I do agree with the point that food price inflation is real but there are so many varieties of the same product that it's hard to compare random examples.
- ampgt 5y agoSame size, but same quality? “Cheap” food does no one any good if the quality has an adverse effect on health
- dazc 5y agoI agree. A consequence of rising food prices may result in people opting for lower quality alternatives although, in the example above, this is just someone who always buys the cheapest regardless. There are people like this.
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- OJFord 5y agoThat's not the point, or sort of is but you're agreeing - you can't compare like for like 'I bought shampoo and a lasagne' because in almost any part of almost any country there's a huge range of possible costs for that.
- alisonkisk 5y agoHealthy food is far cheaper than unhealthy food, on an overall diet basis. Expensive food is mostly prepared package stuff with extra sugar and filler carbs that don't cure hunger.
- rand49an 5y agoQuite a cherry pick. Waitrose is a high end supermarket where as Tesco is not. It's why you can only find them in the richest towns in the country. Having eaten both 85p ready meals and £4+ ones, the products are clearly not the same either.
- dazc 5y agoNot really. Sainsbury's also do a £4 lasagne and Tesco also have a premium version which I expect is about the same price. I wasn't implying the versions are the same, merely highlighting that comparing the cost of random items is somewhat nuanced.