Tesco to cut price of milk

Hopefully we'll get a farmfoods at some point but for now will continue shopping where we do haven't shopped at tesco since the whole chicken saga many years ago when a family friend nearly went out of business because he was contracted to tesco. They are not a very pleasant company to deal with if your a supplier and were a lot worse then the company he ended up with which made up our mind on where to shop. Trouble is for the vast majority all that matters is how much they pay and how any money saved is needed elsewhere it's hard to slate people for that. It would be much better if some company's out there spent less time and effort on slick PR and actually got the balance right for everyone nice pipe dream but I can hope.

[tweetiepooh]

Another solution would be for farmers to be able to sell "farm gate milk" at a price they can control. You get nice, fresh, unpasteurised milk (still chilled) and the farmer gets a way to cut the middlemen out.

Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

Another solution would be for farmers to be able to sell "farm gate milk" at a price they can control. You get nice, fresh, unpasteurised milk (still chilled) and the farmer gets a way to cut the middlemen out.

Farmers can already do this as far as I am aware? It's just not that popular nor convenient and it's raw milk is a bit of a niche taste.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

People cannot see this little ad from Tesco, They will reduce the price of milk and then pout the price up on something else.

I am getting totally fed up (l was going to use another word), Tesco, Asda and Morrison are very good at 'conning' the customer on prices. They reduce price on one thing, but put the price up on something else.

I did buy Bavaria non alcolhol from ASDA and it used to cost £1.29 for four bottles. Becuase it became popular, they increased it to £3.50 and there wasn't any deals.

Tesco sold Newcastle Brown for 4.50 for four, now they have increased it by a pound.

The only people that will suffer in the milk price is Tesco are Farmers.

[AdamD]

I used to get milk delivered, but haven't in over a year, so decided to check how much the milk delivery company charges for milk

4 pint semi skimmed Tesco - £1
4 pint semi skimmed milkandmore.co.uk - £2.25

Massive difference in price.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

People cannot see this little ad from Tesco, They will reduce the price of milk and then pout the price up on something else.

I am getting totally fed up (l was going to use another word), Tesco, Asda and Morrison are very good at 'conning' the customer on prices. They reduce price on one thing, but put the price up on something else.

I did buy Bavaria non alcolhol from ASDA and it used to cost £1.29 for four bottles. Becuase it became popular, they increased it to £3.50 and there wasn't any deals.

Tesco sold Newcastle Brown for 4.50 for four, now they have increased it by a pound.

The only people that will suffer in the milk price is Tesco are Farmers.

So its nothing to do with the cost increase to the brewery then?? their costs for labour and ingrediants have probably gone up hence the increase not just cause the supermarkets felt like raising the prices or something was as you think it was popular.

With the milk, the supermarkets are probably hoping people will ccome for the cheap milk and buy other stuff while there. They don't just put prices up for the hell of it as something else is on offer.

Iceland have done £1 milk for ages, but the 6 pint bottle is still around £1.90 and the 2 pint is 90p. So while one product is sold at a loss others are still the price they have been for a while.

[idiosyncratic]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

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The only people that will suffer in the milk price is Tesco are Farmers.

The farmers who supply milk to Tesco are paid a guaranteed price. Their milk is actually segregated - the dairies have dedicated silos for 'Tesco milk' & tankers that only collect milk from Tesco farms.

The dairies will be the ones who 'suffer', as they will be getting a reduced price for processing & bottling the milk.

[denphone]

It seems Tesco one of the big four have still not worked out why customers are deserting them for the discounters and the premium supermarkets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27046105

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Just yesterday there were pre-packed parsnips "Only £1" when I looked at the price per kilo the loose ones were much cheaper. At least in Lidl's there's usually one product and one price. No confusion. Buy or don't buy.

Almost always cheaper to buy loose rather than pre-packed.

With Lidl it's not so much that their products are particularly cheaper but that they are better quality for the same prices that you pay at Tesco or Asda.

Luckily I can visit both Asda and Lidl and B&Ms all in one big huge shop as they are all within walking distance.Plus I can get the cheapest petrol in the area from Asda.The only reason I ever visit the new Tesco in town is because it's quieter and it's not far from the local recycling centre and the garage where the East Europeans offer a £5 car wash..

When I want something really special then I pay the extra and go to Waitrose.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Not sure the other three have really worked it out either. Over the last year I've moved our main shop to Lidl. The prices for fresh veg and other basics are just so much lower than Sainsbury's where I used to do it. There are just too many "offers" that are just cheats and then other offers that were cheaper only a month or two ago. Unless it's a really good deal I just move on.

Just yesterday there were pre-packed parsnips "Only £1" when I looked at the price per kilo the loose ones were much cheaper. At least in Lidl's there's usually one product and one price. No confusion. Buy or don't buy.

Indeed the big four have still not realised how much the market is changing as the public wise up to how much they are actually being conned.

At the moment we are still doing a little shopping at Sainsburys but we have realised that if we spend a fiver at Waitrose and show them your Waitrose card you get a free hot drink and free newspaper and seeing we have two cards that means two free hot drinks and two free newspapers and their essential range is good value as well.

Yes Lidl and Aldi have come a long way and we picked up some good bargains in there as well plus B&Ms have some good discount stuff as well.

[Russ]

I think the problem is the big supermarkets failed to accurately predict the public's perception and subsequent uptake of discount stores. Also the fact that Lidl etc operate in a different business strategy doesn't help. Seeing as the economic downturn (which drove people towards cheaper stores) is here to stay for a while I reckon Aldi, Lidl etc over the next decade will turn in to major players in grocery shopping. Perhaps not as big as Tesco but certainly to have them referred to as part of the new 'Big 5'.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

I know quite a few people who in better times would have never visited one of the discounters, now having been to them, will continue to shop with them.

I have to be honest in that I cannot see any reason for me to use one of the discount shops unless it was a one-off due to being nearby or they had a special offer on (as seems to be the case with their running equipment). I've tried them before but whereas the things I've bought were cheap (in price) enough, the taste often differed from what I'm used to. Also they seem to do a lot of "once it's gone it's gone" items which means the staff often don't know if they'll be back, most of the time they'll never get them again. Plus my staff discount means I don't really need to use price as a reason to shop there.

[Qtx]

So how much more milk gets wasted now? When you see 2 pints of milk in tesco for 89p but 4 pints for £1, obviously you are going to pick up the 4 pints. Fussy with milk here and prefer it fresh so find we are always throwing a pint of it away for a fresh bottle. Still cheaper to get the 4 pinter for the 3 pints we use in that time though.

I shop in Marks & Sparks and waitrose mostly but don't buy their milk. Marks has not changed the price of their milk and waitrose does it for £1 if you have their waitrose card. Won't use any store cards due to the way they track and sell all your information to everyone under the sun.

[weenie]

I just use my Sainsburys staff discount card for all my shopping as I cannot be bothered with shopping around plus it is more convenient for me to buy under one roof, anyway 9 times out of 10 I get brand match off my next shopping trip, I have had as much as £8.00 off my next shop. Don't get me wrong if I run out of milk then I go to Farmfoods where they sell it at a £1.00 or two for £1.60, but like Qtx I do wonder how much milk gets wasted now. Maybe I would buy milk at a £1 more often if Lidl, Aldi and Tesco were nearby.