The first and only low cost food store was in Selly Oak (Aldi) and has been for approx 10 years primarily for students but more recently we have had a new Aldi built in Northfield and Edgbaston, does this mean more people are using them or are Aldi getting wise before the rush starts?
We do a weekly shop at Sainsbury's for the more hard to get items, items that the low cost, high turnaround shops can't and won't stock as this would mean items having a longer shelf life.
Food is increasing in price, i was reading the other day an article on food prices and was shocked to see basic items and how much the price has risen:
Baking Potatoes up 60%
Cereal Crops up 40%
Baked Beans up 64%
I was totally shocked but we have not really see these because we started using Aldi, at the turn of 2011, anfd due to the basics all coming from here we have not seen the price increase in fact we have seen out weekly shopping bill decrease by nearly £20 per week and we seem to buying more items compared to before.
Experts warn that the prices will keep rising over the next 10 years and with all the other bills increasing too, the pinch is really starting to hit home.
We are veggies, therefore our diets not consist of all the more expensive meat products that most of the population buy and I am constantly hearing that meat is more expensive. Instead of complaining about the cost, do something about it, do you really need the best cut?
No you don't make the change, get a less expensive cut or less expensive meat and do something different with it! Simple!
But is not just food though, discount stores are everywhere...groupon, wilkinsons, home bargains. The list goes on!
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